Mark Hamill Original Star Wars BBC Interview 1977

This interview is from the childrens television programme Blue Peter, shown in the UK. This was Mark's first UK children's TV appearance.

[@joshuachandler1750]

It's strange seeing a world when people didn't know what Star wars was.

[@mr.hydrogen3189]

Whole World has forever changed! For better or worst but Star Wars brought much light to that Force!

[@dblackzilla]

Yes it did.

[@cr0uchingtiger]

I lived in Dubai in 2001, worked with an Indian guy who'd never heard of any of our shit. Not even Star Trek. Mind blowing.

[@islander31]

I know people in their 20s and 30s who have never seen starwars:-)

[@sacredwatermage3086]

Ikr!

[@mikevsworldofficial]

am i the only one here that thinks the camera quality is mindblowing for being shot in 1977

[@jayanxiety]

It's all about the BBC and their high-end video tape. Many people put down video as opposed to film, yet if you look at a sitcom like All In the Family (shot on video) vs. Mary Tyler Moore (shot on film) the difference is clear. Video doesn't age the same way as film. It also transfers well digitally as it basically has many of the same attributes as digital media. A show from the 70's can be made to look as if it was made recently for next to nothing money wise and quite easily. Film takes time, skill and money to restore.

[@7Earthsky]

The frame rate of film used in U.K is higher than in U.S...Think U.K uses an extra frame per second but it takes away the grain compared to U.S t.v...Personally..I always liked the grainyness of U.S t.v shows.

[@jayanxiety]

+7Earthsky I do agree with you, but by 1977 the BBC was using videotape and this show used that format. as I mentioned before, video doesn't age the same way that film does. with some simple editing, it can look like it was recorded Yesterday!

[@afonsords]

That's so interesting! And, please forgive my ignorance on the matter, but what exactly is the difference between video and film?

[@1Howdy1]

It was probably recorded digitally straight from the old beta format on one of the industrial quality players that most TV stations used. Years better than VCR. I picked up some of this equipment years ago. Looked somewhat like an old VCR, but bigger and they were heavy buggers - and they either recorded or played. These were commercial, not consumer. I couldn't find any beta media to play on them - couldn't even give the machines away, (it was a different beta than the consumer models used). The format was cleaner than what the monitors could produce at the time. The grainy look isn't from film, 35mm theater quality, but from recording from VCR to digital. Tape can degrade fast unless rerecorded and each copy pics up the damage from the prior copy. This video probably shows what a very well preserved beta looks like on 21st century monitors. The TV engineers from the time would probably fall over today if they saw the quality they were actually recording, lol.

[@PhilAlm92]

Love hearing the actors explaining Star Wars before it actually existed

[@lyricbot8513]

Philip Almqvist same

[@BrownRicePaddy]

I really like the comparison to traditional hero epics: Farmer boy yearning for adventure, a wise wizard, a "fairy princess". I am surprised that I never made that comparison before.

[@imlost19]

@@BrownRicePaddy ive heard it called a space opera and it did make sense for disney to "princessfy" Leia and Rey, but the way Hamil put it really tied things together for me

[@viclor2876]

Same here

[@danielfronc4304]

Hamill's only on this show because Star Wars had already opened worldwide and become a global sensation. I dont know what you mean by "explaining Star Wars before it actually existed". Clarification please.

[@monty8615]

back when the whole entirety of star wars was just one movie.

[@xx_viveboi_xx4657]

Yeah man, back when we didn't even know there was going to be so much more

[@gseric4721]

I couldn't imagine xD

[@LunaBirbosa]

@@xx_viveboi_xx4657 you're not fooling anybody zoomer

[@xx_viveboi_xx4657]

@@LunaBirbosa listen man, Its just a weird thing to imagine

[@LunaBirbosa]

@@xx_viveboi_xx4657 Haha just saying there's no way someone with the username xx_vive boi_xx was alive in the 70s.

[@knatspray]

His voice here is just so pure and calm.

[@martinjesenicnik6078]

which still is when he is talking irl

[@Shaw4Life]

i know right, and now its just like bleh

[@tunuper773]

Like a true Jedi

[@DistantCousin]

@The Whore's Whisperer Fabulous! And still manages to remain completely composed!

[@yumallah]

Before he became the Joker

[@aki001red]

If you look back at these old bbc interviews the interviewers are always so impeccably spoken....not like now haha!

[@JamesJacob1977]

+aki001red Definitely not like that now!!

[@danielalmeida7126]

the bbc still has decent interviews. It is American news media that has lost track, and I am saying this as an American. Still you have shit British media too.

[@drawnhere]

You're a rabbi, using such a disrespectful term as "negro" rappers?Just very sad.... #racistmuch?

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Then political correctness happened. People were put on TV due to their background in order to meet quotas, rather than picking the people who are the best for the job.

[@Norce555]

+Sloth from The Goonies if you think that's what happened, you need a lesson in language history and sociology. People simply stopped being elitist pricks about which dialects were suitable for TV. The fact that they stopped caring about RP or proper dialects has nothing to do with not selecting people who are best for the job. If anything it's the opposite.

[@anthonypellico2235]

So young, so innocent.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

You don't want to fuck him, do you?

[@333br]

+David S. Of course, i do....

[@spws_diana]

+David S. everybody wants.

[@Rushv0]

So weird to think that this person played the Joker in the animated series and the Arkham games

[@mnbr6884]

Anthony Pellico that's why he got the part

[@odgykins]

I love listening to Mark Hamil talk...he speaks with such zest! haha

[@chivalryalive]

He, at least when he was young... He always spoke so innocently and modestly about such an incredible production. :-)

[@bielsabas4407]

Same! He's an international treasure. Haha

[@vBDKv]

People wont know what Star Wars is again after Disney completely butchered the franchise. Nobody is going to care.

[@lukaszepesi]

Now he's more disillusioned and sad about what Disney has done.

[@treintaydiez]

and class

[@jazzx251]

This interview comes from a much more civilised age.

[@codafett]

There were a lot of lynchings in the 70s

[@Retrofire-47]

false

[@Promance2300]

Before the dark times, before the Disney Empire.

[@7Anakin7]

As somebody previously said, maybe just media-wise. Then again, there was LESS media, so that's understandable. However, back then was more racism, more violence plus the Cold War.

[@7Anakin7]

@@polarcape Huh? What do you mean?

[@kingmarc544]

His explanation of the plot is great

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Chad Daddy get over it

[@nightzu_]

@@DaPoopIsInDaPudding no its ok no need to get over it we should Express what we feel about something

[@P7777-u7r]

Its really a simple plot on the surface of it Its honestly easy to see why studio execs had their doubts about New Hope. Watching behind the scenes footage of the actors doing things without the state of the art (for the time) visual effects added on it looks like just a bunch of people playing space wizards in their basement

[@RogueWJL]

Mark even at this age was incredibly well versed and intelligent

[@megliu1494]

Lol

[@megliu1494]

LeoJ u suck

[@pkmovies92]

Techno Viking?

[@rocky76dude7]

No he isn't

[@charliejosek780]

Stunning how well Luke plays Mark Hamill here!

[@Yellow-Rose]

Yes exactly! 😂

[@cardcounter21]

Very underrated comment, should have about 5000 likes by now!

[@whocares11222]

Idk why but this made me laugh more than it should have haha

[@hanzzer21]

🤣🤣

[@Gggmanlives]

Young Hamill was too wholesome.

[@holliswilliams8426]

i was waiting for the word ''wholesome'' to appear and was not disappointed.

[@adminchobe]

tbf, older Hamill is still incredibly wholesome.

[@adminchobe]

@Andy Derksen Boohoo, he doesn't agree with your political views. Grow the fuck up.

[@Matt-do5ne]

@Andy Derksen I mean I don't agree with his political views but still there's no need to call him a troll

[@CocoHornsby1864]

@Andy Derksen I'm a Republican as well but love Mark to death. Just because his political opinions may differ from ours doesn't give us the right to call him a 'troll'

[@mpg01]

An elegant interview, for a much more civilized age.

[@zeldaenjoyer3103]

Ik, now it’s just annoying tonight show hosts and interviewers asking weird questions. In henry cavils case, females reporters just gush over him

[@jarvis1508]

@@zeldaenjoyer3103 or tonight show hosts that feel the need to constantly force a laugh and not let their guest speak. (I'm looking at you Jimmy Fallon)

[@Wref]

3:10 Why can't we have more interviews where a dog does a casual stroll in the background?!!

[@thebadg3r]

Wref I KNOW RIGHT

[@theawecabinet]

you're welcome (this was Shep's replacement, Goldie) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXmvZpKigZqbr5I

[@milaanvigraham8664]

Chewie walks in...

[@nonameman7114]

Well now that we have COVID...

[@nathangeise2009]

Makes you sad when you realize that the dog is dead now

[@amisfitpuivk]

This actually makes me upset that they completely disregarded Mark's vision for who old Luke should be

[@realdonaldtrump2735]

"only once in a hundred years can a firebender experience this kind of power"-The dragon of the West

[@realdonaldtrump2735]

u shut up u fucker

[@freefighter2794]

Really nigga...

[@jonathanmarable6658]

Hi lmg bro. I feel sick. Looking at this and how the birth of so many children's inspiration and hero was affecting our lives for the good to be turned into a fuckin joke in TLJ.

[@jo-xj5se]

Hi especially when he played him and knew the vision

[@ChrisPC11]

I don't think any of the STAR WARS cast really know how deep of an impact that they've had on all of us (or at the very least, me). Throughout the past 40 years, Luke Skywalker went from being the farm boy Mark mentions, to LEGENDARY. By the time you see him in TFA, all you need to do is simply look at the Jedi Master and you see the greatness that he is. He doesn't need to speak, that's how great he is. Cheers to you Mark and cheers to Luke!!!!!

[@begobogo2583]

ChrisPC11 I think mark understands, he's probably one of the only cast members that have a love for the franchise

[@shuntaro2408]

Then you see the last jedi....

[@kbanghart]

shuntaro2408 TLJ was good, I liked it

[@peskymacaw9033]

Plen122 Dude... you can't be serious. They've killed the original trilogy and the characters and make a joke out of them!!

[@dejohn8529]

@@kbanghart Ahh yes, I loved how Luke overdosed on the force. Great death... I'm being sarcastic, I just had to mention it because some people actually don't get sarcasm.

[@lexiw20]

Mark Hamill is one of my favorite celebs, not just because I love Star Wars and Luke Skywalker, but because Mark is such a well-spoken, genuine guy, and he seems like a really nice person. Though I can't confirm that because I don't know him personally, he is so enjoyable to listen to and I could watch interviews of him for hours.

[@hecate235]

I have watched hours of his interviews, and his love of the OT, and gratitude to the fans is still strong after 40 years. I get really disgusted by actors who have a huge hit, and then want out to do "bigger things." As if entertaining millions isn't a big enough reward. Get over yourselves.

[@gdsu234]

but I was gonna go get some power converters from the toschi station xD

[@darkshadows65]

+Varun S You can waste time with your idle friends when your chores are done, now hop to it!

[@Legitcar117]

Varun S you can fool around with your friends when your chores are done

[@boovis3001]

“But I was gonna go to tosche station to pick up some power converters!”

[@devilsorchard1449]

It just isn't fair...

[@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125]

Varun S You'll find i'm full of surprises

[@Grungedude93]

Mark Hamil is so passionate about his role. I’m glad he actually loves the Star Wars universe instead of treating it like another acting job.

[@jakegeddes5480]

Its really weird to think that he's the joker.

[@geechyguy3441]

No that’s Heath ledger

[@geechyguy3441]

In what?

[@geechyguy3441]

Well he’d make a good live action joker like an older one, maybe he’d save DC from being garbage in the future.

[@kingmarc544]

U can tell he’s kinda crazy

[@jordancrooks6752]

Raging Artist now now romeo was the first joker then mark in the animated series

[@MannonymousNL]

"Han Solo, a cynical space pirate.." Well, that sounds about perfect.

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

Man, he looks so young here. And to think, at the time he was best known for playing a noble universe-saving hero. That all changed once the 90s rolled around, and now he's best known for playing quirky, insane villains. Almost 30 years later, we're all looking forward to seeing him in 'The Killing Joke'!

[@markokrstic3562]

Michael *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* for the new film: Aaand he's gone.

[@officerdibbles6093]

James Michael Harding You know when you think of it it is one of those one a billion moments.. Who knew that Luke Skywalker years later would become THE joker in animation, his joker voice is iconic as hell and legendary. its so random but cool.

[@ManPursueExcellence]

I loved him voice acting the Joker in Batman the animated series

[@JCA1009]

That's life. When you think you know all but really you don't, you are a good young guy. But when life strikes you like a train, and you gain experience, you're capable of playing complex villains. I know that because I'm not young anymore.

[@blazejames47]

If I had Mark Hamill's face I would never be sad in life

[@bullydogmerimon]

Jakov shit i would have 100 kids running around. Come to think of it THANK GOD I DONT LOOK LIKE HIM!!

[@georgiaelliott1791]

like in a glass box or.....??

[@lauraboiocchi4666]

D Thizz the car accident which sort of desfigurated his face was in 1978, this is '77

[@bullydogmerimon]

D Thizz car accident messed up his face. That is why they wrote in the script to empire stikes back of him getting attacked by the yeti thing. To explain away the scar

[@02drpyro]

I’m confused. This doesn’t look like Mark Hamill before the accident. But it doesn’t look like Mark Hamill afterwards either

[@Kimo0tJJ]

He is sooo adorable! this man is soooo adorable I can't handle it

[@KhtBreyer]

SAME I can't deal!!!😂

[@hpotternut]

and so sweet

[@daver1161]

Not at all. I want them to get all worked up. Hammill can start the job, I can finish it.

[@daver1161]

lol @ China-girl. Thank you. I'll be here all week.

[@ya1484]

Guys like Dave are why us men can't have nice things.

[@nicholaswhitman4620]

He was a charming handsome guy back in the day

[@SirAgravaine]

Sweet cinnamon roll.

[@close2001]

I'm more of a Pizza Roll typa guy

[@emilyfuller1563]

Too pure!!

[@SmurfsAndRaspberries]

"I wish I wasn't so damn sweet"... I love Mark Hamill...

[@Shaw4Life]

I wish life was this simple and people still talked like this.

[@Jonas-ej7id]

Someone in 2070 talking about 2020s : I wish life was as simple and people still talked like this.

[@j.d.youtube6557]

I think they still do, people that is. It’s just not loaded with tons of flashy lights, quick camera shots, and over the top background music. That’s what they do now. Cheap tricks. Inundate the audience to keep us awake and interested.

[@blankwavemessiah]

what a kind soul

[@louiegallo1289]

03:09 Was that a fucking dog that just randomly walked by in the background?

[@JD-Media]

Yeah Lol its not uncommon, Blue Peter always had dogs on set which were like mascots.

[@BVargas78]

It's a blue peter thing, they always had lots of pets/mascots in the studio!

[@BoiledOctopus]

Yup. That's Old Fluffy Bob. He gets around.

[@willbournerv2259]

+Boiled Octopus not anymore he doesn't /:

[@BoiledOctopus]

+Will Bourner Agreed. Not so much these days...

[@bubblegumbabeface6629]

Man. He was really inlove with this project. Often times stars don't even care to get invested in there work, its just another job, but for this well spoken young an he seemed absolutely enthralled himself, confident, not shy at all and very interested in what he was working on. This hurts my heart now knowing what they did to his character in the modern movies, especially considering he loved Luke so very much.

[@maggiedong8650]

He's so humble, sweet and funny 💕

[@ThatGirlMisty]

This man simply has endless charisma.

[@lucasluzzi]

Mark Hamill is my favorite SW actor

[@Gredran]

His humor has not changed. His sarcasm, his energy, I hope he has MANY more years of work. This man loves his craft!

[@ClintScottFischer]

The symbolism of this clip tied to the present..Mark Hamill, just an old dog walking in the background. They should have let Mark write Luke's story.

[@GraphiteBlimp27]

I love how she refers to them as “funny helmets” yo... that’s the most badass sci fi armor you’ve ever seen in the 70s and it still looks good today. Shows you how new and different this kind of thing was.

[@ghostvampiregal3440]

JEEUS HES BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

[@bobbyjensen264]

Mark Hamill is not a national treasure, he is a galactic treasure!

[@reuben8531]

My pfp is a bike

[@olivia8293]

look at his blue eyes!!!

[@stoicvampirepig6063]

Contacts.

[@AdhavR7]

why does this look so good for 1977???

[@MG-bs5mr]

Because of the quality of the recording.

[@gorillapancake]

For a 1977 TV interview, the picture quality is amazing. How is it in such good shape?

[@Sniped2Hard]

Hey man. This interview's quality came out because all video formats were shot on film, because digital didn't exist then. The Force Awakens was also shot on film, because film is a wonderful format that allows it to retain quality higher than the 4K digital resolutions that we have today, provided that the physical film itself is stored under good conditions. Hell, it's the exact same reason why all the re-released versions of the Original Trilogy are able to be played on Blu Ray! Hope I helped answer your question, and may the force be with you.

[@jayanxiety]

+일함 Not true at all. This interview was recorded on very expensive Video Tape. BBC used analog video for indoor shots and film for outdoors. You can clearly see the difference in a program from the 70's that was shot on video (eg All In The Family) vs one shot on film (ed Mary Tyler Moore). Video doesn't age the same way film does and because it has many of the same attributes as digital media, it transfers well. For next to nothing, video can look like it was shot recently, where film takes skill, time and money to restore to 21st Century standards. Shows like Dr. Who, Benny Hill and others used both video and film. The video segments look pristine, where the un-restored film often looks grainy and discolored.

[@gorillapancake]

Agreed. I knew this is video. Yet it's rare to see video from this era looks so good.

[@jazzx251]

The BBC's studio video has always been state of the art - you can watch any 1970s+ studio BBC show (and the other two channels were using the same technology as well - so they were good too) .. it comes out really well.

[@afriend9428]

*Betamax tape!*

[@ianpreston4408]

Cool. I wish I was there to watch this on TV.

[@tigerhynes1006]

Better quality than I expected

[@adribier]

ikr? this is like 36+ years old, and still looks better than some early 20's internet videos

[@dukenukem8381]

thats film for you

[@drmattathias]

@@dukenukem8381 It's not film.

[@freedomisbrightestindungeons]

Rey is way more charismatic - said no one ever

[@the1dbumblebee317]

Dave R Really??

[@joelmcnamara5894]

Dave R amen brethren

[@daver1161]

I speak only the truth brothers.

[@rbeck3200tb40]

Who?

[@djsquirtnasty9534]

@@daver1161 if she fucks anything like she acts, the supporting cast will be doing all the heavy lifting

[@livecarsonreaction]

My son is on TV. So proud

[@antonia9634]

Am I the only one who thinks that Mark was so cute by the time they filmed episode four , five and six?

[@JD-Media]

For all three?

[@sigrunborlaug8442]

No

[@stoicvampirepig6063]

Could've just said 'six' really.

[@rsucgang]

Mark: I had racked up about 148 credits before doing a feature film. Storm trooper: Are those Imperial Credits?

[@andifaidilah406]

I can listen to his voice all day, it's so soothing

[@philophilesapiens7700]

Such a legend as well as a polite, respectful but also thoroughly engaging and passionate speaker. I am from the UK and I can tell you this lady interviewer wasn't the kindest or best. In fact I found her a bit rude and disrespectful to Mark. Mark Hamill = God

[@stevencassidy6982]

How you disrespect Lesley Judd

[@iteachvader]

"Climb over." *thud* I lol'd.

[@thelytz9806]

Mark Hamil is very much the same in interviews now as he was back then, apart from the voice and magnificent beard, they're basically the same

[@vivienyeow]

Gosh his eyes were striking

[@ashe984]

I love listening to Mark and he is such a great person overall. Mark is such a legend and just enjoy hearing him tell these stories.

[@Jaumesclub]

AWESOME images, Mark Hamill is Luke Skywalker inside too.

[@elenss6]

I love him he's so adorable and cute, he was just the only one who could play the role of Luke Skywalker, a charming hero with a pure heart. Actually I don't like Luke's transformation in The Last Jedi... He just was an another person. I don't agree with it.

[@crazysteve9390]

I came here for Mark Hamill, but oddly enough what struck me was how attractive the interviewer is, how pretty women were when they looked and dressed like that.

[@daver1161]

She was just okay in my book.

[@yourlarkivist]

Sometimes I still can't believe I was born 10 years after the birth of the OG trilogy. Has to be such a special time for viewers then, and what a time for them..today! Respect!

[@jedijones]

I was only alive early enough to remember Return of the Jedi, and that movie alone was a huge phenomenon that year.

[@MsJeffreyF]

He seems very good on this television show, very good with children, perfect hero for a child's movie like Star Wars

[@gokith1119]

okay his voice in this video when he was young sounds pretty close to his present voice

[@theoneatyourdoor87]

His present voice sounds like he is trying not to sound like the joker.

[@johnblacksmith9505]

wow, i haven't seen many interviews of him before his accident.

[@cey1]

A long time ago I knew someone like him, or at least the idea I have of him since I don't know him personally. That energy combined with passion and a lovely character is contagious and a beautiful thing to experience as people like these enter your life only a few times. I do hope I get to meet another one (soon)!!!

[@OliverHenaineOficial]

What a GREAT QUALITY

[@Slavenmierech]

Rian Johnson watched this interview as a kid and decided 40 years later to ruin marks legacy

[@jennikattt]

Steve 😰

[@Slavenmierech]

Jennifer Katlin 😢

[@NomadJedi]

He still has a long way to go, another great part of Mark Hamill's career is voice-acting the Joker.

[@thedys70]

We don't call him Ruin Johnson for nothin'....

[@warrenbeer2737]

Kathleen Kennedy ruined it

[@thedadadaraindejavu8622]

he's so...beautiful

[@NoneShallDefyMe]

Had to come back and watch an interview with Mark where he was excited about Star Wars, before TLJ butchered Luke and made Mark not care anymore

[@jeffreym6771]

for 1977 tv show the BBC pic's quality is just futuristic for its era

[@znrgybalance8703]

Those were the days my friend, we'd thought they'd never end, but alas, they did. I remember them welll. So innocent.

[@goatymcgoatface3575]

Awe poor mark, he's always been so loveable and modest. Then Disney raped his character by turning him into a depressed old cynical man, which ironically probably made Mark more cynical and depressed. Screw you Disney

[@politereminder6284]

You need to watch more of his old interviews and of his colleagues. They were always quite irreverent of the material. I think here he is being particularly mindful of his audience being children, for BBC children, but most of their interviews are about how they thought Lucas was crazy.

[@goatymcgoatface3575]

@@politereminder6284 I'll probably check it out, but it kinda depresses me. In the old interviews I've seen so far, he's so happy and loves the part he's playing, then you look at his interviews from when the last Jedi came out and it's just so clear he's filled with disgust and dissapointment

[@politereminder6284]

@@goatymcgoatface3575 I like all his interviews. He hasn't changed much except for the fact that KZbinrs take his lines out of context and make it sound like he dislikes the recent films ( not true BTW) . Because Star Wars is so successful now, he admits that half of the things he says are to tease and troll the fans, because they are so eager for spoilers. He is not incredibly serious about that stuff. . He is just having fun and saying whatever, which none of the new cast have the positioning to say because they are much more dispensable than he is and because of they are at the beginning of their careers, and they don't want to be labelled as difficult.

[@drizzleprism5826]

Last Jedi rules

[@serenav6156]

First off: that is a terrible and degrading way to use the term ''raped''. Second off: Disney turned Luke Skywalker into an ''old, depressed cynical man'' because people grow older (thus so does Luke Skywalker), and because he had seen a lot of his friends and family die, and seen people turn to the Darkside, the Force being abused, etcetera. He was one of the few people who still had the Force within when the Empire thought it had gone extinct. Third off: he, (Mark Hamill), was happy to play his role again and take a walk through nostalgia-lane. Seeing the Millennium Falcon again, get to partake in building up a new generation Star Wars fans and continue to preach the old generation Star Wars fans, and he has always been a big fan of Star Wars himself. It is a myth that actors and/ or actresses start feeling a certain way after playing a certain character. I have no clue where people got that from in the first place? They are acting... that is their job. They act because they like to. They try becoming the character because they enjoy and because it is fun doing so. Many actors even study characters (see Joaquin Phoenix' Joker, for example). People also thought Heath Ledger committed suicide because the Joker ''overtook his life''. Stop with the weird conspiracies; people such as you are the largest reason actors go insane. Coming up and making up weird reasons why actors act or look a certain way...

I had such a crush on him as a kid. 😸

[@martindeewan686]

Amazing quality !!! Thanks a lot for sharing !!!

[@billyh88uk]

This was broadcast just before Christmas 1977, when the film was released in the UK - a lot later than America (where it was released in May) and even then it was in London only, the rest of the country had to wait until January 1978.

[@TravelHonestly]

Good old John Noakes and Shep. Rest in peace chap.

[@louisblackforester]

Mark, charming as always !

[@colleyy]

this quality is amazing

[@RADD93]

I don’t know what to say, exactly, so I’ll only say this thank you for being a part of delivering something so beautiful Mr Hamel.

[@darbydebra4302]

so precious aww

[@Juan.Padilla1998]

It's just so sad how the Evil Sith Lords Darth Kennedy, Darth Johnson, Darth Abrams and Darth Mouse ruined Mark and Lucas vision

[@u.v.s.5583]

I am Rey.

[@TheRealDanBond]

3:10 bring back dogs wandering in the back of interviews

[@lamoinette23]

and the dog looks like she wants to attack the person in the helmet..

[@matthewsharp9227]

I think 2020 did with zoom interviews 😂

[@emmas5800]

I feel like things were so calming in this time. Mark Hamill seems so down to earth and kind, there’s an adorable dog in the background, and the overall noise of the studio is quiet.

[@shadowofameow]

Can we just admit that people spoke with more elegance back then. I'm just floored by how charming this interview is.

[@adamschannel8685]

Hahahahaha ikr 😂😂😂

[@RaptorJesus.]

1:00 republic credits?

[@Pointblankmos]

Republic credits are no good here, I need something more real.

[@ds222]

Credits will do fine.. *waves hand*

[@Pointblankmos]

NO DEY WONT UH

[@JeithKarrett]

*Waves hand* These are not the credits you're looking for...

[@BlueShadesX]

Back in the days when star wars was a movie made by nerds for nerds.

[@Jylstin]

Mark hamill is such a charismatic person till now

[@rjkral]

“I hope the ending’s good!” Haha absolutely!! Regardless of what was to follow, the beginning middle and end of the very first released movie was perfection!

[@no288]

So nice and very relaxed, why can't it be like that today?....now its either, we had to laugh of everything, go to a commercial or we are almost out of time crap...

[@cyberdelicxp9125]

The year i was born. My first movie i saw in my life.

[@marcuswatson4910]

This so fascinating. Love Star Wars. It was so simple to him at the time😂

[@zuhn]

i watched this

[@larajames9524]

same

[@wormie077]

A surprise seeing you here--to be sure--but a welcome one!

[@DheerajSukumaran]

me too

[@kristinaF54]

Wow, superb picture quality for such an old tape.

[@jaridwilliams739]

the camera quality in here is incredible

[@bangobuck8722]

How is the camera quality so good?

[@ReaperKezia]

"Remember the summer of 76?" Bro you in 77

[@henryonyeanusi9316]

Reaper Kezia because they were still on set producing in 76. The movie was released the following year 77

[@gregthompson9434]

Reaper Kezia he was referring to 76 because it was also very hot while filming in 76

[@FrostedBu]

Because the past doesn't exist. Plus, movies are made within the same year of the release date, right?🤦🏼

[@ReaperKezia]

@@gregthompson9434 Yep, exactly. That has absolutely nothing to do with what I'm saying though 😂

[@gregthompson9434]

Reaper Kezia 10-4

[@truthhurts88]

The passionate and intricate way mark describes the story is amazing to hear.

[@allluckyseven]

Thank you, that was delightful.

[@santiagomunez3633]

Wow.. Mark Hamill was such nice man.. Till this day you can certainly notice his humbleness

[@donchako3990]

The way mark describes the characters is awesome. Got me excited all over again about star wars lol

[@Nick-qj7ym]

3:44 I 'member! 'Member Ewoks!?

[@BasicShapes]

Pepperidge Farm 'members!

[@MetalGearWar]

'Member the trash compactor ?

[@dankthug8815]

Was this shot last week? holy quality batman

[@andyhello23]

Its funny to think hollywood is full of the darkside. But mark hammil went on blue peter, which was an innocence kids show. The irony. Behind those innocent looks of hammil, lurked something dark, lol. Hollywood is full of the darkside. They like corrupting innocence, and turning it. Very apt. I agree with others whom said, that mark was the perfect luke. Hollywood knows how to play people in the audience.

[@DrMcMoist]

What in the god damned hell are you talking about?

[@hebince44]

lmao haha

[@daver1161]

I'm sure you know what the fuck he's talking about now don't you Moist?