The Attendant | Short film about a man beating the system

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  • @frankday1234
    @frankday1234 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    3 lives, in 11 minutes, with a beautiful ending.
    My thanks to the author, cast, and crew, for bringing it to light .

  • @nicksheffield1369
    @nicksheffield1369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I loved the little chime & grin from husband in the last frame to bookend the movie. The acting was awesome; as was the scripting & plot.

    • @Ricky-oi3wv
      @Ricky-oi3wv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His wee wave and all but... 🥲

  • @biddydibdab9180
    @biddydibdab9180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    Made me smile to see genuine goodness in people at a time when there isn’t much to be found.

    • @EMMYK1916
      @EMMYK1916 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      America must ruin people's perception of the world. There's goodness thankfully where I live.

    • @will7its
      @will7its ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@EMMYK1916 Got to blame someone else huh???

    • @Jo-kh1yo
      @Jo-kh1yo ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It depends who you surround yourself with. There are lots of good people out there. :)

    • @Riverrockphotos
      @Riverrockphotos ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Goodness? This guy was ripping people off.

    • @biddydibdab9180
      @biddydibdab9180 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Riverrockphotos How?

  • @dragonflystormchaseradvent8233
    @dragonflystormchaseradvent8233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +550

    I love these shorts. I get more out of these flicks than an overrated Hollywood movie.

    • @marym.garcia4147
      @marym.garcia4147 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too and well said!

    • @catlee8064
      @catlee8064 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Based on a true story, apart from the womans husband taking over.

    • @biggusdikkus069
      @biggusdikkus069 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's because the internet has destroyed your ability to maintain attention.

    • @njoyingtube1
      @njoyingtube1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You see , that there !

    • @njoyingtube1
      @njoyingtube1 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@biggusdikkus069 Away and catch on to yourself !

  • @Jsgaden
    @Jsgaden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1026

    11min with a plot, a beginning and an ending, way better than most 2hrs films. Excellent acting. Great filming. Thanks a million (from Paris, France) !

    • @Lyrik-Klinge
      @Lyrik-Klinge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The art of making films...

    • @CatatonicImperfect
      @CatatonicImperfect 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Berlin agrees

    • @franceskatsaros1485
      @franceskatsaros1485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      100% agree. These over-budget grandiose film makers could learn a thing or two watching this film short! (Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦)

    • @judithrandall4690
      @judithrandall4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You're absolutely right about the quality of the short film being superior to the traditional 90-minute big movie. but the people who make or fund big movies know that movie-goers will not go out to a theater for just a 30-minute movie. And therein lies the rub.

    • @rphrph167
      @rphrph167 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      11mins of excellence!!…so engaging and emotionally rewarding!!..

  • @paulmcquaid2940
    @paulmcquaid2940 ปีที่แล้ว +742

    Based on a true story from the carpark attendant at Bristol Zoo. He just disappeared one day and all was revealed - he was there for over 30 years I believe. Legend!

    • @plumberman4u
      @plumberman4u ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Apparently, Bristol Zoo guy got away with £1 MILLION +

    • @stevedarby3470
      @stevedarby3470 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@plumberman4u I haven't finished counting it yet.

    • @afpwebworks
      @afpwebworks ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I heard this a few years ago told as a joke. It’s much MUCH better knowing it’s based on a true story and even better as a short film, done so fantastically well.

    • @kimfielding8010
      @kimfielding8010 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      True story

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@stevedarby3470 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @blackbird5634
    @blackbird5634 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    There is ZERO fat on this little gem. Not one extra line or scene. It's tight, sweet, and it has warmth. I like it a lot. 🥰
    *I know of an Army PFC during his second tour of Afghanistan who told the sergeant who asked him why he was standing outside the mess tent, that he'd been posted there in order to count the number of soldiers who ate at each meal.
    He said this because he'd seen many of the others in his group get sent off to dig with engineering units, and he just sort of ''wandered off'' before they could assign him to a labor detail.
    The sergeant got him a little counter-clicker, and told him to ''keep up the good work.'' It was a made-up job, and he did it for 15 months, AND he was told to ''train'' the next guy when his time was up.
    He NEVER had to turn in the count, and had no supervisor: easiest time anyone ever did in that war. 😅

    • @Paladin1873
      @Paladin1873 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I can believe it. While I was assigned to Lackland AFB one of my coworkers told me about a former employee who arrived at work every day, locked himself in his office, and was not seen until the end of shift as he headed home. This went on for years until his eventual retirement. Upon inspection it was determined the man reported to nobody and did nothing but read while at work, having no other assigned duties other than to collect his paycheck. I would have dismissed this story as poppycock except that the man telling it to me was in a very similar situation. Such is the nature of bureaucracy.

    • @SarahBearah2023
      @SarahBearah2023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is this position still available? I'm a consistent, dependable,
      self starter, with attention to detail.
      😅

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SarahBearah2023 I'm sorry, the position is only available for slackers, shirkers, n'aer-do-wells and lay-abouts.
      I'm a loafer, I tend to loaf. My friend the PFC didn't want to lift anything heavy or sweat during his 2nd tour so he found a hiding spot in plain sight.
      There's a bit of genius in there somewhere!🤫😘

  • @JLo1960
    @JLo1960 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Just found this while browsing through TH-cam, an absolute masterpiece. All the actors were superb and it made my day. Thanks.

    • @plumberman4u
      @plumberman4u 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Best thing is it's based on a 'TRUE STORY'

  • @shailladotcom
    @shailladotcom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Crying my eyeballs out. Sadly with awful inflation caused by government, this is the reality of many families. Wish there was more Frankies in this world. Gorgeous film. Well done everybody. Thank you! :)

  • @conniehanses
    @conniehanses 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I absolutely STILL love this short film...💙🌎

  • @GooseMcSwan
    @GooseMcSwan ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The smile and wave at the end from a very relieved and happy man! Brought a tear to my eye. Cracking film!

  • @Demun1649
    @Demun1649 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is still my favourite short of all the ones on the channel. Just a winner.

  • @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547
    @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wow, really cool story, well-executed in this film. "I don't need any help. This is MY car park!" Priceless.

  • @billc6087
    @billc6087 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Lawd, I think I've watched this a dozen times now, and I still laugh and weep throughout! Great film.

  • @chrisblenkinsopp8588
    @chrisblenkinsopp8588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    Back over 25 years ago, a story went around that the car park attendant at Bristol zoo did just this. No-one ever questioned who he worked for; just gave him a few quid and went to look at the animals....it was actually a free zoo carpark!

    • @brontewcat
      @brontewcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I have heard that story.

    • @earthman6700
      @earthman6700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It still goes on in places.

    • @kurluk04
      @kurluk04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It’s true 😂 fellow bristolian here 😂

    • @DefeatLust
      @DefeatLust ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ohhhhhhhh... I was confused af. I thought he was a drug dealer or something, lmao

    • @patriciadorris1149
      @patriciadorris1149 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      🙋 Was the attendant conning people? If so, why would it be a great film as many commenters are posting?

  • @DavidCharlesLane
    @DavidCharlesLane ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Meeting the bank manager with his "Now Panic & Freak Out" mug when you're behind with the mortgage ...

  • @devonseamoor
    @devonseamoor ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Thank you, for a great example of how we, human beings, can beat the system. It's time.

  • @SuperCHERISHED
    @SuperCHERISHED 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    What a lovely short film. It was overflowing with realism. The actors were amazing. They were all believable! The married couple that was going through a financial crisis were so sweet. I appreciated how the husband expressed his feelings. He was honest with how he felt because he was not able to secure a position. The wife always made him remember what was important and that one day he would secure a position. Sometimes when couples have a financial crisis they forget to be kind to one another. Six months is a long time to be unemployed. The bank lends money and needs to receive it back. I am so happy that the man without a job was able to secured the attendant's job when he retired. The wife was sweet and very hopeful. 'HOPE CHANGES EVERYTHING'-i am sure many people can relate to this story! Hold on!

    • @donrood7282
      @donrood7282 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I can relate; believe me I’ve been in the same place as the husband. Never enough money no matter how hard you work; you feel irresponsible even though you’re doing exactly what you’re “supposed” to be doing. The endless waiting for “something to turn up.” And above all the disillusionment at realizing that “this is not where I thought I’d be at this stage in my life.” It takes a toll. Thank God I’m in a better place financially now and have been for nearly a decade, but there is a part of me that always wonders if we will make the mortgage this month, the car payment etc. It never goes away.

    • @glennllewellyn7369
      @glennllewellyn7369 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Today I changed the oil on my lawnmower, I went with a semi synthetic 10w-30 oil. Hope this helps.

    • @joedee1863
      @joedee1863 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The banks need to be paid back. They cashed in an insurance policy that covered the cost of the mortgage default and put that in their pocket. The original mortgage application was a promise to pay and the banks auctioned the promissory note to group of investors so the bank doesn't even own the debt. They made a good wedge selling that debt on. After that they were just payment collectors for some one else.
      If the mortgagee wrote to the bank and asked for the original signed document to be returned back once the debt is paid the banks would refuse. You might ask how could the bank insist to hold on to the original signed documents when the debt had been paid ? For a very good reason. The original document would show on the back how much the debt was sold on for, and how many times the note has been auctioned.
      The scam would be exposed.
      And yet these unscrupulous bar stewards would throw a hard-working couple down on their luck out on the street and pretend they cared. They would say "sorry .. It's out of my hands ...this is from head office....."

    • @joedee1863
      @joedee1863 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Michelle - you are right Michelle except there is no money. It's fiat debt currency, there's no way of getting back from a war chest that was just a bunch of iou's anyway but there are some interesting ideas that some very clever people have come up with which I won't divulge here. But keep digging. You'll get there.

    • @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547
      @jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wish my wife felt about me the way Cathy felt about her husband ...

  • @merylo888
    @merylo888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Incredible kindness in a very real world we are all going through. And giving us all hope 'Something always turns up'. Absolutely loved it. Thank you team. Great job! Well done!

  • @mianmujtabakamal3103
    @mianmujtabakamal3103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    A great movie showing how humanity and kindness still exist. great lesson

    • @TheBeaker59
      @TheBeaker59 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      and that the nicest of prople also steal. Does no body see the victims here.

    • @Fuchs1978
      @Fuchs1978 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have to watch it again!

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL he fuxed them for decades robbing the citizens! 😆🤣😂

    • @barbarahecht4617
      @barbarahecht4617 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheBeaker59 Who actually are the victims, then? The visitors expect to pay something at a tourist location. The attendants are usually nice enough and you don't think about them much, so they won't raise any suspicion. Nobody seems to realize it's a free visitor area, so who actually is getting hurt?

    • @TheBeaker59
      @TheBeaker59 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@barbarahecht4617 so being nice entitles people to just take innocent peoples money? It is theft they take cash from families, old people, general public etc they provide no value for their profit.

  • @demelza32
    @demelza32 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    So clever, makes me want to open my own "car park".

  • @julianalstin7245
    @julianalstin7245 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What a lovely tale and brilliantly acted....... the humanity shines through.

  • @TheBigLeeg
    @TheBigLeeg ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This one was an absolute delight! Most of us feel the stressors of life and wish someone kind would just give us a leg up.

  • @philiprowney
    @philiprowney ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dunbar is a master. Beautiful.

  • @angr3819
    @angr3819 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The end with Cathy's husband smiling and waving at his first customer 😂😊❤

  • @andrearenee7845
    @andrearenee7845 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Adore A. Dunbar's work. Awesome.

  • @the_trooper_72
    @the_trooper_72 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Ahhhh, we definitely need more films like this!!!!! It's about time we had some positive feel good!!!
    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Tactical_Arts
    @Tactical_Arts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Oh, the money that Cathy and her husband are about to make. And so the con continues... Well-written masterpiece.

    • @gracehannon6751
      @gracehannon6751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You can take over my 🚗 park ,when I retire. 😁😁

    • @sofiedouglas757
      @sofiedouglas757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      If it is that car park the game is over ! Love Ireland

    • @isheetampancholi
      @isheetampancholi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for Explaining !NOW i get it 😀

    • @michellebyrom6551
      @michellebyrom6551 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sofiedouglas757 sadly, its not true of Giant's Causeway. They own this car park and all access to that bit of coast.

    • @misterbonzoid5623
      @misterbonzoid5623 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So she can tell their bank manager about the new job?

  • @ianmacauley4996
    @ianmacauley4996 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Beautiful film and story.
    Big Thank You to everyone involved 😄

  • @sifugre
    @sifugre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Thought he was giving it away easy, but it ends more elegantly. Great film! Kudos!

  • @skycrafts5140
    @skycrafts5140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    I think this is based on a report about e a car park attendant based at the little hut at the entrance of a car park for years and took entrance fee every day. Was very friendly and got to know the regular workers that used it. It turned out that he had set up himself unofficially and the car park was supposed to be free and unmanned. Genius! :-)

    • @KayJayKe
      @KayJayKe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A spoiler comment...me thinks!!! 🙄

    • @skycrafts5140
      @skycrafts5140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@KayJayKe never thought of that. I usually watch first then look at comments. In case there are any spoilers.

    • @KayJayKe
      @KayJayKe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@skycrafts5140 🙂 I read comments as I'm watching and this one is so great that I hope everyone watches before reading comments cos this short film is great!

    • @noelryan6341
      @noelryan6341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@KayJayKe I only read Comments after viewing to avoid this.

    • @john65999
      @john65999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh, ok i get it now

  • @pablosearth
    @pablosearth ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I cried at the end of this. So much more of my own life started making sense. I think it was Marlin Munroe that said," If i did everything by the rule book i wouldn't be where i am now. "

  • @ninonperretgentil235
    @ninonperretgentil235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    He "owned the car park", and made tons of money because "it was the busiest car park of all". He did them a solid on his way out. (Comment of Warren Hymes). May I add this: he did them a solid, and....has a GOOD HEART.
    PS, the suspence of this short film is fabulous. For someone with some ' intuition' I kinda knew from the very beginning it's plot and still having fun watching the supurb acting and timing. And as a result even giving people some sense of Hope.

    • @noelryan6341
      @noelryan6341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's like kids reading a story they know so well just for the pleasure of the 'happy ever after' ending.

    • @marksommers6764
      @marksommers6764 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're quite clever !

  • @manalghanem7403
    @manalghanem7403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Really simple and beautiful. It touches the heart and that's what a film should do

  • @graphicmontage6258
    @graphicmontage6258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Best short film I've seen for years. And Adrian Dunbar is a great actor.

    • @tomcoryell
      @tomcoryell ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This!

    • @challanger275
      @challanger275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is great in this. Check out his new serious blood

    • @ukqwerty999
      @ukqwerty999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@challanger275 I thought he looked well, line of duty seemed to be taking it out of him. Lovely short film

    • @wonton8983
      @wonton8983 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely.

  • @drcbeartooths
    @drcbeartooths ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just watched again after about a year. Same smiles and great appreciation for the story, acting, production!

  • @marym.garcia4147
    @marym.garcia4147 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Enjoyable seeing Mr Dunbar in this delightful and beautifully directed short. Didn’t want it to end!

  • @dennis8196
    @dennis8196 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I loved this film. It was so captivating and I just couldn't stop watching. Better than the usual crap on TV.

  • @stephaniecourtenay873
    @stephaniecourtenay873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "something always turns up" fabulous film and acting

  • @charlotteinnocent8752
    @charlotteinnocent8752 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I needed this one today. Nothing bad in my life, but it cheered me right up!

  • @MrBoybergs
    @MrBoybergs ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Why are these short Irish films always so bloody superb?

    • @johnwest7993
      @johnwest7993 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a curse.

    • @theresajones3162
      @theresajones3162 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I love the Irish!❤

    • @HENJAM48
      @HENJAM48 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      heart.

  • @suraya1224
    @suraya1224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good movie! My late grandmother came to the U.S. from County Donegal, in the early 1920s, so that was an extra treat.

  • @jean6453
    @jean6453 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That was a wonderful story ! Thank you so much to the writer/director, actors, producers ...everyone !

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo he robbed those cocksuckers for decades!

  • @gavinthurston1239
    @gavinthurston1239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Something always turns up. What my dad always said...and his dad said to him. And they were both right.

  • @mraidymaddful
    @mraidymaddful 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an amazing story and such a thought provoking ending. Wonderful, thank you............

  • @declanmurphy729
    @declanmurphy729 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I read my son Fionn and the angry giant yesterday, a Irish folk tale about how the giant causeway was built, and today I see this in my newsfeed

  • @acpil4889
    @acpil4889 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A truly remarkable piece. It should be viewed by millions. Thank you.

  • @lindaquick9975
    @lindaquick9975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    The all time BEST SHOW FILM EVER!! My understanding was the attendant was the owner of the most successful car park. That is why when Cathy was calling around to the other car parks telling them there was a need for a new parking attendant they ALL told her they did not own that car park. Because he was the sole employee he had no overhead and saved his money for decades so that he could retire rich at age 50. He was NOT a drug dealer. The bag consisted of coins from the car park. At the end he gave Cathy's husband his job and possibly the company. ( The clues were given when Cathy looked inside the locker and began to reminisce some of the things he had told her, such as "this is my car park" she thought initially that he meant that symbolically as in he took pride in working that car park, however, later after reminiscing his words, she realized it meant it litterally.)

    • @Neilsowards
      @Neilsowards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      thanks for explaining. I was sort of lost until you explained.

    • @Jester-Riddle
      @Jester-Riddle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The implication was also that it may not have even been his land, but that no-one had claimed it, so he just charged people to park there ...

    • @marisamoretti7908
      @marisamoretti7908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thankss so much for your explanation! If it wasn´t for you, I would have never understood all the questions about Frankie´s money.

    • @judithrandall4690
      @judithrandall4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What a genius explanation. Almost like you had inside information.

    • @dqtrilogy
      @dqtrilogy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He did not own the car park…20 years ago he set up his own parking attendant job, charging for parking on a lot that belonged to the visitors center. It made him rich enough to retire with a little home by the sea. He passed the torch to Cathy and her husband, so he could earn his living now, and pay their mortgage that was in arrears.

  • @NathanHarrison7
    @NathanHarrison7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Top-ten short films I’ve ever seen. I’ve always wondered why short films aren’t better. This one is a great model for what they should all be. Thank you very much for sharing. Subscribed.

  • @franceskatsaros1485
    @franceskatsaros1485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Loved it! ❤️ Short, sweet and to the point! A feel-good story with a satisfying twist. Well done! Great acting! 👍

  • @tatyanachistova4301
    @tatyanachistova4301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This is amazing 🎉 What a story! Great job of the filming crew and actors! 😍🙏🏻

  • @cliveexton8993
    @cliveexton8993 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Totally Brilliant in all respects! Everyone involved in front and behind the cameras should be congratulated on a wonderful film.

  • @johnmatrix7003
    @johnmatrix7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Smiling wide real big time at the very end. Its not what I thought would happen - at all. Nope. Brilliant. Well played. I got played with the acting and the words from the script and the story line. Superbly written and superbly acted by everyone in the team. Thank you. A little on the naughty side. But you get that sometimes, and sometimes its without malice.

    • @donrood7282
      @donrood7282 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Medietos I thought he was involved with crooks (and obviously to an extent he was haha) but I was glad he wasn’t a hit man, drug dealer etc.

    • @gem934
      @gem934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Based on a true story.
      Attendant walked away with estimated £7million

  • @SuperOMARKO
    @SuperOMARKO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    A hi-vis coat can go a long way! Great storyline.

  • @mooganoid
    @mooganoid ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hoorah! What a superb tale and awesome performances that made me smile. Thank you to everyone involved. 😊

  • @lindsayheyes925
    @lindsayheyes925 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This happened on my own land. Parking was free, but out of sight from my business. I noticed a well-known local character talking to people in the car park. He used to tout for traders in the area. Well, I'd sern him do it outside the Post Office andvthe butcher's too, and outside all the pubs, so I had no objection, he was always cheerful and people need guidance. I kept seeing him in the car park, always talking to people, giving them directions, and helping them to find a parking space. He knew everyone locally and always had a cheery smile.
    Then I realised what he was really up to... charging for parking wherever it was free. When I caught him with his ticket roll, he said he was selling the tickets for a raffle, but a customer said he was charging for parking. The wily old boy's reply was "I do it for all the businesses, organising their parking. I've always done it, and nobody's said anything about it before". True. He'd been doing it for years on busy days, working the first car park until it was full, then the next and the next, 50p a car, then back to the first as spaces emptied and new people drove in. Inside each car park, between the cars, keeping a watchful eye out for the owners, and never charging villagers, he'd squirrel away enough for a pub crawl every night.
    We shared a good knowledge of Anglo-Saxon vernacular language, it turned out. We still said a cheery "Good morning" when we met in the Post Office though.

  • @noelryan6341
    @noelryan6341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Very good. I love how at 3'08" the message on the bank manager's coffee mug says "Now Panic and Freak Out". Who hasn't had that nerve racking experience?

    • @zac3392
      @zac3392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apparently he isn’t a fan of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy…

    • @noelryan6341
      @noelryan6341 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zac3392 I am a big fan of THHGTTG! See you at 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe'!

    • @zac3392
      @zac3392 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noelryan6341 42!

  • @prakasavigraha6104
    @prakasavigraha6104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Cool short. All the clues were there but who would have guessed what it meant ? I certainly didn't!

  • @Deliquescentinsight
    @Deliquescentinsight ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This made me smile, so thank you to whoever made the film, very clever!

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin1873 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Charming in that uniquely Irish way.

  • @HopeInGodEvangelism
    @HopeInGodEvangelism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nicely written...patient with everything always turns something up never give up on any struggle joy will always come thereafter.

  • @myroslavamrochko1908
    @myroslavamrochko1908 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched it two times, easy and nice athmosphere. Thanks for the good mood❤

  • @SaintSoldier84
    @SaintSoldier84 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This put a tear in my eye. Just lovely.

  • @esterrios3998
    @esterrios3998 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    YES!!These short films have everything! Please do not stop making them!

  • @jacksdjfam
    @jacksdjfam ปีที่แล้ว

    What a marvellous little film. That's how it's done

  • @Prof.Tarfeather
    @Prof.Tarfeather ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome! Kathy owns the largest carpark. What a great script and great acting.

    • @ApprenticeGM
      @ApprenticeGM ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not the largest carpark - the busiest (big difference). And far from "owned" - the joke is that no-one owned it, he just charged vehicles to park there and no-one questioned him.

    • @margaretterris1925
      @margaretterris1925 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ApprenticeGMthanks for the explanation

  • @vmgarner09
    @vmgarner09 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    brought tears to my eyes...

  • @MrVinceq
    @MrVinceq ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Loved it. Thank you to the producers, writer(s), players and all involved 🙂

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful film. Love the Irish and their indomitable spirit! 😄👏🏻👏🏻

  • @veramae4098
    @veramae4098 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    My Dad lost his job for almost 2 years.
    I never knew, but we were 2 months away from being evicted from our home when he found another job. Mom told me when we were clearing out the house, she was preparing to move to a retirement apartment complex.
    As a U.S. WW II vet, he had a 2 year extension on the mortgage if her couldn't pay. That's what saved us initially.
    He lost his job because he refused to do something illegal his employer ordered him to do.

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I once walked out of my job at an accountant's at 09.30 in the morning after being lied to once too often as I had answered an Inland Revenue initial investigation letter. The boss had completely fudged the set of accounts reducing the clients profit from 20,000 £ to 1500£. She had the warped idea that that was her job.
      I had to explain why i had left in order to get unemployment while i found another job. My 1st, evasive, answer didnt satisfy. I had to come clean. She got investigated then as well as her clients. I soon got another job.

    • @cryptojoecoin5480
      @cryptojoecoin5480 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Unfortunately, in this world honesty, hard work, and integrity in the workplace gets you kicked in the teeth.

    • @rachelsingermacdonald
      @rachelsingermacdonald ปีที่แล้ว

      Good for him!

  • @matthewclay6535
    @matthewclay6535 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    *Loved this short film... sooo heart-warming!!*

  • @JaneCharilaou
    @JaneCharilaou ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How wonderful, thank you so much for sharing that absolute gem of a heart-warmer!

  • @bigdmac33
    @bigdmac33 ปีที่แล้ว

    Left me smiling all the way through and then some!

  • @joeowens6180
    @joeowens6180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Clever and heart-warming, not to say so totally Irish! Thanks.

    • @valerieosborne
      @valerieosborne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it was true. A Bristol Zoo car park attendant did this for many years, the car park was really free but no one knew.

  • @WibisonoCahyadi
    @WibisonoCahyadi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great movie. Simple but very impressed. Love it and keep it in my Fav playlist.

  • @djr1943
    @djr1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Very cute story. It’s nice to see something nice for a change. Kudos to you and your crew!

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The car park attendant part is true!

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL he was robbing people

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge ปีที่แล้ว

      @@muffemod Was he? Did the parking attendant state that: "I own this parking lot"?

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stankygeorge 😆🤣 LOL YEA

    • @angr3819
      @angr3819 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stankygeorge there is "own" and there is "own" 😁

  • @billyshane3804
    @billyshane3804 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Provides better service and is more honest than any Politician who you would ever hope to meet.

  • @Demun1649
    @Demun1649 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is brilliant. I loved it, and with the big plus of having real accents, unlike all those shorts with American and English actors. This is human, humorous, alive, real life, the hypocrite at the bank blaming HO, " my hands are tied". Don't ever get a mortgage. Mortgage comes from two French words. Mort meaning Death, and Gage meaning Grip. Mortgage = Death Grip.

  • @MonaichFother
    @MonaichFother ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahh 6:05 "This is my car park" The manager on the phone couldn't get anyone to take responsibilty and ownership of the place! :D

  • @samanthahardy9903
    @samanthahardy9903 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a lovely story! Just goes to show what a bit of initiative can do.

  • @Bettinasisrg
    @Bettinasisrg ปีที่แล้ว

    What made it great was he also helped someone in need.

  • @janeybakarbessy2330
    @janeybakarbessy2330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love love this! Cause something always turns up if you don't wanna see Netflix, Twitter or something else. Love these short films!

  • @markbass9402
    @markbass9402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best film I've seen in a long time. Thank you!

  • @salutsoleil3682
    @salutsoleil3682 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my. This literally gave me chills. What a glorious film!

  • @babydriver8134
    @babydriver8134 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doan worry Cathy, It's my carpark!.
    Second time watching. A beautiful story.

  • @danlonick800
    @danlonick800 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha based on a true story about a bloody legend of a bloke who did it.
    So good.
    Very well done all involved 👍

  • @cleanwave4336
    @cleanwave4336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tears of joy.... Something always turns up. Thank you

  • @sally-annestrawberry4588
    @sally-annestrawberry4588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Such an Amazing story.. Everyone should Watch This! 10/10..ThankYou.. 🎬👏👍

  • @dylanthomas9661
    @dylanthomas9661 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adrian Dunbar love his new series on tv ..and boy can he sing lovely songs

  • @wharfedalehome
    @wharfedalehome ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was a lovely little film... charming, funny and compelling - not bad for 11 minutes! Brilliant stuff.

  • @JR-iw8du
    @JR-iw8du ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely film... Adrian Dunbar is so understated and natural.

  • @aindrichakraborty7594
    @aindrichakraborty7594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That coffee cup though
    *Now panic and freak out*

  • @C.S.T
    @C.S.T ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love this, that part was made for Adrian Dunbar, great wee film made me smile 👍🏼thank you

  • @kwisatz_haderach
    @kwisatz_haderach ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is better as all blockbusters the last years. Frankie is a role model to the greedy tyrants of billionaires, suffering of a severe God complex, having brought so much harm over mankind since 2020.

  • @shanestewart4905
    @shanestewart4905 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talent and warmth everywhere in this wee film. Lovely.

  • @Aguamarina38
    @Aguamarina38 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good short film packed with a few characters fullfilling the story line perfectly with an excellent acting performance.
    5 stars☆☆☆♧☆

  • @tomfinney3416
    @tomfinney3416 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    to do good for others is the best deed any of us can ever do

    • @Fuchs1978
      @Fuchs1978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please go and watch again. :)

  • @EricDalton1910
    @EricDalton1910 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That made me chuckle. Seeing Pat’s wave and a smile. 😂I’m sure that scenario did happen somewhere else. Good luck to “Frankie”.

    • @andygibbs9327
      @andygibbs9327 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It did the car park outside Bristol zoo uk

  • @Lightlover1964
    @Lightlover1964 ปีที่แล้ว

    This movie made me cry tears of joy. Thank you because I am so tired of crying tears of pain. Beautiful movie.

  • @ekhilife
    @ekhilife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When Love acrossed the souls, no matter of mind/money/body or anything else in this world and I saw in this story, thanks for maker to realize me once again love is great and doesn't have boundaries...