This revealing documentary follows Rachael Ryan as she turns 16 and becomes Britain's youngest female undertaker. Dad Mike runs the family firm and hopes one day to pass the business on to Rachael and her sister Louise.
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@johnstone70096 жыл бұрын
Rachel was outstanding in her learning this professional job of respecting the deceased. Great job......
@JB-wo4zy6 жыл бұрын
So sad when John had to pick up his friend but what an honor because he was Loved!
@princesspeach195 жыл бұрын
I think the dad has mild OCD. He may get anxiety if he doesnt do it himself or shows them the "correct way". Plus if he never shows his emotions he is likely tense and stressed.
@janvandebeek35763 жыл бұрын
These ladies are blessed with such a nice caring dad. Big respect for all of you !
@Nicola.S.6 жыл бұрын
Rachael did a brilliant job 👍
@masterman7247 жыл бұрын
A very good documentary. I'm from Australia & for a long time have been interested in working in the funeral industry. There was a famous quote that a former British Prime Minister William Gladstone said. I will paraphrase it for you. "If you show me the manner in which a society cares for it's deceased, i'll show you the manner in which to care for the living."
@jmharrington427 жыл бұрын
What a great family ! I'm happy I came across your video. Pray all is still well you all.Love, from the USA..
@drv19676 жыл бұрын
JEANS !!! the dad wears jeans when when showing the family to see there loved one !!!! seriously . also hope the girls bring the premises into the 21st century too . apart from that , total respect .
@kimcree40055 жыл бұрын
Absolutely disgusted at around 13 minutes in, he’s in a room with an occupied coffin, swearing and stressing about bloody cuff links! Have some respect!!
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
Totally disrespectful. He should know better
@jennic.5485 жыл бұрын
What a family... all working together..... in a Challenging business . God bless them...Rachael and Louise seem very mature.....
@yourfuneraldirector64326 жыл бұрын
I started working around the family funeral home when I was a young teen. In the States you go on to a college program. I learned more at home than I ever learned in school. One of the biggest things you learn is respect for the dead and more important, the living.
@waynejfoster98605 жыл бұрын
Sorry for this comment. I don't want to cause offence but should you have to goto school/college to learn how to be respectful to the deceased? Surely that should come naturally to any person. If you need to goto school/college to learn it then you should think about another career.
@unpoedichannah2 жыл бұрын
In the US, funeral directors / morticians undertake the embalming process as well, front- and back-of-house responsibilities, hence the need for college.
@yourfuneraldirector64322 жыл бұрын
@@unpoedichannah you are right!
@thesparklingunicorn85435 жыл бұрын
It's the living u have to fear not the dead
@courtneyraiyn-eshaiyn78155 жыл бұрын
I'm starting mortuary school im January. I'm beyond nervous & scared to death, (no pun intended). I have heard horror stories of people quitting mortuary school left and right and dropping out like flies because of the demanding hours the family is grieving is too much to handle not so much the deceased ones it's usually the living ones that rush you out of the business. However I am 33 not getting any younger and I am divorced and have to make a paycheck and stand on my own two feet now so I'm really hoping this works out because I need to be good at something!!
@suanneleepool5 жыл бұрын
I wish you well on this new chapter in life! I also wanted to be a Mortician, but it never happened. I'm now 50 and getting divorced thinking I may give it a go now! I do Taxidermy part time, but need money. Anyways, good luck to you!
@Chelsea-dq9og5 жыл бұрын
How is it? I'm in highschool and thinking about going into the death industry ?
@tshitsoishmael25655 жыл бұрын
Yaaah hire me when you are done..
@ORego-em8yf5 жыл бұрын
Good luck Courtney, I’m positive that you will become a great director!
@chelle7116 жыл бұрын
'Dignity and respect' - yet deems it acceptable to get changed in the room of repose in the presence of a deceased, and has personal belongings in the room where the deceased is resting. Jeez. Gives us a bad name!
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
And swearing in the room where persons coffin was
@MrBiggzVlogs4 жыл бұрын
Who cares about cuff links. I'm more concerned and descraced about him swearing. And getting changed in front of a decease person have some respect !!!
@pashmina62706 жыл бұрын
I think it's very nice how they have a person in very formal attire leading the funeral procession. It's like a quaint Victorian touch. In the U.S. Wakes and funerals have become so casual. People show in jeans and sneakers, white miniskirtsand act like it's happy hour. I like to see some respect for the deceased and the family.
@waynejfoster98605 жыл бұрын
It is a shame that it's a casual affair in the U.S. But more and more people are choosing a more lively funeral and saying they don't want people turning up in black. I for one want a traditional funeral. Black horses and carriage, with everyone wearing black. The only modern twist i want is, and people think I'm weird here, I want the burial to take place just as night is turning into day where there is just enough light to read without a torch and (if it's not already foggy) i want a fog machine pumping fog across the graveyard.
@Sssssssslf4 жыл бұрын
@@waynejfoster9860 😂😂
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
I served a funeral where all but one mourner turned up in jeans or track suit bottoms. Most wore t shirts. They were calling priest "mate" which in UK is a casual term.
@griffinzoo14 жыл бұрын
I had the shop next door when this was being filmed, i would have to go around and tell them to keep the language down as my customers could hear the daughters swearing like troopers. the dad was constantly walking around the place topless, the dog was pissing over the flowers families were dropping off for the funerals, he left a body outside in the back of a hearse, completely forgot about it, i could go on.. They are a complete joke.
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
Was the body on in a hearse? I read another comment when I watched months ago claiming a coffin was left in heat in back of a hearse for hours. Though can't find it now.
@jlewis1227 жыл бұрын
It's so funny when his daughters double team him....lol No pun intended, but he looks like he is about to have a heart attack. He's a total teddy bear. 🐻
@DB-qw6xq4 жыл бұрын
Mike is heading for a heart attack. Calm down man!
@drv19676 жыл бұрын
... and hes a credit to hes daughters , thouroughly enjoyed .
@cynthiathomas54435 жыл бұрын
John,your friend would have been proud.
@tcwinmia8 жыл бұрын
One has to love this family!
@BREXITBOXTV6 жыл бұрын
Very appalling service created when a friend wanted to view he's late mum ,They had a we don't give a care attitude after funeral not much time to grieve then pestering 1 day after the funeral for payment are you that desperate MR RYAN !!!!
@desinoel48518 жыл бұрын
some kids are so lucky!! I wish I had parents that let me have a job as soon as I finished high school.
@aquaesulis42458 жыл бұрын
In the UK kids only go to school until they are 16. In order to graduate they have to pass their GCSEs. They have a choice to either go to college or go to work. Their is no choice in the matter.
@ribbonsbows33007 жыл бұрын
Shauna, only young people who are not particularly "academic" leave school in the U.K. at the age of 16. If you get high enough grades in your "O" (Ordinary) Level exams, you have the opportunity to stay in school until the age of 18 to sit "A" (Advanced) Level examinations. It is only with high enough grades in "A" Levels that you may apply to go to University.
@jackjelf076 жыл бұрын
Shauna Smith wrong. Kids don't 'have' to pass GCSE. They can fail every single exam and still graduate.
@Sssssssslf4 жыл бұрын
@@femalenerd6123 no it isn't
@dajourlivingston277 жыл бұрын
I really want to be a Funeral Director, but I know it gets hard at times.
@csanchez83655 жыл бұрын
The dad said "shit" in front of a deceased person!! LOL
@alanbowditch30119 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace robert young
@Aquaseventytree8 жыл бұрын
+Alan Bowditch Reunited with the most precious one in his life. One of this country's greatest but most overlooked singers. Oh the sad irony of this funeral coverage! It broke my heart.
@delilahrainelle71585 жыл бұрын
Little Rachel is nearly the mirror image of my soon to be daughter in law. So, pretty!
@MrBiggzVlogs5 жыл бұрын
He's getting ready in front of a.deceased person in their coffin how Disrespectful 😤😤😤
@vanessafinlay24584 жыл бұрын
The coffin will be closed 👍
@cathwilliams29765 жыл бұрын
The joys of the family business. Xxx
@amandahudson4315 жыл бұрын
Coffins look so different from what we have in US. They are more rectangle. And bulky and weight a ton. Watching the pall bearers it didn't seem that heavy
@iaadotlk18 жыл бұрын
Her Dad looks just like Paul Bearer from the WWF.
@bryanwatt39433 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@sabrinam40218 жыл бұрын
Caskets seems to be preferred in most places, it's nice to see some coffins for once
@LadyB_miniatures8 жыл бұрын
In Australia they use coffins mostly. There is a video channel called asked the mortician and she did a video on Coffins vs caskets - check it out she explains why caskets are around history etc It's mostly a thing about not showing the shape of the body it's really Interesting
@courtneyfrancis20416 жыл бұрын
sabrina m I’m an undertaker here in the UK. Coffins are the norms here, caskets are extremely popular in the Afro Caribbean and traveler communities tho. 😊
@waynejfoster98605 жыл бұрын
Coffins are traditional and (I think) better looking than caskets. Yes I understand that in places like the U.S one reason for a casket is so people can file past the deceased and show their respect which is great but no, sorry, for me it's coffins everytime.
@misplacedkiwi94986 жыл бұрын
Anyone else reminded of Vada Sultenfuss from ‘My Girl’ ?
@yourfuneraldirector64326 жыл бұрын
Misplaced Kiwi I was Veda, only I was a boy. So many similarities. I went on to mortuary college. It's a hard job, but the community respects our family for the dedication to our duty.
@katiem66205 жыл бұрын
That movie was great. It makes me cry like a baby every damn time I watch it. When she goes to Thomas J’s casket and asks where his glasses are and says he can’t see without his glasses breaks me. I can’t handle it.
@Sssssssslf4 жыл бұрын
No not at all
@treasurz18 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to do this by choice, girl, if you do t enjoy it get out, it's a very particular industry. I love it, you are good, maybe just get away from your dad? Not sure. My goodness, I love this work and it is very hard!
@vanessafinlay2648 жыл бұрын
Hats of to the girl
@CPS26 жыл бұрын
Vanessa Finlay *off
@yourfuneraldirector64326 жыл бұрын
The funeral home seems so tiny compared to funeral homes in the US. Walking through the office to the viewing room seems a bit wierd. We usually have grand foyers upon entering the front door. All business aspects are in a separate wing.
@CPS26 жыл бұрын
Marcus Thorlakson It must be awesome to be American.
@shamrock19618 жыл бұрын
Is Rachael still in the business? How's she doing? How's Dad?
@JohnnyAGraves8 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a follow up to this also.
@rachaelryanmusic92604 жыл бұрын
Yes still in the business 10 years on nearly! We'd love to do a follow up if we could x
@moobagmoobag49133 жыл бұрын
If the dad wants her to learn , he needs to take a step back . Just let her do it and then check it !!
@MissAmityIsland9 жыл бұрын
so much respect xx
@MsJinkerson6 жыл бұрын
he is a little to stressed out
@waynejfoster98605 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to say this but I think that he should step aside and let his daughters take over. Well done to him for building his business up from scratch. Hat's off to him but I'm sorry, he is a grumpy old man and very stressed. I don't think he would be good at 'cheering' people up (if that's the right word to use). The girls seem to come across as more sympathetic and caring. Again I'm sorry for saying, but wearing jeans when in the company of family members viewing their dearly departed and sitting arm's and legs crossed looking bored stiff (pardon the pun) at Mr Youngs funeral isn't acceptable. I might be alone here but I think that's disrespectful and I wouldn't be very happy if I was viewing a loved one and he was dressed like that.
@waynejfoster98605 жыл бұрын
These days people are choosing a more lively funeral. They don't want people wearing black, more up to date music etc. I've always wanted a more traditional funeral. Black horses and carriage, with everyone wearing black. Service conducted by the graveside etc. People do tend to think I'm a bit weird here, but I want my burial to take place during the winter. And I want the service to take place at that time of the morning when night is just turning into day. Just as the sun is rising and where there's just enough light to read without a torch. And I'd love it if there was a fog just drifting across the graveyard and headstones. Bliss lol. I've heard a couple of other people say they would like the same. I'd love to see what kind of funeral you'd like.
@bizarreisthenewblack2 жыл бұрын
i am in stitches watching this, i can't fucking believe these characters
@laurasaylor68927 жыл бұрын
This looks like a backroom express funeral. Horrible and look at that casket. No way would i put my family member in that and whats up with the sheer material ovee the body?
@amandafromhaha6 жыл бұрын
Laura Saylor where are you from?
@amyjojinkerson56682 жыл бұрын
too much into perfection no one is perfect
@Turkeyinthehay5 жыл бұрын
Loved this video! So interesting to see such a young lady learning this trade. I agree with another poster here however; in that embalming is not necessary, nor does it somehow make the body hygienic. I understand why they do it for viewings and why a family may feel they need a viewing, but if they'd ever seen the indignities done to the body to achieve it, I'm sure most would not put their loved on through it. Even if the spirit has left, indignity to the vessel is repulsive to me. They may think they're getting a "last glimpse" of a loved one, but what they've done is put that person through a final torture in this realm.
@gogogadgetabby2 жыл бұрын
Embalming is the preservation of the body, typically for viewing. Without embalming the family probably wouldn't do a viewing, which is fine, it isn't mandatory. But it is an option for grieving families if they so wish. The body is treated with respect and care by the embalmer, not tortured. The "vessel" as you say is embalmed for those who remain... that is what funerals, in general, are for, the living. The deceased are just that, deceased.
@Turkeyinthehay2 жыл бұрын
@@gogogadgetabby Yes, I do believe my post says, "I understand why they do it for viewings and why a family may feel they need a viewing". I'm perfectly aware that funerals are held for decedents but that has nothing to do with my stance on honouring their vessel.
@joannahess87005 жыл бұрын
Me and Rachel have got the Same Hobbies Horse Riding and Shopping
@SuperLamarrio64DS4 жыл бұрын
I found this video because for the last few years I kept seeing that photo of the three of them next to ads for funerals. Of course this is one of those BBC Three documentaries lol, they all have the same vibe regardless of the topic.
@MsJinkerson6 жыл бұрын
why do directors walk infront of the hearse
@JB-wo4zy6 жыл бұрын
MsJinkerson : They do it as a sign of respect!
@johess40415 жыл бұрын
Me And Rachel have The Same Hobbies Horse Riding And Shopping
@joannahess87376 жыл бұрын
I have got the Sanme Hobbie As Rachel I Love Going Horse Riding And Going Shopping
@amyjojinkerson56682 жыл бұрын
judgmental isn't he give her a chance
@MsKidgie8 жыл бұрын
this american struggles here and there w the accents ;) but i like this! a lot, really.
@ribbonsbows33007 жыл бұрын
The accent issue may have arisen because this family are Welsh which, while of course part of the United Kingdom, does not sound like the usual "English" accent one usually hears in the U.S.A. on TV :).
@misplacedkiwi94986 жыл бұрын
MsKidgie I’m English but my grandparents are Welsh. This accent brings back happy memories
@willfade79946 жыл бұрын
I think the girl has quite a bit of maturing to do before she can really do that job well. I have to wonder if this is just a show or if the girl actually wants to do that for a living. If she does, more power to her. I hope it works out. I'd be creeped out being around dead bodies all the time, even though I have a dark sort of fascination with death and the whole process.
@jdearing466 жыл бұрын
I guy I went to high school with, his family owned a couple of funeral homes. He would tell me stories of some of the things that happened to him. He told me one time while embalming a person the body started twitching the fingers and toes moving. It freaked him out for sure.
@jamarbrando26156 жыл бұрын
So cute......
@ohmeowzer18 жыл бұрын
This is a great vlog
@shazbarton43403 ай бұрын
When i worked doing this we was not allowed to say dead body??? We had to say there name or Disease
@annmarieofori-shaw1625 жыл бұрын
Hope Rachel doing great!
@joannahess87376 жыл бұрын
Me and Rachel both like Horse Riding and Shopping
@Omari11258 жыл бұрын
She thinks this is bad she should work in forensics where the dead are still warm and fresh.
@stella_beauty12328 жыл бұрын
You're right 😕
@xoddie88777 жыл бұрын
Let Me Tell Ya Somethin' my dream tho
@wongfeihung18477 жыл бұрын
Forensics don't always receive fresh bodies. They are the ones who has to investigate the cause of death. Bodies that are decaying.
@johnstone70096 жыл бұрын
Don't down her, she's only 16 man really.
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
People asking if they nervous. I serve funerals and it may seem odd to people that I don't get nervous even when putting book of gospels and cross on coffin. At that point everyone is looking at me. Same as when I bring thurible to priest. Had upto 120 people watching me do these tasks. I don't get nervous because it takes concentration serving funerals or requiem Mass. Need to be ready to assist priest or funeral directors at any point so it goes smoothly. It sounds strange but can be nervous setting up or checking readings before hand but as soon as service/Mass starts I'm in serving mode and the nerves go. I'm nervous going in to the reception afterwards though. I don't know why
@guardiansanimalrescuestate72895 жыл бұрын
Why do they put the white screen cover over the body for the viewing?
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
Different people do different things. I serve funerals. Different priests do it differently. Some ask me to put book of gospels and cross on coffin. Some do themselves some don't use them. Some churches put shroud over coffin most don't. It's all down to tradition and local customs.
@amyjojinkerson56682 жыл бұрын
I think it is a great thing
@francisnoeldudleytrainenth62825 жыл бұрын
Can anyone help me please what is the church organ music please at 51:38 secdons in the program
@mainemandave20736 жыл бұрын
Grumpy old dude
@kaysutton1936 жыл бұрын
Mainely Explorations He's Awful! 🙈
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
The Dad looks like a undertaker
@butternutlady66597 жыл бұрын
Interesting custom, to walk behind the hearse to the cemetery. We live 10 miles from the nearest cemetery. Walking that far is out of the question.
@paperchain12396 жыл бұрын
What a lucky girl - top job, top girl
@frankc43586 жыл бұрын
My dad is a funeral director
@cynthiathomas54435 жыл бұрын
He needs to let her do it herself.
@MsKidgie8 жыл бұрын
no! not hygienic! no! not presentable! gosh, at least a choice should be known, offered. "pink cocktail," a la "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," Caitlin Doughty :)
@solo.life.travels72155 жыл бұрын
MsKidgie u can do it.
@guardiansanimalrescuestate72895 жыл бұрын
#orderofthegooddeath
@richardbernido69773 жыл бұрын
Rachel is so very beautiful 😍 top model
@thegoodlife60618 жыл бұрын
Its amazing how different American funeral directors are than British funeral directors. Our funeral business are bigger therefore you do not have to visit the family to get information. Instead of giving out pen and cards to get information in England; American has a lovely booklet on a stand with pen to write in your name and address. The Church does all the programs and prepare the food. A non Church funeral will be in the funeral director building than the funeral director will prepare the programs. American funeral director does not walk in front of the hearse because we have the police escort to the church and place of final rest. America really wanted to be separate from the British traditions after the American Revolution War.
@debrabaldwin54955 жыл бұрын
If a person pay for police to walk or drive out in front. They will if not you are on your own
@briandunn61575 жыл бұрын
Men shouldn't wear Jean's past 30yo especially funeral derectors!!
@shuepsx6525 жыл бұрын
According to whom?
@itsmeGeorgina5 жыл бұрын
I agree, appearance is terribly important Jeans, and no shirt or cufflings.... The father comes off as rude and unrefined Still they were very busy as a business?? Well, good for him
@briandunn61575 жыл бұрын
@@shuepsx652 Me!! I'm a New Yorker! Ppl judge on what you wear! We are very shallow!
@shuepsx6525 жыл бұрын
@@briandunn6157 I think it's the families place to say if jeans fit their loved ones services or not. He's not officiating the funeral in that attire anyways. Everyone involved dressed more professional . The boys and the girls were dressed up when they respectively picked up the deceased and did the reading
@charleyfirminger87498 жыл бұрын
Omg she is a young girl that needs to make the living beautiful Not the dead ones. omg leave the kid alone and let her make her own choices in life. what young kid whats this , very sad
@heavenlychase29077 жыл бұрын
charley firminger I want it. I'm young..
@susancanter29095 жыл бұрын
Smarmy. The skanky clothes posing by the hearse and getting pics. The place itself is depressing as hell. He’s not riiiiite briiiite. He’s rude to his daughter. I kinda feel sorry for Rachel.
@MsKidgie8 жыл бұрын
also...nice to see coffins. the states seem to have caskets, only.
@FLAME45648 жыл бұрын
+MsKidgie well thats mainly how it sometimes pronounced. Casket in America and in some other countries like Australia,Britian and various others its pronounced as Coffin.
@MsKidgie8 жыл бұрын
Mainly sometimes? Its not a pronunciation difference, they are different words, and even different shapes.
@FLAME45648 жыл бұрын
oh? as in shapes and what material theyre made from eh?
@davidc33246 жыл бұрын
MsKidgie a casket is rectangle in shape a coffin is hexagon in shape.
@equigirl78jill645 жыл бұрын
@@davidc3324 we do have caskets in the UK too!
@MrBiggzVlogs5 жыл бұрын
This is a career I want to do
@amyjojinkerson56682 жыл бұрын
don't be arrogant
@iaadotlk18 жыл бұрын
Now Join the WWE.
@amandahudson4315 жыл бұрын
There is a bullet hole in the window!
@silentfades5 жыл бұрын
Father was a fool for even considering her.
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
Why?
@joannahess87376 жыл бұрын
Me And Rachel have two things in Common we Both love Horse Riding, Shopping
@jjes1817 жыл бұрын
So she didn't have to go to an accredited Mortuary college?
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
No learning on job. Often funeral directors children follow in family footsteps.
@jaycormack41184 жыл бұрын
That's silly I agree how it's mandatory to goto a mortuary science school or college in u.s.a. we probrobly have a course in britain but it's not a requirement
@vincitveritas38724 жыл бұрын
@@jaycormack4118 yes it's not mandatory. I know a guy fed up of care sector. Went to work at undertakers. Loves it. It's all on the job training. That's probably best way to learn in my opinion
@wongfeihung18477 жыл бұрын
Thank god I'm not British and do not live in the UK. Their hearses and coffins are super ugly. I like caskets, and hearses (Cadillac) that are used in North America, they are way nicer. In fact cemeteries in North America looks a lot more peaceful.
@CPS26 жыл бұрын
WongFeiHung1847 Hahaha! What a wanker 😄
@amandafromhaha6 жыл бұрын
WongFeiHung1847 I’m from America and I like their way better. I think it looks less like a show. I hate those massive Cadillacs. Massive caskets. We pay anywhere from $7,000-$19,000. It isn’t worth it to put my family in debt so I can die. I love how they can see the coffin from the road. For me that’s enough show case!
@katiem66205 жыл бұрын
They’re probably thinking thank god they aren’t American. I know I think that every damn day. How embarrassing 🤮😩
@jaycormack41185 жыл бұрын
I agree wongfeihung I'm british I like american funeral style usa caskets a cadillac or lincoln hearse we do have some beautiful jaguars and mercedes at the more prestige funeral homes in uk too
@suanneleepool5 жыл бұрын
I agree. When my father passed away last spring he had a beautiful red casket (his favorite color), was dressed in his striped over-alls, with his signature baseball cap and Bible. I've seen many custom caskets that are beautiful! I guess it depends on the culture.
@katiem66205 жыл бұрын
That’s what she’s chooses to dress up as at 16 years old? Says a whole lot about who she is as a person. Putrid little girl.
@sakkirchoudhury94106 жыл бұрын
Lol he He x x x
@joannahess87004 жыл бұрын
Me and Rachel have got the Same Hobbies Horse Riding and Shopping