Gideon's Way The Rhyme and the reason Ep2 24/Oct/64

[@homahak]

Boy did they know how to do drama then. The more of these I watch the more I admire their quality. A magnificent record of our culture and heritage.

[@dakotaniemi4132]

Omg that is my dad singing OMG growing up he told me he was on the show, My dad has passed and was Lead Singer of The Buckinghams UK Joseph Luis Rodriguez he was origionally from Gibraltar I was born in London in 1962 had never seen this before I have looked with no luck until someone posted the episode and I watched all the way to the end.........I have that record he is singing on the show. Blessings everyone RIP Daddy we miss you,

[@robinvn]

I'm so pleased you were able to see this episode. I'll have to watch it again!

[@dakotaniemi4132]

@@robinvn I grew up with a mic in muy hand singing with mu dad he told me while we were living in England about being a Buckingham @robinvn i found it on your page here, I was shocked that I had found it, my dad was the only surviving member of the group doing research for my family. He performed all his life, we lost him in December 2022

[@robinvn]

@@dakotaniemi4132 Dakota, I'm really happy you found it and can imagine the excitement you had when seeing it. Thanks for sharing your story with us 😊

[@josephabolling-thompson171]

That is very very special. So happy that you got to see him.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Very special memory!!!

[@christophersantana5895]

THIS T.V. SERIES IS STILL A CLASSIC AFTER 56 YEARS.

[@patdoyle3686]

1960s 📺better than 2021 🖥

[@TheWorldofGood79]

And 2023.

[@lordeden2732]

This was not just the product of a scriptwriter, It was adapted from a series of books written by John Creasey. Like the popular TV series Lovejoy written under the none De plum Jonathan Gash. A really good and interesting series needs a sound story to be based on.

[@alexandradane3672]

Days long lost , gone forever when life was , overall civilised .

[@alexandradane3672]

@Roadrunner-1000 You’re right . And it’s not just sad but desperately awful .

[@robwilde855]

Wow! Great plot, filming, action scenes, directing, casting, acting generally. For a weekly TV programme, very high quality indeed. Ten years earlier, among the many good, one can still find not a few programmes that were primitive, by comparison - nothing like this level. What a tremendous evolution into the sixties. Thank you.

[@derekeaton-yl9ni]

Marvelous old TV series. I remember it first time round

[@jubalcalif9100]

Blimey ! Many thanks for sharing these bodacious "blasts from the past" with us ! A well written and well acted series indeed ! And fascinating look at the UK in the mid-60s ! Cheers ! :-)

[@robinvn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrDavey2010]

Marvellous stuff! Love the rear projections behind the leading actors at the start.

[@londonlady1966]

Love this series and the dynamic of those times. The scenery and the grimness.

[@ashrafosman7845]

Last time I watched this series was 1970, ever since I was looking for it. You can not imagine how happy I am watching it again .. thanks for the upload

[@robinvn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mindrolling24]

I love this series. Thanks for posting it for us to enjoy.

[@robinvn]

Thanks for your comment :-)

[@jubalcalif9100]

I have a notion to second that emotion !! :-)

[@beverleygrant3263]

099feet to 00

[@lala3489]

​@@robinvnDo you have more of this ?

[@robinvn]

@@lala3489 Yes, I actually have the whole series. My new PC doesn't have a DVD so I need to get a portable one to transfer onto PC and convert. When I have some free time I'll try and get onto it.

[@sridharanv.k.881]

Excellent video clarity. Cool finish. Thanks from India

[@shadylady4829]

Thanks for posting this! Stumbled on it in my recommendations. Really enjoying it

[@andyhaslam9231]

Never seen this before.Reminds me so much of the 60's with the clothes the cars and hairstyles.Hard to believe this was 53 years ago.I'm sure the man playing William Rose turned up as Ken Barlows son David in coronation street

[@hauntboy]

He was already Ken's brother David before this was shown and continued playing him for a few years afterwards. The youngest son of Gideon's is now the Tory MP Giles Watling.

[@EuroScot2023]

He obviously didn't absorb any of Gideon's morality then!@@hauntboy

[@jean6872]

@@hauntboy Why did you have to go and tell us that. Darn!

[@generalpublic3744]

Mods and Rockers, common people and not a swear word heard. Jolly good show!

[@helentucker6407]

Ohh what an absolute gem! I was born in the 60s so it's great to find this thank you very much!

[@robinvn]

You're very welcome

[@lisatate7783]

So well done. Worth watching for the nightclub scene alone - the music and the hairstyles (men and women) are just fantastic! Ty so much for posting this.

[@13699111]

Thank you for posting this series

[@GordonWaddell]

Born in 1974, I've only watched episodes of this in recent years, some amount of legendary actors in this programme. In this one we have Carol White as older people will know was in Cathy Come Home and Poor Cow and was also cast in a film with Roy Harper called 'Made' back in the early 70's. Alan Rothwell, had no idea he was an actor as he was presenter of Granada TV's Picture Box (creepy tune) which was a staple of ITV's Programnes for Schools back in the 70's and 80's.

[@mcpheejesus5945]

I'm really enjoying these episodes! Although I figured out who the guilty party was, when the action started, it was thrilling & had me on the edge of my seat. Thanks for the upload, Robin!

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

The Actor playing the Sister of Suspect was great! What a nice TV Series. Thanks for sharing this British Gem. Wish you could find more?

[@robinvn]

I actually have them all Karlee but no DVD on my PC to play and convert. I'll get around to buying a portable one soon and get some more up 😊

[@kadiummusic]

I totally agree, she is called Jo Rowbottom. Superb!

[@EuroScot2023]

@@kadiummusic Jo is now in her 80s and has appeared in many famous British tv series, from Doctor Who to I, Claudius. A fine actor.

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

Brilliant! I’m addicted to these programmes ❤🎉

[@elaineminter3147]

Great series please upload some more

[@pensans1]

Battersea power station looked magnificent

[@gailmarks3472]

I just found this series, I love watching how England use to be. From Australia 👍

[@highlightoftheday7058]

Very enjoyable. Thank you for posting.

[@jacksugden8190]

Shame about loosing Carol While who played Wini, she died so young in 1991, aged just 48, there’s a mystery as to how she died, there’s an entry in the IMDB for further reading and stuff online.

[@RobertSeviour1]

Loosely losing *lose* lost.

[@juliemunro1]

A brilliant series which I've recently discovered, being too young to watch at the time of them first being shown

[@divaden47]

A joy to watch!!

[@angelamagruder5911]

Jolly good show they caught the real killer!!!!!!!

[@francischarlesmoyer5277]

thank you we like Gideons more love

[@elwrongo]

awesome, thanks for posting these!!

[@tedthesailor172]

Back in the day, Battersea was considered a slum...now even a two-up two-down terrace could set you back half a mill.

[@wcstevens7]

Ted thesailor You are spot on....In 1960 I lived in Wickersley. Road, just off Lavender Hill, I was offered the house for two thousand pounds ( almost 3 years wages back then) that property, greatly improved, of course, was up for sale for around the 400 .000 pounds fairly recently.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@wcstevens7 "Affordable housing"

[@cherylvirden3073]

One of the Best episodes 9-21-23,

[@Ubique2927]

Winifred. All three of my younger sisters rolled into one.

[@alanwitton5039]

Great viewing

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !!

[@winonamassingill7895]

Those horrible bikers with Rod as their leader wouldn’t even stop 🛑 to help her. I know that they’re only movies that make me happy or sad 😔 but I guess that I have too much empathy for the characters. 😊😊😊

[@Iloveflowers2024]

I get like that when watching movies and shows, where Some kind of injustice or some wrong doing has been committed. My husband says oh it's just a show, or it's just a movie. But I get invested in the story and characters and have empathy for characters. Some of us are sensitive and have empathy more than others. It's just the way we're wired.

[@angelapietras1235]

These are so good.

[@trilbywilby7826]

Script Supervisor Harry Junkin also worked on The Saint with Roger Moore.

[@robinvn]

Yes I remember that too!

[@None-zc5vg]

Junkin seems to have been ubiquitous: a busy man.

[@EuroScot2023]

The Saint was made by the same production team, I think it was at Elstree, at the same time as Gideon's Way The exteriors were all shot around London but all the interiors were sets on the sound stages. Must have been a hectic time!

[@EuroScot2023]

Does anyone know if he was related to John Junkin, the comedy actor? 2 people with a relatively uncommon surname in branches of the same business just made me wonder.

[@bridgetgibson5998]

I remember a few young faces in this episode

[@marklittler784]

"It's the phone not the fire alarm ! " Loooooool

[@nguyendailam6703]

Made me laugh too.

[@Rhubba]

I'm noticing how much Alan "Picture Box" Rothwell looks like Matt Damon in this.

[@londonlady1966]

I thought that was a creepy TV show. He played that druggie on Brookside too, he married Heather.

[@neilldehaan2522]

I was looking at him thinking "Why do I know that face?" Then I heard the Picture Box music in my head Doodaladoodaladoo

[@3D6Space]

If your feet aren't on the pegs while riding a motorcycle, you are balancing the bike and yourself with your privates... When you see this, you know they still haven't learned the most basic rule of keeping control of the motorcycle - use the strength of your 2 legs and not the weakness of your friggin' balls. They are rookies, and you can recognize too many of them in this film.

[@Dragonrdh]

Ooh! I hope they didn't do themselves a mischief!

[@marklittler784]

Nag! Nag! Nag! nothings changed.

[@1rjbrjb]

Interesting time capsule. In 1964, smacking a woman was apparently considered to be necessary maintenance. Indeed, a second woman seeing it immediately makes a play for the smacker. Then stepdad wonders what she did to deserve it and whether she was smacked hard enough. Sir Sean would have approved - his generation. Apart from that somewhat jarring element, well acted and written.

[@davekiernan1]

They way it wa , respecible. Good people. .

[@QPRTokyo]

Malcom Gideon played by Giles Watling, who is now 70 and a Member of Parliament.

[@andrewallen9993]

Love how the motorcyclists are scrambling with clip on and clubman handlebars :)

[@RobertSeviour1]

Those clip-ons were a really bad idea; you have much less steering control than with the standard bars. But it was a fashion back then. I tried them but took them off again.

[@andrewallen9993]

@@RobertSeviour1 I still own two Norton 750 commandoes and a jawa350ts with Clubman's. Cant ride far with them though nowadays😭

[@RobertSeviour1]

My Commando was fast but hopelessly unreliable, after a few months I took it back to Commerfords in Surbiton and stopped paying the HP.@@andrewallen9993

[@novak-wq9dw]

*48:30* Notice this shot...Cover of Pink Floyd's Animals Album w/o the pig?

[@fransklopper1179]

the pig flew away....😂

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

I can't imagine being that taken with loud bike riders, messing up a park, not even when i was a teenager!

[@kerenkares6109]

@44:10 she runs past all the other neighbors and shops never screams for help🤦🏽‍♀️ends up in an isolated salvage yard 🙄🤨

[@w1lf1ewoo]

How many of these old English cop shows do they always end up in a disused gas works , railway tracks or scrapyard where theres no one to help

[@highpath4776]

Cheap places to film for one, generally empty at weekends. The Sweeney etc loved them in the 1970s too

[@EuroScot2023]

Not just in the UK. Look at any US or mainland Europe cop shows from the 50s to now and you'll see similar.

[@EricLehner]

Film quality direction!

[@scamchan]

What sort of smirk / smile was that after she said he can have her dinner?

[@Iloveflowers2024]

Right, it was a bit odd. The only thing I can think of is she knew her mum would get onto the husband about it and cause an argument. She was stirring the pot and being malicious.

[@nickmoore9643]

That's 2 series I like by ITC the other is the Prisoner.

[@Ubique2927]

Where do I know scooter boy from?

[@rdbjrseattle]

Compare opening with “Barney Miller” 70s TV series.

[@bernadettemurray2016]

This is on Talking pictures. (England)

[@mtsenskmtsensk5113]

This was when it was 'cool' to speak American, many examples, but, at 10 minutes, a tramp instead of a trollop, railroad, instead of railway(47 mins in), but these expressions never sounded convincing coning out of an Englishman's mouth.

[@highpath4776]

I think it was ITC Scripting, they were always looking to export one offs or series to USA for syndication

[@None-zc5vg]

@@highpath4776 In exchange, they imported American low-quality plots.

[@highpath4776]

@@None-zc5vg if you do enough reading of dective novels it is surprising how many plots appear later on screen scoped to a different dective

[@nguyendailam6703]

Patrick O'Donovan was my grandad's name!

[@rb2712]

I hate how they just drop the endings. The rest is pretty good.

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

Hi Robin, for some reason my comment below was not acceptable to you boob and they threatened to remove me. Can you tell me where the problem is? Thanks

[@sjr7822]

All the smoking! John Gregson Died January 1975 (aged 55)

[@marklittler784]

Motorbikes and not wearing a seatbelt weren't far behind.

[@robwilde855]

From a heart attack, not lung cancer, or any other cancer.

[@EuroScot2023]

Smoking is a factor in all kinds of heart disease, not just cancer. I've got away with it for the best part of 60 years but I'm the exception to the rule.@@robwilde855

[@tarstarkusz]

Pretty good 11/23

[@cmasseylynch]

Rebels without a clue-.

[@stuartashbourne-martin9629]

To put very politely as my grandmother used to say many years ago she's she's no better than she ought to be spoiled little trollop I'm not suggesting the actress is that the character I'm afraid I met them even on the gay scene you meet them or another one that we used on the gay scene he was the good time that was had by all

[@terranceparsons5185]

I'm guessing the step father did it out of jealousy

[@philfluther2713]

47:18 Taggart "We'll head them off at the Pass!" Hedley Lamarr "'Head them off at Pass'? I hate that chiche" Blazing Saddles. British Broadcasting . . . .

[@hezkyden]

Good, until spoiled by a silly ending.

[@kerenkares6109]

Cigarettes Cigarettes Cigarettes 🚬 😤🤭

[@Keithbarber]

An era when many people smoked that's why

[@highpath4776]

@@Keithbarber I am certain ITV shows had product placement in them. Even Thunderbirds Puppets smoked !

[@gailmarks3472]

So what lol,now it’s chemicals.

[@stevegray9828]

Beat group at 31 mins, gonna say goodbye by the Buckinghams.

[@dakotaniemi4132]

That’s my dad singing he has passed

[@scamchan]

oh well so much for washing her hair.

[@ProudKingAlexander]

"No one gets arrested without a good reason." "If your brother is innocent you have nothing to worry about." Oh, really? Spoken by one who is either very naive or very stupid!

[@bcarter9252]

He's well rid of her...she belongs to the streets.

[@UQRXD]

8:04 dump her she is not worth it.

[@terranceparsons5185]

Escaping woman trips and hurts her ankle cliche

[@Efferpheasants]

Probably not so much a cliche 60 years ago.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Just Awful

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

All you who think this is better than now are officially off your rocker.

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

Too bad, those cops were not carrying gun that can shoot the cold blood and coward killler 50 yard from the girl about to be stabbed in the neck; the girl likely have been stabbed to death if it was not a movie.