This is Your Life S39E07 Frank Thornton 19th October 1998

[@Nmax]

What a great actor. Frank Thornton Thank you for the many years of entertainment. RIP.

[@fannycraddock99]

So sad that 99% of all those wonderful people have now left us!

[@Nmax]

Indeed it is sad to see so many greats no longer with us

[@wintersun398]

who is still alive? I’m trying to remember the name of the comedian who is shown in the first few seconds Oh crikey😢 I just discovered that the brilliant Derek Nimmo @ 19:46 died on 24feb1999, just months after this aired. I

[@johnferguson4089]

Thank you so much Frank Thornton, you gave us so many funny moments and made us forget ourselves with laughter. RIP.

[@jeremyhaines4481]

This is excellent Frank Thornton was a excellent actor

[@fionathomson4436]

Frank Thornton what a wonderful talented man and a gentleman

[@jonsmum5552]

Why can’t we have programmes like this on TV again? I guess we don’t have stars anymore apart from the reality ones. 😂

[@lavedadavis818]

Times are different. Would be difficult to duplicate those days. Modern madness is too full of themselves with modernity

[@andyhuston8833]

So true

[@splinterbyrd]

Well... it's OK to look back nostalgically, but the weekly parade of loveys congratulating both each other and themselves was a bit much after a while🙄

[@davidlogan4329]

Such a very talented and funny man. What a great actor.

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

Loved him in all he partook . Bless him.

[@user-te3mg6lw8j]

Veey good. Thank you for the upload

[@eveb446]

Captain Peacock: well done Frank Thornton. God bless you.

[@grahamcole6168]

Absolutely loving the videos I was a huge fan of This is Your Life when I was younger thank you

[@mrhammadmossop1988ul-haq]

Incredible

[@georgecurtis5371]

Frank Thornton another one of those actors who calls everybody love and darling

[@johannemilsom7503]

I Absolutely Loved this! I even got teary.

[@carlozabbia1157]

Excellent! What an incredible talent!

[@ciarankelly4338]

Always enjoyed him- brilliant actor!

[@Knappa22]

Look at the stream of luminaries coming in one after the other. A golden age. It just makes the trash we have to put up with now seem even worse.

[@jacksugden8190]

Amazed to have seen the the late Peter Jones in later life, I remember seeing him at London Weekend Television in the The Rag Trade many years ago.

[@mibeatleman6767]

I became a fan of Frank's when I saw him in "Are You Being Served?" and then "AYBS? Again." Rest In Peace, Frank Thornton. 💔 🕯

[@lavedadavis818]

That was enjoyable. Ive only seen Mr. Thorton in "Are you being served?" Clearly he was a well rounded actor prior to Captain Peacock!! 😂👏🏾🎬

[@oc2phish07]

Fantastic. I think Frank Thornton is brilliant. I have so enjoyed his appearances in 'Are You Being Served?' and especially 'Last of the Summer Wine'. This show is a well deserved celebration. What a wonderful video to post. Thank you Hayden.

[@collinhunter9792]

always forgetting a lot have gone now and then it is sad. dear oh dear. thankyou for these programmes, though. new zealand

[@philipbonner6486]

Frank Thornton a kind amazing worked hard though his life like all the great actors were.

[@pikemeredith5604]

I love watching these in depth shows & Are You Being Served was a great sitcom. You wouldn't happen to have This Is Your Life with John Alderton which I can't seem to find?

[@fionajones8231]

"I hope you're free..." He was supposed to answer, "I'm free.! :D

[@wintersun398]

I’m free Mr Humphreys?

[@SimonNoina]

Must be one of the very last appearances of Derek Nimmo - a few weeks later he suffered a very serious fall, never regained consciousness - and died early in 1999

[@laytonjones2093]

Isn't it about time they redone This Is Your Life

[@leegray99]

Great day, I was there at pinewood that day for the last of the summer wine gala with the british comedy society, was glad they didnt go off right away as the event had not finished

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Amazing, none of his colleagues thought of him as a great actor! Liked his character in Are You being Served.

[@deborahthreet-gz8tt]

Love him😅

[@jamesheggie1854]

Hmmm, I don't seem to have any volume on the video??

[@stephentaege6255]

Blimmey what a load of cobbler's Frank had to wait over 20 years after John ingman was On this is your life Frank Thornton very underrated actor comedian rip 🕯️🙏 captain peacock was and always be My favourite are you being served actor,⭐👍 Cheers Stephen 🍀✌️

[@Sasfoot]

Wow, Frank was the spitting image of his mom. Also, even though this was 10 months after Trevor Bannister's TIYL, Mollie and Wendy actually both looked younger in this one.

[@patdoyle3686]

This is your life 📺📺📺📺has to be put back on telly in 2024

[@colinallan1962]

There's a sound blip just after the beginning but it starts again at 1.55.

[@haydengleed4109]

If memory serves I had to cut the audio on the first bit because it broke audio copyright, I should have put a warning on, I shall do so once I’m home :-)

[@brian-sm8tx]

Rip

[@Greenwillow]

Brilliant. Sad to think that most of those guests have since past.

[@simonjones7727]

Quite stylish, the late 90s in their way. The clothes could be boxy, there was too much beige and brown and lengths were still unflatteringly long (a hangover from earlier in the decade) but other than that people often looked good in what they wore.

[@UOO303T]

Fantastic just subscribed. Have u done the late great lewis Collins

[@wintersun398]

when did Michael Aspel take over from Eamonn?

[@FacelessJanus]

He is as common as muck. Lol, John Inman making that remark. If I recall John was the first openly gay actor on British TV. Wouldn't we call that common as muck nowadays ?? (No worries, not being negative about him.)

[@jwb52z9]

Can someone fix the sound at the beginning?

[@debbiemoffat7723]

Where is the sound.

[@MultiVince95]

Monday 19th October 1998

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

No sound

[@robsussex392trains]

There’s no sound after 55 seconds

[@richardjames712]

it starts again at 1:55, this will be a youtube copyright muting. Sounds fine for the rest.

[@hugoboss5895]

Are you free captain peacock?

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

Nora Batty infamous for her wrinkled stockings 😊

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

He looks fuming throughout.

[@MrDavey2010]

Thornton comes over as rather cold & pompous throughout. Some of the actors who paraded on to congratulate him were not the most popular in the entertainment world.

[@GetStrumming]

I remember reading the Last Of The Summer Wine biography and it was one of the most depressing reads ever! All these actors constantly bickering and bitching about each other-on and off set! It’s sad as they were all obviously masters of their craft.