Kermode Uncut: The Fabulous Fenella

[@AmberTheFangirl]

I may only be 14, but I've had the pleasure of meeting her twice. She was my main idol since mid-2017. I love her so much, still can't get around the fact that she's gone. Even with people close to her tryna get me down because I'm an autistic girl with love for a 90-year old. I don't care, bring on the haters, they can't stop me! ♡

[@brucewayne7838]

good for you amber if she makes you happy! she was such an interesting lady !

[@frederickwallace6552]

You show good taste, a thing that seems to be in short supply nowadays.

[@johnhiscott-walsh5198]

♥

[@MalevEvans-dw3do]

Wow actually meeting her twice is awesome, especially in a young person. That's going to be some anecdote later in life!

[@euansmith3699]

Fenella Fielding's voice, like those of Joan Greenwood and Glynis Johns, was a thing of beauty.

[@T4TipsGuides]

I'm watching Mysterious Island right now, Joan Greenwood has the most wonderful voice, I could listen to her talk for hours, you just don't hear voices like that anymore.

[@lewisner]

And Felicity Kendal.

[@frederickwallace6552]

I couldn't agree more

[@frederickwallace6552]

Joan Greenwood in Barbarella. Lovely.

[@euansmith3699]

@@frederickwallace6552 Ooh, I didn't realize that Joan Greenwood dubbed Anita Pallenberg as the Great Tyrant; no wonder that character gave teenage me "funny feelings".

[@bungfupanda8936]

As a youngster I had a massive crush on the wonderful Fenella Fielding as Valeria Watt in Carry on Screaming, the film bought forth one of the initial looks for Gothic styled women long before the genre surfaced or even the description Goth existed. Fenella was far more than carry on screaming though and her performances will be enjoyed by the generations to come as well as being fondly remembered by all, rest in peace lovely lady

[@pmrize]

A truly wonderful beautiful captivating lady.... My first crush... R.I.P

[@neilblackshaw3486]

God bless, Fenella. Icon of stage & screen.

[@Gerrypotterpoet]

I'm a poet and had the complete joy of working with Fenella on my poetry. I'm a Liverpool poet who writes a lot about Liverpool and hearing Fenella, with that uniquely beautiful voice recite my poems, My Scouse Voice and Tiffany Bling (a poem about dead hard scally Scouse girls), was the purest revelatory joy. Gracious as generous, my life is better for her being in it. Lovely tribute by the way. Gx

[@oncuponamultiplex]

Two carry on stars this week! The wonderful Liz fraiser too! Good to see a tribute to fenella! Fantastic actress and wonderful screen presence

[@davidphenomenon]

I will never forget Fenella as the camp vamp in Carry On Screaming, whilst she was a very talented actor all round and had a diverse career in that films she brought the role of Valeria to life (pardon the pun) and will be remembered always for the red dress which was as velvetty as her voice. Rest in peace Fenella.

[@defanged9630]

A remarkable Woman who suffered much, yet was able to bring an incredible amount of joy to so many. Not a bad legacy?

[@wiseguy100]

To me, she will always be the voice of the Village, in The Prisoner. A role that was uncredited.

[@roxammon5858]

Well I didn't know that! Good shout.

[@chaosfive55]

Yes! "Today's flavor is strawberry." XD

[@Robert_Manners]

Yes and to say Patrick McGoohan phoned her to ask/tell her to be the voice of the village I was surprised she received no on screen credit for being so.

[@redd605]

Thanks I didn't know that , watching it now on legend TV channel, one thing I did was stand outside the famous door and street in London of the prisoner , which I have always wanted to do, but the red post box has gone a few m metres from the house.

[@thedustofages]

Also in a very early episode of The Avengers.

[@troop73oo]

What a wonderful and personal tribute.

[@Theladytravels]

...and of course she was the omnipresent voice of the Village in the TV cult classic The Prisoner. Goodbye goodbye Fenella. Be seeing you xx

[@TheEchovoices]

very sweet tribute a wonderful lady and what a voice she had

[@scottdylan758]

RIP Fenella, & Burt Reynolds, too.

[@keegan773]

Stunning.

[@90RavenBlack]

She had a voice like marbled chocolate and the natural charisma to steal a scene without even having to utter a word. More than that, she seemed to belong to that very rare band of people who never really grow old, even as she entered into her nineties. I doubt we'll ever see another Fenella Fielding. R.I.P.

[@davidgibbs7232]

Carry On Screaming was my favorite Carry On movie and she was the best thing in it.RIP lovely lady.

[@usedfuzzbox]

Incredibly underrated and underappreciated actress.

[@pljms]

I loved her in the Hancock's Half Hour episode on radio entitled 'The Poetry Society'. When her very bohemian character is asked what type of music she liked she replied, "I can only tolerate Bartok and Webern".

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I loved her in Carry on Screaming and Guest House Paradiso!

[@paularmstrong6092]

Awwwh sweet video :) Mark is very good at writing things to remember people by. Mainly focusing on what made them brilliant.

[@EM-lz9kg]

Every Christmas I adored this classic & she made it perfection in that red dress she was beautiful inside & out

[@Warp75]

Met her years ago on the bus in Camden Class lady

[@56postoffice]

Top tribute to one of smokiest & sexiest voices. Great talent. *RIP*

[@Poseiden2]

I had the record of Dougal And The Blue Cat when I was growing up. Happy memories of it. RIP FF!

[@Grifftinderpals]

I had the soundtrack but have never seen the film...for some reason it gave me nightmares for a quite a few years when I was a kid...thanks for the reminder!!!

[@brucewayne7838]

i remember watching this when i was a young bat ! , the monsters in it were quite scary at the time for a young child but it quickly became my favourite carry on movie, i love them all but this one is still my favourite to this day !

[@whu58]

Loved Fenella in `Carry on Screaming` (which I saw on its release at Barkingside ABC in 1966) - probably had the sexiest female voice ever - sadly missed.

[@Ronno4691]

THE most important and influential Gothic fantasy figure in children's mind from the 1960s onwards! Runner(s) up would be the Teutonic maidens from the Robert Powell film, Mahler ;-) Carry On Screaming also happens to be one of Mark Kermode's favourite films, alongside with The Exorcist!

[@akelly4207]

I’ve never loved a woman’s voice more. I loved her so much in Carry on Screaming

[@curiousgemini]

I saw "Carry On Screaming" for the first time not too long ago. She was great.

[@EM-lz9kg]

Wow for the first time 😮I’m so glad you have seen such a classic 😊

[@nigelcarren]

In the mid 90's my mate Richard was working in London trying to get some work as a music photographer. Whilst running across the Parliament lawn he happened upon The Fabulous Fenella and Vanessa Redgrave who were sitting on the grass taking part in some sort of press-covered reunion. Richard who adored Fenella as deeply as I when we were kids asked (as his Yashica Mat was around his neck) if he could take a couple of photos? Not only did she say yes but he was asked to join the picnic. Richard used square-format and I have seen one of the 10/8" photos. So so awesome to have met her, and then to discover she was a true sweetheart in real life. 🏆

[@ryanbrailey-tucker4935]

This is LOVELY.....I love it!!

[@SRB3ll]

Wow, I haven’t heard that soundtrack album since I was very young and played it all of the time, but instantly remembered those clips! It was the first, and for a long time the only record I owned, and I remember being disappointed that my dad’s Beatles album was full of songs, and not ‘a story’ like my Dougal and the Blue Cat record. Yes, her voice was unmistakable, though I don’t think I ever made the connection between the voice of Blue and the woman who stirred up new and awkward feelings in an older me watching her in Carry On films a few years later! And now I will probably have to spend all morning trying to find that soundtrack again, for one more listen.

[@EM-lz9kg]

Absolutely outstanding actress

[@aliens_exist_23]

I really need to see Dougal and the Blue Cat!

[@hairychris444]

It's bonkers.

[@fuzzylumpkin49]

Me too! 😃

[@andrewadkins6810]

I still think fennella is one of the sexiest women to grace our screens along with valerie leon as a kid they made me realise I what me blokes bits were made for 😊😊

[@timothyw98]

The last thing I saw her in was Skins series 6 episode 3 where she played the grandmother of teenager Alex.

[@Terry.W]

RIP fabulous actor and voice..

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

I fancied her to the max in Carry on Screaming.

[@mojosbigsticks]

I just caught 'The Old Dark House' on the Talking Pictures channel. Fenella's superb as the abandoned femme fatale, against Jeanette Scott's more innocent ingenue. But who's the real villain? A must for any fans of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@DMEB]

She was in a children's series in the late 80's/early 90's where she was an evil super villain trying to destroy the earth in someway or another. That was the first time I saw her. I would love to know what the series was called as it had some great people in it. I'm off to google this and try and find a link to it. Which I'll put in the comments if I find any.

[@DMEB]

UNCLE JACK!!! Sorry bit of excitement there. Few clips on KZbin if you search for it.

[@srwilson3s2k14]

@@DMEB all 4 full series are up now on yt

[@DMEB]

@@srwilson3s2k14 haha currently watching the first episode now! Thanks for the tip off!! Actually quite funny still!

[@srwilson3s2k14]

@@DMEB I think series 3 and 4 are the funniest overall but yeah your welcome

[@janecoday1728]

I just adore her..❤

[@andrewhudson9779]

Kinda liked joan Greenwoods voice as well 😉 r.i.p Fenella.

[@vincentmcgrath4179]

I saw her in ‘Lady Windermere’s fan’ she was an actress who could do Oscar Wilde’s work. I did meet her an eccentric underrated actress

[@filmfreak21]

Love your uncuts, Mark. RiP Fenella. Mark. When do you make your 5-1 of the Best films of the year so far. I would like to Know your picks 😊

[@georgeward1527]

Fanela was so beautiful in this movie

[@kiethkarlson2046]

What a doll. There's no doll like her

[@jonnyhog1002]

R.I.P Fenella

[@DerekNewtonKeswick]

Loved her voice. Alexa would be a million times better with her voice.

[@davidmouser596]

Orlando don't say it. What oh you mean FRYING TONIGHT!

[@nicholasdickens2801]

She was a truly remarkable lady, one of our greatest screen actresses.

[@davidtombs7385]

Not just screen, a remarkable stage actress too

[@admiralawesomeDC]

Nobody Minds if you smoke Fenella. R.I.P

[@blackmore4]

_"Fenella Fielding had a voice like no-one else"_ Not quite true. Her voice was very much like Joan Greenwood's. French film director Roger Vadim came up with a great bit of casting for his Barbarella film. For the role of The Great Tyrant, he hired Anita Pallenburg (Brian Jones & Keith Richards' girlfriend) to play The Great Tyrant's body and Joan Greenwood to play The Great Tyrant's voice! He could've saved money by casting Fenella Fielding as both ;)

[@Gimpylung]

I had to check if Fenella was in Barbarella as The Great Tyrant... she's not but Anita Pallenberg, who does play the role sounds just like Fenella. (Edit Pallenberg was dubbed, Joan Greenwood in fact voiced The Great Tyrant)

[@tompurcell1499]

And I thought it _was_ Fenella who voiced over for Anita Pallenberg. Shame it wasn't, but what a velvet voice! And she was gorgeous too. Oh lor! My knees have gone all wobbly!

[@blackmore4]

Great bit of casting by Roger Vadim though - Pallenburg as The Great Tyrant's body and Greenwood as The Great Tyrant's voice. He could've saved money by casting Fenella Fielding as both ;)

[@lewisner]

She kind of invented Goth.

[@newforestpixie5297]

Is she Kate Bush & Robert Smiths’ mum because Fenella made the ultimate Goth Goddess 🏴❤️

[@drparnassus2867]

British Library!!!

[@dank7256]

Very pretty lady.

[@redd605]

She was made to play Cleopatra, Amanda was great in the movie , but fenella would of been.that it it's what if ?

[@jimbob8992]

Oh hello darling

[@markallen4356]

Wasn't she lovely.

[@slimjim4239]

An original

[@EM-lz9kg]

Best carry on 😂

[@daub1]

smoking hot

[@MrGrxxx123]

The English Elvira?sexy!! Lady

[@Ian2844]

I kissed her once !

[@amyclarke41]

haha🤣