John Inman Interview 2 / 2 WLIW 21

[@pgh45rpms]

John Inman (1935-2007) visited a number of PBS stations in 1993 that carried "Are You Being Served." Molly Sugden did as well.

[@ellisonhamilton3322]

Rest in peace Mr. Inman. Thanks for the laughs.

[@KFG721]

Omg I was at this interview and am on camera at 5:00. He was lovely, very funny and kind to all. I still have his autograph! What a fun night! Thank you for posting - brings back fond memories. I saw John Inman, Molly Sugden and Frank Thornton. 😊

[@AlexWilliams-qf3rp]

Oh my word, what a delightful, gentle soul. Oh if time could just stand still. Do rest in peace love, you made us all laugh so uncontrollably, that our sides hurt. Even now I'm laughing..thanks 💘

[@carylibby8282]

Such a delightful and congenial individual. It's cliche to say, but true all the same ... you don't see actors like this anymore.

[@mistymangham4410]

Thank you for the upload. Mr. Humphreys was WAY ahead of the times. Much love and respect for John Inman.

[@kaydee4296]

How? He wasn't an aberration. He wasn't rare in the arts by ANY means either. Honesty why does everyone NOW think everyone think everything is a new invention? What's going on NOW is pure overblown fiction as a matter of fact statistically because "representation" as if the Inmans of the world are the majority of the popluation is factually incorrect. In the arts they may dominate, but not in the real world.

[@mistymangham4410]

@@kaydee4296 I look at him as being like Truman Copote and Glen Shadix so charming and charismatic. That's all I am saying.

[@melvinburton7840]

Simply the best, what else can one say?

[@johnsides2018]

I really wish I could have gotten the chance to met him. He's such a beautiful soul 💗

[@davidgreene8914]

I had the chance to meet him and he couldn’t have been nicer.

[@johnsides2018]

@@davidgreene8914 oh your so lucky :) and I bet he was nice :) you could just tell he had a heart of gold :)

[@spinout3]

thank you very much for sharing this rare interview :)

[@sandwichbreath0]

Thank you for this!

[@pghagen]

He was so funny! Thanks for sharing this interview! 😅

[@annettefowler4704]

Thank you Mr Inman for making laugh so much.

[@sagshan133]

How wonderful it would have been to meet him

[@user-ke8st8jc1v]

RIP ,you left behind much laughter along with all the rest of the cast

[@lawrencekedz]

Out of the countless thousands of actors I've seen in my lifetime, I'd have a hard time leaving anyone out of the main cast in my top 100 actors of all time...!!!

[@RukoHanaji]

This might sound odd but it was a line from AYBS? that helped me accept my bisexuality. Mr. Lucas had made the comment, "Still sitting on the fence, eh Mr. Humphries?" and he responded, "I prefer being a fence sitter! That way I get to see into both gardens." I'll always love you, Mr. Inman.

[@thomasclark8242]

Great to see this.

[@chrishowland6062]

What a gold standard diamond man. And a real pleasure to watch. A glass of water for mr Granger

[@paulmoloney4160]

I miss him brilliant actor

[@dickyvandijk9313]

What a nice man like him a lot

[@malcolmlee2935]

Onya John,thanks for the laughs growing up,cheers mate rip,

[@maryhabbart8847]

He was a very good actor. I love still watching are you beging severd again and are you beging severd.

[@captaingenius-o1c]

So this was around 1994 or 1995, since AYBS Again had just completed its second season....

[@fjccommish]

They should do another sequel with them all ghosts haunting a castle.

[@jeanmagnall2180]

My mother was John Inman cousin. She was born Inman and her married name was ingham.Not much different.

[@IRENE-yx6vf]

Hi Jean. I am in the UK. I knew John. Was your mum related to John through his dad Frederick John or his grandad John? He mentioned a Colin Inman and also a Peggy Inman, I think one was his cousin and the lady his great grandmother?? I would be interested in your reply if you dont mind, it is only for me. Thanks for your help. Kind regards. Irene

[@jeanmagnall2180]

@@IRENE-yx6vf hi Irene. Good to hear from you. From what i was told my grandfather and Johns father were brothers. My mother had two half sisters and two half brothers Joan beatrice george and ronnie. My uncle george and his wife had a hotel in bournmouth and when John was performing there he would give them complementary tickets and bring them on to the stage My mother died when i was ten so my information is a bit old Although i did meet him when i was about eight. I think he was about fourteen Kind regards. Jean

[@IRENE-yx6vf]

Thank you Jean. What was your grandfathers name? And your mums if you want to say? I am just curios. If you google John Inman cousin there is a chap in Wigan but presume he is on his mums side. Thanks for your help. Irene@@jeanmagnall2180

[@jeanmagnall2180]

@@IRENE-yx6vf hi Irene. My mums name was Gladys. My grandads name was william Inman. I know my aunty Joan was the image of John. Unfortunately they have all passed away so i have no one else to ask now. Kind regards Jean.

[@jeanmagnall2180]

@@IRENE-yx6vf hi Irene. The 60s and 70s is when they all got together usually local. My aunty joan was blond. My mum was dark as she had a different mother. My mums mum died at 26. That is why she had half brothers and sisters. My grandad married again when my mum was 18 months old. My mum also entertained family and friends dressing up in hillarious costumes. She was 35 when she died. Best regards. Jean.

[@daviniarobbins9298]

If you are going back to the 1980s with American sitcoms there are only five a Brit can name, Mock & Mindy, Mash, Happy Days, Golden Girls and Cheers. I can't think of a sixth. There is Friends but that wasn't until the late 90s at the earliest. There wasn't that many American sitcoms on UK telly back then.

[@tilasole3252]

Golden Girls was mine and my grandma's favorite show, only rivaled by the original Price Is Right

[@whiskeytango-pl5ht]

“You’re a nosey lot”. Lolololol😅

[@larry1824]

Fast funny and gracious in person

[@jessiejames7492]

The audio isnt good. Would love to hesr this.

[@thewkovacs316]

was inman surprised when he became a celeb in the states?

[@rg8152]

Wowww, kind of ironic how he says he's a fan of the Golden Girls, but not Golden Palace... Meanwhile, in the US the general consensus is that people LOVE AYBS but didn't really care for G&F...and I believe it was TV Tropes or something that actually made the connection and pointed out the equivalence in fanbases for the other series across the pond

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

Why oh why didn't some American producer or producers throw money at the writers and actors of AYBS, and tell them to make as MANY episodes as possible without dropping the writing quality any! What a massive missed opportunity!! John Inman gave them the opportunity and green light to set this up, but they didn't take this golden opportunity!

[@clivestuarteardley6049]

He was Brilliant in AyBS

[@ianbannister8404]

I thought you meant the Abyss the underwater movie he defo was not in that movie 😅

[@Todd-w6u]

“Are you Free Mr Humphreys “? “I’m free !

[@lordsidious83]

Man we were robbed of a third season of grace and favor. It always felt the story was left in limbo with so much more to tell. it would have been such a conclusion to have mr humphries and mavis finally get married.

[@MahendraSingh-nz7yl]

Are you free.?

[@halltrain1162]

I think he was very courageous.

[@jackrowe5571]

But he were happy!

[@paulinecoburn181]

Was happy 🙄

[@jackrowe5571]

@paulinecoburn181 but that was how the girl said it with a Yorkshire accent, it were a quote, sorry l used a reference to a show l felt would be obvious to viewers of a John Inman interview

[@teresabarbieri3894]

British comedy and movies are the best. USA is at the bottom of the food chain, all garbage shows and John Inman knew it, he was just being polite about liking US sitcoms🤣🤣 which is the British way.

[@halltrain1162]

Middle name Thomas. Get it?

[@fjccommish]

There was another sequel to Golden Girls. It was about Dorothy running a a public bath and shower facility. It was called Golden Shower, but it didn't do well.

[@kaydee4296]

Are you kidding? I never heard of it. I'm SURE it would have succeeded in production in Sanfranshitsco today though, since gay bathhouses were the only businesses allowed to remain open during lockdowns when everyone else was forced into poverty. And for some reason Hollywood was exempted from mandates for their self aggrandizing awards shows & got taxpayers bail out for covid relief even though they didn't HAVE to shut down & have more money than God between the producers, bankrollers & stars & COULD have redistributed their OWN wealth instead of leeching off those who had no jobs. They're ALWAYS preaching about how GREAT communism is after all...

[@fjccommish]

@@kaydee4296 San Fransicko

[@davestark2015]

LMFAO

[@ShaareiZoharDaas]

You'll notice that I said cat.

[@ophthodoc]

It’s too bad the guy who was interviewing him was such a dud