Yootha Joyce (George and Mildred) - interview June 1980

[@sarahloux1992]

She’s so beautiful 😻 I love my heroine so much xx thank you for posting this ❤

[@asa1973100]

A few years ago some of her jewellery came up for sale on eBay uk . Did you buy any of it ? One item was a large citrine ring very similar to the one she has on in this interview

[@waltham99]

Do you shoot it up or smoke it?

[@artois72]

@@waltham99 was that an attempt at humour?

[@gerrynicol3951]

Old george still living 2024 great series..

[@TheHorsebox2]

Yes, thank goodness.

[@JohnBlundell-n3w]

Brian Murphy’s still with us and a good friend of mine A wonderful man And a great husband to my life long pal Linda regan Love them both JB xx❤

[@JohnFord-c5l]

Brian Murphy ... genuis..I'm 53, but used to watch all these.. Richard O' Sullivan was another great of that era. Still watch George & Mildred...Man About the House...Robin's Nest..don't have this level of likeable talent anymore sadly

[@terrytownsend5583]

I sold him a Toyota Carina in 1996. He part exchanged a Corolla. He lived in shortlands near the train station. I went in his house. A few times,he made awful tea with long life skimmed milk

[@TheHorsebox2]

@@terrytownsend5583 That's a great story.

[@tonypettigrew4124]

Much Missed Yootha...

[@flashtheoriginal]

What a lovely, engaging, vivacious lady. God bless x

[@stevehansen3794]

Totally agree, one of my favourite actresses

[@garylucas7050]

A true great the like we will never see again …rip

[@snappycattimesten]

As a foreigner, this is the England I grew up on. So disappointing it doesn’t exist now!

[@fingerprint5511]

The world is Mini America now. They probably said that when England influenced the world too

[@justinjameswiddicombe8766]

Yootha Joyce, God rest her soul.

[@JoanneDawes-pg9uf]

It's hard to believe she died 8 weeks after this interview 😢

[@keithw9290]

She died 8 weeks after it was shown. It would probably have been filmed sometime before.

[@highdefboxing8056]

I just watched in an episode of The Saint, with Roger Moore.

[@elizabethsavage9108]

She was drinking brandy and not eating ? She was incredibly thin

[@glamdolly30]

@@kathleenmaclachlan1541 In fact alcoholics are often thin, because they typically skip meals - they get their calories from booze. Sadly Yootha was a chronic alcoholic, and by the end of her life was drinking at least a bottle of brandy a day. In the last series of 'George and Mildred' her weight loss is plainly obvious. Like many performers Yootha suffered from nerves, and used the confidence-boosting qualities of booze as a crutch. But alcohol is a false friend - and it's a slippery slope to dependency and serious health issues. Yootha's alcoholism took her life at just 53 - utterly tragic.

[@tur74d56]

@@keithw9290Yet she seems so sharp minded and healthy to

[@markwegner6821]

Wow that is a gem 💎 of an interview. I watch an episode of George and Mildred every day. (and know the script to each) This interview is 🔎 magic.

[@carlsimpson4875]

She was on a program called tell me another on talking pictures channel, she told a story about being in the blitz in London and sheltering in a doorway with chap she had met. Turns out it was one of her first dates non other than Roger Moore the Saint.

[@traceymustafa-tk4dp]

Ty for sharing this it's rare footage I would imagine..lovely to hear the real person..dear yootha gone far too soon ❤

[@TrumptonMayor]

Loved George And Mildred, especially when Humphrey and Ethel came to visit.

[@peterturnball8310]

What a lovely woman. So full of charm and vivacity, and impossible to tell from this interview that she was a chronic alcoholic who'd be dead within a few weeks. Yootha's portrayal of Mildred was comedy gold and will always be remembered.

[@robertt4176]

She was beautiful what a smile !!! She lived around the corner from me as a kid in 1980 in Bayswater

[@tl50camiva]

"Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you" What a great lady Yootha was 💕

[@onlyonealanlancasterstatus810]

I could of seen her in eastenders as a landlady or corrie.. . . She would of done so much more if she lived longer ..probably. last summer wine she was beautiful. Sad lost and so young

[@peteg9011]

could HAVE and would HAVE! Jesus!

[@ShorrockPeter]

Amazing woman she looks so happy we miss you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@woohooboy]

She seemed so charming, engaging and well-spoken in this interview. You never would have guessed that she was nearing the end of a long struggle against alcohol which she would tragically lose just two months after this interview........

[@jadejones8771]

Taken to soon the wonderful yooha Joyce

[@zigzogoid4591]

She had great comedic timing and intuition. God bless her.

[@JohnBlundell-n3w]

Brian to this day still gets up set talking about her 🙏

[@Lisabowers799]

àw bless him, she's always looking after him

[@MissMarceline-wp6oq]

Not surprised by that as they were very very good friends.

[@flarris7774]

Such a beautiful Lady, I absolutely love this show!

[@justinvaughan2091]

An amazing actress, sorely missed the late great Yootha Joyce may she RIP ❤❤❤

[@marymitchell2997]

Brilliant this series nothing like it today nice actress yootha Joyce

[@Crazy1Clive]

Taken from the Tyne Tees weekday afternoon chat show, _Play It Again_ , hosted by Tony Bilbow. Nice upload.

[@jasejj]

This programme had an unfortunate habit of interviewing stars shortly before they passed - Dick Emery's last interview also coming from Newcastle.

[@Mitch-Hendren]

And Hattie Jaques , again just weeks after he interviewed her. .

[@stevenoneill7166]

@user-bg2nj5fn4m it's fascinating how shows like this went out at different times in different ITV regions. I grew up in the Tyne Tees area & it used to be shown straight after ITN's News at 5.45 yet, in other regions, it was shown in the afternoon. Similar to Thames TV's Looks Familiar. In the Tyne Tees area it were always shown in the afternoon, but some regions screened it before that said ITN bulletin. Ahhh the good old days of ITV, I do miss them

[@Crazy1Clive]

@@stevenoneill7166 I'll have to check some day, but it went out at about 14:00 to 14:30 weekdays in my ITV (Thames) region. It's a mystery to me why they got quite possibly the most boring man Tyne Tees could find (from Southern, in this case) to front it when they already had Tony Cook.

[@jasejj]

@@Crazy1Clive I'm not sure Cook would have been well-received nationally. His accent was "interesting" - Northern RP, which tended to get more Geordie sounding when he got more animated (despite him coming from North Yorkshire!).

[@CarlStJohn-x9w]

Dear Yootha ❤

[@kaybee2930]

A beautiful lady inside and out ❤

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Yootha helped my parents choose their engagement ring back in 1970. They all happen to be looking into the same shop window.

[@Lisabowers799]

that sounds wonderful what a beautiful memory 😊

[@meggymoo1010]

Loved Yootha

[@Catharguy]

Briliant double act weren't they, hard to think she wasn't long for this world after this interview took place. :(

[@JeffreySawyer-y7x]

Yootha Joyce was a wonderful lady. Very funny, very intelligent. God, we miss you so much!

[@kathleenbezzina3742]

God bless & rest her 😢❤

[@yvonnemulder9038]

So funny

[@jfro5867]

Like many watched this show on tv when I was growing up. Classy lady, simpler times, sadly better times.

[@psychokarloff]

I'll never forget Yootha Joyce's devastating performance in "The Pumpkin Eater." She had only one scene, with Anne Bancroft in a beauty salon. Absolutely bone chilling.

[@willewinky]

Yootha died 24th of August 1980 of liver failure due to her alcoholism.

[@emward6858]

Very sad. Poor lady must have been so troubled.I like this programme.

[@stevenoneill7166]

@willewinky I remember hearing that on the news bulletin immediately before Radio 1's Top 40. I was only 12 at the time & ran downstairs to tell my parents who loved watching George & Mildred

[@gregrowbrey7102]

God bless Yootha Joyce, i was six when she passed. But i can remember her death on the main news ❤

[@derhampaul2182]

I liked her in George and Mildred

[@stevewatson2026]

She was a chronic alcoholic around this time but definitely hid it really well REST IN PEACE

[@richalderson6069]

She was hilarious in that role, such fun memories.

[@bluey7007]

What a lovely lady she was..

[@lindathomas5500]

You can see the puffiness in her face here, the sign now as we now know of her kidney’s failing! So sad to think she passed not long after this.. I was born in 68, so grew up with George and Mildred..

[@ilovethelingo5677]

I was only born 6 days before this interview was made! Born on 24th June 1980! I'm nearly 44 now!

[@alistairbartlett6569]

Just 2 months before she died.

[@joanne26]

It’s nearly 44 years since her death🙏🙏 OH MY I grew up in the 70’s with Yootha and Brian She was drinking vast amounts for 10 years but like many alcoholics hid it well I know 2 of my relatives died from alcohol abuse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌼🌼🌼🌼❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vinnyvincent2862]

Beauty Personified ! Check out her earlier Career , Theatre🎉/📺 / 🎥 She was the UK'S Version of Marilyn Monroe ! R.I.P. Yootha Joyce 😢❤🙏🇬🇧

[@TimeEmotion1971]

If this was filmed in June of 1980 she passed a way only a month later :(

[@glenrichardson6396]

I would kill for a 70s interview chair like this.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Had she lived the next series of G&M-for which scripts had, I believe ,been written-would have been the last (I believe there was talk,at least,of a 2nd film too)🎩

[@saintetienne755]

Such a loss - I could see her playing the lead in a female version of Porridge

[@Lisabowers799]

yeah as governor in the programme within these walls

[@saintetienne755]

@@Lisabowers799 i'll look it up thanx

[@kiltedjohn1000]

Just months to live there

[@SoulDamnFunky]

This was just two months before she left her body.

[@deanmartinassociation]

Always thought Yootha was a fabulous comedy actress - but her mannerisms and looks in this interview remind me very much of how Katy Manning is now.

[@neilmclaughlin2347]

Agreed about the Katy Manning comparison. Except that it’s taken Katy several years & a fortune in plastic surgery to do to her face what Yootha managed with a bottle of brandy a day.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

​@@neilmclaughlin2347didn't know Katy Manning had plastic surgery 🎩

[@glamdolly30]

Who is Katy Manning, never heard of her?

[@neilmclaughlin2347]

@@neilmcdonald9164 have you seen her recently?

[@neilmclaughlin2347]

@@glamdolly30 Dr. Who companion. Was with Jon Pertwee from season 8-10

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

I recently read a bio about Yootha. She came to loathe playing Mildred and even said seeing the name 'Mildred' on her scripts made her mad by the final series. Her and Brian were hounded by fans so she became very reclusive. I was surprised to hear only Brian of the Man about the house cast attended her funeral, unless the author of the bio was mistaken? Richard O'Sullivan was away filming Dick Turpin on location so his partner Tessa Wyatt went on his behalf but no mention of Sally or Paula.

[@rossmcl1776]

If this was 30 June it's extraordinary to think she died on 24 August. Very sad. Stay away from the demon drink!

[@SuperBagshot]

I'm sitting in one of those chairs I bought it off eBay

[@RobertTidbury]

Poor Yootha doesn’t look well in this interview. I wish someone could have helped her but that may have been difficult if she was a private person who kept her drinking secret. 😢

[@RadioFirestage558]

Make it make sense… they were cast together as George & Mildred in Man About The House before having their own series. How does she think they “were pulled out of a hat” for the George & Mildred show?

[@glamdolly30]

Thank you! Her story totally baffled me. 'George and Mildred' was a spin off from hit sitcom 'Man About the House' which Yooth and Brian had originally starred in (in supporting roles) and which obviously preceded it! So in fact they would know the show titles/character names 'George and Mildred' and 'The Ropers', as they had played them for years in 'Man About the House'. This makes no sense at all.

[@virginiacharlotte7007]

Two guesses: 1/ maybe Man about the House had two different working titles as Yootha and Brian were being cast for it separately by either the producers or the writers. Then the focus of the became more about the house sharing trio and the name of the series changed; or, more sadly, 2/ this interview was apparently recorded only two months before Yootha died from alcoholism related liver failure and she may have been a bit confused. ??

[@RadioFirestage558]

@@virginiacharlotte7007 yeah, I’d been leaning towards the second one as it seemed more likely.

[@surfrescue3232]

Even as a kid I found her compelling to look at . I remember her line when George had gone out and bought a wig .. she said : how much did THAT cost ? He said something like : 50 pounds plus tax . She says : what ! You tacked it on ??!!!!😂

[@christown2827]

Weren't they George and Mildred Roper in 'Man About The House' or was there to be a TV show with them and without Richard O'Sullivan etc before 'MATH' was conceived?

[@deanplant1500]

She was skinny and her face had blown up wasn’t a good sign

[@andrewsmith2757]

"Sometimes I think you're going soft in the head George... as well!" 😂 😂

[@bewildered5444]

Lovely lady killed by alcohol ❤

[@GlynOC]

"How much brown should we use on the set?"

[@MarcLudford]

By Jove old boy who is this chap with the large glasses on he's very handsome 😂😂😂

[@michael5089]

Yes! Who is the interviewer?

[@stevenoneill7166]

​@michael5089 I think his name is Tony Bilbow, if I remember correctly

[@michael5089]

@@stevenoneill7166 I did some research and I think you're correct!👍

[@glamdolly30]

@@michael5089 Known as 'Dildo-Bilbow' for reasons known only to the late 'News of the World.

[@emperorpalpatine783]

who's the guy doing the interview

[@judgeberry6071]

Haha they ran a clip from the show and it was way too long. Classic.

[@adjam7782]

When I was growing up in the 70s this was my favourite comedy, George and Mildred, in the late 70s early 80s Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy came over to where I live and did a summer show. When is it finished I was up at the airport and I saw her buying some flowers so me and my sister went over to her and said, “please may we have your autograph” She looked at me and my sister and said, “sorry darling if I give you my autograph, everybody else will want one and I’ll be late” We were the only ones around and it would have taken her less than 30 seconds to given it to us. From that day onwards I couldn’t stand her and I have never watched any repeat of the show which I used to love.

[@dav147]

She looks like Katie Hopkins 🤣

[@justinjameswiddicombe8766]

Yootha Joyce, God rest her soul.

[@terrytownsend5583]

Bit late firvthat sh i te