DIANA DORS - THIS IS YOUR LIFE-FULL SHOW-ITV-27 OCTOBER 1982

DIANA DORS - AND ALAN LAKE - DIANA'S THIRD HUSBAND - WERE THE SUBJECT OF THIS IS YOUR LIFE WITH EAMONN ANDREWS. IT WAS TX ON 27 OCTOBER 1982 AND RECORDED ON 29 SEPTEMBER 1982.
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[@appledoreman]

This is why I love KZbin. Christmas morning, on my own, just flicking idly through various clips & I stumble across this gem. Diana Dors, a true British icon, down-to-earth & real. A true star who deserved this wonderful tribute. Thank you for posting.

[@stephanieely8463]

Marilyn Monroe also was stuning

[@stephanieely8463]

Marilyn Monroe was also stunning!

[@donnaatienza8001]

Yes indeed I'm thankful for KZbin as well.

[@beebee8018]

I knew Diana in her later life a beautiful down to earth woman with a huge heart. I will never forget how kind Diana was to me when my mother died and how she saves me when my heart was broken. I love you Diana ❤

[@donnaatienza8001]

Aww that was so so kind of her. What a very nice person she was.

[@CherryBelle-sh2jx]

I was a dancer/extra in Adam & the Ants video "Prince Charming"......Diana was fabulous to everyone ❤

[@Ross.Cavendish]

That's fantastic! I remember watching the video on Top Of The Pops.

[@alwaysblake148]

From a Yank in the USA, Diana Dors was and is unforgettable.

[@appledoreman]

So right. She was a British icon.

[@dawnthatcher1412]

I met Diana with my mum as her Auntie Ann was a neighbour. She was so gracious and elegant. I have her autograph. We knew when Diana was visiting as her Rolls Royce was parked up outside.

[@ianedwards4400]

Diana Dors must be in her 40's or early 50's in this video, but just look how beautifully she preserved herself. She may have gained some weight [don't we all] with the passage of time. But look at that luminous face, its a treasure! She may have been called the oomph girl and other sex-symbol monikers, but she didn't bother to take this seriously because inside her was a very serious actress wanting desperately to get out. And she proved her thespianism time and again. I also loved her pillow-blonde hair which was so beautifully coiffed. For someone so adept at technicolor histrionics, she came across as remarkably serene and thoroughly at home in her life. Ageing didn't seem to bother her. Never mind that she plied her trade in England and the USA, where youth and comliness are rated at a premium. Yes, our lovely Diana was a "national treasure"!

[@appledoreman]

She was REAL.

[@glamdolly30]

What a rare gem this is, and such a thrill to find it on KZbin in its near-full version - THANK YOU! Diana Dors really was a national treasure, that term is bandied about but in DD's case it was well deserved. Diana was the prime example of 'the best is yet to come', because her earliest days of fame as a young and beautiful movie actress and personality were not her peak, but merely the opening act for her glorious prime as a middle aged star. Because her acting talent came with incredible natural charm, intelligence, insight and a wicked, lightning-quick wit. Diana was a great raconteur, and very funny! As an actress she was breathtaking, and the extra years (and pounds) only magnified her powerful screen presence. But Diana's best role was surely as herself - she was larger than life and oozed star quality, guaranteed to sparkle and steal the show on 'Parkinson' , 'Russell Harty', her friend Larry Grayson's 'Shut That Door' or any other chat show, and a wonderful addition to the many quiz and comedy shows she graced through the 1970s and 'eighties like 'Celebrity Squares' , 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Cannon and Ball'. I'm glad to say many of her movies and TV appearances can be found on KZbin. This woman had full strength star quality - when she moved into shot, all eyes went to her and whoever else was in the scene, however famous, became a mere support act! This infuriated Kenneth Williams when they were both guests on 'Parkinson', and Diana stole the limelight (Kenneth loved to 'hold court' with long anecdotes, and did not appreciate being upstaged!). He wrote about the experience rather waspishly in his private, posthumously published diaries - not many people could take the spotlight from Kenneth Williams in full flow, but with Diana it was effortless, she couldn't help it - she was just mesmeric! In 1984 Diana died tragically young of ovarian cancer, aged 52. If only she had lived long enough to do all the incredible acting roles she would undoubtedly have triumphed in, had she matured through her fifties and beyond. A great fan of 'Coronation Street', I think she would very likely have been offered - and accepted - a leading role in the BBC's new hit soap 'EastEnders' when it launched in 1985. Dare I say she would have made an incredible Pauline Fowler or Peggy Mitchell. No disrespect to Wendy Richard or Dame Barbara Windsor who played them so well, but Diana would have been glorious in those roles! I would have loved to have seen her as the landlady of the Queen Vic pub - as Peggy, Diana would have brought exactly the right mix of toughness, glamour and vulnerability, and I can just imagine her as both matriarch of the pub and as 'Ma' of the Mitchell brothers. Diana would have made Peggy's catchphrase "Get outta my pub!" her own. What a tantalising thought! In middle age, Diana didn't always get the quality movie roles she deserved, and there are quite a few low calibre films in her resume particularly in the 'seventies (she had to pay the bills - and she was always a grafter, though she didn't always give the taxman his share!) Good roles for older actresses back then were even rarer than they are today. But I think she would have come into her own during the 1980s and enjoyed a career resurgence, as a new generation discovered and fell in love with her (as young pop star Adam Ant did, securing her to star as Fairy Godmother in the music video for his Number One hit 'Prince Charming' in 1981). Diana's appeal crossed generations - had she only lived another 10 years, she was set to become a female icon, and a great role model for women. Alas, we are left to ponder what might have been - when we should of course be grateful for what was. Diana Dors continues to entertain and inspire millions of people, her magic immortalised on film for all eternity. She will forever be remembered with smiles and affection. This, her second appearance as the subject of a 'This is Your Life', is a great example from what turned out to be the end of her remarkable life. She never did get the glorious third act she would have delivered, that was so close to her grasp. We can only be glad of the wonderful first and second acts. Thank you so much for uploading this magical piece of Diana Dors nostalgia. Diana was quite simply a STAR - and 40 years after her death, when we are awash with 'celebrities' famous for no good reason, stars are rarer than ever. God bless you Diana, the real deal! 💋💋💋💋💋

[@mikehudson8884]

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[@MissWizard]

Diana really was a STAR and a legend.

[@fayjones8364]

I loved her what a star ..

[@ZadenZane]

She would have been great on EastEnders. Can you imagine her sparring with Peggy Mitchell and Pat Butcher, she would have been fantastic!

[@scottvincent1783]

A beautiful tribute and so well written. Thank you 🙏🏻. I concur with absolutely everything you say ❤

[@montythepoodlepup9634]

Diana dors amazing actress, thanks for sharing. Grew up UK 🇬🇧 born 1964 and can't stop watching black and white British films! This programme was part of my family life. ❤😂 Fabulous actress!

[@pripph1355]

And only two years later, both Diana and Alan were gone. Sad.

[@AquaFonic]

And their son Jason 2019 at 50 years old 🥺

[@donnaatienza8001]

This is so so sad indeed to me.

[@Lino]

Such a tragic ending for Diana, Alan and more recently Jason.

[@jasonandlynnechambers3420]

Especially Alan. To do what he did must have really F***ed up his son.

[@joysynmonds9082]

Yes indeed. I loved her to bits. Only just learned about Jason. So terrificly sad.

[@glamdolly30]

@@joysynmonds9082 Jason never recovered from being orphaned at just 14, first losing his rock the magical Diana, and then his father Alan who alas could not go on without her. Diana's dying words to Alan were to look after her boys (she also had two sons by Dickie Dawson, based in LA) but Alan failed her. You could see in footage of her funeral, he was broken at her loss. Terrible for him - but how sad he couldn't have treasured their son and made a new life cherishing their history. Jason needed him so desperately! His death of alcoholism, came at a similar young age to his parents - just 50. God bless them all, may they be at peace now.

[@annkathyangell2339]

What a tragic family. Such a nice lady

[@katharinehill7624]

❤❤❤

[@juniordawkins4193]

Ms. DIANA DORS YOU WE'RE A TRUE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN & AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND 🙏🏿❤️🌹

[@donnaatienza8001]

Yes indeed she was so lovely and talented too

[@juniordawkins4193]

@@donnaatienza8001 💯😍

[@kristianturner1091]

I remember when Diana passed away, I was only 8. I saw her in Steptoe and Son Rides again (only one scene) in 1987 (repeated from 1972). At 11 years of age, I was blown away! I've only seen Diana in retrospect, but you can just feel the talent in an unpretentious way. Amazing.

[@Tidybitz]

Most This is Your Life shows were half hour shows, but some stars got 1 hour shows. Diana certainly warranted an hour show at least. I always loved Diana Dors. Thanks for posting this video.

[@kathrynhoward9738]

Thank you for uploading every video on the beautiful Diana Dors , I was not even born when she sadly passed away but grew up especially in my teenage years looking up to her. A brave,beautiful, talented,intelligent Lady who I wish I was more like. God Bless u Diana ,Gone but NEVER forgotten xx

[@philstrachan]

Such a sad ending for the whole family. 😢

[@ryanohara476]

I wasn't born until 1991 but I've have always been a fan of her film and TV roles she could do anything any role any character whether it's comedy and drama. R.I.P Diana fly high you beautiful ange!l 😇 ❤️

[@michellefalleur960]

I completely agree, she was a Brilliant actress, and Very lovely with it, x

[@lesleyscott938]

Such a lovely down to earth lady ...sadly missed 😢

[@ScratchyBaws]

Two of mine and my daughter favourite films we watch together once or twice a year is Steptoe & Son Ride Again and The Amazing Mr. Blunden both starring this gorgeous young lady. Sadly missed, forever a British Icon/Legend.

[@MissWizard]

Diana Dors had an amazing presence, she lit up the room. She was a legend and a star. I am reading the book, Connecting Dors by Niema Ash and it’s a fascinating insight into her colourful life. So sad that her adored son Jason died so tragically. Rest in peace, Diana, Jason and Alan. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@williamsinclairmanson5969]

Thanks for this. She was a classy lady...

[@californiagirl1579]

Wow! She still looked beautiful rest in peace too her

[@miladydewinter7770]

What a wonderful ending. My next door neighbour was Dennis Hamilton's sister and she never had a nice word to say about Diana Dors -- I, on the other hand, absolutely loved her. (I think that's probably why we never got along).

[@trainrover]

astonishing how much a Sixties throwback this production seems to have been ---- Diana is flawlessly gracious, gloriously polished .. you wonder how having to kick into work mode, gear up to working all of a sudden with your neck on the line like that, being not something you could easily wriggle out of either

[@helen-vb6kw]

Great show. The look of love in Alan Lake’s eyes and a hint of green eyed when Richard O Sullivan came on. Richard is still with us along with Desmond Morris.

[@daniellatheczarina2u915]

You're so right about that look. Quite chillingly sinister.

[@halloeverybodypeeps]

Their son Jason is the most beautiful child I ever saw....

[@dav7444]

Love it. She so loved her sons and was so admired

[@lawtonloraine4144]

I met Diana and Alan a few months before she passed on, she was really so humble and nice to me and Alan was so proud of her and in love with her. He was a tough cookie and laughed his bollocks off when I saw his painted toe nails and had the nerve to take the p..ss. He couldn’t believe I had the nerve as a 25 year old. Diana for some reason just wanted to hug me. We had lunch and dinner together the same day at the Marbella club. Some may remember it as well, we laughed a lot.

[@ComtesseRochefort]

We were living in LA when met her once when I was a teenager in the late 70s. I remember she was in a flowy baby blue dress with her trademark platinum blonde hair. Not only was she beautiful on the outside, but on the inside as well. XX

[@CammieInOz]

Lovely episode and the surprise at the end for Diana was so beautiful.

[@elitet3359]

I can’t say Diana was one in a million because the truth is she was UNIQUE and to this day there is not one single person that can compare to this truly amazing lady.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Diana was a brilliant 👏 actress .

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Lovely lady ❤ RIP 🙏

[@donaldwarren463]

What a Wonderful Tribute to this Star and true talent of Films and TV ..

[@BeliaLastes]

This was so nice to watch, Thank you 😊❤

[@elizabethsamways7624]

Absolutely love her in the amazing Mr blunden. And also from my neck of the woods. All died far to young.

[@GRTVO]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

[@louiseb3491]

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get to HEAVEN and have your very own “this is your life” and meet all the people who’ve passed before you.

[@louiseb3491]

@@eightiesmusic1984 aren’t you a ray of Sunday sunshine ☀️

[@colinmclennan1465]

Worth it for Pat Coombs alone

[@KevinJones-ye3vw]

A great tribute to a great lady . Also The Amazing Mr Blunden is my favourite film of all time .God bless Diana , & her Husband Alan

[@stuartjenkins6673]

Loved This.Such a Beautiful Lady.No mention of Queenies Castle.

[@alanbbrady8196]

What a fantastic all round entertainer.

[@zamiadams4343]

Great episode, cheers man!

[@kristianturner1091]

Diana Alan and Jason were lovely people.

[@MrGman2804]

Lots of classic talents on that show. Remarkable.

[@randyrackley4340]

I Love you DIANA DORS! DIANA DORS I Love You!

[@jasonandlynnechambers3420]

Watching it on a mobile. No problem.

[@bernadettecrawford3656]

What a great charactor and actress she was, she loved alan and her 3 hansome sons

[@robinlanier6886]

I enjoyed that. 🥰

[@williamf4544]

Great show about a great lady - And so nice to see Pat Coombs - And wow Megs Jenkins one of my favourite actresses

[@citizen1163]

Beautiful tribute ...'like the first taste of champagne' ...to a very sad story.

[@gregshanley7742]

Clearly a lovely lady ,such tragedy in her family too.

[@beboploo]

her looks from mother she was lovely as well

[@llulu8516]

Lovely lady, R.I.P 💐.

[@shebo2801]

It’s so interesting to have someone narrate your life in front of you

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

She was so gorgeous!

[@johnnyblade4351]

Great Woman ....................... And a Ledge XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[@rasihanenemir5522]

She was great actress

[@maciejrosinski930]

Words fail me... at 46 I'm speechless. Di , you've helped me so much..

[@juliemitchell3013]

I absolutely adored her. Rest sexily lady xxxxxx

[@emmapeart6101]

Great actress, beautiful lady.

[@stafonvoncamron]

40 years ago (October 2022)

[@grahamtandy701]

I still miss her greatly

[@nightburgers3670]

She was fabulous! We lost her far too soon. I remember being so sad when I heard she had passed. As a little girl I thought she was just such a beautiful force of nature. They don’t make them like Diana any more ❤

[@tilatsiddiqui3969]

Wasn’t he an obvious Gender inverted male, allegedly?

[@conniekilleen4821]

Eamonn was the man back then nice clean and mean that was Eamonn RIP.

[@paulmoloney4160]

One word she was beautiful lady God luv her

[@johnslater1728]

Beautiful x what a special beam of light she was and still is xxx

[@kristianturner1091]

Well.. After seeing Di Alan and Jason... One life... Grab it.

[@LW-no9sm]

She was an original - which is why she struggled for acceptance. Yield To The Night deserved a British Academy Award - her acting was impeccable.

[@stuartjenkins6673]

A Fantastic Film

[@sheilamcgowan7186]

What a film that was

[@glamdolly30]

I defy anyone to watch Diana Dors' performance in 'Yield to the Night' without shedding a tear. She let her dark roots grow through and went make-up free, proving she was far more than just a pretty face or an airhead starlet - she was a superb actress, and a true star. If she had only lived into old age, she would have continued to confound her critics with more fantastic acting roles. Like fine wine, Diana Dors only improved with age. Her cruelly premature death at just 52 from ovarian cancer was a huge loss to the world - and the most devastating loss of all to her husband Alan and 14 year old son Jason. Neither men ever got over it. Alan, mad with grief, took his own life, and followed his beloved wife to the grave months after her death. Orphaned in the most dreadful circumstances (his father died my shotgun in Jason's bedroom), their son together lost everything overnight - both parents, his home, his pets and his emotional and financial stability. Jason suffered a lifelong struggle to find his own identity, falling into alcoholism like Alan Lake before him, and died four days after his 50th birthday. No love story can ever have a happy ending, but this one is especially heartbreaking.

[@loureviews]

The haunted look in little Jason's eyes at the end when his brothers arrive. Such a tragic story for his parents and for him.

[@karenbeckinsale4201]

Stunning just stunning

[@angelamary9493]

Beautiful Woman 😍

[@kaybee2930]

Beautiful to the end ❤

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Great to see Liberace 👀

[@annap6992]

Diana Dors was a gorgeous woman ❤❤❤ RIP 🙏

[@charliekane135]

Phenomenal in 'Yield to the Night'

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

When you google all this... it is so tragic. How sad.

[@michellefalleur960]

That was So good, really enjoyed, x

[@Mar-ty4dx]

My MUM LOVED HER

[@MrDavidjackson1]

She was in the 1948 Oliver Twist played by John Howard Davies she played the part of Charlotte. In 1980 She was in The two Ronnies The worm That turned she played the Captain

[@scottishthistle7950]

So tragic how her life ended and then alan

[@ninianmacmillan-keith7435]

How people are quickly forgotten , present celebrities take note . Don’t take yourself too seriously

[@tonythompson4951]

Beautiful talented clever sexy lady R.I.P. 🌹

[@andrewthornhill7042]

The interaction between Diana and her two elder boys at the end just got to me. For some reason I'd gotten the idea that Dawson had turned his sons against their mother and that only one was talking to her before her death. Seeing them all together like this was just great.

[@SuzannePitchford-fr6rf]

Such a beautiful lady ❤

[@jimmywormholes2053]

GoddeSS God BleSS Diana DorS And Alan LaKeS SoulS

[@jennydoucette2538]

i love her hair. shes still beautiful

[@stephanieely8463]

You can get it done in a salon - or these days, bottle blond colourants can be found in supermarkets. In my opinion, it looks cheap but hey, each to their own good luxk with that!

[@glamdolly30]

I love Diana's beautiful platinum hair too, like the lady itself it was unique and incredibly glamorous. She clearly took great care of it, with frequent salon appointments - it was always immaculate, with literally not a hair out of place. The second comment here made me laugh, and reminded me of a wonderful quote from another quick-witted blonde glamour icon, Dolly Parton: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!" The idea you could achieve hair like Diana Dors from a home dye kit is hilarious!

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Bob Hope certainly dropped more than a few clues into her off screen antics. Yes she had a natural swing to her game🤣

[@sarahholland2600]

Bob Monkhouse's biography details the sex parties & 2 way mirrors.

[@Voxac100b]

Beautiful woman

[@GEGBoxing]

She was just so nice with everyone. A class lady.

[@kristianturner1091]

I much loved woman..I saw her I 87...she died in 84...i

[@risingsun8039]

Thank you so much for sharing! Lovely channel, subscribed. Please, do you have This Is Your Life with Cathleen Nesbitt (S20 E23, 1980) too? I would gladly buy if possible. Many thanks again.

[@jimproby]

Hi and thank you for your comments. Sorry I don't have what you want. Kind regards.

[@charliekane135]

When stars were stars 🙂

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Interesting!

[@PETAL19]

Such an interesting episode, the glam I dont give a damn Diana and her incredibly handsome husband and sun...its a shame such sadness 😢 followed them about.

[@michelleeggleton7663]

She was so beautiful x

[@princesssparkle5542]

Just great times ❤

[@user-vw7pk8zq2t]

Какая красивая женщина!!!!

[@simonmorley8403]

Goddess!

[@Tenortalker]

I remember travelling on a bus from the Tertiary College in Swindon to Highworth in Wiltshire on the day Diana Dors death was announced. A lady was crying on the bus infront of me. Diana Dors was so loved by her public.

[@rosemariemorrison]

A beautiful Angel look how she shined .., very special

[@DJ-Brownie-UK]

@14:00 70's combovers are such a revealing quality about the men with these elaborate attempts

[@klawlor3659]

Haha fucking hell that is up there with the worst combover ever!😂😂

[@glamdolly30]

I reckon that hair was scooped up and over baldie's head from his armpit! 🤣🤣🤣Why men used to do that, Jackie Charlton and Robert Robinson among them, bugger only knows - it fooled no one!