Awwww Rodney comes over as such a nice guy in this interview. Him and James brought so much joy to millions of people back in the sixties and seventies.
@Jeremy-y1t25 күн бұрын
There were only 2 or 3 channels.
@ibidi971015 күн бұрын
What a waste of video tape, the likely lads was utter crap.
@rael199914 күн бұрын
@@ibidi9710 ...27 million viewers at it's peak. Plenty of people of my Dad's generation loved it !
@dingdong119610 жыл бұрын
Love this guy...I remember the likely lads the first time round, bought the boxset and love watching it,reminds me so much of me and my best mate who i've been friends with for over 40 years (Hi Chris). I don't know if its just me, but i always felt that Rodney Bewes never got the credit he deserved... Oh one other thing i grew up just down the road from him where he lived. god bless you Rodney
@kevvome8 жыл бұрын
I'll second all that mate. Great guy, better than that arsewipe Bolam.
@phillipgreer48753 жыл бұрын
@@kevvome Bewes was a bellend.
@kevvome3 жыл бұрын
@@phillipgreer4875 your brother is he? Anyone that defends Bolam is a loon.
@kevvome3 жыл бұрын
@@phillipgreer4875 I can tell you lnow a LOT about bell ends. Doncha chump?
@paulpurves4842 жыл бұрын
Lovely comment
@kiely45617 жыл бұрын
You can tell Rodney desperately wanted to bring the show back, but James wasn’t so keen, It’s a shame they couldn’t have made a Christmas special 40 years on, Thanks for the laughs Rodney rip
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
It would have been a mistake.
@Widmerpool997 жыл бұрын
The daddest dad jeans in history. RIP Rodney.
@francesgreenhow81047 жыл бұрын
What a handsome man and still is in this interview. I use to him in Fulham in 1970s. I was 18 at the time. I would loved talk to him but I was to shy. He was always a smart dressed man and he wore a long scarf. I never like the other one something about him. When he didn't Speak to Rodney even comment on his death. What a sad hard man. RIP in peace Handsome Rodney.
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
Bolam did pay tribute to Bewes.
@keithdavidson47233 жыл бұрын
Great to see the late Rodney Bewes looking so well. I’m guessing this was around the mid-1980s? So sad they never did revisit The Likely Lads. R.I.P. Rodney, and many thanks for all the laughs 🙏🏻
@liveanadventure4292 жыл бұрын
I’d say early 90s between 90-93
@dianewebb3343 Жыл бұрын
@@liveanadventure429 ill guess 1995.
@veneration1 Жыл бұрын
1993 I believe.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
It would have been a mistake to revive it again.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
This must have been in 1997.
@stevejailbirdmatt6 ай бұрын
Rodney is clearly nervous and has been drinking. He also comes over emotional with regards to the elephant in the room - the subject of James Bolam. Sarah isn't the best interviewer but no doubt had James been brought on to shake hands and say 'let's do another series', there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house! One can dream.
@veneration1 Жыл бұрын
I never quite understand why a lot of the time he would say his co-star would stop BBC doing repeats when it was repeated a lot in the 80s and 90s.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
For many years after, Bewes tried rather desperately to maintain the illusion that he was still in touch with Bolam, telling journalists who inquired that they had only recently had dinner together, enjoyed 'a swift half' or met up at the races - 'It was easier that way,' he later confessed - but, after Bolam declined to appear as a guest in his edition of "This Is Your Life" in 1980, and then ignored a number of other attempts at a rapprochement, Bewes finally began to address the issue in public - first in his 2005 autobiography, "A Likely Story", and then in countless interviews over the final twelve years of his life. It will remain a matter for conjecture how much he really believed, or managed to convince himself, that he was now mourning the loss of a genuine friendship, but certain elements in the narrative that he would recite always sounded somewhat contrived. He made a number of conflicting and confusing claims, for instance, that Bolam, riding high in a succession of other series while his erstwhile co-star was now struggling to revive his flagging career, had selfishly refused to sanction repeats of "The Likely Lads" on network British television. In 2007, a mere two years after he had claimed that he was "happy they keep on showing the old episodes" ("let's face it," he added, "you get the repeat cheques, and the bank manager smiles"), Bewes, in a bizarre volte-face ignored by the media, told an interviewer that Bolam had "vetoed" all repeats of the shows 'for 18 years' on the grounds that it would have been "a retrospective step" in his career.
@Colsoloact-po9wv7 жыл бұрын
RIP Rodney Bewes, sad that Bolam never had it in his heart to forgive...so silly and petty! Far worse things to be upset over!
@boomerhgt3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Bolam just didn't like him simple as that
@MrDaiseymay2 жыл бұрын
@@boomerhgt I doubt that , it was some private information that Bolam shared with him, and accidently spilled the beens, Bolam completely over reacted to this, and decades of friendship was ditched. Bewes was desperate for money near the end, I read he was living in his Car. ??
@southerncomfort74902 жыл бұрын
I think that the really sad thing was that Jimmy Bolam did not write a letter after the death of Bewes' wife, whom they both knew well. It would have taken little time and would have meant a lot. Sadly, it does tell you a great deal about what sort of man he is, for all his notable talent.
@pr90622 жыл бұрын
@@MrDaiseymay I read that Bewes was a show off with an incredible ego, who constantly got on Bolam's nerves...in the end, the spilled beans situation simply broke the camel's back and Bolam parted ways for good.
@mattmerritt5541 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. It was a BBC show - actors had no say at all in whether a show was repeated. Different at ITV.
@CoachStephen3 жыл бұрын
Funny so many think he talks over her but she never lets him finish either.
@annoldham30182 жыл бұрын
He was very like Bob. Remember watching his triplets taking a bath on Blue Peter. They'll be about 46 now!🥰
@michaelprice8095 Жыл бұрын
God I used to fancy her 😍
@simonmoffat3017 Жыл бұрын
I still do. Albeit not her best hairstyle.
@Steve201276 жыл бұрын
Pity they keep talking over each other.
@dougreed22573 жыл бұрын
Mostly she should ask questions nicely paced, then let him speak, dreadful interviewer, it's an art! Naga munchetty and Charlie stayed on bbc morning news programme are even worse☺️
@nudisco300 Жыл бұрын
Interviewer not up to scratch, more interested in asking quick questions rather than listening to answers it's very annoying why can't she just pause.
@pr90622 жыл бұрын
The hospitaliy lounge/bar at Pebble Mill studios must have been a gas.
@staypress5 жыл бұрын
I also arf fancied sarah greene in those days cor
@Mr.A.Tatlock3 жыл бұрын
It would have been great to see a series of the Likely Lads as pensioners. Much better than the rubbish that passes for comedy now.
@kevinbeck67852 жыл бұрын
Well said sir i have been watching the Likely Lads over Christmas , still so funny, and as you say the so called comedy shows absolute rubbish
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
It wouldn't have been funny with them in middle age.
@jrgboy7 жыл бұрын
Rodney was in other comedy series on ITV, sadly he seemed to be stuck on The Likely Lads, James & Rodney were never a double act
@mick63704 жыл бұрын
Rodney Bewes found work hard to come by after the lads series finished similar to Bob Grant from on the buses only difference was there was no fallout with any of Grants actors.
@veneration12 жыл бұрын
True, apart from David Jason who really didn't like Bob Grant when he worked with him, but it is true that the On the Buses cast never fell out with him.
@gaz22766 жыл бұрын
Definitely on bottle number three here. Wine, not beer.
@alexcrichton61024 жыл бұрын
Just nervous
@TallSilentGuy3 жыл бұрын
"A bottle and a half"!
@MikeyManchester7 жыл бұрын
Rip Rodney, always kept his feet on the ground, may Bolam forever have guilt on his conscience
@andrewjohnston28502 жыл бұрын
so it was Bolam that sold a story to the press about a mate his wife and sick daughter 🤦♂
@southerncomfort74902 жыл бұрын
@@andrewjohnston2850 Nobody "sold" anything. Try not to be a total bell end dear.
@andrewjohnston28502 жыл бұрын
@@southerncomfort7490 bellend one word dear, Rodney was an attention seeker whos opinion of himself far outweighed his talent , sold his "mate" out to get his name in the paper
@ruthbashford31762 жыл бұрын
@do br Now you mention it Bolam does remind me of a vampire.
@ruthbashford31762 жыл бұрын
@@andrewjohnston2850 Bewes had more talent than Bolam in my opinion.
@richardparkin49305 жыл бұрын
He shouldn’t really take part in interviews. Rather remember him as Bob Ferris as was.
@tomkent46567 ай бұрын
He talks, but doesn't listen!
@philsooty612 жыл бұрын
So sad to see him groveling, he was such a good actor but I dont think he really believed in himself, RIP Rodney and thanks for all those laughs
@innescoull70612 жыл бұрын
I love the likely lads can't say how good it was but this is terrible to watch he is all over they place and desperate for money all that's missing was a donation box next to him
@darrenwilkins65187 жыл бұрын
RIP Rodney Bewes...
@stevemaclaine45472 жыл бұрын
Sarah Green I used to fancy her in the day .
@NaiomiAndrashi-um4vx9 күн бұрын
Was this interview in the 90's?
@kcuhc843 жыл бұрын
Everyone, the writers included, moved on after what ever happened to the likely lads. James Bolam did well for himself. Rodney implied that Bolam stopped the BBC from repeating the series. Actors don't have to give permission for repeats.
@BibtheBoulder2 жыл бұрын
Was he pissed doing this interview?
@clouddog23932 жыл бұрын
Two sides to every story . Both James and Rodney might be equally guilty or innocent of their falling out . And yes Bewes was pissed but so what ....He is an actor .
@andybenstead72407 жыл бұрын
rip Robert Andrew Scarborough Ferris
@markpearson81844 жыл бұрын
SCARBOROUGH!!!!!??? Great scene!
@tomastank1030 Жыл бұрын
That was so funny.
@EltonlalehamАй бұрын
@@tomastank1030 Having a middle name such as Scarborough is bloody silly, and it must have been horrible for Bob.
@upperiscopeUK3 жыл бұрын
Scarborough???!!!
@andybenstead72403 жыл бұрын
Robert Andrew Scarorough Ferris
@EltonlalehamАй бұрын
@@andybenstead7240 What a silly name that is
@Lytton3337 жыл бұрын
He's three sheets to the wind isn't he.
@nicholasbird19797 жыл бұрын
I just thought the same
@MrDavey20104 жыл бұрын
He was an odd bod actually. My family knew his parents.
@davidsanderson59182 жыл бұрын
@@MrDavey2010 Yep I know someone who met him too and he behaved very oddly.
@DavidJHarrisonEssex Жыл бұрын
@@davidsanderson5918 In what way?
@DavidJHarrisonEssex Жыл бұрын
@@MrDavey2010 Same question to you, in what way?
@davidlittle71823 жыл бұрын
is he medicated? Drunk?
@grantross26092 жыл бұрын
curious...... if bewes really did have such a big ego would he have come across as so desperate as he does here ! Ps. does he ever mention James Bolam's name ?
@colinmacfarlane68384 ай бұрын
Met rodney at his one man show at Edinburgh fringe 2018....Nice fella but had a bee in his bonnet about James Bolan...during the show Bolan, via stories, came out as an unsavoury character 😮
@colinmacfarlane68384 ай бұрын
Correction ...James Bolam
@richardsmith561 Жыл бұрын
Maybe Bolam had every good reason...
@TheBez5810 жыл бұрын
reminds me of gavin and stacy in reverse, you never see the other guy now
@stananders4742 жыл бұрын
Awful and cringy. The lady was inexperienced and the man was tipsy.
@futtocks237 жыл бұрын
R-I-P Rodney Bewes 21-11-2017
@adrinathegreat30959 жыл бұрын
Every interview with bewes he mentions money, he's obsessed with wanting money
@jrgboy9 жыл бұрын
+Galaxy Tab Maybe he still resents the fact the he got less money than James Bolam per episode.
@adrinathegreat30959 жыл бұрын
jrgboy i expect he does, ive seen a few interviews on youtube with bewes and he always mentions money
@numbersix1006 жыл бұрын
Adrina The Great because he hasn’t got any. Bolam prevented the re runs
@boxinghistorian26294 жыл бұрын
@THE QUIET MAN 1958 your correct i visited his house a couple of yrs ago in Henley on Thames and It had to be worth atleast 500 k plus
@frankmccormick11755 ай бұрын
Erm, he was doing a play called Funny Money, so maybe that's why he mentioned er Money 🙄
@scruggsdaggard52263 жыл бұрын
Poor Sarah struggled to get a word in. He kept interrupting her at every question
@TallSilentGuy3 жыл бұрын
They were both equally guilty in that department.
@mikegrace2 жыл бұрын
He wanted to plug his new show
@gap6703 жыл бұрын
James Bolam didn't owe Bewes a career or a lifetimes friendship. Bewes spent all his life harping on about about his lack of career and how he was the victim. Sorry but he created his own problems not james Bolam. James Bolam moved on and was successful.
@MrDaiseymay2 жыл бұрын
So Bolam wasn't interested in big repeat fees, for doing nothing ? It's all there is, worth watching on TV, repeats of Classic comedy.
@southerncomfort74902 жыл бұрын
I think that the really sad thing was that Jimmy Bolam did not write a letter after the death of Bewes' wife, whom they both knew well. It would have taken little time and would have meant a lot. Sadly, it does tell you a great deal about what sort of man he is, for all his notable talent.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
@@southerncomfort7490 If he had not seen Bewes for 40 years why would he?
@marclaw45119 жыл бұрын
He goes on about money,how much does he want.
@andyscott63158 жыл бұрын
haha
@carloscasillero44227 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Rodney!
@FiveLiver2 жыл бұрын
Sarah Greene interviewing? She should have just let him ramble as he liked.
@davidsanderson59182 жыл бұрын
Ha ha the way Sarah Greene wraps it up....through gritted teeth. What an awkward person Bewes is to converse with.
@MrDaiseymay2 жыл бұрын
He's tough to interview, won't converse, shouts over the questioner. oh dear.
@gavinthorburn53852 жыл бұрын
Hes embarrassing lol
@alisongreaves86776 жыл бұрын
Rodney came across arrogant person bit drunk which was a shame.
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
It's sad that James Bolam ruined Rodney's life and career.
@tjfSIM6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure there is a bit more to it than that.
@MrDavey20104 жыл бұрын
tjfSIM I think you’re right.
@mick63704 жыл бұрын
He didn't ruin his career Bolam moved on and became very successful in many series till this day, there's always two sides to a story and Bolam as never come out and critisiced Bewes in public, its a shame because they complimented one another superbly in what for me was Britain's best ever sitcom.
@karenf10014 жыл бұрын
My sister could tell you every detail of the story. Something about James Bolam ensuring that Rodney Never got any royalties from Likely Lads 🤷🏻♀️
@dlamiss3 жыл бұрын
@@karenf1001 Bolam was interviewed for the media show on radio 4 a couple of days after Bewes died (surprisingly considering the pair hadnt spoken in 40 years) and he made a rather unconvincing explanation as to why there was no contact. He likened Bewes to an x work colleague which suppose he was and He Bolam had simply moved on..............Bewes brought the "feud" up at regular intervals and maybe Bolam got fed up of that too.I had heard Bolam vetoed repeats of the likely lads for years very much like David Jason with The secret life of Edgar Briggs. so who knows what actually happened. Maybe faults on both sides
@gavinthorburn88184 жыл бұрын
Later that day rodney spews
@TokyoJoe7034 жыл бұрын
Brilliant comment
@CUTEMKUltras4 жыл бұрын
HAHA!
@stephenm61007 жыл бұрын
rip rodney
@scottishdanny24324 жыл бұрын
Good old 1995!
@michaelwells6797 Жыл бұрын
He became bitter because he did not build on his career whereas James Bollam did. He comes over as arrogant.
@sp-pz8uc7 жыл бұрын
Stop interrupting, going off him very quickly.
@staypress5 жыл бұрын
ye u can see he is avoiding all mention of bolam if possible .There was defo a fued there but exactly y we will now never know .Its interesting that the way he portrayed how they would be in a new show is how they r were in real life in that bolam became more successful and bewes didnt
@boxinghistorian26294 жыл бұрын
James bolam fell out with rodney Bewes because Rodney mentioned to the press about the birth of James child
@richardjames3356 Жыл бұрын
Ian LaFrenais once said that Bewes would have been happy playing Bob forever, whereas Bolam had to be persuaded to do 'Whatever Happened" as he was petrified of being typecast and wanted to move on to other roles. That's probably a part of the disagreement.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
He sounded drunk.
@jonathanpegg4895Ай бұрын
They were indeed talking over each other..
@johnrider57012 жыл бұрын
It's a pity that he and James Bolam didn't resolve their differences before Rodney passed away, Life's too short carry on a disagreement with someone you were once very close to,
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
They were never close.
@timmccaffrey13266 жыл бұрын
Rodney spent the last thirty years of his life unable to find any work and he went from driving a jag to riding an old bike ...he comes across here as somewhat arrogant and unpleasant...could be why he fell from grace.
@thewomble15096 жыл бұрын
My thought's exactly. You can tell Sarah Green is really struggling to keep him on track. He did himself no favours at all here.
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
He never appeared on TV after about 1985.
@paulallan10005 жыл бұрын
He was a very arrogant man and always thought of himself as a world class actor, when really he was not.
@boxinghistorian26294 жыл бұрын
He was far from skint his house was across the street from George harrison
@TallSilentGuy3 жыл бұрын
I'm not seeing any of this arrogance or unpleasantness. Examples?
@tonysuley43062 жыл бұрын
He sounds like John Virgo the snooker player
@MexboroughBuildings7 жыл бұрын
I love the Likely Lads but he comes across pretty arrogant in this interview. Sarah is amazing here btw!
@jujuoliver69592 жыл бұрын
Has he had a drink in this clip. He doesn’t wait for her to finish her question and just jumps straight in and starts babbling on bless him. He seems totally distracted and off his mark. She is just as bad but there is definitely something a bit off about him.
@bobbydazzler17803 жыл бұрын
He seems very nervous just jabbering over the host and maybe some Dutch courage before hand. Bit of an awkward interview. Of course the elephant in the room was always his fall out with James. Somehow he got typecast a little like Harry H from Steptoe and was unable to move on after Likely Lads which is a shame as he was a talented comedy actor.
@gavhinds81905 жыл бұрын
Rip rodney...a top actor...
@angiemetcalfe72103 жыл бұрын
Lol how was he a 'top actor'?
@gavhinds81903 жыл бұрын
@@angiemetcalfe7210 each to their own my dear.....blessings to you
@angiemetcalfe72103 жыл бұрын
@@gavhinds8190 well I mean he just wasn't tho was he lol? The Likely Lads was great but it was one of the first things he did and he got typecast and only worked sporadically from 1985 onwards
@gavhinds81903 жыл бұрын
@@angiemetcalfe7210 honestly I'm not fussed what you think . You've got Yr opinion and others theirs..enjoy Yr day...
@angiemetcalfe72103 жыл бұрын
@@gavhinds8190 so why reply in the first place? 🤦♀️😂
@DavidJHarrisonEssex Жыл бұрын
Was Funny Money a success?
@bernardbaker68032 ай бұрын
.............With the beard, he looks very similar to Paul McCartney's best looking period 1970 ish
@Jeremy-y1t25 күн бұрын
When he was funding IRA terrorism?
@robertsmith36723 жыл бұрын
She talks over him
@OriginalSkaMan2 жыл бұрын
Always said they should of done a final series could of been titled "So That's What Happened To The Likely Lads" too late now
@BibtheBoulder2 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. Once Bolam dies they could just show their 2 graves.
@Table-Top7 жыл бұрын
Tough interview job for Sarah Green who seemed to be talked over a lot.
@thewomble15096 жыл бұрын
Not defending her per se but he was a bloody nightmare here. He didn't want to talk about anything but himself and on his terms. He ignored her questions and rambled. Not much she could have done tbh.
@MrDavey20104 жыл бұрын
He’s very narcissistic. Loves himself.
@TallSilentGuy3 жыл бұрын
They were both equally guilty on that score.
@jmc63272 ай бұрын
James Bolam doesn't sound like a very nice man.
@Jeffybonbon5 жыл бұрын
RIP
@dougreed22573 жыл бұрын
He looks a bit like Chris de burgh here😂
@lllucky133 жыл бұрын
Really bad interview.. they talk over each other all the time
@marts5002 жыл бұрын
Rodney Bewes should have ditched acting after the 1976 movie...he was a bit wooden ...not a naturally gifted actor.
@jones10685 жыл бұрын
He keeps cutting across her when she speaks
@GriefTourist2 жыл бұрын
Early 90s I'd say
@simontaylor48324 жыл бұрын
Smashed isnt he? Wonder if BBC two were showing the likely lads at the time 🤔 he should have mentioned it if they were
@richardsmith5615 ай бұрын
Irritating on both sides...
@leewilson21405 жыл бұрын
He's well pissed!!
@markpearson81844 жыл бұрын
She is awful, as if we want to hear what she has to say. Let Rodney talk about his West end play and any other subjects he wants instead of her rubbish agenda. Stick to Blue Peter love!
@eudorawelty88087 жыл бұрын
RIP Rodney Bewes. A plague upon James Bolam
@boomerhgt3 жыл бұрын
Why because he couldn't stand Bewes so fucking what
@southerncomfort74902 жыл бұрын
I think that the really sad thing was that Jimmy Bolam did not write a letter after the death of Bewes' wife, whom they both knew well. It would have taken little time and would have meant a lot. Sadly, it does tell you a great deal about what sort of man he is, for all his notable talent.
@sophieboult310 Жыл бұрын
Most double acts don't get on in real life,
@Colsoloact-po9wv8 жыл бұрын
First I've seen of this clip......talks over Sarah Greene alot. Shame James Bolam can't forgive him over such a silly incident. Be great to see Likely Lads rebooted with the original actors! As they are now!
@boomerhgt3 жыл бұрын
Who really knows what the fall out was about maybe Bolam just didn't like him
@DOCTORDROTT Жыл бұрын
Poor interview, she talks over him
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
He kept talking over her.
@gavinthorburn53852 жыл бұрын
Hes obsessed by ray cooney
@adam_meek13 күн бұрын
wot a jarring intarview - tawking ovar wun anudur
@dirkbogarde442 жыл бұрын
God, Sarah Green was a truly terrible interviewer. She never listened.
@maybery200910 жыл бұрын
Stop talking over Sarah.
@jrgboy9 жыл бұрын
+Andy Evans -He seems so crazy about the series, yet the husband of he late Elizabeth Lax, who played Wendy , Bobs secretary, said in an online interview that he was always miserable on set, he said it was James Bolam who was always happy, Rodney was always huddled in the corner reading the script and change smoking...
@shafiq15378 жыл бұрын
so sad elizabeth lax is gone.liked her long
@damiencrowley55466 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Lax was a honey wasn't she?
@TallSilentGuy3 жыл бұрын
@Ellen Six on one side and half a dozen on the other!
@KaydeyRai3 жыл бұрын
Odd man...
@MrDavey20106 жыл бұрын
Irritating man
@greatwesternproductions28574 жыл бұрын
I don’t really like him, I prefer James Bolam as an actor
@joebrennan.43893 жыл бұрын
That's only because you are an arsehole. ..
@ruthbashford31762 жыл бұрын
@@joebrennan.4389 I can't stand James Bolam. He gives me the creeps.
@brettjohn53029 жыл бұрын
Rodney bewes is rude and the lady talking to him seems miserable
@ajsmith9 жыл бұрын
+Brett John But apart from that, it's a great fun clip.
@andyscott63158 жыл бұрын
+ajsmith haha
@jasonking68922 жыл бұрын
1970s a different wonderful England 🇬🇧
@williamwharton75452 жыл бұрын
does he ever stop to breathe give ya arse a chance bob