It Ain't Half Hot Mum | TV Cast Guide

It Ain't Half Hot Mum | TV Cast Guide - Then & Now

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4 ай бұрын

In today’s Then and Now Cast Guide on Stuview TV, we’ll take a fond look back at the classic 70s sitcom It Aint Half Hot Mum and see what happened to the actors that made up the main regular cast.
First broadcast on BBC1 on 3rd January 1974, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the legendary writing duo who also created Dad’s Army, Hi-de-Hi and You Rang M’Lord. Running for 56 episodes from 1974 to 1981, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum followed the members of a Royal Artillery Concert Party in India and Burma during the closing days of the 2nd World War.
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@user-ri6wg9xz8o 4 ай бұрын

Younger people need to see these sitcoms,they were brilliant & miles better than the rubbish reality shows of today thank you stu 😊😊

@joanne26 4 ай бұрын

I agree with you but now is not to upset the ‘woke, gen z’ snowflakes I was 10 when this series first aired. One of many, classic iconic shows on TV that we all laughed at, so much you had bellyache I know some of the scripts have been altered when Porridge is shown 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍 👍 😍😍🙏🙏❤️❤️

@frantrictantric 4 ай бұрын

The woke brigade would have seizures. Come to think of it that's not a bad idea haha.

@johngoulbourn 4 ай бұрын

I purchased the full dvd box set, it’s great comedy, sadly comedy like this will never be made again, but I can watch them over and over again.

@marcse7en 4 ай бұрын

I met Windsor Davies at a promotional event at a Lancaster furniture store in 1985. He gave me his autograph, and he said I was, "A lovely boy!" 🤣

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@stephenguppy7882 4 ай бұрын

Shame on the BBC for stating they will never show it again. It just shows you how out of touch Auntie is.

@GNeuman 4 ай бұрын

Woke idiots. Don't pay your licence

@padgepadgham3238 Ай бұрын

Playing other races is called acting .. It was a great series 👍

@G_Fresh_UK 4 ай бұрын

Best moment was the last episode where SM Williams is in the waiting room at the station after everyone else had left, when Gunner Parkin walks back in to see him just sitting there and ask if he got the job as a prison officer, he says no. Gunner Parkin ask him if he wants to come home with him as Gunner Parkin's mum still asks about him..... with the best happy look on his face, he says "she does ?" and so he agrees to go, best tear jerker moment in the whole series.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

A wonderful moment with some beautiful acting.

@suededogs9670 4 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful thing ❤

@j0hnf_uk 4 ай бұрын

There was a rumour that, that scene was a precursor to a spin-off sitcom featuring Davies and Mitchell, but it never came to fruition.

@Richard-fv7rq 4 ай бұрын

Watching this was brilliant nostalgia but sad as it makes you feel old as time has flown 🙂

@tonycritcher3419 3 ай бұрын

The last episode was a real tear jerker! 'After you Lovely Boy. Fine pair of shoulders, Show 'em off!'

@baldrick6071 4 ай бұрын

Classic 70s TV comedy amongst many others.

@PeterMackett 4 ай бұрын

Another from the golden age of British sitcoms when people were not offended at the slightest thing!, it was a very funny show, i think i watched every episode.

@Julie-sm7sp 4 ай бұрын

Classic british comedy the likes we'll never see again, brilliant casting with Windsor Davies as the sergeant major 'lovely boy' the partnership between him and Don Estelle was so funny, thanks for the video stu.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

They worked so well off each other. Wonderful chemistry. Thanks for watching!

@Julie-sm7sp 4 ай бұрын

@stuviewtv You're welcome stu. Many thanks 🙂

@danieladams9950 4 ай бұрын

It was a marvelous chemistry between Windsor and Don.

@Julie-sm7sp 4 ай бұрын

@danieladams9950 It was Daniel, you can tell when actors are friends in real life they bring out the best in each other.

@duckofearl 4 ай бұрын

🐍 Land of hope and gloooory. Shaaaadap! 📢

@suededogs9670 4 ай бұрын

Never failed to make brother and i laugh out loud

@thomasreece9733 4 ай бұрын

This is a breath of fresh air. I've watched other people have tried but failed. Now, can I point Melvyn Hayes also appears in Operation Amsterdam 1959

@kevinhammond9864 4 ай бұрын

That brought back some great memories a brilliant series

@ddlee84 4 ай бұрын

I love this show and even though i was born after it finished airing originally i still enjoyed watching it as a kid. I grew up in Carry Ons so seeimg Windsor Davies in this made me want to watch it. I still use the "oh dear, how sad nevermind" line to this day to convey certain levels of contempt for things lol.

@stephaniemurphy3443 4 ай бұрын

Loved this show shame they don't make them anymore how tv has changed

@davidharvey4433 4 ай бұрын

Such a great series. Sad how so many of them died so young though.

@jimmyodriscoll9273 4 ай бұрын

I'm surprised to see so many still alive "good health" to all..😉

@Cleow33 4 ай бұрын

Don Estelle and Windsor Davies’ version of Whispering Grass is a classic. Estelle had a great voice. Sadly he was reduced to singing in shopping centres later in life. I saw him singing in Lewisham in the 90s. If he’d have been taller, he would probably have made a great career as a straight entertainer.

@guswittering4466 4 ай бұрын

Saw him singing in the window of Woolworths in Hunstanton Norfolk, on a Sunday morning around that time. I thought at first it was a really good window display till he waved to my young daughter !!

@lisabriggs7558 2 ай бұрын

Don Estelle came to my local Woolworths and set up his 'stand',. He sang and sold his albums. I didn't really appreciate it at the time but the older generation loved him.

@2002barneyf 4 ай бұрын

Great video, remember watching when I was a child and being scared by Windsor Davies' character as he was always yelling! As for Melvyn Hayes, he was also with Cliff Richard in the earlier 'The Young Ones' from 1961 and happily still appears on Talking Pictures TV doing a segment on his favourite 1930's films.

@SamLowryDZ-015 4 ай бұрын

My only real memory is an episode where the officers are discussing their plans for after the war. One has the idea to rent televisions sets for a shilling a week and the other plans to sell curry in little foil trays that you can eat at home. And that almost everyone has one of those elasticated 'S' snake belts in the 70s.

@joannefalkinder393 4 ай бұрын

Loved this programme. Was so hilarious 😂

@KarrierBag 4 ай бұрын

Tis a bit cold outside right now, the canal has frozen, so this should warm me up a bit 😅

@xxFORDIExx 4 ай бұрын

Another wonderful tribute to these legends of TV. 😊

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@Pierre61 4 ай бұрын

"Sargent major shut up" still reminds me of the days of emptying the TV box from the back of the TV and seeing if we had more money than the price of the rental for that week. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. (I wish I'd thought of that)

@HappyBear376 2 ай бұрын

We had a tele like that too!

@fluxington 4 ай бұрын

Stuart McGugan also played Wink McAndrew (an old friend of Donald Stewart) in Benidorm.

@lucaschapman2188 3 ай бұрын

I have never seen the last episode of “it ain’t hot half mum “ I was Holliday in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with me Mum , Dad and Sister. My Mum used to get Home sick so we used to go once in a while. Lol

@aegisltd2018 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Stu! Such warm feelings and wonderful nostalgia on a cold January evening in London ❤

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

That's lovely to hear! Many thanks.

@bobpert4030 4 ай бұрын

Although born in Stirling Stuart McGugan's family moved to Arbroath and his brothers (Jim and Bill) opened a shop. I knew his brother, Bill, quite well and once walked right past Stuart in the street because I was too shy to speak to him!

@suededogs9670 4 ай бұрын

Stu , all your videos take me back to a happier time . Bless you & thank you 😢❤

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

That's great to hear! Thank you so much for watching.

@danieladams9950 4 ай бұрын

The world was different then, asleep by Ten.

@cliveevans6852 4 ай бұрын

Another good one Stu, love these 👍😃

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Clive!

@stewartfooter3580 4 ай бұрын

Great vid stu,we will never see anything like this again

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

@philipsmith2995 4 ай бұрын

Amazing so many characters were in every single episode

@russellcooper5826 4 ай бұрын

Good channel, interesting stuff. I hope teenagers and younger people see this and appreciate it.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@mukkaspec3333 4 ай бұрын

Great series. Got the boxset.

@jamesdignanmusic2765 4 ай бұрын

Windsor Davies was also one of the stars of a Welsh/New Zealand comedy-drama film about rugby called "Old Scores" in which he played the chairman of the Welsh Rugby Football Union. A bit of an oddity of a movie, but well worth tracking down. He became friends with quite a few of the New Zealand rugby players, past and present, involved in the production, and was a frequent visitor to New Zealand in his latter years.

@GodlessGrandpa 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

@owenmcghee1666 4 ай бұрын

My nickname years ago was Don Estelle because of my shorts and glasses, I don't know why it wasn't lofty. I have really fond memories of this show and don't know why it didn't get repeated and promoted like Dad's Army

@j0hnf_uk 4 ай бұрын

Political correctness is why it never got repeated. Too many offended by proxy within the BBC, and elsewhere.

@ForeverNeverwhere1 4 ай бұрын

Windsor Davies retired to a small town in the Southwest of France with his wife, not far from Leslie Judd and Roger Whittaker, two other staples of the same period. First time i met him was in a supermarket checkout, i jumped when i heard his voice, my mom used to sometimes have coffee with him on a saturday morning. Very down to earth and normal guy, his wife was nice too. The moved back to the uk to get treatment for his last couple of years, i think he died of Cancer.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful memories. Thanks.

@chrisgodfrey2057 4 ай бұрын

Nice job, I like watching your videos, but one small mistake on this one Lieutenant in England is pronounced Leff-tenant. Loo-tennent is the American way of saying it.

@london19657 4 ай бұрын

Another great video my friend but I'm surprised you left out George Layton being a mechanic in some early episodes of Minder. Keep up the good work, Cheers.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@wolfeflambe 3 ай бұрын

Melvyn Hayes owned the pub in my old village years ago Also saw Don Estelle doing a PA in the Royal Priors in Leamington Spa one afternoon. He was dressed as Lofty still.

@stuviewtv 3 ай бұрын

That's wonderful.

@martinharris6469 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant love this information 😁👍🏻

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Martin.

@jonathang.5092 28 күн бұрын

I remember seeing Don Estelle in a shopping centre. Think it was in Nottingham. It was a good bit after It Aint Half Hot Mom had finished. He was still dressed as Lofty, selling his cassette tapes. Looked like he'd fallen on hard times.

@stuviewtv 27 күн бұрын

Such a pity.

@rw8733 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks, Stu. More of these, please. Crown Court? Doctors?

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Both great ideas. Thanks!

@MrMegan1962 4 ай бұрын

Definitely old shuuuttt uuuuppp was the funniest 😂

@alpiekaar 4 ай бұрын

always a shock when someone dies young ,,,,,,,,esp heart attack

@ABC1701A 4 ай бұрын

I watched It Ain't Half Hot Mum and the Doctor series and never realised they were the same actor (the bombardier and Dr Collier). Interestingly I have both read and been told that the show is still shown in India today and it will be found somewhere on Indian television being repeated at any given time.

@annetteminett8500 4 ай бұрын

Never knew that!

@danieladams9950 4 ай бұрын

Liverpool, 1976: Aigburth cricket ground. 5:year old me photographed with Windsor and Don. At the height of their powers.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@danieladams9950 4 ай бұрын

I genuinely fitted the maxim: lovely boy.

@peterjones3557 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks.

@Zombie_Problem 4 ай бұрын

Went to the 1979 panto, Cinderella in Nottingham. Don Estelle was performing. Ended up with a bunch of swag when I was randomly picked from the audience to sing happy birthday on stage. It wasn't 15mins, more like 5mins!

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@jonrose2332 4 ай бұрын

Nice review

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972 4 ай бұрын

This was one of my faves to watch when I was little , they don’t make them like this anymore x

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Very true.

@iandawe948 4 ай бұрын

The world is a much better place for it

@heartofoak45 4 ай бұрын

My favourite has got to be Gloria. He was also excellent as 'Mr Pink' in Benidorm.

@tonybaloney4195 4 ай бұрын

I have never seen so much poofery in all my life

@chriswaring5565 4 ай бұрын

THINK MY FAVOURITE 2 HAS TO BE SERGEANT MAJOR "SHUT UP"! WILLIAMS AND GUNNER (LOFTY) SUGDEN

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Both wonderful characters.

@dryflyman7121 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Stu, that brought back some great memories. I really liked Donald Hewlett as a comedy actor, particularly in “You rang m’lord”. I am not surprised Don Estelle didn’t get much work after this as he was a dreadful actor ! So many of them died way too young. One thing I can never understand is that when one looks at the t.v. Listings, so many things are repeats but yet, to my knowledge, this has never been repeated on channels like Gold or Dave?? 👍

@stuviewtv 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the memories. Thanks!

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 4 ай бұрын

It has transgressed too many current taboos since it was first written, the most heinous of all is of course that it was actually funny.

@dryflyman7121 4 ай бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 🤣🤣

@ABC1701A 4 ай бұрын

However I have been told it is still shown in India where it is incredibly popular.

@johntomasini3916 4 ай бұрын

Hard to say which is my favorite, each character was special in their own right, but I guess Battery Sargent Major Williams is up there, his poor command of the English Language was perfect. I often use his words, "O dear how sad never mind " when faking sympathy. Our Sargent in our High School Cadet Unit was totally the opposite, tall, articulate and softly spoken, but when he spoke, you obeyed. IAHHM will live forever.