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  • Emotional scenes as Arthur breaks down at home on Christmas Day, whilst Angie and Sharon make a dramatic exit from the Queen Vic. Classic clip from BBC soap opera EastEnders. Click beneath the video to view in high quality and visit www.bbc.co.uk/e... for all the latest news, sneak peeks and behind the scenes gossip.
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  • @hartleyjr
    @hartleyjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Some of the finest acting ever seen on British TV screens.
    We've all been there. RIP Arthur.

  • @barringtonfisher87
    @barringtonfisher87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "This is Arthur's bench. He hated this square & everyone in it"

  • @ShaneC27
    @ShaneC27 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Such a powerful and realistic performance from Bill Treacher. I could really feel for Arthur here

    • @715michala
      @715michala 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes when you look back at his performance you realize he was a good actor.A man of his era like so many men.

    • @lovelondon806
      @lovelondon806 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What made him collapse like that? Sorry I was probably about 4 when this aired

    • @benjack8477
      @benjack8477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bill was a tremendous actor usually EastEnders wasn't known for great acting but Bill was top notch

  • @97channel
    @97channel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Oh, the curse of the everyday man. A good chap 99% of the time, gets no praise. Does something slightly wrong, everybody punishes him way harder than they should and gives no credit for his otherwise usually good nature.

    • @ignoblesurfer6281
      @ignoblesurfer6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We all embezzle from our friends and neighbours from time to time, nbd

    • @Unicysis
      @Unicysis ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s me all over. My autism doesn’t get valued unless I throw it out the window

    • @Blackmagic0007
      @Blackmagic0007 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ⁠@@ignoblesurfer6281NO! We don’t all embezzle from our friends and neighbours from time to time😳 Speak for yourself. Don’t put others in the same pot as u. Thief!

  • @naparry4772
    @naparry4772 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wow. Even all these years later: wow!

  • @hartleyjr
    @hartleyjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Bet the crew had everything crossed he'd nail this scene on the first take.

  • @Emily-vs9ju
    @Emily-vs9ju 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The look on Pauline’s face when the penny drops and the identity of Vickys father is revealed before her very eyes....

  • @Zephaniah3verse17
    @Zephaniah3verse17 10 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I don't think any of the last few commenters have actually been in Arthur's situation. I was out of work at Christmas 1986 and although I never thieved anything, I got dangerously close to the way he went. All right, so Arthur's fictional, but this scene is probably the most dramatic way in which EE shows what can happen in real life. There but for the grace of God went I.

    • @tokaicarl
      @tokaicarl 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah i ve felt like tha t a few times-- and smashed everything in anger

    • @dominewimbury2039
      @dominewimbury2039 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Have-a- Cigar you what?!

    • @willowmadhuridixit8991
      @willowmadhuridixit8991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have-a- Cigar it happens often. Especially for men trying to keep a family. Being unemployed at Christmas and New Year after a lifetime of working hard is soul destroying.

    • @r4h4al
      @r4h4al 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly. If one has actually had a breakdown one realises it's no laughing matter.

  • @xtraspecialmango
    @xtraspecialmango 9 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    He just realized he has been married to Pauline for the past 20 years.

    • @alexjones1985
      @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And it did that to him? She wasn't that bad!!😀

    • @alexjones1985
      @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Now if MARTIN had been married to SONIA for 20 years...

    • @eb7446
      @eb7446 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Pauline was pretty nice back then though.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      MintSauce ! He just realised that he was Jimmy Saville's bitch in the 1970s 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think you mean angie, but thanks for playing.

  • @crystalball6358
    @crystalball6358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bill Treacher's acting is superb!

  • @MegaHalofan11
    @MegaHalofan11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Idk why, but I like the way how they zoom scenes.

  • @Luluxxxx
    @Luluxxxx ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the big hairspray hair, the suitcases without wheels and the thick, heavy curtains covering the doors to prevent drafts.

  • @rubyelizabethemilybennett2294
    @rubyelizabethemilybennett2294 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Anita Dobson and Letitia Dean are my favourites! Brilliant and beautiful actresses.

    • @redfield1007
      @redfield1007 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well you would think that lol

    • @matthewjackson5175
      @matthewjackson5175 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How to ruin everyone's Christmas EastEnders style😂

  • @matthewthomas7418
    @matthewthomas7418 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    R.I.P.Bill - one of Eastenders finest

  • @mousehead2000
    @mousehead2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    whoever included that squeaky toy in the beginning is a genius. almost sounds like laughter in the face of arthur's breakdown.

  • @trevorthompson7604
    @trevorthompson7604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dynamic performances Arthur Fowler a legend Angie Watts absolutely amazing

  • @laneylydon9029
    @laneylydon9029 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Miss the old Eastenders

  • @CactusFlagg
    @CactusFlagg 14 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    0 - 0:30
    Arthur being told that once again, Coronation Street had once again won best soap of the year.

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well it *is* the more superior soap after all

  • @rileysutton633
    @rileysutton633 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Starting at 0:03, Arthur stands up in a fit of rage, steps on a squeaky toy, knocks down a Christmas tree, flips the dining table over, and angrily knocks various items off the drawers and fireplace mantle.

    • @matthewjackson5175
      @matthewjackson5175 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He just figured out that there's no Santa Claus 😁

    • @jamiehoward5538
      @jamiehoward5538 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's almost like we watched the same thing

  • @n136h
    @n136h 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When EE was a good show

  • @dawnfinch2836
    @dawnfinch2836 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such fine acting from Bill treacher

  • @luisaediting6105
    @luisaediting6105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THAT SQUEAKY THING GOT ME CRACK UP OMG

  • @colmjulian5257
    @colmjulian5257 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP Bill Treacher ; for giving us this tv gold

  • @ForestKicks
    @ForestKicks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Sounds like George from Rainbow

  • @traciemarsh1611
    @traciemarsh1611 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bill treacher was amazing in all his troubling scenes loved him rip bill

  • @Putner
    @Putner 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Treacher was amazing in this scene.

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Treacher was a hack.

    • @paulcoalville
      @paulcoalville 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes he was brilliant

  • @STEJTHEGREATEST
    @STEJTHEGREATEST 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:11 The original Sean Slater, Lofty Holloway!!!!!

  • @255386637
    @255386637 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He just heard West Ham lost again.

  • @gezatherton1071
    @gezatherton1071 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That squeaky toy has a lot to answer for...

    • @alexjones1985
      @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Geraint Atherton Thanks to you, I can't watch this as seriously as I should, now!!😀😀

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Geraint Atherton 😀😁😂😂😂😀😀😀😀😀😁😯😅😅😀😀😁😁

    • @matthewjackson5175
      @matthewjackson5175 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Arfur, had just figured out that Santa Claus wasn't a real person 😂

  • @NickWargo
    @NickWargo 40 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

    I've seen these breakdown scenes on this show before, there is always a 5 second deep thought stare, like Arthur and Shirley both had in their break downs, then they smash up the room they're in. Instead of right off the bat there's that pause.

  • @thedecmyster1
    @thedecmyster1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aww Geoffrey...... lol

  • @dawnfinch8232
    @dawnfinch8232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant acting from Bill Treacher RIP

  • @WyattGoulet
    @WyattGoulet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What year did this happened?

  • @Hulk2k6
    @Hulk2k6 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @ThorneAstor
    They tried the Happy Christmas in 2003 with Kat and Alfie getting married and 2005 when they reconciled after a short split and left but neither well recieved.
    Research has shown People don't want HAPPY in EE at Christmas.

  • @mysteriousmat
    @mysteriousmat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats everybody in 2021 lockdown!!

  • @IDMWEIGHTSIDM
    @IDMWEIGHTSIDM 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    looks like me b4 work everyday

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Poor Arthur

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poor *Arthur*? Look at these shoes, I've only had them a week and the soles are worn through!

  • @trevorthompson7604
    @trevorthompson7604 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant

  • @Blubatt
    @Blubatt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How the nation reacted to den and Angie splitting up

  • @Yourismouter
    @Yourismouter 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    when was the exact date this was aired?

  • @thenightporter
    @thenightporter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is where Teresa Guidice learned how to table flip. 😆

  • @mousehead2000
    @mousehead2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    this is what they call a breakdown? this is what i call a regular occurrence...

  • @TwinTowerTwo
    @TwinTowerTwo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wish could sing about London the way they do @ 1:40; city not same now.

    • @TheGodParticle
      @TheGodParticle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's londonstan now, not London.

    • @Richard_Straker
      @Richard_Straker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      James Nicholls This was before mass immigration. The hateful ideology (of mass immigration) has mutated London irrevocably.

    • @geedee1264
      @geedee1264 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      immigration is a hateful ideology?? ive heard it all now

    • @geedee1264
      @geedee1264 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes and the east end was great during the thatcher years

    • @Richard_Straker
      @Richard_Straker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      gee dee You're missing an important adjective from my qualified critique. Try reading the sentence again.

  • @neil73
    @neil73 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    He stood on that squeaky toy; thats what set it off! lmao!

    • @alexjones1985
      @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      neil73 can't help laughing at that! Did the squeak startle him?!😀

  • @Kevo216666
    @Kevo216666 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The lesson here is never step on a squeaky duck before portraying a mental breakdown. It's the first thing they teach you at RADA.

  • @vinnydurham8964
    @vinnydurham8964 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did anyone hear that on 0:07 😆lol

  • @eugenekocielko8501
    @eugenekocielko8501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess I can call on Art to take down my Christmas decor next year.

  • @chrisrowl5001
    @chrisrowl5001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dot - “verse 9 chapter 6 - thou shalt not run off with the Christmas club money”

  • @sythesounds9126
    @sythesounds9126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:21 someone make that bit into a remix😂

  • @Yourismouter
    @Yourismouter 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Joehere2010 thank you, just warched it now thanks to you!

  • @97channel
    @97channel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:26 As someone pointed out, a long time ago, he sounds like George from Rainbow.

  • @JMS98989
    @JMS98989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Standard Christmas in the U.K. 🤣

  • @Johnno9989
    @Johnno9989 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I felt really sorry for Arthur.

  • @DeepScreenAnalysis
    @DeepScreenAnalysis 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Who WOULDN'T have a nervous breakdown if you were married to Pauline?

    • @piledriverpotter9847
      @piledriverpotter9847 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@liamwatts9611 He had been made redundant from his job as well. I have been there myself and I can see how easy it can affect your mental health.

  • @garethglitter5932
    @garethglitter5932 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And all because there was no Action man in frogman gear under the tree

    • @arserobinson7118
      @arserobinson7118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bet this is what Eckersley felt like not that Davis cared

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      why would there be an action man under the tree?

    • @barringtonfisher87
      @barringtonfisher87 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unfuzzy Christmas innit?

    • @Debagio
      @Debagio 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@arserobinson7118THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOUR'S RADIO.

  • @jarrodmorrison4949
    @jarrodmorrison4949 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's what happens when you don't get a turkey for Christmas dinner . Ah ha

    • @thomasgallagher6202
      @thomasgallagher6202 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jarrod Morrison he needs help

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      what do they get? quail?

  • @gemmadakin34
    @gemmadakin34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poor Arthur.

  • @tolainemacaulay7811
    @tolainemacaulay7811 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    0.46 secs dots face 😂

  • @deedos
    @deedos 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine this, hes playing deal or no deal and theres 1p, 10p and £5 left up on the screen and the banker rings and offers 40p. now play from 0:08 LOL

  • @MagratheaLegend
    @MagratheaLegend 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When Eastenders was decent, now it's dreadful.

  • @sparkidee
    @sparkidee 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Arthur's meltdown is begging to be remixed :D

  • @rorymckernan8502
    @rorymckernan8502 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is me in lockdown

  • @SpeccyHorace
    @SpeccyHorace 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is titled wrong isnt it? Its 98% Angie and Den?

  • @alexjones1985
    @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the second song? I recognised 'maybe it's because I'm a Londoner.'

    • @stephenmcconnell1000
      @stephenmcconnell1000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called 'My Melancholy Baby'; it was sung by Frank Sinatra

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      alex jones It's called I love to lick a good love pump 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @hendog3894
    @hendog3894 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    liking sharons 80s outfit!!

  • @TomthatiscalledTom
    @TomthatiscalledTom 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @yethboth He went apeshit because, despite underlining it three times in his letter to Santa, there was no Action Man in frogman gear under the tree that morning

  • @Gulftastic
    @Gulftastic 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arthur Fowler - no crack required.

  • @bettyboossister3918
    @bettyboossister3918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He couldn't find crunchy nut cornflakes in the morning hence the behaviour

  • @craigj.davies1983
    @craigj.davies1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:14 Inspector Clouseau is that you?

  • @TomthatiscalledTom
    @TomthatiscalledTom 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No action man in SAS frogman gear under the tree that morning

  • @amitsidhar
    @amitsidhar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Breakdown? This is what i do every week when arsenal drop points!

  • @amyclarke41
    @amyclarke41 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    he did it twice

  • @never152
    @never152 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was it this Christmas where Pauline said to shorten Christmas tree and he cut it from top?

  • @littlejohnnyturtle8770
    @littlejohnnyturtle8770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That'll be me this year.

  • @123tavish
    @123tavish 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interweb gold

  • @xxxCupcake23
    @xxxCupcake23 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    at 0.15 i couldnt breathe was tooooo funny "aaagggggghhhhhhh"

  • @therthonourableuranuschris3747
    @therthonourableuranuschris3747 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The room needed a clean out

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Rt Honourable Uranus Christ It was running alive with fleas and bed bugs..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @matthewjackson5175
      @matthewjackson5175 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He sounds like George from Rainbow on an off day😁

  • @ThorneAstor
    @ThorneAstor 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm an American so I don't know much about EastEnders but I was wondering, is every Christmas episode so miserable? I've seen many videos of EastEnders and every Christmas, someone has either died or did something else that's rather depressing.

    • @alexjones1985
      @alexjones1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ThorneAstor Pretty much, yes. Did you see when Mick found out scumbag Dean was his brother after Dean raped Linda? He reacted like that. (Mind you, if I discovered Dean was MY brother...)

    • @arserobinson7118
      @arserobinson7118 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      its always been depressing

    • @unfuzzy
      @unfuzzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      most christmasses are more miserable. it's england after all.

    • @feefee198423
      @feefee198423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep it has to be dramatic

    • @Zephaniah3verse17
      @Zephaniah3verse17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately yes. It's all part of growing up and being British. The darkness has a thick, sweet attraction that we Brits find difficult to resist.

  • @STEJTHEGREATEST
    @STEJTHEGREATEST 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hoping Arthur'd have his breakdown in the middle of the vic. ;*(

    • @jacobburtonswfc
      @jacobburtonswfc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was supposed to have been originally but they were on a tight schedule so never filmed it

  • @joshlawson5436
    @joshlawson5436 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thats the funniest breakdown i've ever seen XD

  • @rocksoliddude1
    @rocksoliddude1 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    4 people had breakdowns on christmas day

  • @Da1Dez
    @Da1Dez หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first thirty seconds of this video represent how every Brit feels about the UK.

  • @MisterPolitical1
    @MisterPolitical1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Christmas 1986

  • @misssakura098
    @misssakura098 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was with Pauline's face at the end

  • @michaelpout9701
    @michaelpout9701 ปีที่แล้ว

    R.i.p bill tretcher

  • @fretboardmaster70
    @fretboardmaster70 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it me or does Arthur sound like George from Rainbow?

  • @craigj.davies1983
    @craigj.davies1983 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay! Arthur, I know the turkey wasn't up to scratch, but a simple complaint would had sufficed.

    • @Darskul
      @Darskul 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated comment haha.

    • @Leeann-rz3ei
      @Leeann-rz3ei 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@Darskulgrow up you berk

    • @craigj.davies1983
      @craigj.davies1983 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Leeann-rz3ei careful now, or you’ll be joining Arthur in the mental home.

    • @Leeann-rz3ei
      @Leeann-rz3ei 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@craigj.davies1983 will i? Cos my opinion is different to yours?

    • @craigj.davies1983
      @craigj.davies1983 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes!@@Leeann-rz3ei

  • @salemkid1979
    @salemkid1979 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    George From rainbow not wearing his suit?

  • @davidmccormick6975
    @davidmccormick6975 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thought it was bit crafty of Michelle. to show she cared about Sharon her best friend family problems n angie.yet at same time see den her best mates dad.

  • @ChristopherS9627
    @ChristopherS9627 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Arthur Fowler is like a monster when he brakes down

  • @WAYNE1977100
    @WAYNE1977100 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arthur's first week at a4e.

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pauline realises dirty dens the dad.

  • @willowmadhuridixit8991
    @willowmadhuridixit8991 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At that moment she knew who was the father. You don’t get storylines like these now.

  • @SpawnBrawn
    @SpawnBrawn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you realise "its not coming home"

  • @mikehunt-qr9so
    @mikehunt-qr9so 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No work no play makes Arthur a dullboy 😂

  • @Foebane72
    @Foebane72 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why did Arthur go crazy? BTW, did you know the Arthur actor, Bill Treacher, is STILL ALIVE?

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foebane72 He was a crack addict and his dealer didn't turn up 😂😂😜😜😜😜😜😏😏😀😀😀

  • @007spudman
    @007spudman ปีที่แล้ว

    What was actually wrong with him what caused this breakdown?

  • @seantyrie9481
    @seantyrie9481 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's just seen Rainbow has just finished!!

  • @runlarryrun77
    @runlarryrun77 ปีที่แล้ว

    Surprisingly little set wobble for the era.

  • @trebleking1641
    @trebleking1641 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like Arthur did several hundred quids worth of improvements to that hovel.