@@margaretstephens6649 Mr Trebus was indeed not bothered by the Council. Sadly he was billed by them, to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds for clearing his garden. His hoarding was probably a result of privation at some time in his life. His house would be worth a fortune though...London isn't cheap.
he eventually moved into an old folks home shortly before he died and the pity is that he was eventually happy there and wished that he'd done it years before....
Mr Trebus son is a good friend of mine. Mr Trebus served with the Polish army during the war. Apparently he got reprimanded for crashing his tank during the Italian campaign. He was a tough guy who had lots of gruesome experience. Probably what he did then was the by-product of the war. I can still remember my friend R. Trebus (SON) harsh experience from some of our ex-coworker when BBC released this documentary. It was really awful on his side. His son was the most nicest and intelligent person I've ever met. He really did not deserve the bullying he had from some dickheads ex-coworkers of ours. I think in the end it broke him. I really miss my friend. I hope I will see him again and spend some wonderful chat about anything and everything.
That's a really shitty thing to say Matt. You don't know the situation and from what I understand people with this problem are mentally sound for the most part and are extremely resistant to being helped. Look up Diogenes syndrome and that's one of the defining characteristics.
As per Franticks suggestion- Diogenes syndrome aka as Senile Squalor Syndrome, is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and lack of shame. Sufferers may also display symptoms of catatonia.
but they are trying to help him, living in squalor is not healthy for a old man! so think before you judge people! just before he died, he finally agreed to move out there! :)
The fact this guy is in his 80s and he's luggin' shit about and trash talkin' henched guys on scaffolding is pretty amazing. I don't think he's crazy at all; he's just pissed off.
Mr Trebus R.I.P , I seen a lot of comments on this video , people say Council did the wrong thing , and its was the council fault he died. Lets start from the beginning , Mr Trebus was trapped in the home because he had made tunnel`s in his home , one of the tunnels came down on him and he was trapped for 2 days, it was lucky someone heard him calling for help , question is what would of happened if no one found him , then emergency services report it back to environmental health, When Mike turn up to Mr Trebus house look the way he trying to hold on to a ladder water bottle and walk across all the rubbish , one slip, and it could of put Mr trebus in hospital with head injury , or broken leg or arm, SO I TOTAL AGREE THAT THE COUNCIL DID THE RIGHT THING , IT NOT ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY , THERE THINKING OF HIM , NO WATER NO HEATING NO ELETRIC , then i watch the video of MR TREBUS IN THE CARE HOME , MARIA HIS CARER DID A FANTASTIC JOB , MR TREBUS WAS THE MAN WHO HE SHOULD BE , WHEN I SEE MR TREBUS GETTING OF THE MINI BUS FROM HIS CARER`S HOME TO HIS LUNCH TIME MEAL WHAT A SMILE HE HAD ON HIS FACE, WE LOOKED SO HAPPY , THE CARE HOME MADE HIM SAFE , WARM , SECURITY , AND HIS HEALTH WAS BETTER AND HE LOOKED MORE HAPPY , so at the end of the day the Council did the right thing , as a Carer my self i would of done the same for MR TREBUS taken him out of the home and put him into a care home. watch the last video and see the diffrence A Life of Grime/Edmund Zygfryd Trebus/Eccentric Extraordinaire.
This was truly heartbreaking especially as Mr Trebus had had such a life and also being in a concentration camp. I felt the police and all the others really tried to help him and I am sure they to felt sad to see it end this way again very sad.
81 year old man climbing scaffolding & trying to dismantle it, this was in 1999, in 2015 the most climbing kids do these days is climb on their bed so they can use IPhone, Ipad & play video games! I am ashamed of my generation! kudos Mr Trebus.
Well, He seems like a nice and kind man who had gone through really tough time like war. However, I also can relate to his neighbours. They also want to live their life without health hazard. We need to respect other people. Our rights end when the other ones start.
I remember this as one of those late 90's shows I watched with my parents and brother when I was still at school along with Paddington Green narrated by Todd Carty, Ground Force, Changing rooms, Eastenders when it was still watchable and Grant was still in it, and the Brian Park era of Coronation street with the Battersby's.
Think I was about 12 when this came out and for some reason I've always remembered Mr Trebus. I couldn't understand why he wanted to live in those conditions but his fighting spirit stuck with me. Turns out I used to drive right past his house on my commute to work for nearly ten years and never knew. Sad to see how much distress it caused him but it really needed doing. Still love him sticking it to the man though haha
Technically he was sticking it to his neighbors! You can’t blame them for not wanting to be surrounded by trash site with rats and vermin everywhere,not to mention the smell.
Good old Mr Terbus! Climbing on to & talking down that scaffolding alone & with seemingly effortless ease. He was not going to let authority get the better of him.
holy shit, i CANNOT believe they fucking arrested him, OMFG watching tem handle him like a criminal made me feel so bad, this is ridiculous, that poor man, this is what will have killed him, we are all equal on this planet, life is supposed to be a special thing and who says we should be controlled by another, we are all human and we share the planet, nobody fucking owns it, this shit pisses me off
The pathologist who features in this series Vesna Djurovic is highly renowned in her field. Most significantly she was the pathologist in the Sarah Payne case
This man fought on both sides in the Second World War, this must have took great bravery. He had 4 children which he seldom seen. London had to destroy him though, property prices, all the “trendy” and modern world which he didn’t want a part of, just wanted to live the rest of his life in peace, not surprising considering the horrors he’d have seen. R.I.P Mr Trebus, I was in awe of you as a child watching this program. Always asking my mum, why don’t they leave the old man alone? He was a man from a world that eroded around him.
They should send a women to deal with poor Mr. Trebus. One cannot apply logic to an emotional problem (= feeling old, neglected, not being taken seriously ...)
I feel so sorry for that old guy he was probably suffering from PTSD seeing as he was in the war, he probably feels safe having loads of stuff around him
LIfe Of Grime was great, Mr Trebus what a character and a very brave man, watch,, A Life of Grime/Edmund Zygfryd Trebus/Eccentric Extraordinaire. very interesting story and a roller coaster ride of emotions.
To be honest, I feel that this video is controversial. On the one hand, I can understand people who were suffering from infestation of rats, but on the other hand, it seemed to me that Mr. Trebus had some mental health problems. Otherwise, why didn't he realise that everything what he was doing led to a health hazard? He needed help.
the man lived like that for years and shortly after the filming he died. doesnt that tell you that the council killed him.. im makes me angry.. MR TREBUS FAN CLUB
Bollocks. He died because he was old, undernourished and ill. I'm just glad he had a year of comfort and being looked after, dying peacefully, warm in a clean bed, with his hand held by someone who cared about him.
Yeah thd satanic council probably did kill him. Not sure ic his children got his house or the council got it and turned into flats to make lots of money from poor people.
Doesn't matter if it's mental disorder or not. Every single man deserves to live their own life, especially the man who suffered that much. This story shows us how many elderly people need to be supported and be heard🥰
Such people should be provided with medical care. They should not become an occasion for discussions of other people. This is a difficult situation in which the person, his relatives and neighbors found themselves.
I remember when I used to watch this when I was younger, RIP MR Trebus! :(
"I have a warrant"
"let me see your warrant"
"okay here's the warrant"
"stick if up your chuffer!"
Love Mr Trebus. Rest in Peace, you fiesty warrior.
Is he actually dead
@@diarmuidreidy3708 yeah he passed away in 2002 at aged 83.
He fought the Nazi Panzers in WW2 so he is not scared by Haringey Council
@@margaretstephens6649 Mr Trebus was indeed not bothered by the Council. Sadly he was billed by them, to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds for clearing his garden.
His hoarding was probably a result of privation at some time in his life.
His house would be worth a fortune though...London isn't cheap.
he eventually moved into an old folks home shortly before he died and the pity is that he was eventually happy there and wished that he'd done it years before....
General kenobi
Magistrates Warrant?????.......Stick it up......your Chuffer!!!!! LMAO!!!!! Going to take more than a warrant to shift a Polish POW lol.
HEY ONE OF THOSE SCAFFOLDERS WAS MY DAD
Mr Trebus son is a good friend of mine. Mr Trebus served with the Polish army during the war. Apparently he got reprimanded for crashing his tank during the Italian campaign. He was a tough guy who had lots of gruesome experience. Probably what he did then was the by-product of the war.
I can still remember my friend R. Trebus (SON) harsh experience from some of our ex-coworker when BBC released this documentary. It was really awful on his side.
His son was the most nicest and intelligent person I've ever met. He really did not deserve the bullying he had from some dickheads ex-coworkers of ours. I think in the end it broke him. I really miss my friend. I hope I will see him again and spend some wonderful chat about anything and everything.
Well his son is a bellend for not looking after his father and helping his condition as that man lived with no water or heating
I hope you find your friend again mate.
That's a really shitty thing to say Matt. You don't know the situation and from what I understand people with this problem are mentally sound for the most part and are extremely resistant to being helped. Look up Diogenes syndrome and that's one of the defining characteristics.
As per Franticks suggestion- Diogenes syndrome aka as Senile Squalor Syndrome, is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and lack of shame. Sufferers may also display symptoms of catatonia.
Matt Wroe you obviously don't know any hoarders. They don't want to be helped and don't care what anyone else thinks, that's the condition.
but they are trying to help him, living in squalor is not healthy for a old man! so think before you judge people! just before he died, he finally agreed to move out there! :)
The fact this guy is in his 80s and he's luggin' shit about and trash talkin' henched guys on scaffolding is pretty amazing. I don't think he's crazy at all; he's just pissed off.
Man, this is dark winters evenings at my parents house, eating fish fingers and mash! Nostalgia!
Old Mr Trebus had more backbone than a rhino.
🦏....Mr Trebus was a OG....🙏🏻
Mr Trebus R.I.P , I seen a lot of comments on this video , people say Council did the wrong thing , and its was the council fault he died.
Lets start from the beginning , Mr Trebus was trapped in the home because he had made tunnel`s in his home , one of the tunnels came down on him and he was trapped for 2 days, it was lucky someone heard him calling for help , question is what would of happened if no one found him , then emergency services report it back to environmental health, When Mike turn up to Mr Trebus house look the way he trying to hold on to a ladder water bottle and walk across all the rubbish , one slip, and it could of put Mr trebus in hospital with head injury , or broken leg or arm, SO I TOTAL AGREE THAT THE COUNCIL DID THE RIGHT THING , IT NOT ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY , THERE THINKING OF HIM , NO WATER NO HEATING NO ELETRIC , then i watch the video of MR TREBUS IN THE CARE HOME , MARIA HIS CARER DID A FANTASTIC JOB , MR TREBUS WAS THE MAN WHO HE SHOULD BE , WHEN I SEE MR TREBUS GETTING OF THE MINI BUS FROM HIS CARER`S HOME TO HIS LUNCH TIME MEAL WHAT A SMILE HE HAD ON HIS FACE, WE LOOKED SO HAPPY , THE CARE HOME MADE HIM SAFE , WARM , SECURITY , AND HIS HEALTH WAS BETTER AND HE LOOKED MORE HAPPY , so at the end of the day the Council did the right thing , as a Carer my self i would of done the same for MR TREBUS taken him out of the home and put him into a care home. watch the last video and see the diffrence A Life of Grime/Edmund Zygfryd Trebus/Eccentric Extraordinaire.
Very True. He was cared for, and did seem happier.
Thank you, I have been wanting to see this episode for a long time
Never delete this off youtube please
He is still remembered all these years on. Great show, and wish there was the entire series somewhere
This was truly heartbreaking especially as Mr Trebus had had such a life and also being in a concentration camp. I felt the police and all the others really tried to help him and I am sure they to felt sad to see it end this way again very sad.
Trebus fought the allies when he was in the Wehrmacht, was captured and switched sides, what hope did the council have.
Fuck I used to watch this all the time I feel old I miss the old boys like Mr trebus lol they wouldn't take anything lieing down lol
Poor old sod. They way they dragged him away was an utter disgrace.
81 year old man climbing scaffolding & trying to dismantle it, this was in 1999, in 2015 the most climbing kids do these days is climb on their bed so they can use IPhone, Ipad & play video games! I am ashamed of my generation! kudos Mr Trebus.
So true 🤪
Kudos to him? He was extremely mentally ill
It’s even worse here in the future
Wow fetty wap was 8 yrs ago 😱
Polish innit
They dont make them like they used to. RIP Mr.Trebus
I still remember him after all these years. Rip
R.I.P MR TREBUS. OLD SCHOOL. ❤
Well, He seems like a nice and kind man who had gone through really tough time like war. However, I also can relate to his neighbours. They also want to live their life without health hazard. We need to respect other people. Our rights end when the other ones start.
“Who do you represent”
“ I’m here from the local police station”
“Ok bye bye Cheerio”
I remember this as one of those late 90's shows I watched with my parents and brother when I was still at school along with Paddington Green narrated by Todd Carty, Ground Force, Changing rooms, Eastenders when it was still watchable and Grant was still in it, and the Brian Park era of Coronation street with the Battersby's.
The days when a working class pest controller could afford a nice house and lovely garden. Not anymore.
I know I was thinking that
Love the bit when he says stick it up your chuffer,:-):-):-)
john stevens me 2 lol
Same 😂😂😂
I remember watching this. I thought Mr Trebus was great, I loved his attitude and eccentricities, although I wouldn't have wanted any of his biscuits.
1.42 - "i'd sooner drop dead" rest in peace.
Mr Trebus was correct in his assumptions. Collect and protect urself from the world.
Putting him in jail for a night - what a fucking disgrace.
Mr trebus legend RIP.
When the BBC made decent programmes.
Think I was about 12 when this came out and for some reason I've always remembered Mr Trebus. I couldn't understand why he wanted to live in those conditions but his fighting spirit stuck with me. Turns out I used to drive right past his house on my commute to work for nearly ten years and never knew. Sad to see how much distress it caused him but it really needed doing. Still love him sticking it to the man though haha
Technically he was sticking it to his neighbors!
You can’t blame them for not wanting to be surrounded by trash site with rats and vermin everywhere,not to mention the smell.
that scaffolder with the short brown hair that was in quite alot of it is...MY DAD O.O
then you should be ashamed of yourself as he facilitaed in the harrassment of my trebus
Poor Mr Trebus! I feel so sorry for him! He needed help instead of lots of attemps to evict him!
The world is lacking in Mr Trebus's now.
Good old Mr Terbus! Climbing on to & talking down that scaffolding alone & with seemingly effortless ease. He was not going to let authority get the better of him.
I'd have hated to have worked with Mr Trebus - but give him his dues - that man had fire in his belly. I bet they still smile about him today.
A real life Albert Steptoe
Tony Mcneil definitely
I always felt sorry of Mr Trebus when those council guys were getting him angry. :(
holy shit, i CANNOT believe they fucking arrested him, OMFG watching tem handle him like a criminal made me feel so bad, this is ridiculous, that poor man, this is what will have killed him, we are all equal on this planet, life is supposed to be a special thing and who says we should be controlled by another, we are all human and we share the planet, nobody fucking owns it, this shit pisses me off
Mr Trebus was a legend.
In what way?
Mr. Trebus!! What a legend
what a lovely pair of legs.awesome
The pathologist who features in this series Vesna Djurovic is highly renowned in her field. Most significantly she was the pathologist in the Sarah Payne case
He should have been left alone for his last few years on earth , rip Sir. ...The law is so unfair..
This man fought on both sides in the Second World War, this must have took great bravery. He had 4 children which he seldom seen. London had to destroy him though, property prices, all the “trendy” and modern world which he didn’t want a part of, just wanted to live the rest of his life in peace, not surprising considering the horrors he’d have seen. R.I.P Mr Trebus, I was in awe of you as a child watching this program. Always asking my mum, why don’t they leave the old man alone? He was a man from a world that eroded around him.
They should send a women to deal with poor Mr. Trebus. One cannot apply logic to an emotional problem (= feeling old, neglected, not being taken seriously ...)
No bio hazard suits in the mortuary and no face shields. Gross.
Loved watching this when i was young, still do.
RIP John Peel (Narrator)
so good to hear john peel's voice
4 cops for one old man....
+infinitesimotel If it was America it would be one cop, one gun, and one dead old man.
Pretty much
I loved this guy Mr. Trebus 'stick it up your chuffer' xD. We watched this every week, a brilliant programme.
Wasp killing bastards and as for the treatment of Mr trebus its disgusting.
I feel so sorry for that old guy he was probably suffering from PTSD seeing as he was in the war, he probably feels safe having loads of stuff around him
That's a lot of probablys for someone who knows fuck all about it.
I always come back to watch this show every now and then. Mr Trebus was a warrior. Needed support but stood his ground for his beliefs.
LIfe Of Grime was great, Mr Trebus what a character and a very brave man, watch,, A Life of Grime/Edmund Zygfryd Trebus/Eccentric Extraordinaire. very interesting story and a roller coaster ride of emotions.
This is sick and wrong
Mr trebus was one pretty tough cookie
what a tough old geezer, that generation was truly the greatest
I know.survived a war ,concentration camp , smoking old hoburn and Haringey council he fought right to the very end
Miss this show BBC bring it back please
would never be allowed these days as world too politically correct, word chuffer would never be allows on bbc now
I wish that there were more episodes available to watch online. I've only ever managed to find 2 or 3 episodes, unfortunately.
Hope there's a blue plaque on the building.
poor mr trebus .. how is arresting him going to help.. RIP :(
vietnamese restaurant. that stuff turns ones stomach. no?
To be honest, I feel that this video is controversial. On the one hand, I can understand people who were suffering from infestation of rats, but on the other hand, it seemed to me that Mr. Trebus had some mental health problems. Otherwise, why didn't he realise that everything what he was doing led to a health hazard? He needed help.
HES IN A BOX IN THE GROUND
Mr Trebus reminds me of my grandfather!
the man lived like that for years and shortly after the filming he died. doesnt that tell you that the council killed him.. im makes me angry.. MR TREBUS FAN CLUB
Bollocks. He died because he was old, undernourished and ill. I'm just glad he had a year of comfort and being looked after, dying peacefully, warm in a clean bed, with his hand held by someone who cared about him.
Yeah thd satanic council probably did kill him. Not sure ic his children got his house or the council got it and turned into flats to make lots of money from poor people.
His poor neighbours.
Loved him
Rest In peace Mr trebus
Christ this has aged. Or I got old.
What was this lovely Gentlemans proffession? Anyone know what age he lived too
Doesn't matter if it's mental disorder or not. Every single man deserves to live their own life, especially the man who suffered that much. This story shows us how many elderly people need to be supported and be heard🥰
Mr Trebus was a LEGEND. R.I.P. Sir
Mr Trebus a true LEGEND!
He earnt his right to live how he liked.
no biscuits thanks
Robbers and murderers haha
Old school he was rip
20:40 70's policeman.
Rip Mr Trebus
Remember this one very well
MR TREVUS 😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Narrated by the late great John Peel
Such people should be provided with medical care. They should not become an occasion for discussions of other people. This is a difficult situation in which the person, his relatives and neighbors found themselves.
RIP Mr Trebus
I thought the property was dangerous but apparently they we’re trying to “help” him???
Requiscat en pace mr trebus 🦊🐾
Wonder who got his estate ?
thank you so much,never thought i would see it again
Legend that was Mr Trebus.
Good old Mr trebus
21:35 is a classic life of grime moment....
your grandfather is a legend and a great man.
lol at them having to weld the scaffold back on!
top man you are Mr Trebus!!
Naughty wasps
How dare they put up scaffolding without a hard hat and yellow vest!!!!!!!!! Stick that up your Jaffa.......Mr Trebus a true legend x
Lol
MR TREBUS!!!!