The WW: Lord John Marbury last appearance part 1

[@BobbyShaw]

One of the best recurring characters in the West wing!

[@McKamikazeHighlander]

I remember meeting Roger once in London. Gave me some really good advice for my drama school audition. One of the loveliest men I've ever had the privilege to encounter. May he rest in peace

[@willieboy8798]

one of the best reason to tune in in my oppinion!!!

[@SoldierMed68W]

Was it a shot of whiskey?

[@SunitaDe]

I am officially envious. What was his advice?

[@sutlive22]

That must have been amazing to meet him. He must have had so many real life experiences and stories.

[@Elthenar]

Rees was able to switch between his charming and sophisticated lothario side and razor sharp diplomat with such ease....it was downright jolting.

[@rhoadesjerry9696]

He made a habit of being underestimated.

[@marieantoinette1360]

Truly charismatic

[@jameshagan2832]

He's amazing in the role. Wish they could have found a way to spin off his character for his own series

[@bluesrock1]

"Blanket my loins, I'm tied to the stake." Possibly the funniest line Lord John ever uttered!

[@mwiinga6052]

Blues-Rock Vault i wanna try that line 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mekratrig]

I hope to one day be in situation that allows me to use that loin, uh, line.

[@leegrabelsky2696]

Blanket my loins...Not to be some moral righteous prude etc but say the shoe was on the other foot so to speak:. And I know it's just a TV show still say The Ambassador is a female and the staff is a male and the Ambassador is checking the man staff out sizing him up etc and another male walks in the room and her ambassadorship says oh my loins or my womb ...The guy or guys are not supposed have levels of discomfort cause we're guys?....I guess that answer is No

[@bluesrock1]

@@leegrabelsky2696 I suppose you have to know the character in this show to understand it wasn't an incredible breach of decorum. That, or you're some moral righteous prude.

[@leegrabelsky2696]

@@bluesrock1 The character on the show has nothing to do with what I expressed and if you have to parrot my exact wording you're awfully dumb; how's that for moral righteous prudism

[@McRocket]

I loved this character. He and Leo were a blast together. R.I.P. Roger Rees BTW - Abby's hair looked great. Thank you for posting this.

[@jordhuga271]

One of the greatest tv characters of all time. Love the show.

[@MrJMD37]

I love Roger Rees. In this and Cheers!! Had the pleasure to meet him in a restaurant I work at and got to tell him how much I admired his work

[@rogerscottcathey]

hopefully not as insufferable as "lord" whomever.

[@edwardsalkin9478]

I had occasion once or twice to work with Mr Rees, an absolutely lovely man

[@lordofentropy]

"Don't tarry long gentle courtesan" Lord Marbury was the best.

[@TPRM1]

Fun fact: Roger Rees (RIP) was gay. Just makes his character’s skirt-chasing funnier to me.

[@johnathanera5863]

@@avae5343 how does it feel to be so wrong?

[@toddalderson7050]

Actually it is, "Tarry not long.." But you got the gist.

[@situated4]

We are all better for having enjoyed his sublime, scene-stealing performances on this prestige series. Thank you, Lord John.

[@josephmanno4514]

He loved messin' with Leo, but respected him immensely. So well played by both men.

[@c.c8752]

Leo McGarry : You're really gonna let him loose in the White House, where there's liquor and women? President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : We can hide the women. But the man deserves a drink

[@partyguy101ify]

Leo, of all people, was thinking either, 'And I don't?,' or, 'If I can go without, so can he.'

[@donalocribin3355]

One has to enjoy the entrance here. No matter how much he disparages Leo, he does have genuine affection for him and is so eager to see him

[@joemckim1183]

Roger Rees was Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I wonder if Lord John Marbury is a descendant of that character.

[@TheDiggster13]

That would imply that he might also be an ancestor of latrine

[@jedinxf7]

@@TheDiggster13 descendant but yes

[@UNIT294]

KING ILLEGAL FOREST! TO PIG WILD! KILL IN IT A IS! 🤣🤣🤣

[@catmansma]

I watch that the other day, again. Dave Chappell was so good!

[@MarcusLeepapi]

I miss this show so much...

[@davidcombs3617]

"Tarry not long, gentle courtesan." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hephaestus6365]

"Well, we'll bomb the half we can find" hahaha LOVE that.

[@asilvap]

I mean it's better than nothing.

[@Tigerman1138]

I loved when he walks up to the First Lady and bellows,”Abigail! May I grasp your breasts?!”

[@davidcombs3617]

That's a bloke who knows how to give a lass a proper welcome.

[@joeyfitz9]

@@avae5343 Lord John would perhaps not pass the Me Too test. This has not aged well.

[@ohpurpled]

@@joeyfitz9 MeToo is about the actors and production team, actors simply following the script is fine

[@jbuster9]

​@@ohpurpledthat's... not... Oy. 🤦🏻

[@alyzu4755]

Roger Reese. One of my favorites. RIP.

[@RopeDrink]

POTUS: "So much for a stiff upper lip..." and in walks the ever charming stiff upper lipped John Marbury to save the day.

[@fencius]

I love the way Lord Marbury says “Then we will be forced to take…appropriate measures.” It was a polite rebuke of Bartlett, reminding him that he was the only one in the room who did not owe him deference. For all of his playful foppishness, John knew when to flash the steel beneath.

[@naptoniusmonk869]

"Then we'll bomb the half we can find!"

[@joshmccollen700]

"Lionheart" would have been more applicable in this situation than William I.

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

RIP and I hope God didn't hide the women Roger.

[@hellomoron]

Don't worry, God couldn't hold back the number of wlwomen who would have flocked to that charm. And I'm sure Jesus upped his wine game to a fine brandy just for him.

[@spinther]

Roger Rees was gay.

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

@@spinther In that case I hope God didn't hide the men. Frankly his sexuality is irrelevant to me. He was a brilliant actor and entertained in everything he did. While Lord Marbury remains my favourite character of his I also loved his performances in Warehouse 13 and Elementary. Frankly Roger Rees was one of the best character actors I've ever seen and one who should be given far more recognition than he got in his lifetime.

[@internet123ism2]

RIP Roger Rees.

[@Popperite]

0:51 A little glitch here. A British peer is never adressed as Lord John, as he was some moments earlier by CJ. That's for younger sons of Dukes and Marquesses. But that's CJ and she can be forgiven. He himself however can't be. If he is the hereditary Earl of .... what was it? Shelworne? He can't be Lord Marbury. He's Lord Shelworne then. And the term hereditary Earl isn't used either. That Earl as such is an hereditary title speaks for itself...... 2nd, 3d, 4th or whatever number, followed by Earl is used instead.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

+Popperite Agreed. As Marbury's full titles were the Marquess of Needham and Dolby, the Earl of Croy, and Baronet of Brycey, by protocol he is supposed to be addressed as "The Marquess of Needham and Dolby" (his highest ranked title) or in short "Lord Needham"

[@Popperite]

***** I prefer to call it a continuity issue.....

[@Popperite]

LGranthamsHeir Yes, that would be right...

[@Popperite]

Was the actor involved British or an American with a somewhat convincing accent.... Can't tell...

[@LGranthamsHeir]

+LGranthamsHeir Just watch 'Downton Abbey" and see how they refer to the 'titled gentlemen' in the show. As show creator Julian Fellowes is an aristo himself, he knows the proper way to refer to a Duke, an Earl, etc. and how one should address their spouses, widows, and children.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

Lord Marburry's proper title: The Most Honorable 12th Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Earl of Croy, Baronet of Brycey, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States from the Court of St. James's.

[@MarkLewis...]

I thought it was Lord Flibbityjib?!

[@Tarotgal8205]

He is brilliant

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

00:52 This is my default pick-up line too.

[@jonnnyren6245]

If this man is still alive today I would have wanted him cast in The Crown. He would've nailed it! 😂

[@justonecornetto80]

Roger Rees passed away in 2015.

[@927ismynumber]

Very good Elementary

[@LordInter]

I feel the contrast in this episode with the "Propprtional Response" episode is always missed 😒😢😟

[@marthadoreen]

US President dealing with a stroppy UK female Prime Minister, aided by the classically trained Lord John the British representative. I used to think this was an OTT caricature. But now I realise how prophetic it was. It's Boris!

[@saetmusic]

It is such a wonderful luxury to hear intelligent banter and some actual thought going into foreign policy. That said, the elephant in the room which is not even mentioned is that the Israeli military surely already had plans to deal with an Iranian nuclear threat. If memory serves, they did- with some sort of computer virus which disabled all the Iranian nuclear plants. Just sayin'.

[@Tigerman1138]

Joseph Saetveit stuxnet virus. Fortunately he Iranians decided Obama was right and stopped all nuclear weapons development, revealed all locations, and gave 100% access without any notice.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

@@Tigerman1138Regrettably, that ended up being quashed by the Marquee de Mar-A-Lago during his lead balloon of a term.

[@dylantodd9574]

Poet Loreat, Will and Toby arguing over the state of the union with "maybe... but 10lbs lighter"

[@Linaxtic]

Don't know if you're still taking suggestions, but I can't find anywhere the scene with Toby talking to his newborn twins. "I didn't know babies came with hats"

[@stubk22]

Umm just a few suggestions for other clips. the scene where Bruno talks about how he can sell anything, talking about selling white salmon. Or pretty much anything with Arnie Vinnick, like where he tells Josh that hes going to run for president and then Leo is the only one who realises he's probably going to be president because no one can beat him.

[@rhoadesjerry9696]

Only Lord John could get away with interrupting the President.

[@Mekratrig]

Lord John interrupts the President to introduce himself to Kate, including current and all former diplomatic positions. "it's a pleasure" "Yes, isn't it" Can see why Gerold, uh, that is, Leo, hates the insufferably snobbish womanizer, but as a viewer - damn, ya gotta love him.

[@Ozefan]

How about Josh's interview with Charlie? I haven't found that one yet. Thanks for posting!

[@mitchsullo]

I used to think the character was over the top then Boris Johnson

[@PhoenixT70]

1:43 Okay, while that’s a real missile, the Iranians never used it. At this point, Iran was still using mostly American kit we gave the Shah, so it probably would have been an AIM-7 Sparrow.

[@prospero4183]

Love that it's all bs, when he wants to actually tell the US to shove it he loses the pomp and guise. Its nice to see the UK shoving back

[@kalijasin]

Delightful

[@josephsnearline2022]

Was Lord Marbury based on anyone specific? I happened to meet the real life British Ambassador at a reception in DC while the show was airing. Every time, I see the clips with Lord Marbury, I’m reminded of that memory.

[@justonecornetto80]

I believe he is based on the late Sir Christopher Meyer who was British ambassador to the US between 1997 and 2003. While he didn't have the same eccentric mannerisms as the character, he was a highly intelligent and formidable diplomat. The Labour government later attempted to make him a scapegoat for UK involvement in the Iraq war but he provided detailed evidence before a parliamentary select committee which proved that Tony Blair and his henchman Alistair Campbell had deliberately misled him over the pretext for the invasion. After he retired from diplomatic service following a heart attack, he wrote his memoirs called DC Confidential. They offer a fascinating insight into Anglo/US relations and in particular the run up to the Iraq war.

[@josephsnearline2022]

Interesting. Sir Christopher Meyer is the ambassador I met. The English Speaking Union held a farewell reception for him at a hotel in Dupont Circle in early 2003, shortly before the Iraq war began. A friend of mine knew someone involved with the ESU and thought I might enjoy the event, given my fascination with British politics. I somehow missed the reception line so I waited until the end and wished him and his wife well as they were on their way out. I’m glad I had the chance to meet him.

[@justonecornetto80]

@ I can't say I had the pleasure of meeting him as such but I did attend a lecture he gave on the Anglo/US relationship at University of Manchester in 2005. His take on things helped me immensely with a paper I was writing! As I recall, he became quite prolific on the lecture circuit, was a regular guest analyst for the news networks and also made a couple of documentary series for British TV. He was severely beaten up by some youths at a train station in London a few years ago which made the headlines in the UK. Sadly, he never fully recovered from it and died in 2022.

[@josephsnearline2022]

At the reception I attended, he reflected on his memories of the immediate aftermath of 9/11. He said the proudest moment of his tenure as Ambassador was when President Bush spoke to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001 and thanked Tony Blair for coming to show his support. Apparently, Meyer had a lot to do with that behind the scenes. I remember hearing how he was brutally attacked at Earls Court. It was very sad.

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

My God, it's the Sheriff of Rottingham.

[@evillink1]

This episode basically just happened in real life.

[@OkaNieba]

And no Lord Marbury or President with such level of intergrity in sight........

[@formerlybernard6460]

Yes. Deliberately. And Iran is indeed a rogue nation.

[@OkaNieba]

@@formerlybernard6460 well it can be argued that countries like the US, Russia and China are rogue too^^

[@jimmy2k4o]

Maturin how do you just casually through the us in with russia and China. The ccp, the fsb or the fbi. I know which one I’d like coming after me.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@jimmy2k4o Try the CIA

[@LMays-cu2hp]

So, nice..

[@moimeself1088]

Of course his uncle was Nanki Poo !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Maureen Grady - British PM ??

[@DavidSonofDavid]

You have the largest air force in the EU and the second largest in NATO. We've also sold you plenty of Reapers and Tridents. We share some of our toys so we can all play "Bomb the Third World" together. But seriously, dont use the Tridents. Just dont

[@Grubnar]

Humphrey: "... if they work." Harper: **Flustrated** "What do you mean *IF*???"

[@Serai3]

* sigh * I remember having an intelligent president. * sigh *

[@Sagdrag]

when?

[@garygienger9597]

If Obama was so smart, how could he have left our country in such a mess?

[@garygienger9597]

@Ivan DragoMany examples. DOJ/Fbi/CIA colluding to steal an election and hobble a President. Hillary enabled (taking bribes, not protecting people that worked for her, not protecting classified information), weakest economic recovery since the depression despite doubling the national debt, trying to tie us to the Paris climate deal while China tripling their CO2 output, losing hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs, paying Iran $150 billion based on the dream they would stop producing nuclear weapons material/developing rockets and funding attacks on Israel, insulting Britain and Israel, trying to influence Israeli elections and the Brexit vote (i thought Dems were outraged by that sort of thing), doing nothing about North Korea testing nuclear capable weapons, increasing racial divides by viewing so many issues as race based, disrupting city schools by demanding equivalent outcomes of things like suspensions based in race, not stopping the inflow of illegals,..... And what, other than "winning" a fraudulent Nobel prize, getting his wife to plant a White House garden, and giving the Republicans the House and Senate did Obama accomplish?

[@garygienger9597]

@Ivan Drago Insulting me and my "side" won't change Obama's many failures into successes. Just because the left wing media didn't mention the many Obama failures doesnt turn his administration into a success. As for race, remember the Cambridge cop he accused of racism or the Ferguson cop he and his DOJ tried to brand as racist claiming that the thug was walking away when shot but just happened to have gunpowder burns? Those cops and thugs were not named Obama. As far as the Nobel prize, it is hard to be be jealous of a joke. May you learn to evaluate and analyze for yourself so that you can establish fact based opinions, back them up in debate, and not feel the need to insult. Have a good life.

[@SvendleBerries]

President Bartlet doesnt exist. The actor that plays him is reading lines that somebody else wrote. This isnt real. Besides, Trump only seems stupid because the media paints him as such. If he were a moron, then the economy wouldnt be better than its been in decades and unemployment wouldnt be at a 50 year low. Hell, even taxes went down. For everybody, not just the rich. The media only tells you what they want you to hear.

[@Sierraomega1991]

What adds weight to this that the ul has a large navy and air base in Cyprus that could launch attacks in to Iran at extremely short notice

[@escab100]

No carrier born aircraft though hence the dithering over the carriers that are being built, we are now on the third set of plans for a different runway on them, gotta love the brits and our way of doing everything on a tiny budget. Have to agree over trident though, lets hope that no form of nuclear weaponary is ever used again, bad enough the way it is.....

[@martinironfoot2844]

Jeremy Brett would’ve made an untouchable Lord John

[@tessabergman6310]

You are SO right. He would have been brilliant as well.

[@SirGalaEd]

Pages of history! Art imitating life or life imitating art?

[@jerrybobteasdale]

Did he say, "Blanket my loins......" ?? Yes, he did.

[@nigelsheppard625]

Tarry not long gentle courtesan

[@hawksrob1961]

Have you done a Mary McCormack and Josh Malina vid yet?

[@billwithers7457]

Kate Harper was one of the best parts of the later seasons. Her and Arnold Vinnick.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

Isn't he delightful? Yeah. 😂

[@khriss867]

I wish that once in the series that after Lord John Marbury gave his overly long introduction, someone would respond with disinterest and a response that they did not care. *edit: I do not disagree with some of the points that John Marbury makes in his actual arguments. I just hate his pompousness in his introductions and lack of manners when greeting others.

[@Eclectic999]

Does anyone else find the volume on this clip to be unusually low?

[@elfred1980]

John's got a pretty good point....

[@wholeNwon]

It's Sir John or Lord Marbury. Can't split them and make Lord John. But who cares?

[@steveo4048]

The foreshadowing.

[@felipepineda1585]

Kate was gorgeous. And still hot in U.S. Marshalls

[@gwen7205]

Kate's face😂

[@booyahinc]

The Sheriff of Nottingham isn’t messing around with Iran

[@wheelyjon]

Me if I was the British ambassador: Mr President I hate to point this out to a Nobel laureate but it's just Prime Minister we don't distinguish between the genders There's no need to put madame in front of it Omar Numatic for a country that dislikes anything hereditary and anything that smacks of kingship surely ex-presidents should ditch the title after the end of the term of office otherwise it smacks of a lifetime peerage without the duty to do anything constructive

[@darthvadersith514]

I guess Iran deered to kill a King’s dare.

[@YTW-rw6pr]

you haven't seen the last of us....You've seen the last of us

[@TheRichb688]

make segments longer lol-what about when the navy ship is sinking? Theone were Bartlete tell sam he knows that he will run for president some day-----------more when Josh got shot, more when Bartlete got shot.

[@ericmiller93]

Blanket my loins!!

[@Dabhach1]

Utterly unbelievable character.

[@duncanmills391]

Very easily stole every scene he was in!

[@marcokite]

utterly fantastic character

[@eldersprig]

have to check if your goldfish are pregnant after a visit from him

[@leobigelow7021]

The Kate character in this scene (and CJ) are incredibly entitled and obnoxious. If I were the President I would have told her that if she ever did that again, I'd fire her on the spot. The man is a peer and is the British Ambassador the the United States. The eye-rolling is. unbelievably childish and rude. These women are essentially decoration.

[@zenairzulu1378]

a boss

[@passiveagressive4983]

Unfortunately one of my least favourite characters. Don’t get me wrong Roger R always knocks any performance of his out of the park, no it’s the usual US take on a British character. The Upper class twit who likes to be the centre of attention and yes as I write this I’m thinking of Boris Johnson. Own goal🤦‍♀️

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

We were bound to get it right eventually.

[@marcokite]

but Lord M is also a brilliant diplomat and expert in int relations

[@jimmy2k4o]

“Demoted on account of a heart attack that cut throat even for American politics” Doesn’t make much sense. We’re every bit, if not, more cutthroat in our politics. And in our political journalist media we’re heavyweights compared to American.

[@glasssteel]

Kate Harper deserved that! Always hated the character, the only one I really did more than the Republican Speaker, Hafley!

[@glasssteel]

Lord John was always so entertaining...Harper was parachuted in! Rewatching the series, I did not realize how much we actually saw of Nancy McNally. I always thought she was barely in it...

[@janicedennison3392]

MP

[@ianmcclellan7695]

I hope American dramas stop making fake British characters like this. It's laughable.

[@epramos6800]

Like the American accents gerard butler and Liam Neesom try to pull off, sure

[@keithduvall812]

Well considering he is British and had no problem playing the character as written.

[@neilpavett3413]

I always thought that this was the least plausible and most puerile role in the entire series - simplistic and idiotic

[@marcokite]

wrong; genius and wonderful

[@themottoist5659]

Agreed. And though the character allegedly liked Islay whisky, he didn't know how to pronounce it.

[@simonbridges3835]

🤣🤣🤣 How much lasciviousness can be poured into "Nanki Poooo"? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ebybeehoney]

I wonder how Lord Marbury would react to Brexit...

[@SeatBill]

He would have STARTED it!

[@lilyk7326]

He's an intelligent man with a global viewpoint and an excellent grasp on reality, so he would be very much against it.

[@veralenora7368]

He would easily recognize it was a deliberate and cynical move to gain the backing of the British for the next election, a change of government. -- They know it can't be done without economic disaster in Britain. Doesn't matter. Prime Minister Johnson (Britain's "Trump" remember) is only interested in himself and his party. Actually, that puts him one over our President.