Colm Wilkinson,Patricia Routledge ,Helen Shapiro - What Do The Simple Folk Do

[@PaulMcElveen]

Dame Patricia Routledge is 60 years young! All three of these performers are wonderful! The costumes are beautiful! This is a classic, funny and entertaining number! I was born in 1978! At four, I never thought that 50, 60, 80, 90 or 100 was old! Many people are young forever. Some people are born old and stay old forever! Some people are cranky from day one! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic, delightful, fun and entertaining performance of three very talented performers!

[@koosriedijk3872]

Here at 60 years of age, isn't Patricia Routledge sounding great ánd looking fantastic? What a singer she was (see elsewhere on youtube many examples of her singing qualities) Thanks to the singing, the dancing and the humor of Patricia it's a valuable document Most of all it proves once again that she could do everything, from evergreens to musical , from religious to cabaret and naughty humorous to classical repertoire (for which she was educated). She is an icon in the way Bea(trice) Lillie (1894-1989) was in her days. Listen to Routledge's "It really doesn't matter"(Pirates of Penzance when she was 51), or her part in the Beggar's opera or try to obtain the LP with evergreens she made when very young or choose her singing "I want to sing in opera" (Wogan) , whatever you see and hear , it's always fun and admiration. And don't forget the Alan Bennett monologues she did .And the serious acting from the Brontë's to Hildegard von Bingen. There was a damm lot more than only Hyacinth, although brilliant of course. Here in 1989 she had already made a splendid career (see wikipedia) and being "only" 60 she still had to start with Keeping up Appearances!. What an impressive range of activities. She wanted it as varied as possible, well she indeed managed!! Love from the Netherlands & rest continent, where she is just as popular, although we don't know what happened in the first part of her career, but thanks to KZbin we get more informed every day, including this contribution from 1989, thanks Nadine Payet.

[@lalagonegaga]

You might want to look up a very recent recording of her singing 'I Went to a Marvelous Party'.

[@PaulMcElveen]

Classic and Wonderful performance by Dame Patricia Routledge! I love it! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic performance! Everyone is superb in it!

[@patricialavender2902]

Love Patricia Routledge, and so wonderful to see Helen Shapiro. Haven't seen her for about 40 years!!

[@markboxall9819]

I knew Patricia Rutledge was an extremely talented actress but until I watched this video I didn't realise she was such a talented singer

[@julistarling8382]

Same here. Isn't she splendid? 😍 Admiration. 🌟🤩⭐

[@julistarling8382]

She can whistle pretty well too. 😌

[@annirvin6555]

Brilliant. Helen and Patricia are fab. Colm, my heart skips a beat, ❤

[@ludovicusschmitz3574]

Helen was a idol since 1961 ! Great to hear her again !

[@bethmc717]

I love this,what a beautiful song ,All beautiful singers ,I wish there was more of Patricia,s Singing and acting on here,This is definitely the best version just brilliant

[@thomaslawrence2375]

Hyacinth Bucket and Jean Valjean on the same stage musical heaven

[@Hannah-cy9th]

With Helen Shapiro… 😂

[@mariewilliams602]

Patricia is such an amazing person . I really love

[@TVHouseHistorian]

What a trio of masters. I've watched this video probably more than 10 times by now, and I never get tired of it. Such an endearing little piece.

[@puhicampbell1542]

I'd always wondered what happened to Helen Shapiro. Wonderful to see her here, she can still ❤ sing

[@millenniumf1138]

Hyacinth Bucket and Jean Valjean singing alongside Helen Shapiro. What a sight!

[@fritzfrostick6910]

And Helen was Trevor Nunn's original choice for Fantine in Les Mis but she turned it down! Oh Helen how could you?

[@SquaddieSoul]

Patricia's voice rings out like a bell. She has the edge on Helen.

[@aflutteroffeminineconfusio1986]

Im in love with the ladies capes...just beautiful 😍 💕

[@julistarling8382]

Before I saw this video, I used to not know that Patricia Routledge was even a singer. I thought she was just Hyacinth Bucket ("Bouquet" but actually Bucket) from Keeping Up Appearances. And that is still a really cute show. 😍 But I'm glad she can do other things too. Including sing. ^___^ Multi-talented like most good performers. ^___^

[@mikehudson8884]

Thanks for sharing your post. Great to see this I love seeing Helen.

[@stellajennings2265]

Omg this is fantastic love Camelot.

[@billgray5672]

I recall this being filmed in our village , Warkworth, Northumberland. The cast found it cold and chilling in the castle and at the end of a day's filming would go for a drink in the Sun Inn. It was an odd sight seeing a pub full of nuns and a couple of monks propping up the bar!!

[@bethmc717]

I really wish this was on CD its just so catching, I adore this magnificent

[@Tenortalker]

What a lovely show this must have been. Can you post it all please? Good to hear Helen Shapiro using the higher part of her voice. This shows some of the training she had with legendary teacher Florence Norberg. Patricia and Colm join her for a great trio.

[@Nadou3006]

This show Let's Face The Music Lerner And Lowe is on KZbin in 2 parts : 1 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmW0pqeZqtt1ibM 2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lV7bh6eHhNqtrsU

[@julistarling8382]

I am not exactly sure who decided that this song needed to be sung by three people (instead of the original two) but I'm just so glad that Patricia Routledge was one of them. Best three versions ever (to me) of this song, the female part (originally written for one, not two) was sung by: Julie Andrews Vanessa Redgrave Meg Bussert Approximately in that order. But this one is one of my other favorite versions. ^___^

[@ludovicusschmitz3574]

Wonderful ! Thank you !

[@cemilekacmaz5627]

Patricia Routledge ♥️

[@dorotasledz7996]

Super ❤❤❤

[@KR-wk6vi]

What a great video.

[@musicrocksoffical]

❤❤❤Helen Shapiro❤❤❤

[@jillum89]

They host candlelight suppers... :)

[@flossyflue4305]

Colm Wilkinson seen in La mislararbles

[@virginiafry9854]

She still looks like the part of Hyacinth Bucket - “yes, it’s bouquet”

[@hepzebahsu]

Do you have more of this program? I wonder what the King's Singers sang.

[@Nadou3006]

Hi Linda , you can find the entire show on youtube divided into 2 parts. Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmW0pqeZqtt1ibM and here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lV7bh6eHhNqtrsU . Enjoy

[@Vincentbyers-fg4ob]

The English have a very nice sense of humour

[@sb6678]

Robert Wainthropp and Richard Bucket must be so proud of their wife

[@salvatorecollura2692]

Love it all. Except…those cloaks….

[@charliedrosario999]

Most of what they say is wholly nonsense