Todd Carty..what a legend.i love how he was so serious and caring about the bad unemployment at that time.i was on a Youth Training Scheme painting and decorating.i got £25 per week. british tv actors work long hours and when an acting part ends they can be out of work for a long time and often they have to sign on the dole. thanks Todd and all of the young actors for entertaining us with great drama during the eighties and onwards.
when he was interviewed in late 2000 for BBC 2's I Love 1984, he explained that it was the YTS aspect and life getting tough for kids, dole etc. that helped attract him to the part.
He had the Irish accent in this interview and put on the London accent in Grange Hill and Tuckers Luck. However, over the years as he matured and got the part of Eastenders and the Bill, etc... his accent changed to London accent and even now when he is interviewed he has the London accent. So yes, it has changed. It's natural when you live in a particular city for a long period you tend to pick the accent.
He was born in Park Royal west London to Irish parents. He grew up in Kilburn and then South Harrow from the age of 9. I think he is laying the Irish accent on for effect in this interview.
@@ZeldaFitz So was I, born Park Royal 1973. I got Todd's autograph on Church Rd, NW10 while they were filming Tucker's Luck back in either '83 or '84. He was a good bloke. Really nice.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
Britain in the 80's might've been bad for the working classes - it was fine for the middle classes as it wasn't middle class jobs under threat. Now, there is less social mobility and most working class characters are played by middle/upper class people.
Tuckers accent here is undoubtedly weird. It sounds kind of an odd mix of north and midlands coupled with a "liddle bid ov smashie and nicey radio DJ. However, he was born and raised in London so the only thing I can think of is that as a young professional actor, not wanting to end up type cast, he took classes to have his accent "softened". It's a very common teqnique in the acting world to neutralise a thick regional accent and make it more generic. Gives you a wider range.
I hated 1983 as a year, I was 14 and stuck in dreaded school and kids of my generation could not at 14 grow up and leave school and find employment like kids of older generations could and did .
deathly silence for a minute when asked about something their mates went through ' unemployment etc' Todd looks at the ground. The characters they portrayed were world's apart from the life they were living, they were highly paid tv actors and not likely to have been hanging around with unemployed layabouts.
Todd Carty..what a legend.i love how he was so serious and caring about the bad unemployment at that time.i was on a Youth Training Scheme painting and decorating.i got £25 per week. british tv actors work long hours and when an acting part ends they can be out of work for a long time and often they have to sign on the dole. thanks Todd and all of the young actors for entertaining us with great drama during the eighties and onwards.
when he was interviewed in late 2000 for BBC 2's I Love 1984, he explained that it was the YTS aspect and life getting tough for kids, dole etc. that helped attract him to the part.
This interview is great to watch, thank you for the memories. 😀😀😀
Ironically enough he ended up playing the same leather jacketed cockney street urchin for his entire career so far.
I knew George Armstrong (Alan Humphries)---loveliest man in the world.
I was always a big fan of Alan, in my opinion it was Alan that made Tuckers Luck.
@@ZeldaFitz Tucker made Tucker's luck. Tucker was king of the hill.
@@peternagy-im4be but it only works if you have other characters to support him- he can't carry the show solo.
Todd carty seemed a bit distant from the rest.
I think he is trying to look as mature as possible,perhaps over did it,the other 2 seem far more down to earth
He was the natural leader and more charismatic. The other two are like cardboard cutouts.
Brilliant,i rememember that interview as a lad!
He was actually born in Ireland and I have always found Todd Carty's accent to be continually changing between irish and London.
He had the Irish accent in this interview and put on the London accent in Grange Hill and Tuckers Luck.
However, over the years as he matured and got the part of Eastenders and the Bill, etc... his accent changed to London accent and even now when he is interviewed he has the London accent.
So yes, it has changed. It's natural when you live in a particular city for a long period you tend to pick the accent.
He was actually born in London to two Irish parents.
He was born in Park Royal west London to Irish parents. He grew up in Kilburn and then South Harrow from the age of 9. I think he is laying the Irish accent on for effect in this interview.
@@ZeldaFitz So was I, born Park Royal 1973. I got Todd's autograph on Church Rd, NW10 while they were filming Tucker's Luck back in either '83 or '84. He was a good bloke. Really nice.
Awww. Paul. ❤️❤️❤️
Brilliant upload. :)
todd is so cute here i want to marry him now.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
This was particularly boring to begin with but after several times it's become very tedious
@@peternagy-im4beyeah the only thing that struck me was the repetition of this silly message 👳👳🏿👳 . . Boringly boring .
Ha you and me both lol. I loved it and i can still remember the first scene from tuckers luck :)
Wow! Folding spex. I had a pen & watch around 1983, and I thought THAT was cutting edge at the time.
i think he was hungover. saturday morning telly!
Tommy looks like a total early 80s casual with all that gold and permed hair. I bet he is covered in Kouros aftershave as well.
He was a twocking ferret.
Britain in the 80's might've been bad for the working classes - it was fine for the middle classes as it wasn't middle class jobs under threat. Now, there is less social mobility and most working class characters are played by middle/upper class people.
Tuckers accent here is undoubtedly weird.
It sounds kind of an odd mix of north and midlands coupled with a "liddle bid ov smashie and nicey radio DJ.
However, he was born and raised in London so the only thing I can think of is that as a young professional actor, not wanting to end up type cast, he took classes to have his accent "softened".
It's a very common teqnique in the acting world to neutralise a thick regional accent and make it more generic. Gives you a wider range.
He was actually born in Limerick, the same place as Terry Wogan.
It was called "SATURDAY SUPERSTORE", it was a follow-up to "SWAP SHOP"
PC Kent at school. Lol
What happened to the character benny?
The character who played Benny Green, Terry Sue - Patt, sadly died in May 2015, aged 50
Whats going on with Todd Carty's accent?
Plus was he nearly sick at the start of that interview?
The Irish accent. Then over the years gradually it changed to London accent.
I hated 1983 as a year, I was 14 and stuck in dreaded school and kids of my generation could not at 14 grow up and leave school and find employment like kids of older generations could and did .
How boring was that last interview>!?
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Where's there an annoying meowing noise in the background?
It's the dog whining.
deathly silence for a minute when asked about something their mates went through ' unemployment etc' Todd looks at the ground.
The characters they portrayed were world's apart from the life they were living, they were highly paid tv actors and not likely to have been hanging around with unemployed layabouts.
Really nice to use the word layabout, when you know there's not enough jobs for everyone, including youths.
@wokingfc2
06:14
"My 'obbies? Er yeah, chasing skirt. Smoking drugs. Getting pissed."
Oh, you can't say that on kid's Saturday am telly.
Is socks 😆🤣
That ****ing dog is annoying! What was it doing in the studio anyway?