Lesley Garrett and Lily Savage - Three Little Maids

From the BBC series "Lesley Garrett Tonight" in 1998.

[@johnstauffer4362]

How sad that we lost him absolutely loved him. Goodbye Lily rest in peace. Another old favourite gone. 🥲

[@ellenthorne8222]

Never seen this before, it was brilliant. RIP Paul you are a true legend and will always be remembered. Lily stands besides Danny La Rue as the greatest in show business

[@andreafry3428]

Yes I'd never seen it as well .Good to find all the clips of Paul .Can't believe he's gone 😔.

[@rw8733]

God bless him 🙏

[@j.ksmith7432]

Oh no! Please don’t compare them, Paul would win hands down.

[@amhunter7556]

Oh lovely, dearest Paul, God Bless you!

[@shelleyhawkins1559]

Rest In Peace Paul O Grady you Legend

[@16Arson]

Rest in Peace, Paul O’Grady. A true legend.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

You should include Patricia Hodge's name, for completeness.

[@maggiedavies922]

That’s what I thought too !

[@charliekane135]

Exactly

[@friendlier]

Thank you, I was trying to recall her name. I'm in the U.S., so not as familiar with her. But we all remember Mary Fisher in The Lifes and Loves of a She Devil.

[@charliekane135]

@@friendlier Great programme. Classic 1980's. 👍

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

@@friendlier as I usually prefer British programmes, I tend to know the actors' names, so you're most welcome.

[@garycollinson-4976]

Bloody fantastic

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I remember this being on television when I was a child and I thought it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@74yodinosaur99]

I never knew Patricia Hodge had such a fabulous voice😘😘😘

[@AlvaSudden]

This is one of the finest versions of this song I have ever seen. The words are crystal clear, the soprano voices are crisp and sparkling. And the voices back off perfectly as the orchestra adds the flourishes.

[@magdahearne497]

Brilliant...love it... Until I saw her on the Lesley Garrett show I had no idea that Patricia Hodge had such a lovely singing voice....as for dear Lily/Paul.. classic, one of the best exports from the wrong side of the Pennines 💖💖💖💖 Thank you so much for posting this, brightened my day!

[@janicemclelland1070]

Wonderful and amazing Lily, you are so missed xxxxx

[@ANightworkerslife]

Such fun!

[@maureenmclelland]

Well Paul's joined all the other legends . All be rocking now RIP

[@letitiakearney2423]

RIP Paul, there will never be a beautiful caring soul like you again. I loved being in the Mikado production at school.

[@gwennuttall2696]

I am performing this opera at The Frazer Theatre in Knaresborough North Yorkshire at the end of May this year with the Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

[@Val-from-Leigh]

Fabulous!! Loved it!

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

This is a gem i didnt know i needed!

[@melodycurious]

He will be missed. Rest well my love with all your friends

[@Moywa18]

Such FUN.

[@busternelson1]

Love love love it

[@annehayward3506]

RIP Paul you are so missed

[@akarpowicz]

I didn't know Patricia Hodge could sing!! Very cute rendition.

[@MrSwifts31]

She has a lovely(if light) singing voice.She sang Gertie (Gertrude Lawrence) in "Noel & Gertie" in the West End.It was quite creepy because Patricia's voice was just like Gertie's.

[@lesleyeskildsen7208]

akarpowicz t

[@koosriedijk3872]

Patricia did solo shows recently "up north" she was born in Cleethorpes (Grimsby).

[@jeanmyers1787]

Brilliant Paul O’Grady ❤️

[@irishravr632]

Rest in peace Paul O'Grady, on his soul Sweet Jesus have mercy.

[@marylynne9104]

What a forgotten gem this is. ❤

[@joanware6473]

That was Brilliant.

[@weedle30]

Have never seen this before - ooooohhhh - it’s so good but yet another sad reminder of just how brilliant our dear and lovely PO’G was…RIP Paul - you had talent by the shedload and you are so missed xxx

[@josephinemordaunt938]

Just come across this. What fun.

[@tonimarie8951]

Still brilliant mrs o grady..💝

[@brianward7724]

Wonderfully different!

[@barbarakirk3064]

My mum would have loved this! The school she went to put on productions of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, and when Sideshow Bob sings pieces from those in The Simpsons, I think of her. Likewise when the brass band version of Three Little Maids From School turns up on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[@Jazzwayze]

I couldn't place Patricia initially; thought it was Julie Andrews TBH! Certainly sang well enough. A fun rendition greatly enjoyed! Thanks for this.

[@koosriedijk3872]

and I thought it was Frederica von Stade (American mezzo), how she resembles Patricia Hodge.

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

Ooohh I love Patricia Hodge.

[@rupertprawnworthy758]

Patricia Hodge is the untitled middle maid.

[@lhrlyc]

when I saw Lily and Leslie do this in the Albert Hall [no - really, they did!] the 3rd was Judi Dench

[@scouser2010ify]

Shame it wasn’t on film

[@mikehattan]

Lovely !

[@TheClive1949]

I'd never seen this either. Sheer delight!

[@NotaFro]

Fun fact: I used to watch Lily Savage hosting Blankety Blank when I was little and had no idea that she was actually a man in drag. I was, however, convinced that Angela Lansbury was a man after watching Bed Knobs and Broomsticks...

[@georgesoros6415]

And not a very attractive one, either. Those jowls always put me off!

[@michelesaint1662]

😂

[@matthewhughes3749]

but Angela Lansbury wasn't even in this video

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I used to love Blankety Blank when I was younger, they have brought it back but I do not watch it because Bradley Walsh hosts it and I do not like him at all, I find him absolutely annoying, if Stephen Mulhern was hosting it then I would watch it.

[@barbarakirk3064]

Andy Partridge (formerly of XTC) once said latter day Paul McCartney resembled Angela Lansbury! It was when Uncut magazine's editors were asking musicians to choose favourite Beatles songs.

[@sharonthewalkingexplore.107]

This was hilarious when I first saw it, so funny my favourite of Paul o grady aka lily savage, r.i.p will always miss you

[@SueStar112]

NotaFro - Same here. I had no idea Lily was a man in drag either until I was about thirteen...I used to watch the Lily Savage show (despite being inappropriately aged at the time lol) and think how beautiful she was...and I stand by my opinion even today :D

[@virgorising7388]

Really?!?

[@barbarakirk3064]

I always thought she had great legs.

[@yvonnejohnson772]

​@@barbarakirk3064 he model tights and stockings for ladies so he did have a good pair of pins

[@beryltrattles]

​@@yvonnejohnson772w1

[@yvonnejohnson772]

Many a woman whish she hade legs as good as his

[@squifferpop]

Wonderful! 🤣😂🤣

[@marycaswell9471]

totally love him.

[@lesleybrookes5022]

Brilliant!

[@hanbanxxx]

i've met lesley garrett and patricia hodge love them :):):)

[@beverlyoxford803]

How good is Patricia Hodge?!??

[@irenesmith1544]

I USED TO LOOK LIKE PATRICIA HODGE ACCORDING TO ONE OF MY HAIRDRESSING CLIENTS. BACK IN THE 80'S 😊 GOING TO MISS YOU PAUL DREADFULLY, GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🙏🌹😎

[@trueaussie9230]

I have no idea. Do you?

[@G6JPG]

@@trueaussie9230 I think it was colloquial use of English: "How good is …" can sometimes mean "I was surprised to discover how good … is".

[@trueaussie9230]

@@G6JPG Damn. You're sooooo erudite. Have you ever heard of 'irony'?! 🤔

[@irenejohnston6802]

Fine actress ie. Rumpole of The Bailey

[@garycollinson-4976]

Bring more

[@sarapiper385]

Paula O Grady you are a ledge bring back Lilly please

[@Sjmby95]

Rip comedy and Paul

[@cathyfitzpatrick9384]

Classic

[@Mari28-_03]

😍👏👏👏👏❤👍👍👍

[@randomdave30]

Lesley Garrett used to wash dishes to make ends meet.

[@henrimatisse7481]

pretty good

[@jessicaoconnor6039]

LOL! Love this!

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I remember Lily Savage doing this song where she was a checkout girl and there was a bit where she said "and what's these? Fancy greens?" Now I can not remember the name of it but does anyone know of that and have that? Please help me.

[@ChrisAndCats]

Checkout Dreamer?

[@G6JPG]

Can you amend the clip title to include Patricia?

[@user-ho7mg9ol7w]

Leslie must've really hated performing with Lilly if she did it twice😂

[@G6JPG]

Why?

[@brianletter3545]

What did they do with 'The Sun is all Ablaze'?

[@AndrewLumsden]

😖 "The sun whose rays are all ablaze" 🙄

[@lorraineowens1483]

See... G&S is fun

[@alisondragonfly7437]

So is S & M

[@G6JPG]

And excellent for amateur dramatics, as it's very hard to completely wreck it (though I've seen some performances that come close!). Not if you're USAnian, though: they treat The Mikado as serious opera!

[@barbarakirk3064]

@@G6JPG I saw Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers do Three Little Maids From School with another actor on Fresh Fields one week.

[@shaunbrown6983]

Lily savage is funny

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

How and why do I know this song 😂 I don't understand. This is lovely, but genuinely don't know how I ....

[@G6JPG]

It's from a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Mikado I think. G&S tunes are still quite popular - and the plays are very popular with amateur dramatic companies, as it's hard to ruin them (though I've seen some good tries!), or to put it another way it isn't hard to perform them in a way that both audience and cast will enjoy; thus, if you've ever had anything to do with AmDram, you may well have heard it there. (Note: in the US, The Mikado is considered serious opera. Which it isn't! Like most G&S, it's light, with a large element of comedy.)

[@Speights2011]

I was sent after watching the Simpsons

[@trionabyrne217]

No, it's just that the third forgot her chair

[@franciswright]

Lesley Garrett and Lily Savage and ? ? ? There are THREE little maids ... Patricia Hodge being number three.

[@TalkToMe66]

Miranda

[@kieranpugh4349]

Yes thats Patricia Hodge isn't it!? Well spotted - I had missed that.

[@andyhogg2228]

High camp. X

[@gareththomas6714]

i did n't know patricia hodge could nt sing

[@MrClockworkbanana]

Who.ever did hid.make up. Wow.really.good.for the time

[@58christiansful]

An Acquired Taste, surely - LS?

[@diddymuck]

leslie, lily and who else was that?

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

diddymuck...... Patricia Hodge.

[@G6JPG]

(I see someone else has replied but youTube is broken so I can't se what they said.) Patricia Hodge. (As others have said, I didn't know she sang; she has a nice voice.)

[@keithliebenberg6947]

I like that Lily’s make up is natural and not absurd Picasso like the drag queens of today!

[@stephenguppy7882]

Didn't you even know who Patricia Hodge is?

[@MrCuddlyable3]

Two are good but the third's a drag.

[@McGravity1]

The third's IN drag

[@MrCuddlyable3]

+McGravity1 Your new English word for Christmas is spelled PUN.

[@McGravity1]

I don't understand that.

[@Partnerfrance]

Clearly a production made for TV.

[@McGravity1]

Literally!

[@Orfeus3000]

…and the other one hahaha rude

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Remember when transvestites were just a joke?

[@shronkler1994]

no because concepts kinda like being transgender have been around for way longer than you have, and will probably last for longer than youll be remembered

[@beaulangston4198]

Is this drag indoctrination?! Why are people freaking out so much today?!!

[@ringwe]

If you can't tell apart indoctrination from a drag show you're hopeless.