When my great grandmother was dying in hospital, Wilfred Bramble was visiting a friend in the same ward. My great Aunt Anne asked him if he could talk to her mother as she was a fan of Steptoe and Son. Bramble was wonderful and treated my great grandmother with such love . He is a hero in my family.
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@stevecarroll8256 Our grandparents probably knew each other mine are also of Irish descent I'm guessing roughly the Acton area. Although my relatives spoke differently to your account about him. Not wanting to argue about it I don't doubt your story or anything just I was surprised as I thought your story was going to head in the direction of what I was told.
He lived in the ground floor flat of the same block my great aunt lived in and although I was a child at the time of Steptoe being on tvi remember he was an absolute gentleman. The nicest person you could ever wish to meet. He was lovely to everybody. he met visiting other people in Flats, which was a converted Georgian house . So don’t believe all this crap you hear about him because he was a perfect gentleman and extremely respectful to women, he’d hold the front door open to the block open for visitors entering and even carried a bag of coal up to my aunt’s flat for her one winter and I can still remember him to this day giving me mars bars . RIP Wilfred .
He propositioned an undercover police officer in a toilet block. The same toilet block many teenage boys complained to police about an old man who looked like "the old man in Steptoe and Son". He was also a friend of Jimmy Saville and Charles Hawtrey (Carry On films). Complete pervert.
What a wonderful story that’s so lovely, wonderful comment lovely to hear and I’m not surprised at all I love ❤adore him spent years decades watching his work I will forever love ❤him rip Wilfred
Calling a persons struggle with his sexuality as "the dirty truth" is an insult. He certainly didn't do anything on the level that some I could name who worked for the BBC, whilst the BBC knew of their behaviour, and not only did nothing, but actively sought to cover it up. Call what they did "the dirty truth".
What do you expect from the perverts at the BBC? Google 'ERIC GILL' and see what a fine upstanding man he wasn't. The BBC have been asked MANY times over the years to remove his statue from outside their building. As far as I'm aware it's still there.
He was an enormously talented but troubled man. Alcoholism and the stigmatization of being a closeted gay man weighed heavily on him. May Wilfrid Rest in Peace.
The title saying the dirty truth isn't really right as he wasn't a pervert or anything else, he had a drink problem and was gay, so what there's nothing wrong with that, he wasnt harming anyone, it does'nt take away the fact that he was a brilliant actor especially in steptoe and son.
@@Robert-nz3temolesting young teenage boys is a flaw? What is wrong with you? Next you will claim Saville was just a flawed character. Bramble was a filthy child molester. Just like his friend Saville. Being gay was never the problem, the problem was his desire for young boys.
Everyone knew he was gay. I remember my nan telling me when we were watching Steptoe when I was 10. He was no trouble to anyone. Live your life. There were loads of gay actors. Look at the Carry On cast. We saw him once on the District Line in London and he was very friendly. X
@@davidfarmer2049 Icon - the veneration of people or objects. It is basically a form of idolatry. Cultures where the worship of human beings eg Jesus is prevalent, then you will find other icons as well. Personally I have no icons. It is a ridiculous and ignorant notion (I know your question was rhetorical I just wanted to expand on it). 👍👍
😂 An absolute British classic comedy series. Although I was just a boy 👦 when this show ended on television 📺. I have really enjoyed watching the reruns many times since !...😅
His arrest for soliciting in a public toilet was solely because he smiled at an undercover police officer, nothing more. He had been drinking and was apparently rather merry. He neither requested sex or made any sexual advances. As far as I’m aware, he never publicly stated he was gay, it was other people who assumed he was. If you’re a single man, even today, people assume you’re obviously gay. As for his relationship with Harry H Corbett being difficult, this is apparently a myth. According to Corbett’s own daughter, they genuinely enjoyed working together. The public seem to confuse the characters with the actors. As various people who knew them have said, if they hated each other as much as they supposedly did, would they really have continued making Steptoe & Son together, as well as countless radio shows and tours over the years?
"His arrest for soliciting in a public toilet was solely because he smiled at an undercover police officer". That's the story told by Ray Galton (based on his assumption about what took place). Who knows. Great avatar, btw.
@@BuJammy Glad you like my avatar🙂 Can I suggest to anyone who's interested in knowing more about this, a fantastic book I found in the library recently. It's the authorised autobiography of Brambell called "You Dirty Old Man" and is written by David Clayton. I knew very little about Wilfrid, other than what I'd read elsewhere or seen on tv. Much of it seems to have been incorrect. A fascinating book.
He was a closeted gay man and had a drink problem, everyone that knew him or met him said he was an absolute gentleman! Whoever wrote the title needs educating! I'm raging 😤
Some actors wear their stage clothes so well , they do get typecast . and find it difficult even impossible to get other work I can think of Jack , the bus conductor "On the buses" Prison officer Mackay from Porridge ,Hospital Matron Hattie Jacques and both the Steptoes victims of their own successes . We the public loved them so much we wouldnt want them in anything else !!
To point a finger when the man's been dead for so long is extremely low. No way he can fight back, which of course is why its been done. See a helpless target and trash it. Disgraceful. Loved him in steptoe. He was an amazing actor. Instantly memorable and so funny. A truly great duo. Have also seen Harry Corbett being trashed on you tube. Basically I put it down to jealousy. Leave him / them alone. His legacy will live on, unlike the muckrakers.
I will always regard Wilfrid Brambell's portrayal as old man Steptoe in Steptoe and Son as one of the finest I have ever seen on British television. I absolutely loved the show from the very first time it was shown as part of the Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
Why drag this out FORTY YEARS after the man died?!! Cheap and nasty and really, who gives a damn these days - most of us who knew him on the TV are dead?! As for the narrator....the less said, the better.
@@hcrun it's called smoke screening. Present day people are talentless, bad manners, unethical cr.p, so the condemn their betters from the past hoping people can't see they are charlatans that don't care about anyone.
Nothing new here.... he was arrested for soliciting in the days when it was a criminal offence to be a homosexual in England ! So what ? Great actor & so funny!! 🤷🏼🇬🇧🤔
Lots of people of his generation on TV were openly gay. It wasn't a big deal. In 1952 John Gielgud was arrested in a public toilet in Liverpool, after the court case, when he appeared back on stage, the audience rose to give him a standing ovation.
No they weren’t ! You’ve mentioned Giulgud hardly openly before arrest. Bramble was a very very dirty old man. At least he was embarrassed about it which shows some respect I suppose.
@@alans9806 careers are still being ruined today. I remember in Richmond train station in London, a young male nurse of 26, was struck of the nursing register, his name and address in the local paper. He lost his career and home and was put on the dex offenders register for cottaging. In Dublin recently a young, married Brazilian man was arrested in a public toilet by undercover police for the same offence. His name and address put in the national newspapers, he lost his job and his marriage. We celebrate Alan Turing, but.... if he did the same today, the consequences wouldn't be all that different.
To day hopefully he would have found our society more tolerant & accepting of his sexuality and perhaps the pressures that fueled his alcoholism may have been lessened.
The key to Steptoe success was that the two could not stand each other in real life. They were chosen for this very reason. This made their delivery exceptionally lively and venomous.
Sorry, but to quote the programme thats "complete cobblers". There was always going to be a small element of friction at times, but according to Harry Corbetts family, they were good friends off set, even though they lived different lifestyles. When Harry died , Wilfred was inconsolable. The rumours of them hating each other came from poorly written biographies and a television play that was succesfully sued by the relatives as distorting the facts. The only thing that bothered Corbett was he wanted to get back to straight acting , but was so type cast by then, all he was offered was comedy.
He used to drink in a pub in Churton Street Pimlico named Henekeys we all knew that he preferred boys to girls. A nice man who kept himself, to himself.
He was a true gentleman and a lovely soul! I won’t hear any malicious gossip about someone that isn’t here to defend themselves… Steptoe And Son still today has a cult following ✌🏼♥️✌🏼♥️✌🏼
I think that's a really valid point. It's not as if he was a paedophile and even back when homosexually was a crime, people can't help how they're born. It must have been tough back in the day.
Many showbiz personalities are not nice people off set,it's a job so they are entitled to be left alone when they are not working,alcohol can cause problems when it is abused.
I love his acting,i seen a few interviews and he comes across to me his funny,rip you where a star and i still put steptoe and son on my dvd and just make me smile, remember one thing no one's perfect, thank you Wilfrid
Wilfred was a true gentleman. I worked at the BBC and met him in one the lounge bars. It was my 21st birthday. He offered to buy me a drink and gave me a kiss in the cheek. He and Harry H Corbett were the best. I watched most of Steptoe and Son live. They were the best of friends. Happy memories.
dont care about is personal life only that he was a great actor nobody can take that away thanks for the joy and laughter you brought to millions wilfred RIP
Like many of us Bramble was flawed and not always likeable. His drinking showed a tormented soul. More than likely aware of what others thought of him and maybe Evan thought the same of himself. You don't have to approve of his life style or personality. Together with Corbet he made a much loved program. Which can still be enjoyed today. Let them both have what they achieved with the program. Then let both rest in peace.
When it came to pathos, the writing and performances were at times worthy of Samuel Beckett. As it would emerge, Wilfred Brambell did not have to stray too far from his own life to plunder inspiration for the part. Perhaps that’s why he played the role so well - indeed, it was a signpost to the on-screen chemistry he shared with his co-star.
Although it's true that Wilfred and Harry were very different people and they didn't mix socially, it's a complete myth that they hated each other, this has been disputed and dispelled many times, Harry's daughter's book about her father "The back legs of a cow" explains this in detail, also an excellent recent biography on Wilfred, back's this up, with many quotes from Wilfred's family and friends, of course they had arguments now and again, who wouldn't working together, on and off for nearly 20 years.
Have you nothing better to do ??? Take a look out the window ! - that used to be Britain out there ! Now it is unrecognisable as the country we all used to live in. If you want to rake up muck for no other reason than you want to, then have a look at the people who are running the country and leave a dead old man alone ! He wasn't everybody's cup of tea but then, neither are you !!!
They'll probably think of targeting the greatly loved Benny Hill next and poisoning his image in the eyes of the public. He could arguably be said to be one of the earliest victims of wokery as practised by the self-righteous.
@@deanosaur808 In "Steptoe and Son", his son's (Harry Corbett) catchphrase was "you dirty old man". But in "A Hard Day's Night" when he was playing Paul McCartney's grandad, Paul said he was "a very clean old man". A number of other characters said it throughout the film. You had to know the context though, to get the joke.
Bramble was a com8c genius. I absolutely k9ve watching the re runs. Im not the least bit interested in his private life. Neither should anyone else. The mans been dead 40 years. No-one is interested in this dirt digging. People want to laugh and enjoy watching him. You know what? People still watch and laugh. How many other comics have that touch? Few, very few.
FactsVerse really need to check their facts first Harry H & Wilfred were friends as their families have stated in the past & I suppose a lot of actors fall out while on set but the finished outcome is what counts & Steptoe & son is 1 of the best, who cares if he was gay or not he was a great method & comedic actor
1. His conviction for homosexuality wasn’t hushed up and received huge press coverage at the time. 2. Homosexuality wasn’t really partially decriminalised. It was decriminalised among consenting adults. Only much later was it controversially decriminalised for children.
I was told of his conviction for importuning long before I was old enough to know what it meant. I was told to never talk to men in public toilets because some of them might be 'funny'.
There seems to be conflicting opinions on bramble and Corbetts relationship. Some people say they didn’t like each other but Galton and Simpson say that’s not the case at all
The man’s personal life is his choice on tv he made my day, in steptoe and sometimes popped up in films I thought he was a genius, he made us believe he was that grumpy old man, he was the right man for the part and nobody else would have done such a great job, I enjoyed the fun and laughter he gave as did my family, and re runs ensure he is still relevant today making people laugh,
Don't you just love the way all the normal pauses in spoken language are cut out in post production. I cannot watch/listen to stuff like in this video. I wanted to see what they had to say about Mr Brambell, couldn't stand the way the speech was cut up!!!!
Wilfred bramble was in holiday on the buses, he's trying to hook up with stan butlers ma ,the man is dead and he was in no way the same as Jimmy Saville who was a despicable git,Wilfred bramble was a great actor and like any human had flaws
He was gay.....so what!!! Move on... I own the boxset steptoe and son collection every episode made.. and it still holds up today as a brilliant show with quality acting.
In the early 60's Wilfred followed my then teenage stepdad into the empty toilets of a hotel bar in Nottingham. Wilfred stood right next to him at the urinal trough and proceeded to waggle and shake his naughty bits at him ! All the while gurning and winking and pulling daft faces 😂 My stepdad had a absolutely no idea what was going on ! He ran back to his mates in the bar all excited that he had a funny encounter with Wilfred Bramble..in a deserted hotel toilet 😂😂 He also had no idea Wilfred was gay until he told me this story only last year, he just thought he was having a drunken laugh with him.
This is, of course, ridiculous clickbait. I fell for it, and will avoid this rubbish, especially this channel. One bit of unintentional humour; the subtitles suggest he was arrested for acts... ...in a public laboratory.....
Me and my late father watched the Steptoe and Son film all the time. The one where they tried to get the life insurance claim. Hilarious. I think this is old news mate...
He was a victim of the ancient laws of the land at the time no like now it’s almost compulsory to be gay to get a job on television these days he was part of Britains funniest ever comedy in my opinion let him rest in peace .
A cop on the make in the early sixties would visit a public toilet, make accusations and demand money from innocent well dressed men. They usually got away with it. Especially when it was an illegal act and reputations were at stake. More straight men got caught up in this than bowling gay men.
The videos comments are actually quite complimentary. The Headline is obviously clickbait and to be deplored. Unfortunately today everything is exaggerated or false headlines but thats no excuse.
It was brilliant and my son and i are watching a rerun on TV and we love we laugh so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 why do you have to tell all these things it's unacceptable 😡😡
When my great grandmother was dying in hospital, Wilfred Bramble was visiting a friend in the same ward. My great Aunt Anne asked him if he could talk to her mother as she was a fan of Steptoe and Son. Bramble was wonderful and treated my great grandmother with such love . He is a hero in my family.
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@stevecarroll8256
Our grandparents probably knew each other mine are also of Irish descent I'm guessing roughly the Acton area.
Although my relatives spoke differently to your account about him. Not wanting to argue about it I don't doubt your story or anything just I was surprised as I thought your story was going to head in the direction of what I was told.
That never happened.
@@MW-hk2on then you were wrong
@@Eye_can_see_you what never happened?
As a boy, in the 60's, I met him at a village fete and got his autograph. Lovely man. Rip
He lived in the ground floor flat of the same block my great aunt lived in and although I was a child at the time of Steptoe being on tvi remember he was an absolute gentleman. The nicest person you could ever wish to meet. He was lovely to everybody. he met visiting other people in Flats, which was a converted Georgian house . So don’t believe all this crap you hear about him because he was a perfect gentleman and extremely respectful to women, he’d hold the front door open to the block open for visitors entering and even carried a bag of coal up to my aunt’s flat for her one winter and I can still remember him to this day giving me mars bars . RIP Wilfred .
We’re hoping to visit this area for the podcast. Whereabouts was the flat? Is it still there now? Thanks for commenting 👍
He propositioned an undercover police officer in a toilet block. The same toilet block many teenage boys complained to police about an old man who looked like "the old man in Steptoe and Son". He was also a friend of Jimmy Saville and Charles Hawtrey (Carry On films). Complete pervert.
What a wonderful story that’s so lovely, wonderful comment lovely to hear and I’m not surprised at all I love ❤adore him spent years decades watching his work I will forever love ❤him rip Wilfred
Brilliant
Dirty Beggar.
Calling a persons struggle with his sexuality as "the dirty truth" is an insult. He certainly didn't do anything on the level that some I could name who worked for the BBC, whilst the BBC knew of their behaviour, and not only did nothing, but actively sought to cover it up. Call what they did "the dirty truth".
What do you expect from the perverts at the BBC? Google 'ERIC GILL' and see what a fine upstanding man he wasn't. The BBC have been asked MANY times over the years to remove his statue from outside their building. As far as I'm aware it's still there.
Let's face it, compared to some later BBC employees he was an angel.
Huw are correct 💯
@@fus149hammer5 spot on
@@fus149hammer5 Huw would have known 🧐
He was a gentleman
Trying to dig dirt, the mans dead , leave him alone.
So is Jimmy Saville, I don't see your point
@@IWannatalkpodcast Precisely. Correct.
@@IWannatalkpodcasttotally different bramble was homosexual Saville was a paedophile do you know the difference
@@IWannatalkpodcastpedo and gay are not the same mate
So is Jimmy Saville! So you suggest that we leave him in peace, the poor soul?!
He was an enormously talented but troubled man. Alcoholism and the stigmatization of being a closeted gay man weighed heavily on him. May Wilfrid Rest in Peace.
Amen I don’t care what he was I love ❤and adore him I grew up watching him in many things he was hilarious so funny love the bones of him
He would have loved Pride month.
The title saying the dirty truth isn't really right as he wasn't a pervert or anything else, he had a drink problem and was gay, so what there's nothing wrong with that, he wasnt harming anyone, it does'nt take away the fact that he was a brilliant actor especially in steptoe and son.
Being a homosexual is perverted, so he was a pervert.
Well said.
Please define "problem".
Is that the same as simply liking a drink?
@@Fred-rj3er A problem is defined by any negative impact it has on your life , relationships and work.
@@Fred-rj3er No, otherwise it would be called "liking a drink". They mean two different things.
I think Wilfrid bramble was one of the best actors of his time. His own personal life was his own😊
'IS own'??'HIS own'.
@@heiltd1286
It meant was / is known.
@@hugolindum7728 That's fair enough.
Including his propositioning of young boys in a toilet block? He and Saville were close friends.
@@heiltd1286 True Phone recognition is not good.Thanks
Known this for at least 40 years, keep up.
Me too. It doesn't bother me. We are all filled with flaws.
Nothin' new in this video.
you know nothing.
@@Robert-nz3temolesting young teenage boys is a flaw? What is wrong with you? Next you will claim Saville was just a flawed character. Bramble was a filthy child molester. Just like his friend Saville. Being gay was never the problem, the problem was his desire for young boys.
Everyone knew he was gay. I remember my nan telling me when we were watching Steptoe when I was 10. He was no trouble to anyone. Live your life. There were loads of gay actors. Look at the Carry On cast. We saw him once on the District Line in London and he was very friendly. X
Being gay wasn't the probleman who made lewd suggestions to me" by several young boys. Guess which tv network protected this pervert?
An extremely funny man. There is nothing remotely as good as Steptoe & Son these days.
I agree 😂
They are still very funny today.
My favourite ❤️ forever
Never heard of Miranda?😋
@@The7thStranger-h1tYes. Who she ?
Leave our british icons alone he was lovely always made us smile like Harry
What in Gods name is an "icon" man?
@@davidfarmer2049 Icon - the veneration of people or objects. It is basically a form of idolatry. Cultures where the worship of human beings eg Jesus is prevalent, then you will find other icons as well. Personally I have no icons. It is a ridiculous and ignorant notion (I know your question was rhetorical I just wanted to expand on it). 👍👍
Irish🇮🇪☘️
Old news. Everyone is light and shade. We can appreciate the art, even if the source of the greatness comes from a flawed place.
Well said 👌
Speak for yourself mate !
He used to cottage in the toilets on turnham green and the loos along by the Thames in Chiswick. Creepy old perv.
😂 An absolute British classic comedy series. Although I was just a boy 👦 when this show ended on television 📺. I have really enjoyed watching the reruns many times since !...😅
Yes a real classic too.
@@alancrisp1582 me too! Especially the film with the shortsighted greyhound..."throbbing gristle" ..ffs 🤷🏼 ..
😂😂😂
He was a saint compared to so many TV celebrities today
P Diddy?
What you mean like all tge rest of BBC pervs like saville.
So true
His arrest for soliciting in a public toilet was solely because he smiled at an undercover police officer, nothing more. He had been drinking and was apparently rather merry. He neither requested sex or made any sexual advances. As far as I’m aware, he never publicly stated he was gay, it was other people who assumed he was. If you’re a single man, even today, people assume you’re obviously gay. As for his relationship with Harry H Corbett being difficult, this is apparently a myth. According to Corbett’s own daughter, they genuinely enjoyed working together. The public seem to confuse the characters with the actors. As various people who knew them have said, if they hated each other as much as they supposedly did, would they really have continued making Steptoe & Son together, as well as countless radio shows and tours over the years?
Myself and Susannah Corbett chatted about this on the podcast recently th-cam.com/video/FYpg6xCzpMw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MEgelVIYox-cX_NB
"His arrest for soliciting in a public toilet was solely because he smiled at an undercover police officer".
That's the story told by Ray Galton (based on his assumption about what took place). Who knows.
Great avatar, btw.
@@BuJammy Glad you like my avatar🙂
Can I suggest to anyone who's interested in knowing more about this, a fantastic book I found in the library recently. It's the authorised autobiography of Brambell called "You Dirty Old Man" and is written by David Clayton. I knew very little about Wilfrid, other than what I'd read elsewhere or seen on tv. Much of it seems to have been incorrect. A fascinating book.
Ive heard so many good things about him ,i used to know the actress Dora Bryan and she told me he was a perfect gentleman.
One of the greatest tv comedies of all time , masterpiece
Both the families and writers disputed claims they didn't get on. During their year in Australia they often went on sightseeing trips together.
This is just another lazy video.
The man was funny legend, 40 years ago rest in pease mate ⚒️
He was a closeted gay man and had a drink problem, everyone that knew him or met him said he was an absolute gentleman! Whoever wrote the title needs educating! I'm raging 😤
Because they are homophobic
Some actors wear their stage clothes so well , they do get typecast . and find it difficult even impossible to get other work I can think of Jack , the bus conductor "On the buses" Prison officer Mackay from Porridge ,Hospital Matron Hattie Jacques and both the Steptoes victims of their own successes . We the public loved them so much we wouldnt want them in anything else !!
Couple of seconds in. The lad on the left, a young Dennis Waterman.
Hattie was a hottie.
Mr Mackay [Porridge] Mum would see him in East Sheen Waitrose sometimes.
To point a finger when the man's been dead for so long is extremely low. No way he can fight back, which of course is why its been done. See a helpless target and trash it. Disgraceful.
Loved him in steptoe. He was an amazing actor. Instantly memorable and so funny.
A truly great duo.
Have also seen Harry Corbett being trashed on you tube. Basically I put it down to jealousy.
Leave him / them alone.
His legacy will live on, unlike the muckrakers.
I loved that show growing up, even the theme music. You can't beat the British for a good show or drama❤😂
The tune was called "Old Ned"
@@Ralphs-House thank you for letting me know
I will always regard Wilfrid Brambell's portrayal as old man Steptoe in Steptoe and Son as one of the finest I have ever seen on British television. I absolutely loved the show from the very first time it was shown as part of the Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
Why drag this out FORTY YEARS after the man died?!! Cheap and nasty and really, who gives a damn these days - most of us who knew him on the TV are dead?!
As for the narrator....the less said, the better.
@@philipwilliams2310and like a twat
" most of us who knew him on the TV are dead?!"......are you a Time Traveller from the future?
There was no TH-cam then, so they couldn't have made a youtube video about it 40 years ago, you see.
@@BuJammy Yes, you see but TH-cam DID start almost 20 years ago so your point is only relevant for half of that time gap:)
@@hcrun it's called smoke screening. Present day people are talentless, bad manners, unethical cr.p, so the condemn their betters from the past hoping people can't see they are charlatans that don't care about anyone.
Nothing new here.... he was arrested for soliciting in the days when it was a criminal offence to be a homosexual in England ! So what ? Great actor & so funny!! 🤷🏼🇬🇧🤔
So was tony blair.
Click bait - some moron trying to earn 45c from TH-cam. It's a sad world we live in. Leave the man alone.
He got off with it
@@colincarroll7954 I bet he did...
And widely reported by the Murdoch rags of the 60s
Just because he was an Iron, didnt make him a bad person.
@@davidcaldwell6627 'raving ginger!' But such a talent 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻
😅😅😅😅. Luv it. ❤
any old iron good actor
I guess it's a matter of taste?
100% spot on mate
Lots of people of his generation on TV were openly gay. It wasn't a big deal.
In 1952 John Gielgud was arrested in a public toilet in Liverpool, after the court case, when he appeared back on stage, the audience rose to give him a standing ovation.
No they weren’t ! You’ve mentioned Giulgud hardly openly before arrest. Bramble was a very very dirty old man. At least he was embarrassed about it which shows some respect I suppose.
Still a degenerate.
I don't think you know what "openly gay" means.
Several careers were ruined back then by hypocrites and the saintly Rupert Murdoch.
@@alans9806 careers are still being ruined today. I remember in Richmond train station in London, a young male nurse of 26, was struck of the nursing register, his name and address in the local paper. He lost his career and home and was put on the dex offenders register for cottaging.
In Dublin recently a young, married Brazilian man was arrested in a public toilet by undercover police for the same offence.
His name and address put in the national newspapers, he lost his job and his marriage.
We celebrate Alan Turing, but.... if he did the same today, the consequences wouldn't be all that different.
He's still making people laugh today on screen leave the man alone Wilfred Bramble RIP
To day hopefully he would have found our society more tolerant & accepting of his sexuality and perhaps the pressures that fueled his alcoholism may have been lessened.
Good point
Let's face it, nobody's perfect. I liked the film with the Greyhound in, when he had glasses on. 😆.
Brilliant actor we don’t have talent like this today unfortunately rip wilfred
Charles Hawtrey was a very similar figure
Yes , Sad though
@@stevendupers. All comedians are sad .
@@phillipcarter8045 not as sad as you, you're just jealous because you're a nothing.
The key to Steptoe success was that the two could not stand each other in real life. They were chosen for this very reason. This made their delivery exceptionally lively and venomous.
That's not true
Sorry, but to quote the programme thats "complete cobblers". There was always going to be a small element of friction at times, but according to Harry Corbetts family, they were good friends off set, even though they lived different lifestyles. When Harry died , Wilfred was inconsolable. The rumours of them hating each other came from poorly written biographies and a television play that was succesfully sued by the relatives as distorting the facts. The only thing that bothered Corbett was he wanted to get back to straight acting , but was so type cast by then, all he was offered was comedy.
He was brilliant and the fact he is still watched and loved is testament to this
He used to drink in a pub in Churton Street Pimlico named Henekeys we all knew that he preferred boys to girls. A nice man who kept himself, to himself.
This vid is just pathetic click bait - some moron trying to earn 45c from TH-cam. It's a sad world we live in. Leave WB alone, he's dead.
Still great actor what ever he has 🎉
“ You dirty old man , you washed your feet in the cabbage water “
Pure magic…..⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😂
He brought a lot of happiness through comedy stop digging up rubbish he was a nice guy and he was gay so what let him rest in peace
❤love this man he's a super star always made me laugh still does ❤❤❤❤
He was a true gentleman and a lovely soul! I won’t hear any malicious gossip about someone that isn’t here to defend themselves… Steptoe And Son still today has a cult following ✌🏼♥️✌🏼♥️✌🏼
Why dig up dirt it was well known he was gay at a time when it was illegal
You don't chose your sexuallity it's how someone is born
Leave him to RIP 😢
He was very clean.
..you are not born gay.
I think that's a really valid point. It's not as if he was a paedophile and even back when homosexually was a crime, people can't help how they're born. It must have been tough back in the day.
There was no youtube back then so they couldn't have made a youtube video about it at the time.
@@gordonmilne4323 People aren’t born gay, the same as people aren’t born murderers.
funniest scene ever going into the butchers and sneezing on a steak for the blind dog to get it cheap lol
“I don’t want it now” 😂
My favourite comedy of all time
And mine 👍
Many showbiz personalities are not nice people off set,it's a job so they are entitled to be left alone when they are not working,alcohol can cause problems when it is abused.
I love his acting,i seen a few interviews and he comes across to me his funny,rip you where a star and i still put steptoe and son on my dvd and just make me smile, remember one thing no one's perfect, thank you Wilfrid
You have a nerve using the man's sexuality as a clickbait title on TH-cam. What dirty truth is his personal life if it is not at all dirty?
Click bait - some moron trying to earn 45c from TH-cam. It's a sad world we live in. Leave WB alone, he's dead.
Wilfred was a true gentleman. I worked at the BBC and met him in one the lounge bars. It was my 21st birthday. He offered to buy me a drink and gave me a kiss in the cheek. He and Harry H Corbett were the best. I watched most of Steptoe and Son live. They were the best of friends. Happy memories.
Dirty truth? There is absolutely nothing new to see here. Great actor.
You Americans should watch both films as well as the series. He was a very talented man.
dont care about is personal life only that he was a great actor nobody can take that away thanks for the joy and laughter you brought to millions wilfred RIP
And he never groomed young 11 year old lads like some who we all know, and being rewarded for it
Can laught at these fools .putting things up about people who are dead and can't say nothing. Godsake leave the dead alone let them in peace
I watched a late night re-run with my 17yr old, he found it very very funny. What a guy, what a partnership.
They were brilliant together great to watch could watch them all day long
Like many of us Bramble was flawed and not always likeable.
His drinking showed a tormented soul. More than likely aware of what others thought of him and maybe Evan thought the same of himself. You don't have to approve of his life style or personality. Together with Corbet he made a much loved program. Which can still be enjoyed today. Let them both have what they achieved with the program. Then let both rest in peace.
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When it came to pathos, the writing and performances were at times worthy of Samuel Beckett. As it would emerge, Wilfred Brambell did not have to stray too far from his own life to plunder inspiration for the part. Perhaps that’s why he played the role so well - indeed, it was a signpost to the on-screen chemistry he shared with his co-star.
Although it's true that Wilfred and Harry were very different people and they didn't mix socially, it's a complete myth that they hated each other, this has been disputed and dispelled many times, Harry's daughter's book about her father "The back legs of a cow" explains this in detail, also an excellent recent biography on Wilfred, back's this up, with many quotes from Wilfred's family and friends, of course they had arguments now and again, who wouldn't working together, on and off for nearly 20 years.
Have you nothing better to do ??? Take a look out the window ! - that used to be Britain out there ! Now it is unrecognisable as the country we all used to live in. If you want to rake up muck for no other reason than you want to, then have a look at the people who are running the country and leave a dead old man alone ! He wasn't everybody's cup of tea but then, neither are you !!!
They'll probably think of targeting the greatly loved Benny Hill next and poisoning his image in the eyes of the public. He could arguably be said to be one of the earliest victims of wokery as practised by the self-righteous.
well said xx
This has only reaffirmed his genius
Let him Rest.In.Peace! He has been gone for a long time. So why tear him apart? Leave him alone!!
Wilfred was a gentleman !
We all know this... Hasnt stop the English public still loving him for his acting.. go dig some dirt on someone else!
'Dirty', really? He was probably an alcoholic and was gay, which of those are you branding dirty?
His character in step toe was extremely dirty. Didn't like to wash 😂
@@deanosaur808 In "Steptoe and Son", his son's (Harry Corbett) catchphrase was "you dirty old man". But in "A Hard Day's Night" when he was playing Paul McCartney's grandad, Paul said he was "a very clean old man". A number of other characters said it throughout the film. You had to know the context though, to get the joke.
The episode where they play snooker together is my favourite
Still love to watch steptoe and sun, 😅
Brilliant actor, leave him alone.
Actually I heard he was a very nice and gentlemanly person.
Well, no matter how funny you are on screen, its when you're off screen that your true personality shines through.
I absolutely loved steptoe and son it was so funny I still watch it to this day 😊😅🎉
He went to spend a penny and come out with two coppers 😅
The film biography showed him in a real light, he was gay and a alcoholic, but a deeply unhappy man. However he never hurt anyone to my knowledge.
For the BBC it's an entry requirement I believe.
To be gay . 😊
Bramble was a com8c genius. I absolutely k9ve watching the re runs. Im not the least bit interested in his private life. Neither should anyone else. The mans been dead 40 years. No-one is interested in this dirt digging. People want to laugh and enjoy watching him. You know what? People still watch and laugh. How many other comics have that touch? Few, very few.
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FactsVerse really need to check their facts first Harry H & Wilfred were friends as their families have stated in the past & I suppose a lot of actors fall out while on set but the finished outcome is what counts & Steptoe & son is 1 of the best, who cares if he was gay or not he was a great method & comedic actor
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1. His conviction for homosexuality wasn’t hushed up and received huge press coverage at the time.
2. Homosexuality wasn’t really partially decriminalised. It was decriminalised among consenting adults. Only much later was it controversially decriminalised for children.
I was told of his conviction for importuning long before I was old enough to know what it meant. I was told to never talk to men in public toilets because some of them might be 'funny'.
There seems to be conflicting opinions on bramble and Corbetts relationship. Some people say they didn’t like each other but Galton and Simpson say that’s not the case at all
Loved steptoe and son he made us laugh so much thanks for the video
The man’s personal life is his choice on tv he made my day, in steptoe and sometimes popped up in films I thought he was a genius, he made us believe he was that grumpy old man, he was the right man for the part and nobody else would have done such a great job, I enjoyed the fun and laughter he gave as did my family, and re runs ensure he is still relevant today making people laugh,
Don't you just love the way all the normal pauses in spoken language are cut out in post production. I cannot watch/listen to stuff like in this video. I wanted to see what they had to say about Mr Brambell, couldn't stand the way the speech was cut up!!!!
Wilfred bramble was in holiday on the buses, he's trying to hook up with stan butlers ma ,the man is dead and he was in no way the same as Jimmy Saville who was a despicable git,Wilfred bramble was a great actor and like any human had flaws
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He was gay.....so what!!! Move on...
I own the boxset steptoe and son collection every episode made.. and it still holds up today as a brilliant show with quality acting.
Both Wilfred and Harry were superb actors.
In the early 60's Wilfred followed my then teenage stepdad into the empty toilets of a hotel bar in Nottingham. Wilfred stood right next to him at the urinal trough and proceeded to waggle and shake his naughty bits at him ! All the while gurning and winking and pulling daft faces 😂 My stepdad had a absolutely no idea what was going on ! He ran back to his mates in the bar all excited that he had a funny encounter with Wilfred Bramble..in a deserted hotel toilet 😂😂
He also had no idea Wilfred was gay until he told me this story only last year, he just thought he was having a drunken laugh with him.
This is, of course, ridiculous clickbait. I fell for it, and will avoid this rubbish, especially this channel.
One bit of unintentional humour; the subtitles suggest he was arrested for acts...
...in a public laboratory.....
I don't get it.
have some respect for the dead
🌹RIP Wilfrid Brambell🌹
So where's the "dirty truth"?
It's click bait bollocks
@@jonb3311 Yep
@@jonb3311and homophobic.
Just start reporting these clickbaits as misinformation as really they arnt giving the information they state. Theyll soon be taken off
He was good actor
Let rest im peace
There’s nothing dirty about Wilfred brambles, was maybe born in the wrong era. He played his part so well. Let him rest in peace. X
You sexuality was illegal and you could go to jail for it. None of us are perfect.
Me and my late father watched the Steptoe and Son film all the time. The one where they tried to get the life insurance claim. Hilarious. I think this is old news mate...
He was a victim of the ancient laws of the land at the time no like now it’s almost compulsory to be gay to get a job on television these days he was part of Britains funniest ever comedy in my opinion let him rest in peace .
Decided not to listen to it when I read the full title it’s gutter press.
I thought everybody knew about Wilfred Bramble's sexuality. I certainly knew 30 or more years ago.
He was a star long before Steptoe and Son
Born in glasthuledublin ireland☘️🇮🇪legend
A cop on the make in the early sixties would visit a public toilet, make accusations and demand money from innocent well dressed men. They usually got away with it. Especially when it was an illegal act and reputations were at stake.
More straight men got caught up in this than bowling gay men.
Hearsay. Any evidence???????????
@@stevendupers There are many first hand accounts from the time.
Official records no longer/never did exist . For obvious reasons.
@@stevendupers loads of evidence.
The videos comments are actually quite complimentary. The Headline is obviously clickbait and to be deplored.
Unfortunately today everything is exaggerated or false headlines but thats no excuse.
It was brilliant and my son and i are watching a rerun on TV and we love we laugh so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 why do you have to tell all these things it's unacceptable 😡😡
Why does it all come out after they pass away? Is is because they can't defend themselves?
Digging dirt on the dead is not nice