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It is With a Heavy Heart We Remember Harry Worth and His Story
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Күн бұрынDid you know that Harry Worth, the beloved British comedian, had a chance encounter with a future Prime Minister? Discover this intriguing story and more in our video as we delve into the life and career of Harry Worth.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - The Early Years
01:17 - Post-War Pursuits
02:05 - The 1950s - A Time of Transition
02:56 - The 'Here's Harry' Era
03:32 - The Pinnacle of Harry’s Success
04:08 - The Changing Tides of Comedy
04:55 - Harry’s Legacy
06:07 - Unheralded Greatness
06:43 - Lost Gems Rediscovered
08:06 - Outro
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In this facts-packed video, we explore the fascinating journey of Harry Worth, from his early days in Yorkshire to becoming one of the most popular comedians of his time. Join us as we uncover the highlights of his comedic legacy and the impact he made on the world of entertainment.
We'll also shed light on the circumstances surrounding his passing and the enduring influence of his work. Harry Worth's unique style and humor continue to resonate with audiences, making him an indelible figure in the history of British comedy.
Tune in to learn more about the man behind the laughter and the remarkable story of Harry Worth.
It Is with a Heavy Heart We Remember Harry Worth and His Story
@chrissheppard5068 10 ай бұрын
He was up there with Benny Hill at his peak. The opening scene of him with the window illusion joke is burnt into my childhood memory.
@gunner678 9 ай бұрын
Benny Hill was awful, the worst of British humour smut. Harry was far more talented
@davidpeters6536 10 ай бұрын
Harry was just fun to watch when I was a young boy, he made me laugh and chuckle for half an hour every week for several years.
@paulwalker1793 10 ай бұрын
I remember him well . Extremely funny man . And the illusion he does stood by the window has been copied many times, even done it myself.RIP. Harry 🌹
@jameswatters9592 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, he was a sweet uncomplicated character and sorely missed, I'm 74 now and I still whenever the chance arises do the window scene for my 9 year old nephews, it is timeless but unrecognised these days, I dont know why but there it is.
@philmuskett265 10 ай бұрын
A much underrated really funny man. Sadly missed.
@moogdome2562 10 ай бұрын
Loved him as a child. Thanks for sharing.
@gunner678 9 ай бұрын
He was a great comedy talent, clean and uncontroversial. Glad you remembered him here.
@FactsVerseUK 9 ай бұрын
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@davidbrazier9246 5 ай бұрын
I can remember seeing him at the Brighton Hippodrome at the very end of music hall in about 1965. The entire theatre was helpless with laughter at a well-meaning character who seemed to be terminally confused and helpless. Brilliant.
@malcolmmitchell6529 10 ай бұрын
There was a building near my primary school (1963) where you could do the same trick. So simple, so funny.
@doctordeej 10 ай бұрын
Definite influence on Count Arthur Strong.
@mtwafan 9 ай бұрын
I used to love Harry Worth. When I heard that he'd died I was only 33 and I mentioned it to my work colleagues and their reaction was "never heard of him!"
@stephendisraeli1143 10 ай бұрын
Shop assistant (Harry was looking for wedding goods); "Are you the Best Man?" Harry; "Let's just say I was the best man they could find."
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
Sums up his particular comedy perfectly 😂
@MemoryBook. 10 ай бұрын
Harry was great. Thank you for the video
@edf6607 10 ай бұрын
Born in the picturesque town of.......Barnsley I was too young to see his early work. All I remember was that pic of him with the shop window to explain symmetry in a school maths textbook, and a BBC sitcom called O Happy Band in the early 80s i think
@rosemaryfranzese317 10 ай бұрын
I was surprised to hear an American voice narrating this video, Harry Worth was so English. This would have been excellent if not for very poor editing which resulted in needless repetition throughout, a major weakness it many other videos of this kind. However it was very informative. I didn’t realise Harry Worth had been in a David Croft comedy series. Harry Worrh went to ITV because the BBC decided not to make any more comedy series with him, as you said the comedy landscape was changing . His ITV shows were less successful. I remember him appearing on the Royal Variety and doing his ventriloquist act, the entire show that year was easily one of the best and he helped to make it so. You are right he deserves to be better remembered
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
Worth decided to leave the BBC. He spent 10 years travelling backwards and forwards to Manchester and his home in Hertfordshire often not returning till 4am after live shows (didn't like hotels). When ITV came knocking offering what was then a fortune he accepted. Jonny Amonds was particularly upset. Worth himself personally regretted leaving the BBC, but did go back to the BBC for Radio and TV shows in 1980 up until his death in 1989
@rosemaryfranzese317 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, I did get the impression that the BBC had not renewed Harry Worth’s contract, so it’s nice to have this information. The ITV shows were not as good as his work at the BBC
@doctordeej 10 ай бұрын
A brief scene there with the wonderful Roger Delgado supporting Harry.
@pennyjaquet8433 9 ай бұрын
I still defy anyone of my age to pass a shop window, and not think of Harry Worth. Still tempted to do the flying man. courtesy of the reflections!
@CrankCase08 10 ай бұрын
2:25 to 2:54 - That looks like some scene from a film that has absolutely nothing to do with Harry Worth!
@IanAKAKeith 10 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right - what we see there is taken from a 1954 Alfred Hitchcock comedy film with the same name as Mr Worth's tv series lol.
@lenafay6641 10 ай бұрын
I remember him as a child with his widow gag in here comes harry it was called great comic back then always wondered what happened to him?
@aalexjohna 10 ай бұрын
The widow told him to piss off
@WildwoodTV 10 ай бұрын
Loved Harry - strange to hear it narrated in american 'tho...
@GaryJohnWalker1 10 ай бұрын
When you covered Charlie Drake a day or two ago I thought of Harry Worth - both seemed to sum up 60s tv sitcoms and one or other was always on the air. Funny moments but generally - even as a young lad - to largely dross
@bryanpalmer9660 9 ай бұрын
Remember watching Harry on NZ TV during the 70s,the window trick in the ipening credits he was funny
@thomasreed49 10 ай бұрын
I was born in 54 so watch Harry in my formative years dad always used to say no smut good clean comedy. Very hard to do.
@glen1555 10 ай бұрын
Picturesque Barnsley?, never heard it called that. I guess when you get past the coal mines the countryside is pleasant
@richardsmedley2794 10 ай бұрын
I always thought he was too annoyingly bumbling in his comedy. But I grew watching him and the nostalgia of all thise programmes makes me watch them anyway.
@alanserjeant4947 10 ай бұрын
Agreed. Personally I never found him the least bit amusing.
@1258-Eckhart 10 ай бұрын
Harry Worth is 1960's, not 1970's as stated. By 1970, he was yesterday's news. Benny Hill displaced Harry Worth completely in his own milieu. Where Benny Hill left off, Dick Emery or (standup) Les Dawson took over. No room any more for H.W.
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
1970s was huge for Worth, becoming one of Britain's highest paid comedy actors. Along with Radio and Theatre he headlined the following TV shows - My Name is Harry Worth, 30 Minutes Worth, How's Your Father and Oh! Happy Band (1980)
@hernandotorres1234 8 ай бұрын
"pictureesque town of Barnsley" 😂😂😂 quality
@davidmacgregor5193 10 ай бұрын
Illingworth is a suberb of Halifax in West Yorkshire. The shop window scene at the beginning of Harry's show was done in Manchester. Othe famous people from Barnsley are, former talk show host Michael Parkinson, former wrestler and actor Brian Glover and former cricket umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird.
@elaineduker.6355 10 ай бұрын
Harry Worth was my brother in law's uncle, Barnsley is not picturesque, do some research before you make such stupid comments.
@BENTLEYQUAMP 8 ай бұрын
2.48 That`s NOT Harry Worth!! It`s not even an English show! Great research!
@StephenLyons-tl8ie 10 ай бұрын
Why an American narrator??
@josephambrose2852 10 ай бұрын
With respect, wouldn't know the guy if he fell on me R I P Harry
@pauljackson1981 10 ай бұрын
These vids are badly put together, Even Harold Wilson British Prime Minister on the thumbnail LOL and the clip at the start wasn't even him....Terrible
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
There was an incident between Wilson and Worth on the night of the Kennedy assassination. Whilst the night in question was awful Worth accidentally created comedic confusion between the pair. I think perhaps the person putting the video together unintentionally left the incident out
@williambell8282 9 ай бұрын
Barnsley..picturesque?
@stephengraham5099 10 ай бұрын
Why an American narrator?
@Mariazellerbahn 9 ай бұрын
Often paired with Lally Bowers.
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
Only once paired with Lally for My Name is Harry Worth
@iandann8788 10 ай бұрын
also me ,he was a big player in my early days . Sort of funny but not one of the greatest
@johnfellows2867 9 ай бұрын
Harry in the USAF 8th Airforce ?? WTF !
@Mackeson3 10 ай бұрын
Sorry but I never found him to be funny, just annoying, something like someone drawing their fingernails across an inflated balloon . Barnsley picturesque? Now that IS funny!🤣
@theprior46 9 ай бұрын
I never found him funny. His material was very childish and when he came up with phrases like "My name is Harry Worth, I don't know why, but there it is" and this got a laugh - we suspected it was a canned laughter track. My father at the time said "He just isn't funny". At the same era we had Dickie Henderson; Benny Hill, Stanley Baxter and Dick Emery all of whom were more professional. But that's my opinion so don't take me too seriously. He just wasn't our type of comic.
@tomsidford2107 8 ай бұрын
Comedy as life is subjective. Worth never once uttered the phrase My name is Harry Worth, I don't know why but there it is. It was Mike Yarwood who used the line.