Jimmy Nail at The Auf Wiedersehen Pet 40th Anniversary in Newcastle

This was at the 40th anniversary bash . Jimmy Nail made a surprise appearance,, it was kept very hush hush., and was announced on stage before the showing of the first episode of auf wiedersehen pet to coincide with the same time as when it was first aired ... 9pm 11th November 1983 .
Apologies for sound , this is the best we could do.
Apart from the 30 seconds prior to this starting, this is the whole appearance from Jimmy. Nobody saw or met him before , and a lucky handful , maybe only a couple got a handshake and picture. He left the building straight away. A little disappointed he didn't hang around to meet the fans , but as he said , it's Lesley Saint-John who's great at all the things he's crap at ,,, as Lesley always has time to talk with fans... its just not Jimmy's thing. 🤷‍♂️

[@staffh3815]

40 years thats my excuse to watch them all again 😂

[@colreef]

I absolutely loved this programme.Probably my favourite ever British series It was simply awesome.Great characters that people could relate too.

[@Guvna07]

Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais wrote this masterpiece of British television. Both still alive into their mid 80s and apparently still writing. I’d love to see more of this fantastic series but without Bomber and Wayne it just wouldn’t be the same. Thank god for you tube because I still regularly watch it and often see the boom mic coming into shot but I still love it!

[@paulfisher7911]

awp will always be the best show iv watched i still got fond memories of it and still watch it .good charactors and so easy to relate too

[@jamesnelson3926]

Loved this show when I first came across it, I was hooked..the actors,characters ,scripts,music,setting and 40 years on ...Respect to all who made this what it is..

[@johnregan326]

Brilliant 40th anniversary of auf wiedersehen pet Brilliant to see👀 Jimmy nail .

[@andymckay446]

I remember when it first shown on the TV, i was 10 years old and i couldn’t pronounce wiedersehen, and I would say windowsheen and got mocked by my uncle Tommy. I recently re watched it again for about the 3rd time thanks to KZbin. Great memories.

[@alisonscreen]

Love Jimmy nail saw him in concert about 4 times found him a really nice guy xxx

[@mycross1]

Brilliant 👍

[@A1B2C3-y6k]

I'm watching AP again from the start, for the umpteenth time and I just never get tired of it. It was all great of course, but for me, the Germany and Derbyshire settings were my personal favourites.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Fantastic Man.... keep awp alive ... loved by millions ❤️. Some great locations in series 2 especially... and so accessible for fans to visit and pay homage.

[@trevorbaldwin1]

all emotional now. absolutely fantastic to see jimmy turn up and make this such a special occasion. thanks for posting dan. i bet this was as big a thrill as the time you had the gaffer in your taxi.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Awww it was fantastic man ,,, nobody had a clue ,,he just showed up after we had taken our seats , and the crowd went wild as you can imagine. I just wish I'd started filming 30 seconds earlier

[@kennymoore7332]

@@daniellancaster4419 daniel mate , thank you thank you thank you for this. Im friends with you on FB and i appreciate everything you do on the AWP site. Cheers mate

[@darryllharden9141]

All I can say he didn't made the fans as welcome as an fart in an astronaut suit.

[@michaeljones6948]

A classic,and a staple of Friday nights,and a happy memory watching with my parents.

[@daniellancaster4419]

That was my only ambition... to see Friday nights come round man 🤭😁👍

[@rajnirvan3336]

Awesome show AWP. Thank you Dick Clemens and Ian La Frenais for a fantastic piece of work

[@rbee3936]

I remember video taping Auf Pet when it was shown as an abridged version back in about 1987, to make it 7pm friendly and shown after the re-vamped Crossroads. I still have the tapes now.

[@7Network]

I remember watching the "Abridged by Margaret Bottomley" credit - there must have been a fair bit chopped to also house the titles on each 30 min ep!

[@shanecopner7827]

The greatest series ever,amazing love to all❤❤

[@Herbparis2001]

As I was walking into a local pub in South-east London I bumped into Timothy Spall (Barry) and I must of met him before but could not remember when? but his knew my name that was in the late 1990's when he lived in the area. My mum loved Kevin Whatley (Neville) and Tim Healy (Dennis) because she loved the accent and was married to a Geordie. YI PET.

[@danielnichols5632]

He lived in Honor Oak Park, up the road from us at the time, used to see him a lot too, usually a bit pissed lol

[@derekross6741]

Great video never get bord still watching the best tv series ever made keep up the good work cheers

[@coecludd]

This is great to watch. Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@daniellancaster4419]

Glad you enjoyed it!... donkey shite pal for watching . The sound in the theatre wasn't the best and we struggle to hear everything, but he was there , and it was amazing. Chuffed to bits he surprised us all.

[@coecludd]

@@daniellancaster4419 lovely, I’m sure it was an emotional experience for everyone there (including Jimmy himself)

[@daniellancaster4419]

@coecludd ..it was definitely a very emotional experience.. the crowd went absolutely wild , its a shame I didn't start recording 30 seconds earlier... it was fantastic

[@funnyminky]

This man never seems to age?

[@Herbparis2001]

Shame none of the other main cast appeared?. RIP Gary Holton (Wayne Norris) and Pat Roach (Brian "Bomber" Busbridge) and Michael Sheard (Herr Gerhardt Grünwald) you are missed. My favourite is Jimmy Nail (Oz). The program is still repeated on British television.

[@chrisbritton5009]

Daniel, thanks for doing this and posting so quickly. For some reason I’m all emotional now! I was 19 when the first episode was first shown and can remember it like it was yesterday .

[@daniellancaster4419]

Absolute pleasure. I drove straight home to Doncaster after the show and uploading this was first thing I did.

[@daniellancaster4419]

I have to admit , it was a very emotional experience when he walked in with nobody having a clue he was there. The crowd went wild as you can imagine , and I just wish I started recording 30 seconds earlier

[@michaelpearson803]

Still love watching it.

[@danielnichols5632]

Actually an excellent totally underrated actor, a total natural

[@gordimac9]

as a bricklayer myself i often told this story to work mates back in the day i drank in the same pubs as jimmy in south gosforth even though we didnt know each other personally we had some mutual friends anyway one night we were getting a taxi into the toon when one of the lads said is it okay if jimmy joins us i said ok anyway a few weeks later one of the lads said to me can you remember jimmy who was out with us the other week i said aye he said hes just been for an audition to play a part as a brickie in a tv programne the rest is history

[@daniellancaster4419]

Fantastic.... back in the day when he use to crack heads and his drinking was harmful to humanity. 😁👌

[@daveyeddie8176]

Great memories, and it was simply the best imo.

[@countmurcielago9802]

I knew Jimmy when he used to drink in the Mill stone in south gosforth before AWP he lived up the hill near the Bowery office my friends brother was his best man when he married Miriam

[@djkarlj]

Thanks for uploading this fantastic actor Jimmy Nail ❤

[@daniellancaster4419]

Glad you enjoyed it.. donkey shite pal 👍

[@djkarlj]

😂😂😂

[@davidmartin1093]

What a pity he wasn't better lit on stage. Great show that I always watch when repeated.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Yeah I know ... everyone expected the lights to go up with at least a spotlight..... and the sound was shite too. 🤷‍♂️.... that is the tragedy of this area , it is full of places like this that have no place in the techno world.

[@ohdear2001]

Great stuff. Only loved the first two series on ITV though.

[@jasondyer811]

A friend of mine was a cameraman on the first and second series . He told me that the "Dusseldor"f building site in the first series became the Eastenders set .

[@daniellancaster4419]

Nice 1. 👌. Yes that's correct.

[@andrewandclare391]

What a joy to watch! Thank you Dan for this.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Aww thanks... you're welcome. I apologise for poor sound and lighting but there's nowt we could do about that. Iv had a few bennys complaining 🙄 lol.

[@tallpaul8t3]

Looks like an amazing night - many thanks Dan for uploading for those unlucky enough not to get a ticket. Donkey Shite.

[@daniellancaster4419]

It was fantastic man . Its an Absolute pleasure sharing 😀

[@paulsheen7776]

And what a show especially first 2 series 3:38

[@mrmeg01]

Thanks for doing that dan

[@daniellancaster4419]

Donkey shite pal 👍..

[@kevinbeck6785]

Brilliant show all the lads were great in their roles, strange to think it would not be made today with the woke brigade, remember watching every week and going into work and all the lads had watched, Thanks for all the Laughs

[@daniellancaster4419]

.....and donkey shite to you too pal 👍 🤣🤣

[@johnmearns9965]

brilliant

[@janetcrisp5815]

Auf weidersehen pet & porridge the greatest British tv programmes ever made.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Well it's gonna be good with same script writers... "The Likely Lads " , another great series by Clement and La Fraise. 😁👌

[@gumpoandwordy]

This would be brilliant if the lights and microphone and PA could be sorted

[@daniellancaster4419]

I agree.... it was a piss poor show who ever was in charge of that. .. this takes skilllled men , not necessarily military,,.. but chicken pluckers not right for this.

[@guineagirl5078]

❤❤ He always was a handsome bastard

[@daniellancaster4419]

😂😂😂

[@markwalker2986]

Fantastic video. Wouldn't it be great if they made a new series! 😊

[@daniellancaster4419]

😊 thanks. It'll never happen,,, it ended at the right point where they'd done full circle heading back to work in Germany.... the lads is over 😕

[@tonydykes7737]

tv gold

[@rayofsunshine5539]

Its a shame Jimmy Nail prefers not to interact with the fans much. anyone wanting an autograph or ask him something on his way out he's off like a shot. ive heard a lot of people say they were disappointed with how he will usually avoid people rather than have a little chat. on the other hand ive heard that Tim Healey is the exact opposite and is happy talk to people on the street. they say he's a very friendly bloke. Jimmy could do with a bit of coaching in PR.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Yep I totally agree.. it Is a shame cos obviously he's gonna have fans wanting to meet him , and when he turned up on stage here at the 40th I thought we'd cracked it ,,,, surely he'll give a bit of time for pictures with the people who basically got him to where he is . I'm not taking away the talent, but it's the fans that support him which is what he should be grateful for , ,,, I'm sure he is , but just doesn't show it in the way the others as you said like Tim healy does. Iv met him a few times , as I have lesley,, both great people,,,always got time for the fans.

[@michaelfeeney8437]

@@daniellancaster4419was surprised to learn that Jimmy has also moved back to The NE, after many years of living in North London. He said he enjoyed his “Anonymous” life in London, so wonder what’s brought him back ?

[@daniellancaster4419]

@@michaelfeeney8437 🤷‍♂️.. dunno 🤣🤣

[@frank290862]

It’s no excuse but Jimmy is actually painfully shy which can sometimes be mistaken for arrogance. As I said, no excuse but it might explain it.

[@dg9015]

Series 2 my fav

[@MervBennett]

Big Willy Osborne.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Aga Bloody Doo

[@michaeljohnson5365]

MAGOWAN was his fav charachter

[@nigelcarren]

Easily my favourite Welshman! 😁👍

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Merle Haggard

[@LordAdey]

Ive watched 2 videos of this now and both had terrible sound, i couldn't hear a word properly. Are there any more vids with decent audio? Link pls

[@daniellancaster4419]

Well thank you for watching, but answer to that is no... any other videos online are worse . The sound generally was terrible ,, the lighting was terrible , and even us in the audience struggled to catch everything . I believe my video is the best as i didn't have anyone around me coughing and barking like an asthmatic pit pony. But thanks again for watching

[@sporkfindus4777]

He looks about 40

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

He went to shake Jimmy Nail's hand, but Nail ignored him.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Yeah I noticed that ...😬.. awkward.

[@Scunnerman]

He didn't see it!

[@daniellancaster4419]

@@Scunnerman...Still a second of awkwardness for Andy 😬🤣🤣

[@michaeljohnson5365]

How did the ghost get into thornley manor

[@andyturner7963]

Shame rest did not make a appearance

[@daniellancaster4419]

I know 🤷‍♂️... piss poor show this , not even any tripe on the bar

[@Jeffybonbon]

Met him in 1980 when he was cutting glass in walker ? Mr Nail is a bit like John Wayne it dosent matter what he is doing its OZ He is not a great actor but he has something ? and that is OZ if you look at other actors such as timothy spall you have Talent and an actor who can act any part Big Difference

[@daniellancaster4419]

Lol... they did say at the audition for awp there was this crude rough fella in reception ,, and dick and Ian said yeah he'll be perfect for Oz .. even tho he only went there to be an extra.

[@sen5908]

Can I ask where did he have to rush off too ??

[@daniellancaster4419]

Well, they kept checking the time cos it was approaching 9pm, and that was the time the 1st episode was aired, so that was the plan to coincide with what happened 40yrs ago. As fantastic that it was jimmy making this special appearance, It was slightly disappointing he didn't hang around after the show. He only turned up at the last second, as we were all in our seats, and when he walked in the crowd went absolutely wild,, I wish I got the camera rolling 30 seconds earlier than I did.

[@sen5908]

@@daniellancaster4419 That's a shame, it would of been nice if he had of stayed and watched it, and met the fans afterwards, maybe he's not into all that, saying that I've never seen him doing any TV work for years, so a fan meet would of been nice

[@rokketron]

What's Jimmy been doing for the past 40 years?

[@Boilingfrogg]

Don't like the guy. Loved his character ❤

[@michaeljohnson5365]

He liked Magowan in real life that is why he did not chin him!

[@jasondyer811]

Is this show coming to Nottingham please ?

[@daniellancaster4419]

The official awp admin say they've got more to come to celebrate the 40 years , but they're not letting on what yet. It's highly unlikely Jimmy would be there tho. Keep an eye on the official auf wiedersehen pet Facebook group for any announcements.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Its amazing how Daniel you have been to the grave when OZ banged his head against and you lied down in the exact same place

[@daniellancaster4419]

😁😁bit of fun innit 😁😁

[@g7usl]

I never heard Oz clearly in this. Seems the mic that Jimmy was holding was defective. Spoilt it all for me. :(

[@daniellancaster4419]

I know what you're saying... the sound was terrible at this venue . There are a couple of other similar videos like mine but their sound recording were even worse. There's not a lot we could do about it. I agree it's difficult to follow what's being said. They should've has a better sound system, but its an old theatre, bit like the land that time forgot

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Tyneside Cinema?

[@daniellancaster4419]

Correct 👍

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

​@@daniellancaster4419Damn! Missed it. And I only live 5 minutes away.😂

[@daniellancaster4419]

@scottandrewbrass1931 🤦‍♂️.... if its any consolation, tickets sold out within 24hrs 🤷‍♂️

[@andrewevans3859]

Should have shaken his hand.

[@daniellancaster4419]

Yeah... awkward moment there for Andy wasn't it 😬

[@fatwalletboy2]

Jason statham going for a wee at 20.32 lol

[@darrenagnew2272]

He hates talking about Oz now he more posh cause he lives Doon London with Sting . must a pay him a canny bit to do this

[@scoobysienna]

are they to old for one more season? that is the question...how about a lads reunion camping..

[@daniellancaster4419]

As for specials, another series etc...the lads are as Oz said ... finished ... its the end . It ended correctly, the 3 of them doing full circle and heading back to Germany. Hope of any more ,,,?,, it simply won't happen. We'll just look forward to the stage reunion in May 2024.

[@scoobysienna]

@@daniellancaster4419 weirdly i had no clue of the 40th reunion and have been watching the box sets again.. the part (series 3) bomber was sat on the steps and dennis walks up and asks if he is ok..i think that dialogue from bomber was his way telling the fans his times up..probally only time he has spoken longer in any of the series..touching moment....i respect the writting and acting..there will truely be no other..it will go down in history as the best british tv series..

[@daniellancaster4419]

@scoobysienna yeah apparently the gig in May is said to be the biggest collection yet of cast and crew .. no names confirmed apart from Jimmy nail and Kevin whately,, I'd say Tim healy will be there for sure , and they reckon plenty of others so we shall see. Unless you've got a ticket already , it sold out within minutes ... ill be there ,, I couldn't be choosy about my seat but where ever I am ill try and get some film together to post on KZbin. Yeah that bit in series 3 when Bomber Says... he "wants to be part of something, like it used to be ,, it means a lot"..😪.. yep that was a moment that .

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Its Adult and liable to cause offence

[@daniellancaster4419]

🤔....sounds like Oz

[@davelambert3340]

Great video just the idiots shouting spoiled it !

[@Ryanj82]

Bloody annoying!

[@daniellancaster4419]

Well you're always gonna get the occasional lunatic

[@andypalin3287]

Camera phones should be banned at ALL Venues! An absolute scurge in society these days! 😵

[@daniellancaster4419]

If it wasn't for MY CAMERA PHONE, you wouldn't av been able to enjoy this few minutes Jimmy nail spent talking about awp,,, as i understand it nobody else filmed the whole appearance.

[@andypalin3287]

@@daniellancaster4419 😍

[@fatwalletboy2]

Honestly i go to a live show to watch it not film it ffs.......

[@daniellancaster4419]

WOW... I don't need to explain how rare it is for Jimmy nail to give an appearance like this, to only 200 ticket holders, so don't you think the people who couldn't make it there are grateful that I filmed it so they could see it..... FFS

[@piercebrosnan9528]

@@daniellancaster4419 Thanks for filming it for the rest of us.

[@speakertreatz]

but you'll come here to watch someone elses film of it