24/01/1981 - BBC1 - Rowan Atkinson on Parkinson

[@huehuehue5546]

Hes actually so handsome..

[@fozziebear567]

He is really good looking.

[@ieda18]

People saying he was hansome, come on guys he still is, even now in 2021.

[@andree824]

I actually think he's even better looking now : )

[@fozziebear567]

He has aged beautifully. He has always been gorgeous.

[@creamcakecoffee]

YES!

[@deanpeng7854]

His voice was just so young!

[@davidcohen7811]

Dean Peng 26 Years

[@matiaspereira9382]

@@davidcohen7811 which means he was born in 1955

[@BiRDiEHere]

@@matiaspereira9382 6 January 1955.

[@matiaspereira9382]

@@BiRDiEHere exactly

[@ricchardo]

@@BiRDiEHere I was born in January but not in 1955.

[@mistofoles]

I'm glad this was a serious interview with Rowan out of character, I thought he was going to perform "Mr Manic" throughout.

[@matiaspereira9382]

This interview is now older than Rowan Atkinson was at the time. Rowan Atkinson was 26 years old when this interview was made and the interview is now 39 years old

[@ElvarMasson]

And ?

[@matiaspereira9382]

@@ElvarMasson i said it because i wanted to

[@Serreski]

You should realize that Rowan Atkinson is also older than he was back then, by about 39 years in fact

[@matiaspereira9382]

@@Serreski he's 65 now. What I'm saying is that 1955 is closer to 1981 than 1981 is to 2020

[@Serreski]

@@matiaspereira9382 strange that, isn't it? How are you going to fix it?

[@blackcorp0001]

What a gem of an interview ty

[@Palerider610]

Even though Mr Bean came around 10 years later, you can see the start of the Bean character in the man on train impersonation. A comedian , brilliant beyond description.

[@OwenKipling]

I love that I'm from the same place as this legend

[@Mishkasam-q2v]

I literally saw a KZbin short of this and I was shook that this was him 😮 I love him so much ❤❤

[@h.i.5280]

Thank you so much for this!

[@roxannemua9350]

In real life he is literally brilliant genius level IQ Its actually quite hard to get that silly ditzy slow Mr Bean out of our heads hahah.

[@kevinprior3549]

I think people forget how young Rowan was when he became really famous in his early career

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Wow this interview is gold dust, shame your tape cut it off as I didnt even known hed been interviewed by Parkinson, Rowan rarely did interviews and this particular one is before Mr Bean and even Blackadder, he was only known for NTNOCN and his stage shows at this point and not everyone knew he did stage shows.

[@boxingsux388]

Impersonation of ordinary man on a train never gets old. Sooooo funny.

[@shruthir2444]

Rowan is adorable

[@calcecini]

Great, thanks for this. Any other Parkinson finds would be much appreciated. How I wish all surviving episodes were available somewhere!

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Wow. Thanks for this.

[@philsosshep4834]

Very shy at this point and still doesn't like the limelight

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

He still is shy, he rarely does interviews he's always been a reserved guy

[@jennyoshea1958]

I've always liked Ronan Atkinson but I don't get Mr Bean. Ronan is an intelligent, articulate and handsome man who I appreciated as Blackadder ❤️❤️❤️

[@jennyoshea1958]

@@deepcode1 Blackadder 🙂

[@jennyoshea1958]

abhishek sharma It was taken 5 years ago by my sister. She has a Canon Powershot camera. It's a very clear and sharp image; I must agree 😊

[@jennyoshea1958]

abhishek sharma Yes 🙂

[@Serreski]

His name is Rowan

[@jennyoshea1958]

@@Serreski oh yes. I don't know why I typed Ronan. I know it's Rowan. Thanks for pointing it out. 🙂

[@ptrinchessh]

Who's still watching in 2024?🙋🏻‍♀️

[@KyleDB150]

I'm sure the posh lady is very nice but damn Parkison and Rowan worked hard to dig her out of that one

[@mrmethane10]

Thankyou for posting this. I made an audio recording of it at the time it was broadcast but this is the first time I have been able to watch it in nearly forty years. Do you have the rest of it? He was about to impersonate Prince Charles when it cut off.

[@harigunawan8889]

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[@alinecoutellec7916]

voilà magicien qui autantique acteur autantisite et de vérité constant audacieux il le souci du détail sur lui-même et de son public monsieur rowman magistralement autantique de son public et de se personne 💋💋💋🤡🤡😉😉😅

[@niroshrathod9045]

....and the rest is history

[@filipostojic1239]

5:50-6:21 very funny

[@deepcode1]

Do you think he is better then Charlie Chaplin Filip?

[@zetacrucis681]

love the way that chick with the dog sits on that chair...

[@firefoxmozilla3622]

2019

[@Nige031077]

I can't help but wonder if by being a guest on Parky's show, Des thought 'Yes, I could do this' went to ITV for ten years or so and the rest is history. Could you imagine Parky trying to interview Mr Bean, how bizarre would that be?

[@johnking5174]

I sincerely doubt it, as Des had already been hosting his own comedy talk show since 1963, it launched on ITV made by ATV and aired from 1963 to 1971. Des then launched his Des O'Connor Tonight show in 1977 on the BBC before being lured over to ITV in 1983.

[@Nige031077]

@@johnking5174 I can honestly say that I was not aware of that. Thanks for putting me right.

[@johnking5174]

@@Nige031077 No problem, many people don't realise just how long Des has been going. It even amazes me

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

His voice is so hi fi🙂🤪

[@nishcm7756]

See the year it release

[@ricchardo]

Who is the woman in the middle. Parkie refered to her as "Sarah" Sarah who?

[@ricchardo]

In

[@arthurvasey]

Sarah Miles, I believe - or, as she is called today, Sarah Kilometres - star of Ryan’s Daughter!

[@duranduran7308]

Omg it was before my birth.

[@60kgofpower68]

i get some hitchens vibes from rowy ...

[@firefoxmozilla3622]

(2018)

[@mistofoles]

Who's the woman ?

[@hughtierneytierney3585]

Sarah Miles

[@DerEchteBold]

@@hughtierneytierney3585 Oh, that's the one who drinks piss, right?!

[@RandomTask]

@@DerEchteBold she sounded pissed

[@DerEchteBold]

@@RandomTask Haha, yes that too!

[@kevinprior3549]

U can hear the stammer more in this

[@mogerscor]

In this video i realised Rowan Atkinson looks a lot like Shahrukh khan, esp when he speaks

[@adwinkomz6178]

Kina resemble V at some point ...

[@sri6567]

Omg yess

[@adwinkomz6178]

@@sri6567 ikr

[@promotedfacepulling2913]

Des saved it, then Ron saved it with the hamburger joke. The poor women of those pre-electric days, expected to put their feet all over the furniture instead of being able to relax and keep their feet on the ground like the so-called 'males' or 'men' (as gviduyrvots or BMCO82s were so-called and so-called in the pre-future).

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Sorry what are you dribbling on about? What the hell is pre electric days? She has her feet on the ground during the interview, she clearly just felt comfy with them up temporarily.

[@UmmOopsy]

I would say, Jim Carrey before there was a Jim Carrey

[@DerEchteBold]

Oh my, that's like comparing a VW beetle to a Rolls Royce or a rowing boat to an aircraft carrier or a fart to a typhoon ...and I dearly hope you don't have to guess which is which.

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Yeh please dont make that comparison Rowans talent is eons ahead of Jim Carey's unfunny mugging.

[@Meatball4643]

Roman was 18 at the interview

[@mortifydumb]

26 *

[@Meatball4643]

No Rowan Atkinson was born in 1962 so he 18

[@mortifydumb]

@@Meatball4643 he was actually born in 1955, so in that interview he was 26 months shy of his 27th birthday.

[@davebain2656]

@@Meatball4643 18??? 😂😂😂 He had a hard 18 yrs then goin by his looks ......he was 26, almost 27

[@GRAY-vg8fl]

If he goes on like this, he may play Hitler in Peaky Blinders 40 years from now.

[@boxingsux388]

American female guest didn't get the inoffensive man on a train and never would. US humour way behind the times.

[@stefaniapintoc6785]

Tff.😭😭🤭🤭

[@jinxterx]

Who is that awful woman?

[@RubberChickenFilms]

Des O'Conner....Wait, oh... :)

[@69nisi]

That is Sarah Miles she is an English theatre and film actress ;-)

[@jinxterx]

Thanks. Apparently she drinks her own urine, lol, that explains everything ;)

[@Blontified]

Miles was married twice to the British playwright Robert Bolt, 1967-1975 and 1988-1995

[@davidsanderson5918]

I recommend watching Ryan's Daughter and The Servant (which she mentions here) to see how good an actress she is. Excellent.

[@markhodgson2348]

Just like Charlie Chaplin used to do

I bet Rowan himself hates this bit so much. It is terrible.

[@shipaskof8371]

Whsts wrong with that actress that cant sit normally. Guess she wants more attention

[@tomchurchill6958]

666th like....

[@kevinprior3549]

That woman is bloody awful