Kenneth Williams: Seriously Outrageous - Reputations (1998)

Part 1 of the BBC Reputations documentary about Kenneth Williams. S05E03 - 25th May 1998
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Video blurred from 23:47 to 24:13 due to copyright. Not a great quality tape.
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[@PaulHunter-ih1ye]

One of the Truly Great Comic Geniuses that this country has ever seen or ever will witness again. God how we need him today. R.I.P Kenneth ❤

[@gunnerdownunner570]

King Kenny thy legend 👍👍👍, simply outstanding 😄😄😄, one could almost say “ FANTABULOSA “ loved it thank you and cheers from new🥝🥝🥝zealand 🍺🍺🍺

[@Knappa22]

This is a good documentary. It’s not a gooey love-in. It goes into detail about how difficult a person he undoubtedly was. It doesn’t detract from his mesmerizing talent nor the hours of joy he brought and continues to bring to audiences.

[@delapre67]

I'm currently reading his diary and I'm fascinated by the man. Thanks for uploading. He was a one off.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Love Kenneth Williams. As Max Miller (The Cheeky Chappie) used to say, "There'll never be another"

[@orangefield100]

Thanks for the memories.

[@charliedrosario999]

I have always wanted to know when this documentary was made. Thank you for downloading this. I've always loved this documentary.

[@justjoe942]

An all time favorite; thanks for posting.

[@slimjim4239]

an original - thanks for the upload

[@iangrant3615]

It's fascinating to watch this! Interesting to me to see the way that Alan Simpson seems to be not at all on the same page as Kenneth Williams on how he perceives things. I would say it seems that they were two very different people. Simpson seems a straightforward, matter of fact bloke, Williams an intensely sensitive, emotional aesthete. I would say the truth of the situations described is somewhere between the two opposing accounts they give! Lovely that they chose some of Kenneth's favourite classical music on this documentary, including music that he himself chose when he appeared on Desert Island Discs!

[@markhayward7400]

I think this must be the best programme ever made about Kenneth Williams. There are talking heads here that simply don't appear elsewhere. His aunt, Phyllis Gidley, for example.

[@dinnerlady1119]

i love him in the Carry On movies. Too funny, especially with Hattie Jakes.

[@derekrobinson5554]

Brilliant

[@zezelee77]

huge fan

[@TurnFullCircle]

lost but not forgotten...

[@lancalotspratt]

A bit of me in there

[@federicoprice2687]

RIP Kenneth 🎉

[@DeadlyKiss000]

I wish he and Tony Hancock had done a series of some description together. When they were together in Hancock's Half Hour, they were brilliant together! Opportunity missed there, I think.

[@newtonwhatevs]

Scary.

[@randywatts6969]

I always loved Hattie also

[@naturesounds0110]

Such a plethora of vocal fry, from our English actors 😂😂😂

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

I keep a journal - I wouldn't want my real character to be judged by anyone reading it; because you pour into it those things you can't say; but that doesn't mean to say you mean all of them; it's a release - now, granted I'm not Kenneth Williams, but I would be prepared to believe the truth might apply to him as well as to me. Who know - playing the psychologist is best left to psychologists, and even they get it wrong....

[@derekstraker9465]

Totally understand 👍

[@Knappa22]

Yeah but it’s pretty obvious he fully intended for his diaries to be read and analysed after he died.

[@nathelondon3719]

Don't you love amateur psychologists analysing the dead who can't reply. Says more about them!

[@chrishendon9686]

Well said that man!

[@niv8880]

@@chrishendon9686 Why is it well said? Isn't it human tendency to analyse and make judgments about others? Isn''t it driven by a combination of innate social cognition, confirmation bias in reasoning, and a cultural fascination with flawed methods of "reading" people? Ever read Kenneth's diaries? I have. Many suffered due to criminalisation of homosexuality during the period Kenneth was alive and it contributed to heightened loneliness and social isolation as well as guilt for many gay and lesbian individuals; they were forced to hide their identities. Had he been born 30 years later, he'd have been a different person. The man was a survivor.

[@niv8880]

what does it say about them?

[@xr6lad]

Totally agree. I’ve watch a few programmes like this and ‘second guessing’ and trying to wedge in different generation interpretations is annoying. Specially by people no where near as funny.

[@kathykeeley352]

Yes I do love them. Kenneth Williams was great. It's lovely to see people talking about him so fondly.