Dickie Henderson - Leg Mania: Eccentric Dance routine with Billy Dainty and Max Wall 1971

[@petergibbs]

You know you are getting old when you watch videos such as this one with folk long gone now, and remember them with pleasure, a glow of warmth in your heart for days gone by.

[@davidgibbs7232]

So true Better days.👍

[@ronaldturner113]

So very very true lovey clip

[@354sd]

Same and subscribed

[@royrj5517]

Absolutely

[@JackieJP]

Agreed! 🙂

[@Corinthian44]

Wow , Billy dainty , Max Wall and Dickie Henderson , all great performers of a now almost forgotten age ; fortunately , I am old enough to remember them all . Great days , never to return !

[@richardwalker1880]

Yes Billy dainty was a good man and a great comic genius god bless Billy he was a joy to watch and Diicky Henderson Billy was taken to soon those days will never be forgotten

[@garybrockwell2031]

Me too old chap, saw Max's one man show late 70s, but they all loved making LAUGHTER BLESS ERM ALL.💯🇬🇧👍🗣️🙏😇🤩💪

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

I’m also lucky enough to have lived and laughed during that era. An era when comedy was funny.

[@sorryofficer1]

Makes me feel old😅

[@theofarmmanager267]

I know I sound like an old codger but those seemed to have been the days when talent was required to feature on a show. Now, so much is about “celebrities” who can do nothing but try and be “famous”

[@alitlweird]

It’s weird how this is wonderfully entertaining. Watching this from a very cynical perspective at the end of January 2023, there’s a sense of naïveté about how innocent and simplistic this form of entertainment is. Does anyone get what I’m trying to express here?

[@k9nick]

Your over analyzing it. Just enjoy.

[@rickhinojosa5455]

Yeah, I get it. That feeling that all is not as bad as it seems. But the evil forces that dominate today were making their way in great darkness, almost all the American people completely deceived. It's that way now but to a slightly lesser degree. It was a time where there still was a lot of hardworking, tough, surviving people from WW1 and 2 around to be a good influence in society. There was a lot of bad too but not like it is today. That's for sure. A lot more people with a lot more selfishness and hate. Those dancers helped cheer a lot of people I'll bet.🙏

[@MARYWILLIAMS-n6d]

Yep.

[@Corinthian44]

No variety bill was ever complete without Billy Dainty ! RIP Billy .

[@andyelliott8027]

" VARIETY", what happened to that?

[@des_smith7658]

If you don't happen to like it pass me by!

[@darren3588]

People tend to forget Billy was a good dancer

[@GLK-London]

Wonderful. From a time when television was worth watching and filled with real stars and talent

[@michaelsinski8997]

Absolutely!!!!!!!!👌👌👌👌

[@team3383]

To the extent that I no longer own a TV nor watch it. I use a PC to watch what I like and not the BS they try and feed you.

[@andresn1433]

Wow. Saying this 4 years ago. What about now then...

[@idachau1080]

I think remember them so well!! So funny when comedy was fun. Today, we are not allowed humour, otherwise you are cancelled and scorned... We had the best laughs and belly chuckles, and was worth living through it. Now it is airheads and smut!

[@susankelly5585]

Yes, it makes such a change to watch real talent, rather than someone 'famous' for being watched while watching TV etc! 🙄😢

[@ouiouipiggy4390]

I never met Max Wall (unfortunately), but I had the great pleasure to work with Billy and Dickie separately, the latter on tour with his stage show and the former on the Good Old Days BBC TV show. Both great fun, but particularly fond memories of working with Dickie who along with his wife was an absolute hoot. As a young Assistant Stage Manager at the time, he couldn't have been kinder and more encouraging to me. Such a treat to come across this clip which brought back some great memories!

[@stigmontgomery7901]

Nice comment

[@DrCrabfingers]

Back when the whole family would all sit together to watch the BBC variety shows on Saturday evenings...whilst eating supper on their laps if our family was anything to go by.

[@benholmes1608]

@@DrCrabfingers Exactly how I remember it!

[@bahons72]

Now, for those who've forgotten or, for those who've never seen it, that's entertainment.

[@carlosgomes2783]

Just arrived here by chance - would you believe I remember watching this nearly *50* years ago?! (I was nine.) What a blast from the past! I would never have believed it still existed. Three of my favourite performers working together, and a rare chance to see Billy Dainty again, a superb dancer and comedian. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@kenrolandshow]

How wonderful to see the three of them together, what talent there is there, love it!

[@annie482000]

When I was little, I remember saying to my parents that I'd love to see all three of them together. I got my wish years later by watching this when it was broadcast and it really did make me laugh. 😂😂😂

[@richardyoung1053]

From someone who wasn't even born back in 1971 it's great to see.

[@andyelliott8027]

It WAS great, 1971 was the year after I left school at 15 ! In November 1971 I was 17. I'm now 66 with three grown up kids and five lovely Grandchildren. Where did all that time go? 1971 Seems like yesterday.

[@MrDavey2010]

They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. Pure talent. How I miss those halcyon days of light entertainment.

[@Morgan-yl3ou]

Me too... ...its been replaced by FORCED entertainment ..which lacks soul...

[@christopherquinn5899]

@@Morgan-yl3ou Yes, it's all effectively karaoke performers. Gone is the sense of fun, and displays of real talent and craft.

[@Morgan-yl3ou]

@@christopherquinn5899 Exactly....

[@nwicconsultants6640]

@@christopherquinn5899 And very bad karaoke performers at that!

[@rainbowqueen1872]

My late Dad and Mum knew Dickie well and considered him to be not just supremely talented but one of the nicest most genuine people in the business. I love watching these clips from my growing-up years when you had to really be something special to make it to the top. These were slick, classy polished professionals the like of which we’ll never see again. God bless them all.

[@joanwhite2365]

How wonderful. My late father would try these dance routines. What talent they had. Real entertainment.

[@carpenter284]

Billy's dancing was exceptional

[@greg434]

A trained dancer ....& It showed ...

[@ladywalker8200]

​@@greg434He did ballet in his youth!

[@greg434]

@@ladywalker8200 Very light on his feet & made it look easy .. Fond memories....x

[@lindadelderfield7764]

Billy Dainty stole the show here. Wonderfully talented man - how I miss him!

[@RockingTerryLee]

@74 torino or was inspired by it and added/improvised/improved it? Kinda how Michael Jackson stole James Brown / Jackie Wilson dance moves.

[@soccer1970-f5f]

@@RockingTerryLee Brilliantly put. Hadnt seen the comments, and my first thought was that BD was way better than Max Wall, who is slightly over rated imo. BD translated it, and made it much funnier

[@evo5dave]

Loved watching him when I was a kid

[@binkyboobosh1]

@74 torino Max was a lot older than the other two and was coming to the end of his dancing. Curiously, he outlived the other two ....In his prime, Max was something else....

[@binkyboobosh1]

@@soccer1970-f5f ..Max was nearly 20 years older than Billy...you'd expect a more energetic performance from Billy. In his prime, Max was one of the very best and one of the most innovative.....

[@amhunter7556]

Fabulous! Three highly talented guys! THAT'S the way to start a Monday morning!🤩

[@ianmedium]

I swear, the death of variety was the death of multitalented stars like this. These people could do it all and do it beyond good! I had the great good fortune to meet Mr Henderson once in the 1980´s in a clothing store in London called Take 6. he was the epitome of a gentleman, was very kind to this star struck young man and just exuded that thing called specialness. I have cherished that brief encounter all these years.

[@pauldoree3967]

I think the last of them was Bruce Forsyth

[@robertblackburn752]

Three well dressed highly talented gentlemen comedians, the ‘monkey walk’ bit just cracks me up. We’ll never see their like again.

[@stuartforsyth4279]

This is fantastic, it is fascinating to watch the intricacy of Billy Dainty’s foot movements, I have been watching over and over , so wonderful from a better time for sure it has made me smile.

[@keshoasubuhi]

Dickie Henderson was a wonderful performer with fantastic body awareness - his "One More for the Road" was a classic, looked deceptively easy but impressive acrobatic, timing and acting skills

[@tonybuk70]

oh, just been and found it, its fantastic -thanks so much for putting that out there :)

[@lawrenceclifton5491]

Brings back memories of all of them. I especially remember Max Wall as Professor Waldoff and his funny walk

[@julianeisner8289]

Pure class. Each of them knew their craft which was honed over decades. They took pride and great care in their work in addition to immaculate presentation. How standards have sunk when people are content to watch reality rubbish.

[@cajsheen2594]

When I was little Max Wall used to frighten the life out of me, but as I grew I appreciated him more and more. Billy Dainty was a very likeable chap with a warm welcoming smile. Nice to see them together! XXX

[@douglasfreeman3229]

Yeah, I remember seeing him as a kid when he was dressed in his tights and boots and wig doing his silly walking and I found him vaguely disconcerting. As a child I thought he actually dressed like that in public and he'd come into a public convenience while I was there and I'd be scared. Comedy used to be so sinister to little kids.

[@binkyboobosh1]

I met Dicky Henderson at a charity event in the late 60s. Nice , charismatic man. These 3 gents were really something. They were born to entertain...Max was nearly 20 years older than Billy and 14 years older than Dicky, yet still gives a good performance even though he was 63 years old. Curiously, he still outlived the other two who both passed far too young.

[@essexpeter6116]

Yes Max almost a generation older than Billy. I forgotten just how young Billy was when he died at 59. I looked it up and it was dreaded prostate cancer, which if caught early, would be treatable today. Poor old Dickie died of pancreatic cancer at 62. A lost era with roots in music hall, those guys had to do it all.

[@phillipecook3227]

Being 64 I had a vague memory of DH on telly from my early youth but hadn't given him a single thought until this arrived in my KZbin feed. I was shocked to find he'd died at only 62. I find it slightly poignant that the act begins with a gentle ribbing of the eldest of the 3 by the 2 others and yet from reading the comments I find Max Wall outlived both of them. Carpe Diem.

[@pauldoree3967]

@@phillipecook3227 I'm also 64, remember all 3 very well - though hadn't thought about them in a long long time. A real pleasure watching them again.

[@nearlyretired7005]

@@pauldoree3967 I'm 60 and remember seeing them,terrific entertainers.

[@julianhignell8452]

Saw Dickie Henderson live in Blackpool too many years ago, very young age, but I remember him being very funny, he played a great drunk routine.

[@manslayer1972]

I wish life was still like this. Remember working in the theatre summer season with dickie Henderson starring. Halcyon days

[@nickychessmen2313]

Billy dainty is a joy.

[@rainpop3036]

Brilliant guy he was missed

[@Corinthian44]

He is missed , everyone loved Billy Dainty !

[@ivorbiggun710]

@@Corinthian44 I always had reservations about him as he did other people's acts but it seems from this that he had Max's blessing. He also did Mr Pastry but that was a true homage and introduced his act for those who were too young to know it.

[@richardwalker1880]

God bless Billy daint he is still my favourite and a true legend poor Billy suffered from prostate cancer for a few years now he s gone we sure do miss him God bless Billy no one makes me laugh like Billy dainty what a fantastic man

[@Voxac100b]

@@richardwalker1880 yes by all accounts a lovely man, bless him he died far too early he was a joy to watch. The man who bridged the gap between the music hall to tv. He was becoming a bigger name just before he died

[@johnbellamy6449]

Wow just come on to this .this was TRUE TALENT, HOW WE MISS THESE FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES BY WONDERFUL ARTISTS WHO EARNED THEIR APPLAUSE. THANKYOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS. WE MISS THEM X OTHERS SO MUCH .. LINDA AND JOHN BELLAMY UK THANKYOU AGAIN 2023 .JANUARY

[@cliveedwards9684]

This clip is gold dust

[@freshfreenlovinit]

I have never heard of these men before but how wonderful is this dance routine?

[@randolphpinkle4482]

Before my time, but what a time it seems to have been. The older gent in the middle was hilarious.

[@faginzboyz]

Check out Max Wall doing his full act. It's off the scale comedy genius. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXjdgIhsfNVgp8U

[@darrenbennett06]

Brilliant just brilliant, i was only 3 when this was broadcast.

[@seltaeb9691]

Then you won't rmbr it then unlike me.

[@jackmeough6338]

I can remember watching this. Anything with Billy Dainty was unmissable. ATV commissioned a show pairing Dickie Henderson with Bob Monkhouse on the basis that they both had a 50% audience approval rating. When it flopped, Dickie said: What you have to remember with the 50% thing, Bob, is that probably means half of them hate me and the other half hate you. Thanks for posting.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Thats real old pro work!, still wonderfully funny after all these years

[@valeriebrookes3591]

Seen all of three of these stars on stage very talented great memories forever.

[@DrCrabfingers]

Max Wall was a superb dancer of tap....there aren't many videos of him on KZbin but I've seen him do things that beggar belief. He must be 70 here and still has the gift.

[@simonhaste2864]

This cheered me up no end.

[@davidstokes551]

Brilliant, good clean humour. Remembering them all today.

[@FJMLAM]

Fantastic routine. Love eccentric dancing. I remember watching The Dickie Henderson show when in my young teens. he was classy entertainer. Once saw Max Wall in his one man show in London - extremely funny man. Billy Dainty best eccentric dancer there was [next to nat Jackly perhaps]. thanks for this great clip

[@seeyouinmist3924]

Matthew, one of the best things ever - your Dad was an amazing talent, something to cherish

[@alecjefferson1251]

Brilliant 🤩 good old British humour. No swearing just 😄🇬🇧👍 Will watch again now 😘🎉

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

These guys were the break dancers on their day, lol. More please. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@faginzboyz]

Max kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXjdgIhsfNVgp8U

[@paulreading8980]

You know other household names could dance like this such as Bruce Forsyth and Roy Castle. Many of the acts on TV during that ears could turn their hands to many things,

[@heavyshift1]

Live band, live routine, live recording, live transmission. Entertainment that held the audience firstly by the talent but also because it could all go wrong! 😅

[@marvinmuonekejazz]

Absolutely! But even if it did go wrong (which it didn’t), to me, that’s still the beauty of live television. The blunders, the off-the-cuff improv and ad-libs, make it all more fun and human.

[@k9nick]

These guys were entertaining during war. They know how to put a smile on your face. Show buz today is very different.

[@mikeford1273]

Charming,brilliant and entertaining..a window into another world.thanks.

[@MrJdp1968]

Billy Dainty steals the show, what a dancer

[@davidowen2859]

Three great performers in their own right. My late departed father introduced me to this generation of artist. All lost to the Tik bloody Tok generation of look at me clueless talentless wannabes. .

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Variety died out in the 80s… and it’s somehow about TikTok? 🤡

[@SuperKeswick]

The energy and movement of Billy Dainty is the winner ( I do love the other two as well and as a young kid I met Dickie Henderson great guy )

[@rainpop3036]

Brilliant and Billy Dainty seemed very fit

[@Corinthian44]

Billy was carrying a bit of weight in later years , but kept amazing fit , a true performer , in the 'music hall ' tradition !

[@Corinthian44]

Apologies , I should have said ' amazingly ' fit , not ' amazing fit ' , must have been late at night !

[@biggusdickkus2956]

@@Corinthian44 Actually you were OK with saying amazing fit. Sounds a little archaic but totally acceptable English.

[@lulassong6524]

This is great!♥️

[@hhsg11]

Thank you for this. Loved Dickie Henderson.

[@michaellovell1368]

Three of 'em....and each a terrific entertainer. Much missed......

[@eldrinod]

Oh my god, I feel so old! Tell you what though, what great talents they all were👍🏻❤️

[@phillipecook3227]

3 very talented performers. Watching this with the benefit of over 50 years hindsight I suppose what we see here is the very refined tail end of a style and form of entertainment stretching right back to British variety and music hall.

[@TheBrummie60]

Remember seeing Dickie Henderson as a young boy when he visited the fabulous annual Ideal Home Exhibition at Birmingham's Bingley Hall, circa 1966. Still have his autograph.

[@montythepoodlepup9634]

Wow how wonderful, born mid sixties and adored family tv growing up then. 🙂☺️🙂☺️

[@haydenharris3059]

More energy than people half their age today, magnificent 👏

[@brianmason8205]

Talent, talent, talent. There seemed to be so much real talent in those days. Not so now! Very sad.

[@daveevans2696]

Everything was so simple and happier back then, everyone watching the one telly in the house, happy days!!

[@melodymacken9788]

Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant.

[@zappasmoustache23]

Absolutely effing brilliant! Max wall’s face finished me and Billy Dainty was such a skilful dancer.

[@stevelee4952]

I am an old git of 71, Billy Dainty was so brilliant. God bless all three.

[@paulweir5031]

Max Wall passed me walking up Chinbrook Road, Grove Park, not many months before his death; I have never been one to approach famous people going about their business, but maybe I should have greeted him. He did have a reputation for being grouchy, or so I've heard ! Dickie Henderson was the star who presided at the opening of the Bryansburn Inn, Bangor sixty years ago in '63. His father was the man who popularised Tiptoe through the Tulips. My wee sister, long gone, adored Billy Dainty ! An amazingly athletic man.

[@stephenrose1343]

Great stuff. I realise I had forgotten Billy Dainty, the other two I remember well. Clowning with style.

[@swanvictor887]

Awesome...the last fading echoes of Variety and the Music Hall, the truly talented making the switch to TV and surviving on.... pure bloody talent. And they did it all wearing Dinner Jackets....!

[@raypurchase801]

I want to see this kind of dancing on "Strictly".

[@ivorbiggun710]

About a million times better than those awful 'street' dances they do these days.

[@celtichero9]

Thanks I am a yank but I LOVED This thanks for posting! God Bless from across the POND! God Save the King!! #LYBM

[@theuofc]

Loved seeing this.

[@simonwkey]

Clips like this is the reason, I hardly watch live TV anymore. Pure class!

[@heatherhancock2985]

Arrrrrr those were the days my friends! 🥰😊😄👍..Brilliant xx

[@KennyEvansUK]

Dickie Hendersom had some moves, the guy was always so fluid.

[@kiskaloo6843]

These wonderful and very talented guys wouldn't get on TV today because today's TV is absolute rubbish. I recently saw Dickie Henderson on the Ed Sullivan Channel on Pluto TV, that is a great channel for the variety acts we loved to watch as kids.

[@jennydenston5680]

Out of the three Billy dainty, for me, was the funniest, all great performers though. Happy days.

[@MichaelHughes-bq9ob]

All the giants of entertainment have sadly gone. Now we are left with sneering, profane-ridden nonentities. I was privileged to meet Dickie Henderson in Hong Kong, Exposition Brittanica, in the early 60s. He was appearing at the Mandarin and arranged seats at the front(next to Princess Margaret and Tony Armstrong-Jones) for me and a mate. Fantastic performance from a fantastic artist.

[@carolynellis387]

When people truly had talent and knew how to entertain an audience

[@tardismole]

Three names I recall from my early childhood. Back when cabaret was good, and comedy was clean and polite. Miss those days.

[@Zoro007]

No smut just pure talent.....long lost days unfortunately...great to see though ! Thank you!

[@23715]

There was lots of smut in those days. Deeply unfunny most of it. Benny Hill for example. What a pile of crap.

[@bowiewhist]

What a reminder of three great performers. Billy Dainty was aptly named!

[@richardwalker1880]

God bless Billy dainty he made us laugh like no one else can I BILLY suffered from prostate cancer wen he did this but like the man he was he carried on for us thiers no one quite like him any more Billy dainty made us laugh God bless him

[@simongee8928]

This is the result of genuine talent and skill.

[@davidjenkinson6602]

The three off them were brilliant 👏

[@joanne26]

What a wonderful short clip of them 'fooling around so to speak' on stage When in 1971 we only had 2 TV channels, the BBC and ITV when they were both at the top of their game. People just stopped in to see such great entertainers and then went out to the pub. How times have changed when there is nothing on mainstream TV now worth watching. Around the age of 7 or 8 i remember going to see pantomime at the Birmingham Hippodrome and Dickie was star of the show if my memory serves me well

[@kharding7328]

I never forgot the time I was a passenger in a car driven by my then boyfriend who was doing a 3 point turn in London! When a car coming the other slowed down, I looked up and driving it and smiling at me.. was Dickie Henderson, I was only about 20 and thrilled! He looked just the same as on the tv! and seemed gracious & charming.. no road rage! Mind you I was young blonde at the time ha ha.. but seriously must have been the early 80's, how sad to know he didnt live that long after.. as obviously I remember him from TV. RIP MrH

[@barbimachan9164]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@Remonyyork]

I love this! I had forgotten all about Billy Dainty. What a dancer he was. Takes me back to my childhood when we had proper variety. Fabulous 😁

[@Solero0001]

Brilliantly entertaining, two left us far to soon (59 and 62)

[@malkomalkavian]

Professional grade silliness :)

[@we4r119]

Oh wow, I'd forgotten these guys. I used to love Saturday night entertainment and I was entertained. 😊

[@richardclark6753]

Performers that had real talent. Truly the greats of British TV. Sadly missed but through these clips live on. Fantastic

[@Teapot333]

Ahhhh the days of real talent. What a wonderful performance. I miss seeing people like this... multi talented and worked hard to perfect their craft. We’ll never see their likes again 😢.

[@williamjamison5010]

Brilliant

[@carylsexton9452]

The guy on the right... he is so good...

[@wendyelsey7765]

Good clean fun. Very talented dancers. Loved it.

[@suzannecochrane5924]

Brilliantly performed routine, by three major comedians of their time! 👏🏻👏🏻Thankyou!

[@OToole2.0]

How entertaining and pleasurable. Put a big smile on my face!

[@ieanmcmillan647]

My toes were tapping within 15 seconds. Fantastic

[@brianharbut4054]

Aww, brilliant! I so miss those guys! A time when telly was GREAT!

[@spanishpeaches2930]

50 plus years ago. I can still just remember Dickie Henderson ..was very young.

[@EtonieE25]

Dicky bloody Henderson! I’d completely forgotten about him 🤣

[@peequod]

Now this should be on tik tok or a KZbin short: skill, class, wholesome entertainment.

[@Cyndithia68]

Omg Billy Dainty, my mum and dad loved him.

[@raybede]

The most wonderful Max Wall and the great Billy Dainty two of the funniest acts ever. Chick Murray anyone???

[@billinawe]

Remember this from my childhood, great entertainment.