Humber RNLI Lifeboat Series Spurn Point Spurn Head

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

How fabulous was that! When documentaries were made by people who assumed your attention span was longer than a goldfish, you didn't need everything explained to you like a 5 year old, the drama was real and not manufactured and the subjects were genuinely interesting! I was born too late (but thank you KZbin)

[@jeffreydubinsky6718]

What a brilliant film. No hype, no crazy editing, no onslaught of constant voice overs. Just simple and real storytelling.

[@inspectec]

I spent three years working in a technical role with the RNLI in Ireland. I visited every single lifeboat station in the country. I met hundreds of volunteer crew. I could never understand how these volunteers would get out of their beds in the middle of a winter's night to go out to sea during a storm to rescue complete strangers putting their lives in danger. They are what makes the rnli great and a fantastic organisation.

[@andysaunders3708]

My step-dad did this after he retired from his position as a ship's pilot. What a brave man, and I miss the hell out of him. These guys are incredible.

[@GenaFrog]

How nice this series isn't compared to the modern day crashing and bashing with tense music shots, dramatic camera shots etc.. I love this show

[@ramblingrob4693]

BBC Modern lifeboat series has to be dramatic for modern age, just like the BS Traffic Police, you could drive 200 miles down a motorway and never see a pig anywhere on a weekend

[@yamabushi170]

No crying and getting in touch with their emotions either. Just real men doing really tough work with stoic dignity. Great stuff.

[@steveb6925]

fantastic. love seeing my dad and hearing him talk. my hero. thanks Steve

[@GenaFrog]

Brilliant, it's great to hear people talking, after they've passed away. RIP

[@thebear6529]

Gena Froggatt huh?

[@Fcutdlady]

Were you on your Dad's this is your life ?

[@steveb6925]

@@Fcutdlady my dad wasn't Bevan

[@MD-eb6iu]

No GPS and everyone smoking 40 a day. Ah the ‘80’s.

[@WolfTheMartin]

So wish there were many more of these excellent films around showing the old days. Spurn has changed so much over the years.

[@blitzfultime]

And those lot volunteer for this work? amazing work they do, where would we be without people like these. bless you all.

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

I used to watch this with my dad, I remember the bit where they rescue a dinghy with a young man or lad, perhaps someone else and a baby on it.

[@yamabushi170]

The Christmas bit reminded me of the Parties I used to go to at my Dad's Fire Station, with his big old Firefighter colleague Alan Pemberton playing the role of Santa. He was great big guy with red cheeks and a booming voice, the perfect fit for the role. Happy Memories.

[@firejam78]

I was 5 when this was on first time around I loved it, so glad I can watch it again

[@kellyhunt3958]

We have to go out, but we don't have to come back.. Brave men..

[@nigelfrancis5250]

Thanks for uploading this long lost series. Watched the originals when they first came out. Brilliant.

[@potatopeeler1862]

Brian Bevan What an absolute RNLI Legend! Would have loved to have met the guy.

[@siancape2939]

He was my Godfather

[@kayleigh-bella9724]

I used to voluntary work on Paul Berriff's lifeboat on the Humber back in the 90's and early 2000's, great guy to know

[@GenaFrog]

Thankyou so much for the upload. I told my family about this 1983 series when we were in Easington last Friday. I had initially watched it when it was on TV and my parents with being some of the earliest to get a video recorder, gave me the task of recording it. Being twelve years old at the time meant I was in my prime for being able to set things up; such as videos, new TVs, altering digital watches etc. I recall that even though I was only twelve, I had a big crush on coxswain Brian Bevan with his lovely Yorkshire accent, gorgeous sideburns and his HiViz RNLI coat. He was the real 'hunk of the moment', I smile at it now as I'm 46, but I still think he was quite a looker. Apparently he retired in 2001 having reached the mandatory retirement age of just 55, and he moved to a bungalow in Easington. After a short while, he went back to sea, taking the pilots out to bring the ships into the Humber avoiding the shifting sands. Pilots do that where I live, bringing ships into The Wash, bound for Port Sutton Bridge. In 2008 two of my sons and I were lucky enough to be invited by the pilot for a trip in his boat out to The Wash. It was the most memorable hour or two ever. We were even allowed to drive. My sons were 11 and 14 and they had a drive too. It's a memory they will cherish forever. It started snowing on our trip whilst we were in The Wash and we had a total whitenout which was a little unnerving. Brian Bevan said that although the sea was calling him back, he will always think of himself as a lifeboatman, and so he should as he was so well decorated with his medals from the RNLI and I think he many have received one from QE too.

[@PaulCrichtonStandardC-528]

Brilliant posting this inspired to join the RNLI and had the pleasure to meet Brian Bevan at Poole when l was on training for a launcher and radio operator.

[@robbierennie5376]

on the night of the first episode when humber lifeboat was steaming across the screen our pagers went off i was a member of aberdeen life boat crew very surreal

[@GenaFrog]

Wow , that must've been a really weird moment...but of course you'd have missed the actual show due to your call out.

[@moi5627]

Thank you so much for uploading this series. It is everything the previous comments say: real, factual, intrinsically exciting and unadorned by unnecessary music. What an amazingly committed crew. Thank you on behalf of all the many lives you had a part in making longer, and all the sons and daughters who were born and family lines that were prolonged as a result.

[@acey4994]

Jesus the last one with the kids and the dad coming for the boat before going to see if they are all right.

[@donnakawana]

I so enjoyed this thanks for sharing this... These are amazing men doing extraordinary things for lil money an for the ppl. Brilliantly up rite gentlemen! They don't makeum like that anymore.. ✌💗😊❣

[@himssendol6512]

Thank you for sharing this here. 0:04 part 1 28:26 pt 2 57:18 pt3 1:26:31 pt4 1:56:22 pt5 2:25:07 pt6

[@tonyhancock3912]

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[@Saralyon38]

Loved this reminded me of my child hood when I were 10,an i were bit of a Tom boy,an I used to love go hiking with my dad we went all over flamborough head to Whitby an around there were these guys were ,I loved the 80s :)

[@johnswift1736]

Brian and his brother dave bevan. Great men from bridlington. Both sailed out of scarborough before brian signed up to go coxson of humber lifeboat. Is that also dave cape i can see crewing on the lifeboat.

[@samanthawoodward7551]

Are these Shannon class boats? The big ones? Absolute fantastic to watch and so much respect for these people x

[@AP-ic3un]

It's an Arun class lifeboat

[@mistofoles]

Frig me..didn't realise it till he got out of the car and stood up, but the mayor is shorter than Ronnie Corbett !

[@kylieirwin1325]

That was such an awesome show to watch. Thanks for sharing

[@blitzfultime]

R.I.P solomon browne crew.

[@julianmarsh2758]

I've pretty much handled all that in labs late 80's early 90's, its not extremly toxic unless ingested and not treated....this was then, imagine now, 130,000 Police on the beach.

[@andysea5]

Thanks for uploading this remember watching this as a kid. Your wouldn't happen to have the Salcombe lifeboat series? Remember watching that one too

[@MN-tf4ek]

Wow - Brian Bevan looks very young here :)

[@TheSickyNicky]

Did anyone notice the WB400 receiver carrier at 1:45:49? This would tell them of an incoming nuclear attack. I never knew the coastguard was hooked up to it, but I suppose it makes sense.

[@philiphudson1547]

Nice to see Bri Bevan and Sid working 😀😀

[@philiphudson1547]

Lucky to know them.Also Martyn Hagen my sister husband

[@tantive4]

Superb. Really like Paul Berriff's "Rescue", so this is great to find

[@Fcutdlady]

Please go to the RNLI web site and drop them the few bob . They get no government funding . Unlike then men shown here all other RNLI lifeboat people are volunteers

[@georgetilly380]

Yes I can remember watching this series back in 80s what was the song cuold from ths series

[@jamesmarshall6744]

Thank you so much for putting this on. Saves me trying to find a betamax machine to play the video my Nan recorded years ago, so I can see my dad getting rescued and take the mickey out of him!!!😂

[@DemonKong830]

Hay anyone know if the music is available anywhere? I love those haunting lyrics but I can't seem to find it anywhere on the net or the singers? Thanks

[@stevemedcalf1506]

It was by a band called "Chorale and entitled safe and sound

[@antonyedynan2703]

nice one steve

[@mram_pro2393]

Anyone got a link to the theme tune?

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

im sure when the queen named that island she said ''sperm island'' just nobody could get it with that accent :P

[@stevemedcalf1506]

you are welcome Steve. I will burn dvds and pass to Josie

[@GenaFrog]

I'm going to see if I can get these from KZbin to put on my computer. I recorded it onto vhs each week which my mother still has, but I no longer have a video player which is a shame. Will try a tube catcher, many thanks for the upload, how did you transfer from a video to a digital file? I have a great video on the building of the cable cars at Matlock bath in Derbyshire which I'd love to see again and to upload. Will buy what I need if I actually know what is what. Thanks in advance

[@elliotframpton3073]

Smoking on a lifeboat 😳😳😳

[@ramblingrob4693]

No helmets either, oh those were the days............. "Real men, Real Bravery"

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

No gummby suits either! Different times.

[@darthsk8ter480]

This is Bad A$$ Sh!t!!!

[@mybighonda]

Great series. Episode 4 a bit monotonous devoting the whole program to HM Coastguard control identifying 6 cans of unknown chemical washed up on beach. Essential but not so relevant to the RNLI role. #boredshitless

[@trespire]

+mybighonda Chemical hazards can be very nasty and should be taken seriously.

[@GenaFrog]

You probably found it boring because it was covered properly unlike modern fly on the wall series' with their added drama, scripted parts, dramatic music, swearing, and boatmen playing up to the camera- think Deadliest Catch. Try to see series 1 of that before a modern day show and you'll see the same show has got so much worse. Even shows like Thomas the tank engine used to be lovely shows with a story, for children who loved the simplicity. The ones written by rev w awdry and narrated by Ringo or Michael Angelis were great but in later years became all crashing and bashing with a disaster every programme rather than someone missing their train to the hot air balloon show. Everything nowadays is ANGRY or deigned to SHOCK, children's programmes to adults. But shows in the early eighties were great. This got really high ratings for a Sunday tea time. I actually enjoyed the show on the coastguards. It's not all sinking ships like it would be if it were made now.

[@GenaFrog]

Look at this , how dramatic is it? From the camera shots to the music and the insinuation that they'll soon be dead m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5OQeGygnbeGZ9E

[@AndrewCleland1972]

Know I'm a bit late to this party but (even as someone who grew up pre-Internet) it's fascinating to see how hard it was to track down information which literally took me 30 seconds now. I'm still ambivalent on the overall benefit to sociity of the web, but certainly that incident in the 2020's would be a whole lot easier to deal with. Edited to add - it's sad that a professional bunch like HM Coastguard are but a shell of that service nowadays due to the constant need to 'be more efficient' - if my taxes went to running a coastguard like that I'd be a happy man, instead they go to paying for a PA to some C U Next Tuesday parasite like Rees-Mogg.