Leo Mckern on The Gloria Hunniford "Sunday Sunday" Chat show 1989

Here's the great Leo Mckern giving a rare interview on The Gloria Hunniford "Sunday Sunday" Chat show 1989. Leo Mckern was actually Australian by birth and was afraid of flying so used to travel home by cargo ship,this is where he starts his conversation with Gloria Hunniford.

[@davefoster3918]

Great actor & a really nice guy!

[@acolytexiv]

He looks so proud when asked about his daughter :-)

[@mariadacre5875]

He seemed a lovely man.

[@WhisperingJohn]

Brilliant actor.

[@flabbybum9562]

Story goes that Leo Mckern was physically nothing like John Mortimer had envisaged Rumpole, and he was therefore initially against McKern being cast. The first producer however, persuaded Mortimer to give him a chance, and being a fair natured type of chap, Mortimer agreed. McKern completely won him round. So much so, that when McKern passed away, Mortimer insisted there could be no further television episodes, because the on-screen Rumpole had died with McKern.

[@tonysuffolk]

Thank you for your comment. Very interesting.

[@Otacatapetl]

Yup. True story.

[@lewisgreen2957]

The greatest Australian actor by far..

[@silverstrike6048]

I always think of the line, "she who must be obeyed."

[@ElBrandenBrazil]

I had the pleasure of meeting him in Bath.

[@ianrichardson8990]

One of the best.

[@networx7991]

The great Leo McKern... The Number one... Number 2. Wish I could've met Leo and spoken with him.

[@raymonddaubney3612]

Its odd you say that, this goes through my mind so often.

[@flabbybum9562]

Me too.

[@Gbonejohn1974]

as a kid i always fancied gloria...beautiful woman

[@misfit2022]

Who would have thought an Australian could be the quintessential English barrister at law but I have to admit he is perfect. Also saw him recently in A man for all seasons too playing the man of the current moment, 2020, as much as he was in the 1530’s Thomas Cromwell thanks to Hilary Mantel.

[@joechill1]

Chimes of Big Ben and Once Upon A Time.... brilliant!!!

[@gardenvarietypenis]

more of the GREAT ONE

[@pagemike4192]

Many thanks I will try and get the dvd.

[@karll977]

I loved him as Mr Bundage in Candleshoe 🤩

[@markvines7308]

I've never seen anyone wear a glass eye so naturally

[@jryecart8017]

please see Mckern in " O'REILLY, ACE OF SPIES " and " A FOREIGN FIELD "

[@johnking5174]

1:44 - You can just make out Leo's fake left eye (our right when watching on the screen) here, it becomes clear to see.

[@pagemike4192]

was this the actor who was in the film "the day the earth caught fire" from around 1961? he played a daily express newspaper man with edward judd?

[@videocurios]

+page mike Yes and the DVD release boast of having his last interview on it

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[@vegetasolo1221]

Paddy :)

[@defanged9630]

Much missed. One of the greats. Ms Hunniford has a terrible ear. McKern's Aussie accent is very clear, not as broad as it once was, but definitely present. Thankfully the cultural cringe largely disappeared in the 1970's and other Aussie greats like Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush proudly speak in public with their natural accent.

[@phbarnes]

Defanged Absolutely spot on. The accent is completely there, but toned down. And it made Rumpole (and the other roles he played to great acclaim) so enigmatic and entrancing... and unique.

[@raymonddaubney3612]

He was great in a fantastic little Aussie movie called "On our Selection" back in the early 90s.