Get Well Soon (1982) Robin Nedwell - UK Industrial Film - Office Safety

[@lemonsky5378]

I went to junior high and high school in a very small town. Our teachers would routinely use us to move heavy boxes and other items. Not just boys, but girls as well. I remember carrying heavy boxes of files from one building to another. When someone higher up found out about this, the teachers had hell to pay. They honestly didn't think they were doing anything wrong. I work for an insurance company now and we insure a lot of farmers and ranchers. It's a requirement that they train their employees in the use of farm machinery. You don't just stick someone in front of a tractor or a shredder and expect them to figure things out on their own. I work in the claims department and I've seen some awful things where people were either not trained or were careless and ended up getting horribly injured or even killed. There are a lot of Simons out there.

[@Heliocentric398]

My goodness, Nedwell works very hard. Beautiful delivery, with a Shakesperian lilt. the mix of professional actors with workers at the Abbey National Building Society head office is inspired. Very disjunctive -- almost like an accident in itself, its an epistemological disturbance. Highlights: 13-55. the impassive lady 14.23. the most beautiful computer I have ever seen 17-40. "Come on, Eileen " (this is 1982, Dexy's Midnite Runner's song is released in June 1982. Which came first?) 21-09 the first aider is terrified of evening on camera Thanks for this Mr Ephemera.

[@markbrown4039]

"Dear, oh dear. You know it's the same every morning? There you are, expecting a nice quiet day when along comes Don, who causes more havoc than a coachload of tourists in Harrods." Gotta love that subtle British wit lol

[@dickhead5964]

Classy actor, Robin

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

2:32 the sequence of don ruining literally everything he touches has perfect comedic timing, whoever blocked it out deserves some kind of award

[@2carstommy]

Another top PIF ephemeralfilm, looking forward to your next uploads.

[@whateversunpopular1338]

17:41 come on Eileen 😂😂😂 how ironic 1982 was the year that song came out.

[@squirehaggard4749]

3:25 lol that look. Eileen just oozes empathy and concern. The cigarette is a nice touch.

[@Superbokka]

They'll be alright Nedwell's a trained doctor at least he was in the 70's.

[@mistofoles]

If the faulty typewriter is still under warranty, then get it repaired or replaced, don't bugger about with it !

[@neilpower60]

Ciggies and razor blades, what do they do in that. Office?!

[@Woollylinnet]

Also featuring John Alkin as Simon.

[@Micho55]

those computers are dope

[@dominewimbury9120]

this is great

[@mistofoles]

I thought there was going to be a twist at the end....when Robin says "Either follow their example or learn from it." then walks out of shot, I expected to hear a loud thud followed by "OWW!!"..

[@nintendy]

Robin was very handsome there with his beard!

[@ism671]

Every employee should be forced to watch this video on every lunch break 😅

[@newbarker523]

11:57 "she draws the load well into her body" fnarr fnarr

[@whateversunpopular1338]

If your employer doesn’t know you must tell *him.* foregone back in those days.

[@gavhinds8190]

Duncan Waring..

[@AuntyM66]

Frances Barber.

[@simonlilley]

Simon used to be a DC in The Sweeney

[@mistofoles]

What a prick, fancy improvising a plug fuse with a paper clip. He should have been sacked for incompetence and endangerment.

[@proud2bpagan]

When I was in nursing school orientation, i was blown away that maintinance had to have a guy take time out of his day to come up and tell us "For the love of God, if you have a broken three prong outlet, don't force it...call us" I say i was blown away bc if he's having to warn us, someone's tried it..probably multiple times..common sense ain't so common anymore.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

simon was in the sweeney

[@DurhamGooner]

Anyone else thinking Peter Purves?

[@derekcoe9633]

I identify with Eileen

[@McRocket]

Man that was dull. But Robin Nedwell did the absolute best he could with it, IMO. Thanks for posting this nonetheless.

[@mrnatty1222]

Don should have stayed on candid camera.

[@mistofoles]

Isn't that Don Estelle playing..er.. Don ??

[@mattw8332]

I thought that at first but it's Sam Kelly who played one of the Nazi Officers in the first few series of Allo Allo. He passed away in 2014.

[@simonlilley]

Sam Kelly

[@pauljordan4452]

Robin Nedwell looks a bit like Barry Gibb.

[@mistofoles]

@0:37 Who in their right mind would buy a puke green Volswagen Golf ??

[@dariowiter3078]

The Golf didn't exist in 1982.

[@mistofoles]

Yes, it did . The first versions were produced by Volkswagen between 1974-1983.

[@mattw8332]

The car at 0:37 is an Austin Mini Metro. Car colours got a bit more sensible by the 1980s. In the 70s it was possible to own a BL Mini or Allegro in poo brown or 'baby diahorreah' greeny brown!

[@dariowiter3078]

@@mistofoles Since when?

[@cumbriacam5742]

Photocopier training..

[@dariowiter3078]

My, my! Aren't the Brits accident prone! 😉

[@neilpower60]

He looks like a discarded beegee

[@vincentdeguard4726]

many of these films seem to be shifting the onus of "health & safety" from the employer to the employee.

[@clacclackerson3678]

You don't believe in personal responsibility?

[@Keithbarber]

The 1974 health and safety at work act put an onus on EVERYBODY to be responsible for their own and others health and safety

[@booth2710]

what is the point of this video? To tell us how much electric typewriters used to cost and the dangers of vending machines ?

[@Ireallylikepotatoesandbg3]

That company is terrible at hiring sensible people.

[@pamelagregson593]

l once had to do a health and safety course so lifting boxes right way was something l did but Mr Newell did go on his roof to do something and fell off died shortly afterwards if he watched what he was doing he may still be here now.l don't know what went wrong there.

[@richardyoung1053]

Your thinking of Rod Hull of Emu fame. Robin died of a heart attack. They both died in early 1999.

[@geraintjones6625]

Robin Nedwell died of a heart attack in his Doctor's waiting room.

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

And so, the elf'n'safety nazis took over. Where I worked, on the railway, we HAD to sometimes effect our own repairs. Or it wouldn't be fixed ! Much of this film seems to be people just not using their common sense.

[@Ireallylikepotatoesandbg3]

River Huntingdon TBF it’s in an office for products and other such things so I doubt many of the workers could do anything about electrics or fixing certain things.

[@MrDavey2010]

What a waste of film! Utterly ridiculous scenes.

[@Keithbarber]

Rewatch the film a second time with a different attitude