Bernard Cribbins - My favourite Womble was ......

The wonderful Bernard Cribbins was an English character actor, comedy actor, voice-over artist, musical comedian, and a huge figure in the British Entertainment world.
In this clip, he tells us of his favourite characters in the mid-'70s children's television show which used stop-motion animation.
The Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways. Although Wombles supposedly live in every country in the world, Beresford's stories are concerned with the lives of the inhabitants of the burrow on Wimbledon Common in London, England.
Lucky to work with him, it's always nice when one of the voices/actors of my childhood turns out to be such a lovely chap.
Bernard passed away on the 28th of July 2022.

[@ScammedbyFolrentinaConchas]

loved growing up on Wombles and hearing your voice it always made me feel secure and feeling happy. I'm 56 and still watch them once and a while.❤🌹😢😉😘

[@mrrockitt1]

RIP Mr Cribbins. Thanks for many wonderful childhood memories.

[@matthwe3468]

Orinoco is everyone's favourite Womble. The fact that he was Bernard's favourite as well came as no surprise to me.

[@neilhenderson181]

Thank you Bernard Cribbins for everything

[@craig1538]

RIP Bernard Cribbins. A childhood legend and a man of huge talent.

[@colpatterson]

A lovely man. Part of childhood will always be entwined with the now late great Bernard Cribbins.

[@sealionstudios8597]

We lost our Great Uncle Bulgaria today. May he rest in Heaven 🤲✌️

[@theseus27]

Only now I've seen this video, so many thanks for uploading it. What a wonderful and creative imagination Elizabeth Beresford had in creating these funny and furry Wombles. Lol. I absolutely loved watching all the episodes when I was a young boy. It was Bernard Cribbins voice that made me become a Womble fan. He really was a true gentleman and a legend in my opinion. He will be sorely missed, but at least we have happy memories of him thanks to The Wombles, KZbin and other media. RIP Bernard 🙏 Orinoco was my fave too :-)

[@MandaWard71]

RIP Bernard thank you 😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️ You are Wombling Free now

[@patrickward163]

An absolute legend he was back in his day. The voice on one of my childhood shows. He maybe gone but not forgotten

[@ohmydinosare]

I love the fact that even in his 90s he can put on an "old" voice like making yourself sound much older while already older than most people, is an impressive skill. Of course Bernard Cribbins has many many impressive skills, he's incredibly talented.

[@Britclip]

A national treasure is ever there was one. Thanks for your positive comment.

[@michellegellvear3691]

RIP Bernard you will be very sadly miss loved the wombles 🌹

[@Steve-qk5bv]

Bernard will NEVER die

[@TheRealHuggablePanda]

Today he has unfortunately! Rip to him

[@witchingours4432]

RIP. What a national and global treasure. To feature in the Wombles and Faulty Towers quite the achievement.

[@SteveSandersonArt]

RIP Bernard..

[@brendanlooney540]

RIP Bernard Cribbins

[@Gill-Leeds]

Thanks for the Wombles, I thought they were all great, & a big part of my childhood, you'll be missed Bernard Cribbins, keep on Wombling.

[@chrisnewman2782]

‘Arabels Raven’ is another master piece performance of the legend BC…well worth a look/ listen…a good egg added it to you tube a couple years ago….which is good as I’m not sure my 1980s BBC tape cassette in my mums loft will play any more

[@davidcollins9512]

How did he know my favourite Womble was Orinoco? Such a talented man, from Mr Perks in The Railway Children, to Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who. And a singer with two top ten hits "Right said Fred" and "Hole in the Ground". Hopefully he gets buried wearing a Bowler Hat...so all his mourners can sing... "Well, there we were, Discussing this hole. A hole in the ground, So big and sort of round it was It's not there now. The ground's all flat. And beneath it is the bloke In the bowler hat. And that's that"

[@SuperTed19021]

*All the old TV legends who actually had talent are going, especially recently!*

[@AndrewG1989]

A brilliant man. Such a legend. ❤️

[@TheRetroBristolian]

I knew he did the voices of a few of the Wombles, but I never realised he did the voice of Madame Cholet as well! impressive to see him switch so easily between them. His passing very sad as he will always be a big part of my childhood and fond memories.

[@Britclip]

He was quite a talent - he will be missed - check out this song by him - just great - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWaldYGvlMyHl7c

[@tgmaps]

Bernard Cribbin actually has to live forever.

[@SmokeyBarrellVideos]

Not anymore :(

[@childhoodncstalgia]

🥺💔

[@sealionstudios8597]

I'm so sorry 😞

[@SuperTed19021]

*If only we could also say that about Queen Elizabeth II this year* 😢

[@Dreyno]

You jinxed it, you bastard 😬

[@DamiensTrainsandTravels]

Orinoco was my favourite in the late 1990s got a soft McDonalds toy of him and always used to take to school, the red scarf came off but mum sewed on again. I still have it.

[@ldftrgn]

Carry on - in Peace. 🙏🏾

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Bernard's an absolute legend for sure. He was one of the greats☺️

[@eelsemaj99]

he's still alive you know

[@robtheanimator1356]

Hmmm, Mr Cribbins (it's an honour to meet you, btw 🙂) I actually always thought there was something going on between Madam Cholet and Tobermorey - there was an interesting scene once when Tobermory presents Madam Cholet with a bunch of flowers or something ... but we then cut to another scene, and don't get to see what happened after 🙂- quite tantalising! It was the episode where Orinoco was "fishing" for pancakes down the kitchen chimney.

[@Niar_Production_Official]

Legendary Wilfred Mott, one of the best guy in Dr. Who serials! ♥ ♥ :D

[@Tick421]

i had no idea mr cribbins was still around they should bring him back!

[@peugeot3092]

@@Tick421 il revient pour l'épisode des 60 ans et c'est un pur bonheur. Je suis très content

[@hopebgood]

Of course Orinoco was my fave! You were pretty cool too mate.

[@alanprior7650]

The Carry On films,novelty songs,Dr.Who and the Daleks,the Railway Children and the Wombles etc...Britain has lost a National Treasure. You can put your tidy bag away now Orinoco.

[@johnbray3143]

Farewell Bernard

[@Abomshary]

بيرنارد..صوت مميز يأخذني الى ايام الصبا حيث كان سايمن يقوم برسم عالمه الصغير بالطباشير..! Bernard.. a very unique voice,, carrying me to my childhood good days where Simon enjoys drawing in his little chalkboard world !

[@dutchmansmine9053]

Orinoco is my spirit animal

[@ianbarker3710]

RIP Here from The Guardian comments.

[@FlexoShootFlexo]

"Time is not pressing on me, fortunately!"

[@orangebetsy]

sundry purposes haha

[@flyiscoolboi4675]

Thank goodness he's still alive. The Wombles and Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings aren't sad yet. And what I mean is that when a well known show or show in general loses someone who worked on it, people feel a little sad. I was not a 70s child at all. I'm not even British. But I love british cartoons and I love his work as well.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Bernard Cribbins also narrated that short-lived Sylvanian Families TV show

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

How did he know that Orinoco was my favourite? 😲

[@coolmacatrain9434]

I've always felt that Tom Bakers Doctor Who costume was based on Orinoco's look?

[@hopebgood]

😉

[@anthonycaffery7263]

Sorry to say he passed away

[@Dreyno]

One of my lifelong ambitions was to record myself going about a normal day and pay Bernard Cribbins to narrate it. T’wasn’t to be ☹️

[@Asaski09]

'MON THE NARD

[@hardkermit69]

I saw this and i said wilf can do anyrhing Wilfred me boi

[@amyclarke41]

ook