the captain from bbc ghosts repressing for 5 minutes gay

All clips from series 1 and 2 of BBC Ghosts. Have had to remove some clips due to copyright.
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~ George

[@ellen8165]

I’m never not thinking about his face when he realises the brides are marrying each other

[@somesortacatperson5492]

i know he's like O T H E R G A Y S

[@crawley.crowley4630]

He wanted to make sure the wedding was perfect for them, as he couldn’t have it for himself :,[

[@somesortacatperson5492]

@@crawley.crowley4630 yeah :’(

[@ruairiodonohoe2533]

@@somesortacatperson5492 were home boys

[@somesortacatperson5492]

@@ruairiodonohoe2533 yes we are :)

[@carap8629]

I love the fact that Julian ABSOLUTELY knows what's up.

[@dancingcarapace]

I feel like Julian was/is bisexual.

[@SeaBassTean]

@@dancingcarapace yeh maybe closeted tho, cause he was a conservative mp and conservatives are notoriously homophobic

[@dancingcarapace]

@@SeaBassTean true, but like, we’re in agreement on Julian’s mega bi energy?

[@SeaBassTean]

@@dancingcarapace oh without a doubt

[@camgeorge6222]

Robin knows wats going on too and he is a cave man.

[@local_peanut]

I love his little quite gay "good lord"

[@nobodyimportant5789]

Maybe even the best part

[@kytkeyboardsyoureterrific439]

2:39

[@distinguishedfrog7399]

Men: *exist* The Captain: 👁👄👁

[@SomeBritishGal1]

Mood

[@geigersnap360]

honestly same. time may change but the gays stay the same

[@distinguishedfrog7399]

@@geigersnap360 exaclty

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

lmaooo true

[@user-yq1ej2vk6o]

Good Lord.

[@callmeyourdai5y518]

y'all are gonna make the writers write a murder just to give the Captain a boyfriend. Julian should do it.

[@LeeBee287]

✨⭐️💖 *yes* 💖⭐️✨

[@testingacc2.079]

Why not Havers?

[@callmeyourdai5y518]

@@testingacc2.079 He didn't die there.

[@nocturnalcove9736]

No one needs to die. Pat is right there.

[@JoRiver11]

@@nocturnalcove9736 Pat's passionate feelings are for food :)

[@teaenthusiast6193]

The updated one needs to include the scene from “Something to share?” where the ghosts are all in a circle and Caps trying to share something (and it looks like he’s finally going to come out to everyone) but he's constantly interrupted.

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

100%! Though I’m waiting until the whole series had aired so people watching it week by week won’t see any spoilers :)

[@teaenthusiast6193]

@@GeorgeTheBlob fair enough

[@ivy9038]

also “DOROTHY!”.. is she a friend of yours captain?

[@moonah8353]

@@ivy9038 THIS!!!

[@thewerewolfofwaggawagga8818]

Don't forget the whole romance speculation and Kitty saying "It could be the Captain!" and Robin's like, "Uh, no."

[@georgianariley891]

the fact that on the wikipedia page it says he’s a closeted gay just makes me happy

[@classixc2411]

it actually does, brilliant!

[@jasperfox6821]

hmm, nothing wrong with being open about being gay of course. i'm gay, i've got a boyfriend, and i'm very open about being gay, if some homophobe want's to get insecure about it, then i'll send them to the shadow relm.

[@collinstout57]

Hes exactly what i want in a gay lead, its more adorable than anything

[@pn5894]

Agreed! The writers and actor did such a wonderful job portraying his queerness without making it into a joke or queerbaiting it

[@leilei49-51]

I liked that they didn't make it his whole personality. People are so much more than their sexuality.

[@jasonhaven7170]

@@pn5894 The actor is the writer

[@briannacharlton8789]

​@@jasonhaven7170 for some things yes, but for others no.

[@aimeegreen6602]

My theory is that Fanny’s homophobia isn’t just because she was brought up to be homophobic but also raw emotion from her own husband murdering her bc she found out that he was hiding his real sexuality. This theory is strengthened by when she was trying to teach Kitty about how babies are made in the early episodes. I’m pretty sure not even she realised how much of her bias comes from her husband.

[@Tareltonlives]

I hope that's talked about in the last season- she's still very traumatized over her husband.

[@logicallyblue3814]

The Captain being my favourite for five minutes gay

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

That’s actually a 15 minute video…. 😂

[@butteredbaby]

“heres to burried secrets” makes me cry every time

[@JoRiver11]

Yes, another year has passed and I've watched the series a few times and it still breaks my heart. (I don't know why, but it felt like it snuck up on me in this video!)

[@ryoikitenkai_1989]

yeah i always cry

[@maniswolftoman]

His back story was actually really well done and quite sad. Come to think of it, all of the ghost’s back stories were exceptionally well done because of how well the writer’s tied their tragedy to the era in which they lived. And that’s probably why it’s the best show on TV along with Derry Girls.

[@sklaWlivE]

You could say, they suffered from having...Horrible Histories...

[@iamrightoutsideyourwindowhello]

@@sklaWlivE Take my like and leave.

[@BreadSourdoughBaguette]

IT IS SO SAD WITH SEASON 5

[@ThePrincessCH]

I like the Captain's backstory more than Isaac's from the US version of the show, mostly because I think having feelings for someone that 😮you've known for so long makes more sense then getting engaged to a man from the enemy camp who you've only had a passing infatuation during your lifetime and inadvertently killed.

[@pn5894]

I really like that he's so clearly gay but he still hasn't come out to anyone or anything. Like it's not queerbait, because it's so obvious, but at the same time it's respectful of how it must be for him. Idk I really like they way they dealt w his sexuality on this show

[@DavidLS1]

It took him 250 years, but his American counterpart finally came out and is dating the ghost of the British officer he killed during the Revolution.

[@pn5894]

@@DavidLS1 HAHAHA YES!! I quite like captain higgintoot as well

[@vicky__p]

And I love how everyone else knows as well (and seem totally fine about it) - the scene where they are trying to work out who Fanny is secretly shagging and they all instantly rule out Cap. It's very sweet.

[@lufsolitaire5351]

I think it works since he’s a historical character who obviously couldn’t be out and out about it and can only imply or repressed it. Given the punishment for homosexuals in the UK during the 1900s-1950s. But the cool thing is at least he’s not an armored closet gay (like some conservative politicians who rail against their own rights while having secret liaisons in a train station bathroom).

[@ThePrincessCH]

I like the Captain's backstory more than Isaac's from the US version of the show, mostly because I think having feelings for someone that you've known for so long makes more sense then getting engaged to a man from the enemy camp who you've only had a passing infatuation during your lifetime and inadvertently killed.

[@sarlits5840]

I totally forgot about Cap the wedding planner and now need to rewatch the wedding episode

[@cgmanning]

We need the series 3 update! It makes my heart hurt when Alison tries to encourage him to come out, but he still can't. :(

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

I’m on holiday at the moment and next week I’m packing for uni! But once I’m moved in trust me I’m starting to edit it together!

[@cgmanning]

@@GeorgeTheBlob awesome! Hope you're enjoying your holiday and good luck for uni. I'm back at uni at the end of the month too

[@pyromaniac2104]

Something I found fascinating with with the captain is they wrote him in an uncanny valley where no one (in the show's dialogue) has ever come out and said that he's gay but... come on we all know he SO IS! Basically the captain to my knowledge is the only character I've ever seen that is a case of show don't tell for being gay (which is something we so absolutely more of because most show writers stupidly feel the need to shove in your face verbally that this character is gay or just queerbate and then just sweep the whole thing under the rug when no one's looking LEARN FROM GHOSTS WRITERS)

[@caldw615]

Because most shows are still too afraid to show gay characters hold hands or kiss compared to straight characters. If they do kiss, usually very shortly after there is a plot contrivense where one of them either seperates from the other, goes into a coma or dies because they don't want to show them being a couple as much as straight pairings.

[@pyromaniac2104]

@@caldw615 yes that's definitely still a problem but... I like to think shows like Ghosts and Netflix's Sex Education are are at least attempting to make a dent in that ridiculous trend (like for real just let people have fictional gay characters and couples how fucking hard is it?)

[@caldw615]

@@pyromaniac2104 I've heard good things about the show Sex Education because I heard that it actually goes against the common tropes of a lot of TV high school dramas (US shows like Riverdale) and casts more realistic depictions of teenagers instead of the hyper attractive and ridiculously ripped 30 somethings you see in other shows. I've heard it's a lot more respectful and realistic in it's portrayal of LGBTQ characters so will likely check it out for myself later (only seen the first episode as my partner watches it but I may binge the rest if it's the anti-Riverdale)

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

Fully agree with this! And Sex Education is a brilliant watch - definitely binge it!

[@pn5894]

This this this!!! It makes me so happy that it's so OBVIOUS but they don't need to make him come out to show it. It's respectful and realistic to his era while simultaneously not queerbaiting. I truly thing the way Captain's sexuality is written in this show is so wonderful!

[@vito-kq1lf]

the dance at the end 😭😭 ugh my heaaaart he's so cute

[@dont.say.alec.]

The Cap's interactions with Adam are always so adorable, I really think the Captain found his calling. Perhaps in another life he would have specialised in war documentaries.

[@CatherineCane]

Or wedding planning!

[@Daark_Karma]

It hasn't even been a minute and "moroccan tea party" has me on my ass laughing

[@Jay-The-Jester]

I’m never seen this before but this dude is now my favorite character

[@doctortalisman9861]

lmao you should definitely watch the show if you can, it's very fun :)

[@Jay-The-Jester]

@@doctortalisman9861 I’ll see if I can find it

[@darkchocolate5494]

@@Jay-The-Jester it's on BBC iplayer

[@jessmorris8920]

Just don't accidentally watch the American version :(

[@MurrmorMeerkat]

its on hbo max now

[@lorddashdonalddappington2653]

Man, seeing all of these guys from Horrible Histories together doing other shit is really fucking with me ngl.

[@martha8156]

literally sobbing just hearing that music

[@cassiefromooo]

HELP THE WAY HIS WHOLE HEAD TURNS TO FOLLOW MIKE

[@gimme_ur_teeth]

I watched the first few episodes of the American remake, and I think it sucks. The beauty of this show is that they don’t make their characters into walking stereotypes, and they’re subtle with the Captain’s sexuality (he’s repressing it, so it’s not his main focus, plus that’s not all there is to his character). The American version makes him into a hollow stereotype, and I think the original BBC version is vastly superior.

[@lunamothwing]

I totally agree, I essentially gave up on watching it. I got so frustrated because the british one is SO MUCH BETTER

[@JW-uy2on]

The only thing better about the American version is that the husband is cuter.

[@williamshakespearee]

@@JW-uy2on both husbands are cute- the american version just has a better charm than michael though..

[@pyroshilov8474]

Pro tip about American versions of British shows: They're usually shit

[@-memoria-2136]

Wait, there's an American version? First I'm hearing of it lol

[@kkdinogirl]

I love the lgbtq representation in this show

[@ghostsomenswho]

Dude I don't even need to see it, that music CRUSHES my soul😭

[@Baxyboo]

Captain: " I know Fanny better than any of you!" 😂😂

[@timrushent7981]

Wonderful … so subtle.

[@violetz72]

He’s literally so precious we must protect him at all costs

[@chrissiem3958]

I love how 'gay' is just tagged onto the end of the video's title 🤣

[@doctortalisman9861]

oh it's a joke about the expression "for x minutes straight" but reading it like that almost makes it funnier gjfkjgdksd

[@qj-b1624]

"almost certainly not" BEST RESPONSE!! I, a lesbian, will now be adopting that whenever my straight female friends try to protest that I don't understand and am being mean about their boyfriends

[@SeaGully.]

We all know captain is repressing when he does the gay cough

[@princesslola1234]

This is literally my favourite tv show, but somehow I’ve only just realised that caps is a closeted LGBT ❤️

[@cassiefromooo]

HOW LMAO

[@michaelmcdonagh5833]

HOW IN THE NINE CIRCLES OF HELL!!!

[@charlieguy6872]

He's a lesbian gay bisexual transgender?

[@vinqux9714]

theory- kitty robin humphrey mary and thomas all saw cap write the letter to havers and knew his secret but didn’t tell anyone because they didn’t know how they would react sub theory- if fanny knew cap was gay she wouldn’t make all those homophobic comments out of respect but since the others kept silent and she probably didn’t look as it wasn’t “ladylike” she never knew

[@lightningthief5382]

i think alison knows too but she doesn't wanna pry coz she respects the captain so much, like a father she never really had (she asks his opinions) just the way she said "to buried secrets" and also the group thing "is there anything u want to share?"

[@starichu9427]

Havers leaving makes my bawl every damn time

[@gabrielamurphy4480]

At least 4% of my brain is constantly singing Cap’s modern major general song

[@MissValentina125]

The Captain is just one of the best characters ever. I trust the writers very much, and I do hope they'll give him the perfect development because he deserves it 🥺💜

[@polyphonicgherkins]

your editing is so funny! especially during that little song he sang to wake alison up :D

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

Thank you so much! (Trust me that bit was such a nightmare to set up, took me forever😂)

[@adrienlangdon339]

Let’s be honest The captain literally carried this show!! Also he’s just so adorable!!! He must be protected at all costs

[@gyorkshire257]

The brilliant thing here is that they could have over-done it, and made it into a massive pantomime, but they use it sparingly and just keep it as one aspect of the character and that makes it so much cooler.

[@tal1isk]

yes, especially as an lgbtq+ person myself he is just so much more authentic and easier to relate to than many queer characters in media. like the way he subtly suggests but not suggests he is gay bc he can’t really come out, the feelings you can see on his face etc. is so accurate to me. and it’s not the fact that his sexuality isn’t talked about tbh, i like it when a character is openly lgbt, but the problem is that many openly lgbt characters just end up being stereotypes and that’s their whole personality. there’s a difference between a proud open queer character and a stereotypical, written to appeal to straight people, queer character. sorry, bit of a rant but anyway (:

[@hatientacetlen4246]

I love these guys, so funny : ) Captain and Lady Button being the most morally tightly wound and also salivating at a bit of the male body being exposed is great. Especially compared with Mary the literal peasant being open about her desires.

[@CatherineCane]

Honestly that's historically accurate lol, the upper classes were repressed because they had to perform their high class status and etiquette, the lower classes had nothing to lose and didn't give a shit beyond the standard social norms of their time

[@rosalynburroughs6190]

Even more in season 3!

[@amythetoon6535]

never heard of this show before but now i need to watch it

[@amythetoon6535]

just binged season one with my mother :) !!

[@karal3e]

0:36 WHAT- THAT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE 😭😭😭

[@Headlesscaptains]

I HAD A HEART ATTACL

[@ellengomm6972]

"Mission accomplished" hits different when u think about it

[@toothfairy10133]

how did youtube know i watch ghosts??? ive only watched it on tv and have never so much as commented about it on youtube. is it because im gay? is that the only reason youtube recommended it to me? suspicious

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

I have also asked the question “how did KZbin know I was gay” many times and still haven’t found the answer….

[@creeperslayer241]

Cookies. Plus everything listens to everything else, like your phone taking in audio even when it's not active. You're basically always being tracked and profiled.

[@nowherekatie9525]

Why is youtube recommending this to me only now, this is *perfection*

[@somesortacatperson5492]

he gave me gay vibes from the start the tension between him and the guy he had to say bye to I M M E A S U R A B L E

[@Aslan_Fulgore]

I love all these dudes, they’re literally my entire childhood. Any horrible history fans here…?

[@alicechow2860]

Hell yeahh

[@rowenrivern8319]

Dude i am just as obsessed with HH at 18 as i was when i was 4 lmfao

[@muqingissilly]

Redding Weddy ep made me cry and I’ll admit it 😭😭😭

[@oakleystudies3297]

watched one episode with my dad, he's homophobic and id forgotten how obviosly gay the captain is. now realising the first episode was not the episode i needed to worry about, there's much more very awkward moments to come... but also the amount of "ahhh thats gay im gay wooo validation" internal squeals i did watching this video

[@lordsxman]

When Cap dances with the two guys at the end, I get so happy for him.

[@Cmor19]

I just want him to say it. Like imagine that scene he's being all emotional when he tells them and they all look at him saying that they knew.

[@cyndymyers3510]

I imagine if that were to happen that would be one of those times where he as a ghost would be full filled enough to get sucked off... I mean move on

[@Cmor19]

@@cyndymyers3510 getting sucked off is random that has been established

[@cyndymyers3510]

@@Cmor19 that is true I just feel the captain deserves a break through

[@sammysoppy3361]

i’ve never seen this show but this man is now my favorite tv character lmaooo he is adorable i love himmm

[@Lefty7788tinkatolli]

I never realised there were so many hints that he's gay. It's so subtle in the UK version, unlike the US version where the equivalent character is just one gay stereotype after another.

[@DittoGTI]

The American one is shit. Genuinely shit not just me hating it bc it's an American knockoff. I think even Americans know its shit

[@lettylunasical4766]

I love that he and Fanny are best friends; he's gay and her husband was gay and as a result cruel to her. But despite this they still get along. I don't know if she knows or suspects that he's gay but I hope that when it is addressed it helps them both with moving on and accepting.

[@joost5609]

Oh it's the Horrible Histories gang! I had no idea they created something new, bless you for this video.

[@meg5323]

He's so sweet

[@craig1538]

I'd love to see the Captain finally come out in Series 4, although the rest of the ghosts probably know he's gay already. Also, let's find out how he died and also how Kitty died. It would be nice to have a few new ghosts as well. What do you lot reckon?

[@sophlou2367]

WHY DID I CRY AT JUST THE MUSIC PLEASE

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

I hear the intro and I just start bawling. Ben willbond has ruined many people’s lives

[@torymonarchist]

@@GeorgeTheBlob yet we love him all the same

[@arthurdownes5198]

I am the very model of a modern major general

[@bottlecaps2741]

Never seen this show and randomly ended up watching this video. Looks like I've got a new show to catch up on!

[@broccoli2572]

It’s really good!

[@zedd.k655]

I watched the series in under a day….. A SCHOOL DAY might I add I was HOOKED

[@sandrax221b]

me: :( this compilation and the captain: exists me: :) there's just something about him that makes me inexplicably happy, i'm glad this video exists :)

[@FritzMonorail]

I watched one minute of this video before pausing it and heading off to watch the whole show. Thankyou so much. This show is delightful and I demand a fifth series at once.

[@TShay92]

" My heart belong to daddy" when they were writing the sorry song

[@RJBand10]

Thank you for your content:) I have enjoyed watching and rewatching my favorite moments with your comments. It makes me giggle 😃.

[@emmuzboosh]

Gay rep done well

[@That0neCrow]

His little bop during the wedding party :3

[@margarineoferror]

I just realized 'mission accomplished' meant more than setting up the decorations right because of this video. Mission. God. DAMN. Accomplished Captain!!

[@JoRiver11]

I don't think that I had noticed his eyes moving to Adam when the actor says "Do you find yourself distracted..." How did I miss that??? I had to have been looking elsewhere.

[@indigovae3579]

i think captain is my favourite gay character ever. he's just amazing!

[@nocturneee961]

I've never even watched the show and now you made me fall in love with the character, good job 🥲

[@IamZeCapican]

The closet is made of Glass

[@briannacharlton8789]

THE FIRST ONE. ISTG I'M SO HAPPY I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED THAT

[@RedactedYoutubeBrowser]

Never forget US gay-character, god did they screw up on that one

[@DittoGTI]

They screwed up all of them

[@gundome12]

What makes this show great. Correct me if I'm wrong. The one that are playing as ghosts. They actually are writing strips & what's so cool is they bring there work together & make episodes. My my favorite episode was Pat thought he saw the light. He was saying all sorts of things. The other one the story of how the poet died LOL

[@Ashley-vi8ly]

no thoughts just humphrey falling from the roof in 2:49

[@artez9175]

I have never watched this show and I like this man

[@person_o0o]

The new easy jet ad has 3:40 this music I was just minding my own business and then this. I when from happy to sad so quickly you would not believe it. WHY EASY JET WHYYYYYY

[@RonnieMclassics]

I do hope season 3 and I heard there might be a 4th comes to HBO max. They have the first 2 season and I'm so glad I came across this show, binge it. Their a perfect team and Horrible History is fantastic. Now I've come across the Horrible History game show. It's a kid show but it's funny.

[@cait812]

Worth checking out their other very strange show. Yonderland!

[@RonnieMclassics]

I've only seen excerpts from Yonderland here on KZbin, can't find full episodes anywhere online. Through I did find their movie Bill (comedy about William Shakespeare from 2015) on Pluto tv for free.

[@cait812]

@@RonnieMclassics Straight up i had to originally pirate Yomderland sadly.

[@GeorgeTheBlob]

Yonderland was removed from Sky in the UK recently so I had to spend £70+ on getting the dvds as the series 1 dvd is so so rare but 100% worth it. Hope you find it somewhere!!

[@sleepilysapphic]

@@GeorgeTheBlob It's still on Sky? I'm able to watch it on SkyGo

[@user-tr7rl5dx3e]

I love the idea of Julian being his silent bro, just hyping him on from the side.

[@fionawilliams5477]

Petition to have a death at Button house and the victim will become the Captain's boyfriend/infatuation

[@pyroshilov8474]

God damn copyright to hell for blocking *that* scene probably the bests cene out of the whole show... Makes you want to give Cap a nice gay hug

[@Unknown______.]

The love letter thing that u said: I THOUGHT THAT TOO!

[@ehals009]

I’ve watched this so many times, I love him sm

[@lilcrust3063]

“BBC” is a hilariously relevant name in this context

[@andrewmiller6754]

How have I never picked any of this up

[@thecaptain8629]

your gaydar is low batt.

[@17thcentury_girl]

3:40 😭😭😭

[@YOUVVITCH]

WHAT EPISODE

[@17thcentury_girl]

@@YOUVVITCH ah I can't remember sorry but I'm sure it's Series two

[@soufflegirl1739]

V D series 2 episode 3, called ‘redding weddy’

[@Tareltonlives]

I love how Thomas and the Captain had the same reaction to Mike and Allison kissing. Subdued vs shocked disappointment

[@Jagger-Tyr_13]

I fucking loved these guys in Horrible Histories.

[@solar2909]

Season 3 is out!!!!!

[@GerardWaysMic]

Totally not my mom and me binging it all

[@nightowl8477]

He was THIS close to coming out :(

[@Dinosaurman34]

At first I didn’t quite see it but now I do and I love it

[@cereal.boxx_7326]

Cap: says something fruity Julian: 👀 (Idk how to spell)

[@darktrent182]

This was amazing and hilarious, and I can't watch for S3 and S4!

[@vesmelzifroth]

the havers and captain scenes literally make me sob within seconds

[@cruella4341]

I head canon that Cap had a crush on Thomas when he first died

[@marycanary86]

baba baba ba bababa iconic cap quotes

[@brokenomad]

Why is he so adorable

[@andrescebu6295]

I really developed a crush on the captain.