The Deep Blue Sea (T. Rattigan)/P. Wilton, Colin Firth, Ian Holm/TV Play

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5 жыл бұрын

Colin Firth with a moustache again, :)
''The Deep Blue Sea'' by Terrence Rattigan, 1994 adaptation with Penelope Wilton, Colin Firth, Ian Holm. The story of a passionless, unhappy marriage, a love affair, love triangle, subtle transformations.

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@phillipchapman169 9 ай бұрын

I was captivated by this play and the quality of performance. A rare treat. And moving. Thank you for posting.

@vanessamunday2474 2 жыл бұрын

I could not agree me. Penelope Wilton was absolutely brilliant. But then she is always. I love all her work.

@marioneunkirchen7686 11 ай бұрын

This is just awesome. Firth, Wilton, Holmes, Somerville ... what a Cast. And what a play.

@pipfox7834 9 ай бұрын

"To have a reason for staying alive, there must be hope." How wise the old doctor was to guide her thought toward creativity. It's the one thing that never let's you down - and there are so many ways to be genuinely creative, if you think about it.

@manfromnocky 6 ай бұрын

Yes Pip.

@roberkonstig 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful, moving performance by Penelope Wilton, one of my very favourite British actresses.

@bearodriguez7143 10 ай бұрын

Great, I couldn't stop watching until the end. Superb

@annsmith7207 2 жыл бұрын

Penelope Wilton is excellent as is Colin Firth and the rest of the cast!

@jeanfitzsimmons7442 10 ай бұрын

Great work by a wonderful cast, in a story that hits the mark. Sometimes we must accept the reality that neither is a sensible choice and move on alone. It isn’t a lonely choice. It just may give you space to assess why you made those choices: who are you, and why? Maybe, in time, you will make better choices. And maybe you will find that being alone is the best choice for you. Like your life, it is individual.

@manfromnocky 6 ай бұрын

Profound Jean 👍

@roses9339 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely well acted, much appreciated for the chance to watch this play. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia (71 yrs)

@cliffordsikora9841 4 жыл бұрын

So real The one thing I have learned in life is , Just because you love someone , does not mean they will love you ( if they ever did). However, it does not take/make the pain any less. But it also does not give you the right to cause pain to those that do love and care about you.

@inkyguy 4 жыл бұрын

Clifford Sikora, I wish you could carve or sear that onto everyone's brain, and unfortunately (though obviously, not exclusively) especially those of men/males who often treat women as if they were somehow entitled to them.

@MKTElM 4 жыл бұрын

Yes what you say is true . Esp when you fall in love with someone who is actually incapable of loving you back . The pain comes from the question " why can't you love me as much and in the way that I love you ? ".

@Autumn-Mist 2 жыл бұрын

Finally, someone who talked about the movie. It seems she is in love w/the idea of being in luv w/Freddie. and she is adamant in holding on to Freddie because he rejects her.

@JaneNewAuthor 10 ай бұрын

It's a superb portrayal of what it's like to fall for a narcissist. Freddy had no feelings that weren't for himself, as the scene where he justifies forgetting Hester's birthday demonstrated. Narcissists thrive in situations like this one. The fact that she was respectable and married to a powerful man would have made her all the more desirable - until he had her. A brilliant piece of writing.

@KW-ed4zw 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting us see this. A fine cast, but Penelope Wilton is astoundingly good. Her performance is so moving and raw that I found it at times almost unbearable to watch. I think I now need to watch an episode of Ever Decreasing Circles just to recover! She is brilliant in that too, but it is less heart-breaking!

@inkyguy 4 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw the look of the film in the thumbnail and the names Terence Rattigan, Colin Firth and (the brilliant) Ian Holm, I knew this would be a film worth my time. Thank you for uploading this. I had never been aware of it before. I'm also ever so grateful that the Brits are committed to producing works like this for the wider public. Some good - and even excellent - things come out of Hollywood and the American entertainment industry, but the entertainment and cultural landscape would be so much bleaker and more barren without British productions such as these. They do my heart good.

@2msvalkyrie529 2 жыл бұрын

Then you MUST watch The Browning Version ...with Judy Dench and Ian Holm. His performance is just stunning ! It's been posted on KZfaq !

@user-bl2lu2nx2u 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@tonyyule283 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant acting but soooo raw memories for many a soul who will have watched this story.

@2msvalkyrie529 2 жыл бұрын

How brilliant was Rattigan !? Replaced today by tedious , exercises in box ticking by directors who have apparently no knowledge of human nature or emotions. English theatre really has lost the plot .

@margaretfarquhar5624 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed every single word of this performance.

@margaretcolbert7534 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great movie, one of the most realistic I’ve seen in a while.

@MrJimirox 2 жыл бұрын

A Tiur de Forcw of writing and acting. Thanks for posting!

@somethingbright4268 Жыл бұрын

This is the 2nd time I've watched this. Many years apart.

@irishrover2251 2 жыл бұрын

That was really superb!! I just could not stop watching Penelope Wilton she was absolutely fantastic. All the other actors played a blinder as well. Thank you so much, best hour and forty minutes I've spent in ages.

@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen 10 ай бұрын

The first movie that brought Colin Firth to my attention was "The King's Speech." Almost the very first words spoken in that film are by a radio announcer: "Good afternoon. This is the BBC National Program and Empire Service, taking you to Wembley Stadium for the closing ceremony of the Empire Exhibition." The first voice we hear in this movie, The Deep Blue Sea, also with Colin Firth, is what sounds like it might be the same radio announcer's voice: "This is the BBC ~. Good morning, everyone."

@riccardo50001 8 ай бұрын

A real "slice of life" tale; bitter sweet. Very interesting how so many people wanted her and how she went back and forth between all of them, even the "doctor."

@joanfordham1305 4 жыл бұрын

I have always admired Penelope Wilton and she is such an adaptable actress not just one part .All the actors were very good in this and Terence Rattigan always manages to make conversations both realistic and interesting at the same time ! Oh for the times when“Dash it all „ expressed annoyance without a flood of tedious and offensive vulgar expletives . [Yes it is quite possible to be tedious and offensive at the same time!]

@maryeliason1504 2 жыл бұрын

Penelope Wilton is one of the very best. Colin as well, he is very good. But she is one of the very best in anything for sure.

@joycejohnson7164 2 жыл бұрын

I immediately recognized Stephen Tompkinson from Ballykissangel love this actor!

@sandraelder1101 8 ай бұрын

He was so good in Brassed Off.

@daisymoses6812 6 ай бұрын

Just got done watching Act I... I feel stunned by how much character arc has happened already, how many plot twists, Terence Rattigan just sketched out in only 33 minutes. It's like I have been through an aerial combat flight, but it all took place in one sitting room with barely anybody even raising their voice. The intensity is amazing !

@davidallen508 4 жыл бұрын

I love this play and enjoyed seeing it performed in London in 1988 with another Penelope ( Keith).She was excellent too.

@sandraelder1101 8 ай бұрын

You saw Penelope Keith perform live? I am SO jealous! 🤩💐👏🏼

@mckavitt13 4 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece of absolute, irremediable tragedy... not quite of Shakespearean dimensions, but true to its title. The acting is impeccable, each individual is as driven as the heroine Hester, all fates are implied by the personalities of the characters. Totally credible, significant drama. A period piece that transcends all periods for its legible treatment of the human condition. Many thanks for this searing experience. 👏👏👏

@katherinewilson1853 Жыл бұрын

It's less big-picture than Shakespeare and reminds me more of Pinter. I do like all the seemingly insignificant details and interactions. They sort of add up into how meaningless and meaningful life is...how quickly life changes, and the choice we have in it.

@hazelpierre5912 10 ай бұрын

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@JaneNewAuthor 10 ай бұрын

Not a tragedy, luckily, more a story of the triumph of the human spirit and finding true friends in unexpected places. A wonderful, uplifting ending.

@megb9700 2 жыл бұрын

What a gem of a movie!

@diannemiller1895 10 ай бұрын

We watch movies for many reasons, one is to make one's life feel really good by comparison.

@miriamwilson9542 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. Blew me away.

@Poeme340 4 жыл бұрын

Colin is great but Penelope is a revelation-just brilliant!

@glenn-younger 2 жыл бұрын

Penelope Wilton is brilliant in this alongside Colin Firth. It took me a while to recognize her since I knew her work only from her later years as Isabel Crowley in Downton Abbey. Thank you for uploading this film!

@coastalseasider4634 10 ай бұрын

She was also in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. A very talented lady.

@glenn-younger 10 ай бұрын

@@coastalseasider4634 I'll check it out. Thank you!

@sandraelder1101 8 ай бұрын

I know her from Biko and Looking for Richard. Love her!

@robertd.carver6240 2 жыл бұрын

Twisty, complex drama. Well acted, especially by Wilton as a disappointed woman of a certain age.

@philliplove9699 2 жыл бұрын

Great performances from all! Wonderful production of a really excellent work.

@teridaly1771 5 жыл бұрын

I agree Penelope Wilton is marvelous!

@quentinlickliter4697 4 жыл бұрын

What a treat, thank you very much for this display of splendid acting and well crafted play stagecraft.

@davidmarsden8008 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant actors

@MKTElM 4 жыл бұрын

Penelope Wilton is the one to admire . The whole play is about her . Ian Holm was at his usual best , and Colin Firth , well , I always thought of him as just a pretty face . But he did try hard this time and I give him nearly full marks for his part. Penelope Wilton is in a classical Mid Life Crisis experience , and you feel both sorry and embarrassed for her .

@iwaisman 2 жыл бұрын

Firth is not just a pretty face. Please, take a look at him in Apartment Zero (a film) and the 1995 BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice. Only two examples of his excellent acting.

@JaneNewAuthor 10 ай бұрын

And The King's Speech. Colin Firth is an excellent actor and was the perfect "pretty face" for this role.

@elinannestad5320 2 жыл бұрын

Riveting. Brilliant.

@shelovezcandy2852 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this. I just watched the Vivien Leigh version, so it is interesting to see another interpretation.

@glendajohnson6824 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating open, intense and full of suppostions, and mystery. Really compelling.

@adiconstantin4598 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, what a play! Every character has a reason to be, every line brings something to the play - those, included

@katherinewilson1853 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@helentucker6407 4 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant! Great story and acting. Loved it ❤

@PennyManning2 10 ай бұрын

I don't usually like play productions, but this one was decent. Glad I watched it.

@Mrbobinge 10 ай бұрын

Ditto. Particularly TV plays in one room. But this one, it's so easy to 'ignore' background with intense drama to the fore.

@postscript5549 9 ай бұрын

Fabulous acting.

@annegeeraerts1669 4 жыл бұрын

Love Colin Firth and Ian Holm

@kittykatzcenteno7160 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo ! Thank you.

@hank1519 4 жыл бұрын

This is a terrific performance. Thank you so much!

@ewazizemska781 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing !

@FishFeelPain 10 ай бұрын

Great cast--TY

@angelasmith7912 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent production 👍

@alexpurcelli 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it. Thank you.

@cynthiamorlaix8330 5 жыл бұрын

Thank for sharing these rare images of our lovely young cokin

@ColinTheFirth 5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

@carinakeys4717 5 жыл бұрын

omgg thank youuu for this video.. its very lovely to see colin 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️

@PC-kc4lw 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@anitastone168 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh!!! I enjoyed that 😊

@callycat6660 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant play and the acting superb .. Thankyou

@marymary5494 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for uploading. 👌💕

@MultiSirens 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@ladybug5859 2 жыл бұрын

The acting was exquisite. What I found so strange is that this play that was written in 1952 and being seen in the 21st century could not have been done in the 21st century-- neither written nor actee. THE people in the play possess such kindness and yet respect for privacy and in the 21st century we actually have neither kindness nor respect for privacy. I just cannot imagine an actor being able to convey this duality & an audience being able to receive it. Yet, I may be wrong. The feelings--tho not current in 2021-- are timeless, after a fashion.

@jeanettesdaughter 2 жыл бұрын

You are wrong. There is kindness and strength in people regardless of the prevailing ill wind that blows east and west, north and south. It is the getting and the spending ... but not everyone is ruined, damaged certainly but not total ruin . You are looking into one room in this play. One room.

@Mrbobinge 10 ай бұрын

@@jeanettesdaughter Always hated one roomers on TV. But then, grew up. This room and wrenching gloom was memorable experience, a joy to rent.

@pipfox7834 9 ай бұрын

Regarding kindness: what you expect to find out in the world, you do indeed find - whether negative or positive. It's not a flippant thing I say, but only what everyone discovers for themselves eventually...would they but look. Would they but test this out for themselves. But ...that requires an open mind, and courage in small things.

@saraswatkin9226 9 ай бұрын

There is more kindness and generosity in this world regardless of time, place or gender. We just need to get out meet people, breath the fresh air intended for us and look beyond to improve ourselves and help others. They say smile and the world smiles with you. Easy to say but difficult to practice.

@sandrapicton6349 8 ай бұрын

@@pipfox7834 And noticing small kindnesses. They pop up all the time, not necessarily to you but observeable in others, have you ever seen a childs glove or hat carefully placed on a wall or fence to keep it clean for the owner to find easily when they come looking.

@inkyguy 4 жыл бұрын

Series: "Performance" Episode: "The Deep Blue Sea" Author: Terence Rattigan (play) Broadcast: 12 November 1994 Length: 100 minutes Synopsis: A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.

@brendabiffibaldovino8306 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ♥️♥️♥️

@jakecavendish3470 8 ай бұрын

Always amazes me that the Ratster was derided for not being part of the Angry Young Man/Kitchen Sink movement because this actually fits that mood perfectly

@manfromnocky 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree. But it was the class thing, wasn't it. Osborne etc. where the first to write about the plebs. Even if superficially.

@shania6975 3 жыл бұрын

i am very late but thanks for uploading this! it totally made my week! and yes i am here bcs of penelope 😅

@luciavitale5903 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@gerdamaria1516 2 жыл бұрын

Well written and performed play about the old predicament: Play the game of the well-behaved and well-cared-for spouse or accept the endless unreliabilities of the charming, egocentric lover - knowing that within either of the two arrangements true, fulfilling love can be found? Or ...?

@sweetpea2839 2 жыл бұрын

Hester is acting as a mother to Freddie. She initially felt needed.

@katherinewilson1853 Жыл бұрын

Yes, she is basically, "birthing," him...

@pipfox7834 9 ай бұрын

A woman's feelings for a younger man may have that extra dimension, as you say. But people are not as single dimension as that, they're not so easily put into compartments with neat labels. That's what makes a personality interesting, the many sidedness of human beings. Popular culture wants to make everything simple, basic and easily labelled.

@E-Kat 3 жыл бұрын

Very engaging life story.

@henrysmith883 6 ай бұрын

Not a patch on Helen Mcrorys National version. Best ever.

@suzieb8366 2 жыл бұрын

Better than Hollywood...We sure did know how to write and perform a while back, or am I just being romantically reminiscent..

@MsBettyRubble 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "a while back"? Colin Firth is still VERY MUCH alive. And so are several other actors in this. Geez, 1995 is ancient history to you? You're not being romantic. You're being silly.

@suzieb8366 2 жыл бұрын

@@MsBettyRubble And youre being rude, childish and have a lack of education I would guess. ....1995 was a while back and of course I know that most of the actors are still alive and working, I was pertaining to the entirety of the production but I guess for some like yourself that has to be spelt out, Maybe if you draw your neck in long enough you might try to understand that concept. Mute is a wonderful thing :o) Have a nice evening.

@pipfox7834 9 ай бұрын

@MsBettyRubble a while back is almost thirty years, so not unreasonable. It's half my lifetime ago, and that's an eternity ago for me now...

@lorisutherland7728 9 ай бұрын

No, I am from America and the British shows are different. The ends are different. And the detective movies are better they don’t have to be over in an hour and they show off the personalities better.

@lorisutherland7728 9 ай бұрын

This goes to show everybody gets old.

@svadvleta 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Many thanks for it rare movie! I couldn't find him anywhere. Thanks!!

@ColinTheFirth 5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

@icwarhol1 4 жыл бұрын

Wow Many thanks for the rare movie. I couldn't find it anywhere.

@448katyamila7 9 ай бұрын

I recently watched Fitzgerald series, Somerville here is in a completely different character👀 She is a good actress.

@bertiewooster3326 8 ай бұрын

I watch it for the old cars

@roseoilwaxes5787 8 ай бұрын

🤣

@denisehall4818 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@inkyguy 4 жыл бұрын

This 1952 play was based in part on Rattigan’s secret relationship with actor Kenny Morgan, and the aftermath following the end of their relationship. Given the times the play had to be written by making all of the characters heterosexual. It was originally staged in London in 1952 and moved to Broadway the following year.

@jeanettesdaughter 4 жыл бұрын

inkyguy writers will do that. All fiction is autobiographical. We write what we see, feel, hear, overhear! Imagine what others see, have seen, hear, overhear! Created things creating😉

@Hollystein 2 жыл бұрын

Wow…speechless

@kennethbooker4955 2 жыл бұрын

Another British film good cast

@gloriaskov7052 9 ай бұрын

Dr. Miller, excellent! Everyone superb.

@margaretellison8526 9 ай бұрын

Superp acting!

@LadyDiVintage1953 3 жыл бұрын

Here I am in 2021...covid. During the last year the only time I left my home was for doctor appointments... Finally getting first vaccine shot tomorrow. I love all things British. Thank you for the upload. I really enjoyed it.

@jimclark6256 3 жыл бұрын

Grow up, be an adult. I'm 80 years old ,will not get a shot until it has been successfully tested for ten years like all other drugs are. Use common sense and you will be fine. I have not had a cold or flu but about 5 times in over 20 years. Take only the medicines that are very necessary, there are very few of those. Good luck.

@carolcole570 10 ай бұрын

Vaccine ? Are you still alive ? Any after effects ? WHY did you take it ?

@LilyGazou 9 ай бұрын

@@carolcole570too late to save anyone now.

@carolcole570 9 ай бұрын

@@LilyGazou Lily, you are probably correct. Those that are inclined to drink the Koolaid have already drunk it. Sooooo sad.

@OddityInsightswithPearl 5 ай бұрын

@@carolcole570 At the risk of sounding blasé, I suppose it beats gassing oneself. Perhaps some people took it because they were so sick of this world and knew the consequences (as Hester did at the beginning of he film.) I've often wondered how many took it as govt. certified euthanasia and that they were ready to go..

@lydiamarinovova-schultz5359 4 жыл бұрын

real love most don't exist, its most selfishness, somebody love you, you have to belong to him or her. real love is let the other be happy with the person they like, and wish them the best. this is love,:)))

@rosemaryallen2128 4 жыл бұрын

In psychological terms, it's the difference between conditional and unconditional love. I agree absolutely.

@hearditman 6 ай бұрын

I say old boy, Freddie's friend is Tenpole Tudor!

@richardholness3081 2 жыл бұрын

so she was married to Ian Holm in real life ,but when this was filmed they had been divorced for 3 yrs

@katherinewilson1853 Жыл бұрын

oof, no wonder they did distanced spouses so easily.

@molliemae6855 10 ай бұрын

They were married for 3 years when this was made. This was filmed in 1994. They were married in 1991 and divorced in 2001.

@Laura-tp8wz 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@nealepaterson3496 3 ай бұрын

I feel that Ian Holm isn't quite comfortable as the Judge - he was not in the original production, just brought in for the filmed version - but the way he delivers the line "When, exactly?" is ansolutely priceless...

@evastanford2249 9 ай бұрын

She is brilliant

@roseoilwaxes5787 8 ай бұрын

Well that was intense 😢 Needing a holiday now to get over it. Italy or the south of france perhaps ..or Lyme Regis.

@vaslav030547 10 ай бұрын

Nice weather.

@smvanwers6300 4 жыл бұрын

I for one, take Colin Firth WITHOUT a mustache....

@annegeeraerts1669 4 жыл бұрын

I'll take him any way! I adore him!❤

@catlucky9815 3 жыл бұрын

Love Colin----but he's better looking without a mustache. However a full beard and mustache is good.

@annieh.8175 2 жыл бұрын

Colin looks so much better without a mustache...nowadays he wears a beard a lot, however, I like him best clean shaven but WILL TAKE HIM ANY WAY!!!

@mariannedashwood8122 4 жыл бұрын

Audio seems to be fainter than usual :( Great find though.. thank you

@patriciaheawood6267 2 жыл бұрын

She has a great figure!

@pravinasings8254 2 жыл бұрын

How very "physical world" of you to notice, and remark.

@MR-zy6bw 2 жыл бұрын

What a film! Story of my life, n fact; the only difference is the sage doctor.

@seriousros7280 Ай бұрын

I agree with Jackie, I definitely would have checked there was a shilling in the meter

@hart1625 Жыл бұрын

The Deep Blue Sea (TV Episode 1994) / 6.7 A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.

@vickinoeske1154 2 жыл бұрын

Such nosy neighbors!

@katherinewilson1853 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god it's a young DCI Banks.

@christophernewman8556 4 жыл бұрын

Did they make a version of this with Judi Dench? I love Penelope Wilton and it's hard to imagine I'd have remembered Judi Dench if I saw Penelope W. There's another with Rachel Weisz. I like all three.

@ria1636 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend the film with Vivienne Leigh. :)

@2msvalkyrie529 2 жыл бұрын

They filmed The Browning Version in the 1980s with Judy Dench and Ian Holm . And Michael Kitchen. I cannot recommend it highly enough . The acting - especially Ian Holm - is sheer brilliance . It's on KZfaq !!