Look Who's Talking with Jon Pertwee

An episode of chat show Look Who's Talking
Derek Batey interviews Jon Pertwee
Border Television
18th May 1984

[@russellgoodall6206]

Jon Pertwee will always be ‘my doctor’. His portrayal was very atmospheric for the time. Before all these special effects, it was Jon’s superb acting and supporting cast, Katy Manning, Elizabeth Sladen etc, plus the rather eerie music at times, that left a lasting impression on me. R.I.P. Jon & Liz 🥰👍

[@Inglese001]

Yeah he was great in the role. A mixture of Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Bruce Lee ! Because the show was broadcast around 5 o'clock in the evening, it was most children's first experience of horror - so it leaves a lasting impression.

[@malcolmjawohowelll2892]

John Pertwee had those star qualities ...a captivating presence in his most popular TV roles.amd a personal charisma .....the essence of likeability the best Dr who incidentally. .I believe that

[@JonTheComputerDoctor]

Jon's tie reminds me of Tom Bakers' 4th doctor scarf.

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

My sentiments also

[@davidbeverly6411]

It's a Freudian slip on Jon's part....

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Jon Pertwee (July 7, 1919 - May 20, 1996), aged 76 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@davelewins8253]

People like Mr Pertwee were of a different breed. Such class. Can't thank whoever posted this.

[@stevenoliver1326]

A proper, old school, welcome from Derek to both the studio audience and those watching at home. You never see that these days.

[@David-uf8ex]

My favourite Dr by a mile 😎😎

[@johnchubb1781]

I liked Derek Batey. He had such a kind and genial manner.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Yes and why not too.

[@davidaston5773]

Back when TV wasn't age and image obsessed. When you prove yourself you'll be remembered.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I met Jon Pertwee in 1993. He was so nice and he signed me his autograph. He was the first actor from Doctor Who I ever met. Later I met Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Colin Baker, John Levine, Sylvester McCoy and Karen Gillan.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@Richy.D Films Thanks!

[@glamdolly30]

How sad he didn't have a loving father. And yet it clearly didn't stop him from being a wonderful dad - his children speak of him so fondly. A lovely man and a uniquely charismatic star.

[@hereisthenews7793]

A gentleman and a brilliant and unique talent.

[@cheyennebrennan966]

I've heard these stories so many times, yet every time feels like the first. I just ADORE this wonderful man. ❤❤

[@stevesstuff1450]

It's the way he tells them! 🙂 He was such a gentleman. He was MY Doctor when I was growing up; as a 9 year old when he appeared on screen, I was captivated by his presence (though of course I didn't know that at the time!!)... I'd loved Hartnell and Troughton, but Pertwee just just WAS the Doctor for me back then.... 🙂 I've obviously since heard and seen his other work, but he's still my Doctor... much as I love McCoy, and later Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi, there's still only one Doctor for me! I loved Worzel Gummage too, but it never felt 'real' to me after his Doctor, so I don't have the same feelings towards it - great as it was - but, Jon is the Doctor.... Always the gentleman; much missed.....

[@cheyennebrennan966]

@@stevesstuff1450 He's my Doctor now, and he passed away before I was born! ❤❤❤

[@mikehumble1120]

Love the audience is ace... like a scene from cocoon.

[@Voxac100b]

Class interview. Jon was very interesting guy.

[@ianrichardson8990]

Thanks for uploading this. Happy days.

[@jasonbarron3047]

They don't make them like this anymore what a legend jon pertwee was sadly missed but never forgotten x

[@adrianmorris5546]

A fascinating interview of the charismatic and charming Jon Pertwee sorely missed but luckily left us all so many acting parts and radio just wonderful

[@71ibanez]

Multi talented absolute legend!

[@dynamitedave1438]

Derek Bentley , mother's favorite day time show host and game show presenter , haven't seen this handsome fellow in years , what a lovely surprise :-)

[@Thrushlad]

His surname was Batey, not Bentley. Also the host of the cringingly dated quiz show Mr & Mrs.

[@johnweir1217]

Charming.

[@MMID303]

I know very little about British actors and celebrities, but I know him as the 3rd doctor, and he was my favorite Doctor.

[@geoffjoffy]

This is excellent. many thanks.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Derek Batey is Mr Border Tv

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Yes he was too and why not.

[@ROCKINGMAN]

Very nice actor, very animated and thoroughly interesting. Naturally a very humourous man and full of great little stories. He and Tom Baker are the best Doctors.

[@michaelmckenna9460]

He was so great in The Time Warrior First episode with Sarah Jane Smith

[@htershane]

God it really did go quick! They should bring back this sort of programme, just 1 interviewer, 1 interviewee. No braying audience, an interviewer who actually lets his guest speak and no gimmicks.

[@Scorby1965]

Great stuff! 👌

[@robbo6554]

Any more of these look who's talking? I was in the audience for Tessie O Shea in the 70s.

[@alexlazebat839]

there was a doctor who story about the hugonets called the massacre

[@davideyre3056]

James Clarke - Holiday People

[@protomenfan200x]

Is it sad that I kept mishearing them say "Dalek" instead of "dialect?"

[@davidbull7210]

In between black and white TV and colour TV they experimented with brown and beige and here it is.

[@holydiver73]

If someone threw a solitary chip or a slice of wholemeal bread on to the set, would we even notice?

[@Azphreal]

Strange he said he was at Smarts circus but in other interviews he said Lord Sangers.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

That's actors for you, it's not uncommon for them to lie, after all they live in a world where they always pretend to be somebody else.. I've heard many older actors tell the same stories about school or meetings with then big name directors and put themselves in frame as though it actually happened to them for real.. All they're doing is remembering something they've heard and will change a little, possibly exact place or person and fit it into a story involving themselves. More difficult today as we can check things and watched multiple old interviews one after the other and see it's just stories passed off as facts

[@smartgenes1]

270 programmes but he did only 128 episodes. Is he thinking of related programmes or just miscounting?

[@Lytton333]

Oh look mummy, they are all old people! How awful.. Glad I'll never get old mummy..

[@hereisthenews7793]

Did they gather all their audiences from Care homes in those days?

[@neildelaney5199]

No back then most of us went to work, daytime television was meant for Kids or the Retired,, today we have too much leisure time,, or maybe just find our selves "unable to find suitable work"...(Lazy bastards!)

[@hereisthenews7793]

@@neildelaney5199 Yes, we should all become MPs, spend all your time robbing from the taxpayer, filling your own boots, and then blame everything on the unemployed and immigrants.

[@neildelaney5199]

@@hereisthenews7793 Good idea,, if we could all become MP.s there would be no unemployment,,perhaps things differ throughout the country? but down here the Unemployed blame the Immigrants for the current (supposed) jobs shortage.

[@hereisthenews7793]

@@neildelaney5199 The problem you see is neither the unemployed nor immigrants. It's the bone idle corrupt tax dodging greedy wealthy who manipulate the populace, by continually suggesting Joe Bloggs on the dole next door is the main culprit. Before welfare, greed was also the reason for poverty, the workhouses were always full, whilst the landowners and the Aristocracy feasted and fornicated and laughed. Most wealth is born through greed and robbery and birth rights.

[@neildelaney5199]

@@hereisthenews7793 Good point, so why not stand for election and try to put these injustices to rights?

[@ianhalsall-fox]

The twinset and peals audience.

[@holydiver73]

If you googled ‘safe and mild mannered tv presenter’ I wouldn’t be surprised if the first image wasn’t a picture of Derek Batey. Pertwee was my favourite Doctor Who by a MILE. Both are much missed talents. RIP. I loved the theme music. Did every audience member have to be older than methuselah to gain entry? Now wonder the show was only an (itv) half hour, it gave the audience at least a fighting change of reaching the end of the show alive. 😂😂

[@AVIARYCOURT]

Then they went to work for Mrs Merton!

[@rnw2739]

Fuck me, look at the audience... Anyone there who can enter a bath tub unassisted?

[@SadBnnuy]

Lol