A JAN-uary Treat- Give Us a Kiss, Christabel (1977)

[@jozefserf2024]

No one born in the future can ever understand how life was back then.

[@tickledtodeath0]

Hell, I don't even know what life was like back then. And I was a grownup. Who knows where or when.

[@beanbison]

She's gorgeous!

[@MrPhantom1961]

Jan Francis has always been a favourite of mine since I first saw her in 'The Long Chase' in 1972. She still as gorgeous now as she was back then.

[@adrianparker-e9f]

I like her with long hair, best.

[@zacetto]

@@MrPhantom1961 Never heard of this drama, but thanks to you, I now have.

[@TheWorldofGood79]

I first saw Jan Francis in Secret Army which was a brilliant drama, sadly she was miscast & only really chosen for her part due to the fact she looked a fair bit like the real lady her part was loosely based on Andrée de Jongh the incredibly brave leader of the most successful WW2 evasion line, the Comet Line. Jan left after the first series.

[@adrianparker-e9f]

@@TheWorldofGood79 Although i like a '1970's Jan Francis' i think it may have been a case of once she's been chosen to be an actress, they then have to find something for her to be in. And depending on what types of TV and film are around at the time, there might not always be something that fits. I don't think i've come across anything that i really like her in, but i've not seen all her productions yet. What do you recommend ?

[@Caroline-jr6uo]

I was watching this being filmed with my dad outside ravel ❤great memories

[@steakandegg]

Oh how I miss the old world...

[@veganandy152]

The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. That makes you over five hundred years old! 🌍😉

[@catsmad48]

​@@veganandy152omg...try getting out more

[@Murfie-qe3pp]

@@veganandy152to quote Douglas Adams, “Nobody likes a smartarse.”

[@minixtvbox]

9:41 the BBC said London was all blacks, but this is only one pre 14 Tory years and londistan

[@veganandy152]

@@Murfie-qe3pp When dealing with abstract terms, one needs to set parameters.

[@Bradford1able]

Great reminder of years gone by. When I was young in the seventies I really loved Jan Francis but didn't realise she looked so young, but we all did I suppose.

[@charliesmithurst5785]

Jan francis, pretty as a picture

[@regplasma7906]

Stunning.Jan Francis also looked great .

[@HHM706]

Joan Bakewell…thinking man’s crumpet😂

[@Neil-n8i]

Never seen this before, it would have been shortly before Dennis starred in Minder. Oh yes, Jan looks absolutely gorgeous.

[@BobClements-t7j]

OMG! Major D , you've done it! I have always wanted to see this. Can't wait. You're brilliant. We poorJan disciples are forever grateful to you.

[@inthestates2461]

Jan Francis ….. an absolute stunner. I was 17 in 1977, had very little money but the world by the balls !!!.

[@robpearce7660]

Thanks love Jan francis, and all these rare gems on your channel

[@imafilmbuff]

The first of four TV shows in which Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman appeared together in, the others were 'Minder' - Life in the Fast Food Lane (1985), 'Stay Lucky' (1989 - 91) and 'New Tricks' - Powerhouse (2007).

[@JaneFrieman]

This is artistic in concept and execution.

[@tickledtodeath0]

I think the execution superseded the concept. I mean, the get go is sorta intimacy harassment and at least offensively forward. I get that it was a different time as is commonly stated, but I was a young adult in 1977, I mean, it's post second wave feminism. But yeah, really well done with the little brass band, in the interesting flea market setting.

[@johngibson3837]

Good work Dolby not by you but Dennis, his persistence payed off lucky lad, thank you for sharing major and a pat the cat

[@zacetto]

How do you know what we like so much, Major. Jan Francis has some timeless classy vibe to her, yet I have been unaware of this drama which I will later watch.

[@dadodydo]

It might be that only an Englishman would say thank you when being told to get lost. Excellent episode about loneliness. P.S. Beautiful intelligent dog.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

That was splendid. With all those characters, it 'felt' like there was a potential sitcom series here. A kiss from both Jan Francis and Joan Bakewell - lucky Wilfrid!

[@Croàkey-g1q]

A real gem. How lucky I am to have been 22 in '77.

[@paulmaryon9088]

Well major, your cat has done it again! What a lovely film, many thanks and a happy new year, stay lucky!

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Wow, Jan Francis is the type of woman I dreamed I would marry, Dreamed being the operative word.

[@davidowen6977]

Priceless Gem 💎

[@po12chris]

I remember my mum and dad watching this back in the day

[@GGiblet]

great fun! glad to see Ben the dog credited

[@davidgraham6434]

Jan, what a sort

[@dee_seejay]

Quite an enjoyable little parable, this. Not too deep but certainly not as shallow as some here would have you believe. A treatise on loneliness, yearning, economic anxiety and community. Why do I always ruin my experience though, by reading the comments section full of internet lost souls trying to convince themselves that this was a better place to be - 1977 - a year so grim that Punk broke into the mainstream. Thanks for sharing though, cheers HNY 🎉😉

[@keithbessant]

So true, every time has its problems. I look with nostalgia at my childhood in the 1960s. I'm in my 60s now, but people living in those days aged much quicker then.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

1977, the year I started working for a living. Biggest difference is that back then almost everybody there smoked. Fast forward 48 years to my current workplace and just one person there does.

[@PulsarXYZ]

People (teenagers) used to say 'get lost' in those days

[@wilobowski-cw2kd]

Just WOW!

[@volaireoh883]

The tripe that we watched.

[@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361]

Nice piece of British goodness...thanks to Major Dolby ....

[@majordolbyscat]

Cheers Alan

[@Pureblood10000]

Jan😍

[@fionntainmacb]

excellent :-)

[@jezza1964]

Excellent!

[@garyneville1141]

Jan Frances always gorgeous. Funny how Dennis was losing his hair in 1977, yet full head of hair in minder a few years later 😊

[@majordolbyscat]

Bought some Lebanese hair extensions of Arfur didn’t he

[@CrystalShip8899]

I dont have a will Major but if I ever did I would leave you a tidy sum just for uploading this Jan gem from 1977❤ Rely enjoyed this, reminded me somewhat of Anthony Newley in The Strange World Of Gurney Slade.❤ Cheers again Major.

[@darganx]

Gurney Slade was an underrated TV show and ahead of it's time. Would love to see some episodes on here if possible.

[@CrystalShip8899]

@darganx Absolutely love it and am lucky enough to own the Network dvd of it.

[@robpearce7660]

@@darganx The whole GURNEY SLADE series has been out on DVD for many years and it is cheap to purchase

[@Bradford1able]

Can't wait for this to air. You have some great old favourites. Thank you.

[@ray-w9r7b]

The Bookseller was a copper in The likely lads and a gas man in Rising damp

[@steveboyd8994]

Robert Gillespie - a skilled and always entertaining comedy actor

[@stevenmcghee6649]

and a detective in George & Mildred

[@steveboyd8994]

@@stevenmcghee6649 and a Vet in another episode too

[@stevenmcghee6649]

@@steveboyd8994 And I've just seen him in Up Pompeii this evening!

[@andygtv]

Ben was outstanding

[@bernicecollins9641]

Brilliant Treat Ty Major DMC

[@billyedwards6941]

What a time to be, we didn’t know what was gonna be forced on us

[@dee_seejay]

Poor Billy, can't enjoy anything without the bile rising in his stomach about his beloved "lost Britain". Sigh. Why do I always ruin everything for meself by looking at the comments section.

[@annabellesapphire]

We have freedom of speech in case you hadn't noticed, that's his opinion and you will probably find most folk not happy with how Britain is being dragged to her knees. Do we just ignore all the dreadful issues, what's your take on it?

[@jemmajames6719]

@@dee_seejayyou obviously have no love or respect for the country or it’s people, that’s the problem in a nutshell.

[@majordolbyscat]

@@dee_seejay the contrast has never been more glaring than it is today though, it’s dazzling to witness, like driving at night with a car behind you in constant full beam.

[@odd0odium]

you're the best

[@richardharris5462]

Ah the "freedom" of the 1970s! It all hangs on Dennis's cheeky charm and vast acting range in lieu of a script. Yes well, at least Mike Westbrook & co got a couple of bob! And Dennis's hair is a thing of wonder, natural ear muffs as the rest retreats defeated. Many thanks! 👍

[@user-ze3nl2kc2f]

10.35 Bomber from Auf Wiedersen Pet!!!!

[@martin-mi3cg]

Joan Bakewell so beautiful there

[@andygtv]

Did I dream this?

[@johngibson3837]

More Jan what's not to like

[@majordolbyscat]

No more Jan?

[@johngibson3837]

@@majordolbyscat wrote, more Jan, 2 weeks ago so brilliant and what's not to like, or really looking forward to it

[@Truth1561]

Joan Bakewell!

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Christabel is played by Ann Francis who is now 77 years old.

[@Raven4508]

Jan Francis...

[@Pureblood10000]

Pat Roach👍

[@michealhand1001]

Bomber in Aftershave pet😂

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

@@michealhand1001 Bomber wore Old Spice...the mark of a man.

[@patrickr6505]

"😅I can get be so good for you uuu.. I'm gonna help ya"

[@bradz007]

January francis 😂

[@darganx]

Was Dennis undercover for Flying Squad in this one?

[@pinkrose7172]

Thank you so much.🥰🥰🥰 You are fantastic.🤩🤩🤩wow.😍😍😍

[@graham3282]

I'm telling Vincent that naughty Dennis W...I'm glad he did not pick a fight with Pat Roach :-)

[@sturdeehouse]

Chrisp Street Market?

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Dennis Waterman's Wilfred's persistence would now be labelled and deemed as creepy harassment and he would have been carted off to the Police station long before he got a kiss. Also, asking a BBC TV presenter for a kiss would have got him cancelled and banged up in seconds.

[@dee_seejay]

You just can't switch it off can you, poor fella. Not even for 25 mins.

[@majordolbyscat]

@@dee_seejayPersonally, I revert to my safe space, and this channel is that. The minute I find myself feeling the modern day societal pressure to conform to the bias of judging television of yesterday by today's standards, I get an electric shock in my leg that tells my brain to “stfu”.

[@lcarole3131]

I'm new to this! Who is the band in the photo hanging up @ 4:30_i'm watching on my phone & can't make it out! Also, I'm American & may very well not be familiar with them.Cheers

[@Wygruce]

I've studied it and after thinking it was the Yardbirds for a while I've come to the conclusion that it's not a band. I think it's children.

[@Truth1561]

​​@@WygruceLooks to me like an ad for science teachers. I can definitely see the word science on the right. I'm a child of the 60s/70s. I went to a grammar school but they were always trying to recruit into teachers training in Birmingham where I grew up. I wanted to be a nurse, they tried to get me into teachers training but I stood my ground and became a nurse. ETA it looks like a science textbook now that I've looked again.

[@Jozman2005]

Stay Lucky, eh?

[@Bob-r9x7l]

I miss the English

[@danpreston564]

Wrestler Pat Roach at 4:45, later on Auf Wiedersehen Pet.

[@robpearce7660]

I have signed up to DISCORD but how do i search for your content please

[@majordolbyscat]

There is a section called “removed from KZbin” that will be expanded in the near future, as I’m unable to do this because I’ve been very busy of late. In the meantime there is also a link to my odysee back up channel in there. Thanks for joining

[@Raven4508]

England as it was..... xx

[@LANCSKID]

Utter tripe and far from Alan Plater’s best. Predictable and typecast Waterman and while Jan is gorgeous as always, even she can’t rescue this disappointing nonsense.👎

[@keithburgess1567]

Did he join kiss as their drummer big smiles asking for a friend

[@adrianparker-e9f]

Where was this filmed, and what does it look like now ?

[@majordolbyscat]

@adrianparker-e9f just a word to the wise, I wouldn't physically revisit today, even if you were to discover the location, unless you were that type of person whom craves disappointment.

[@SaintEtienneLee]

I’m pretty sure it’s Crisp Street Market in Tower Hamlets, East London. You can see Balfour Tower in Poplar in the background. It’s not much of a market these days, nothing like on this wonderful video, it does however have the best Pie & Mash shop in London! Maureen’s. IMHO 😂

[@majordolbyscat]

@@SaintEtienneLee Cheers for the info

[@minixtvbox]

​@@majordolbyscatlondistan

[@61chickens]

Looks like the park scenes were filmed in Victoria Park - 'Julius Caesar' resides on the Burdett-Coutts Drinking Fountain.

[@loksync]

Not an islamist in sight. Heaven.

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

I saw quite a few.

[@dee_seejay]

@loosync Oh that's a pity, you just broke the spell, forfeiting your right to be here. 🤫 Nevermind. We're staying for a while, to share some chips wrapped in newspaper washed down with a stewed cuppa while you return to your 2025 hate-bubble. Happy New Year, Salam alaikum, peace be upon you.

[@annabellesapphire]

​@@dee_seejayGROOMING GANGS!!!! PEACE BE WITH YOU AND YOUR IGNORANCE TOO

[@user-ou7ni6su6h]

Or Jooo

[@plw6825]

Bad comb job on young Dennis and his thinning hairline, I guess guys weren't as vain back then.

[@Peter-cz8hx]

dennis waterman, baldylocks and the 3 hairs, not quite, but not far off.😂

[@dee_seejay]

Never mind Peter, I'm sure you have a nice hat collection.

[@barrycwell9510]

Bloody hell this was awful. Was Dennis an actual simpleton in this?

[@dee_seejay]

It's just a wistful snapshot at loneliness and redemption. Way above _your_ head though, clearly. Simpleton indeed.

[@barrycwell9510]

@ ha, ha, keep your hair on.

[@majordolbyscat]

@@barrycwell9510 Dennis clearly was having problems doing that in this production.

[@plw6825]

Bad comb job on young Dennis and his thinning hair, I guess guys weren't as vain back then.

[@neilandrew4540]

Pat roach

[@russellhunter8378]

"Look at the size of 'em, look at the SIZE of 'em!"

[@stephenlegg262]

A load of nonsense.😒

[@organicpaul]

Well done MDC !