The Chain - 1984

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • The Chain tells the story of seven households that comprise a circular property chain, and various moving company employees who are tasked with assisting each household in their move. It follows the trials and tribulations, from trivial to profound, each household and mover (who are each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins) endures during the moving process.
    Denis Lawson as Keith
    Rita Wolf as Carrie
    Phyllis Logan as Alison
    David Troughton as Dudley
    Jade Magri as Tasha
    Maurice Denham as Grandpa
    Nigel Hawthorne as Mr. Thorn
    Anna Massey as Betty Thorn
    Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Andreos
    Judy Parfitt as Deidre
    John Rowe as Alex
    Matthew Blakstad as Mark
    Charlotte Long as Rosemary
    Leo McKern as Thomas
    Herbert Norville as Des
    Carmen Munroe as Des's Mum
    Ron Pember as Stan
    Warren Mitchell as Bamber - removal man
    Bernard Hill as Nick - removal man

Комментарии • 149

  • @brendabellingham3209
    @brendabellingham3209 3 года назад +86

    Lovely film. The homeless lady was my sister in law. Very well spoken, not a bit like her character. She had great fun filming this as she'd just wander around London being filmed from a distance,& most passers by thaught she was a real bag lady

    • @andrewdaley3081
      @andrewdaley3081 2 года назад +7

      Ibthink i would of be fooled by your sister in laws performance very convincing 🇬🇧👍

    • @omegadeep1
      @omegadeep1 2 года назад +3

      ANN

    • @claywilson6149
      @claywilson6149 2 года назад +5

      What a nice snippet of info . Thanks .

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 2 года назад +5

      thats a charming story.

    • @anthonymaughan6103
      @anthonymaughan6103 2 года назад +3

      Ahh , nice 1 mate , 1 of me favourite film's 👍

  • @keithmockridge3329
    @keithmockridge3329 2 года назад +10

    Now that is what i call a classic film. Brilliant British all-star cast.

  • @deniselogan4301
    @deniselogan4301 3 года назад +35

    It's so good to finally be able to watch this film again. This is both a comedy and a satire. One of my favourite films.

  • @Willesden_Rab1_TV
    @Willesden_Rab1_TV Год назад +2

    guaranteed 16:05 that is not willesden - the only overhead train line like that is near griffin close but not as wide and has never had any cars parked there
    but love the style back then - the way we dressed - the way we used to talk - that real 80s london twang
    back when a map was the satnav - those were the days - great upload - thank you for sharing

  • @howdan1985
    @howdan1985 3 месяца назад +3

    I love this film so much because of the superb shots of London in the 1980s - brilliant nostalgia.

  • @JJo-et1tx
    @JJo-et1tx 2 года назад +9

    One of my favourite films. Sums up early 80s London. Immaculate production and performances.

  • @hodgey7183
    @hodgey7183 2 года назад +5

    First time buyer, Willesden 1984, £29,500 😂. Just checked 2 bed flats for sale in Willesden today..... add a four in front of that £420,000

  • @tonymilam206
    @tonymilam206 2 года назад +15

    This movie was a brilliant social commentary, disguised as a comedy. I love when they're saying goodbye to the flat! It reminds me of when my son was little, before going to bed he had a routine of saying goodnight to all his toys. Lol. Good times. Good times.

  • @robwilde855
    @robwilde855 2 года назад +14

    First thought, in the first minute, seeing the ten actors' names, one after another all well-known and wonderful artists - this just cannot, cannot be a bad film...
    Next minute, remembered I'd already seen this film, many years ago, and loved it then. So here goes for a guaranteed two hours of pleasure...
    If it's new to you, do watch it!
    Thank you, uploader.

  • @claywilson6149
    @claywilson6149 2 года назад +6

    This is a piece of cinema gold . Stumbled onto it by accident . Will soon not forget it. Thank you for sharing. !!!!!

  • @rhodatuckey7119
    @rhodatuckey7119 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this story...I will be thankful and happy ALREADY...I have more than enough...thank you, Jesus, YOU and I will be fine...

  • @MrBernardgalway
    @MrBernardgalway 2 года назад +3

    Great actors in this film who sadly have passed away. Can't beat British Drama. Thanks for upload 😃

  • @vasantinamdar8256
    @vasantinamdar8256 2 года назад +13

    Maurice Denham was a veteran actor who played his roles to perfection

    • @robertdore9592
      @robertdore9592 Год назад +1

      I remember him in 'Sink the Bismarck' he'd been around for decades and is sadly missed.

  • @AF4UART
    @AF4UART 2 года назад +11

    What a good movie. From an American that loves British comedy. Just happened upon it. Love the themes in it. Be content with what you have. Totally enjoyed, thanks for posting

  • @ricbarnes6272
    @ricbarnes6272 2 года назад +7

    A treat from start to finish, just a nice laid back little movie, typically english, thankyou, ric, ontario canada, i hated to see it finish.

  • @christopherlord3441
    @christopherlord3441 2 года назад +18

    What a beautiful piece of work. Immaculate cast and perfect script.

    • @martinwelsford1353
      @martinwelsford1353 2 года назад +2

      Yes and I met those guys when I moved house.

    • @robertdore9592
      @robertdore9592 Год назад +1

      No CGI, No Green screen; just a great script, acting and direction.

  • @rubytuesday5412
    @rubytuesday5412 2 года назад +4

    Blimey, what a stellar cast! This looks just my cup of tea. I can't stand anything that comes out of Hollywood or much made after 2000 for that matter. Thanks uploader.

  • @peterbamforth6453
    @peterbamforth6453 8 месяцев назад +1

    A superb example of British comedy drama. 10/10

  • @MarkHenstridge
    @MarkHenstridge 2 года назад +15

    I've said it before and I will say it again, the Poms make the best movies !!! From an Aussie fan :- )

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 2 года назад

      Its true and the convicts make the worst tv ever...

    • @litote9
      @litote9 2 года назад

      @@CARLIN4737 And you lap it up..."Neighbours".

  • @kenreeve6549
    @kenreeve6549 2 года назад +8

    Lovely ,gentle humour and entertainment , the way it was ! Thank you

  • @stefanm67
    @stefanm67 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks so much for uploading this. Such a good film. 👍

  • @tollan23
    @tollan23 3 года назад +21

    I've been looking for this film for years! Thanks so much for uploading it!

  • @peterlewis6324
    @peterlewis6324 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wonderful English classic.great all star cast.

  • @robred19
    @robred19 3 года назад +19

    This film, is something more. It is not just about removal men, the theme going through this film, is philosophy and the motivations and the precept of sins that we all are supposed to recognise. Yet, in this film, we see motivations, innocence, the agony and joy of relationships, the hope and of course, the need to get back to where we are both emotionally, spiritually and physically. Yet, we have those interludes of, thanking our blessings as to what we really have. Hence the homeless woman....

  • @brucedanton3669
    @brucedanton3669 Год назад +1

    I remember seeing this in the mid 1980s I think when it was on Channel 4 at the time. I vaguely remember Nigel Hawthorne in it being pompous about lightbulbs at the time too! Thank you of course too.

    • @brucedanton3669
      @brucedanton3669 Год назад +1

      Yes I know I saw it at least once of course and we found it very amusing at the time then so too!

  • @arthurkettle3010
    @arthurkettle3010 Год назад +1

    Terrific film...very much underrated ...
    great performances... marvelous location shots of London... funny, satirical and a fascinating snapshot of the UK on the cusp of full-on Thatcherism..

  • @markgardner2959
    @markgardner2959 2 года назад +6

    Amazing chance find, what a wonderful little piece of film! Thank you, really enjoyed that!

  • @TheHorsebox2
    @TheHorsebox2 2 года назад +7

    Now I'm all nostalgic for 1984.

    • @dadodydo
      @dadodydo Год назад

      So am I. The year when I graduated from university.

    • @TheHorsebox2
      @TheHorsebox2 Год назад

      @@dadodydo 🙂

  • @pigknickers2975
    @pigknickers2975 3 года назад +6

    So pleased you put this up. My favourite film of this wonderful era. As sampled by BAD on the first album too. Thanks

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup 2 года назад +5

    “Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.

  • @eccehomo1904
    @eccehomo1904 Год назад

    How wonderful that this film is now available!

  • @annalevi1044
    @annalevi1044 3 месяца назад +1

    British film making at its best. I adore this film

  • @13woolley
    @13woolley Год назад +1

    Great picture, very funny brilliant thanks 👍

  • @goldini72
    @goldini72 3 года назад +5

    Haven't seen this for years. Thanks for the upload. Great film.

  • @harrymay2528
    @harrymay2528 2 года назад +1

    Great upload. Remember this when it came out. Good cast and acting. Very much enjoyed.

  • @myradioclubuk3321
    @myradioclubuk3321 2 года назад +3

    lovely to see old London and old cars, used to work around those areas .... thanks a lot

  • @christopherhunt6507
    @christopherhunt6507 Год назад +1

    Blimey,some faces in this.
    What an absolute gem

  • @strengthnhope7
    @strengthnhope7 2 года назад +2

    I LOVE this film. One of my favourite !

  • @lizday8140
    @lizday8140 2 года назад +6

    I quite enjoyed this film. Several parts of the different scenarios mirror my past, so I can say that it really hits 'home' for me.

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 2 года назад

      its supposed to mirror different phases of ones life....

  • @jasonrandall5148
    @jasonrandall5148 2 года назад +1

    I remember this movie as a kid couldn't remember the actors but i remember the story. I Google the story and found it RUclips and the Internet has brought these chems back to life. Not before RUclips take them down.

  • @artois72
    @artois72 3 года назад +3

    Thank you so much for the upload! Much appreciated!👍

  • @deanpipe8329
    @deanpipe8329 2 года назад

    Great old London film 🎥 my lovely home town as I remember it in the 80z I wish it cud have stayed that way forever

  • @johndoland1442
    @johndoland1442 3 года назад +3

    Brilliant, same here, been looking for this for yonks!! Thanks!

  • @jamespaley7139
    @jamespaley7139 2 года назад +2

    Proper film. Something close to real life. brilliant. Making you understand toils of the chains of life

  • @sheilaking1300
    @sheilaking1300 Год назад +1

    Brilliant.

  • @ianmax69
    @ianmax69 2 года назад +1

    The only actor missing in this would have been Bernard Cribbins possibly as Tornado thinking of Right Said Fred whistling it when carrying everything out...

  • @invisibleray6987
    @invisibleray6987 10 месяцев назад

    thanks, takes me back to film 4 days

  • @Hondanissanman
    @Hondanissanman 3 года назад +3

    Brilliant to see this on here thank you 👍.

  • @paulmaryon9088
    @paulmaryon9088 Год назад

    What a great film, don't know how I missed this one, thanks for posting

  • @iancosgrove243
    @iancosgrove243 2 года назад +6

    I can't thank you enough for posting this on RUclips! Every time I have searched for it without success. Love this film and am so happy I can watch it again. Thank you so much. We watched it on TV and it was so relevant to our own moving through the exact same chain experiences. There was a kind of follow up, no, a similar drama featuring Penelope Keith called, I think - Moving - which I hope you can also find for us avid memorists of great British dramas of our youth?

    • @torah4ever
      @torah4ever 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/IzWgmtH5Pdk/видео.html

    • @rubytuesday5412
      @rubytuesday5412 2 года назад +1

      @@torah4ever ~ Thank you!

  • @CARLIN4737
    @CARLIN4737 3 года назад +5

    magic. me n all. been looking for this for ages like.

  • @24579william
    @24579william 2 года назад +1

    4 hot dinners a day,
    The sugars below the self-raising 🤣

  • @marilynbello3554
    @marilynbello3554 2 года назад +3

    Love the film ❤️

  • @roderickjones7479
    @roderickjones7479 2 года назад +2

    What a wonderful film

  • @chriswaddle4784
    @chriswaddle4784 2 года назад +1

    Lovely to see it again - thganks for posting.

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад +1

    Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
    Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
    Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
    Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
    Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
    Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
    Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
    Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

    • @bieni78
      @bieni78 2 года назад +1

      Wrong programme

  • @davidsirett5560
    @davidsirett5560 3 года назад +1

    This was on talking pictures TV yesterday.
    Great film.

  • @marilynbello3554
    @marilynbello3554 2 года назад +1

    Brilliant film ☺️

  • @misfit2022
    @misfit2022 Год назад +1

    Excellent film with a great ensemble cast though Warren Mitchell still stands out as does Nigel Hawthorne for different reasons and great to see some old British character actors again like Ron Pember and Maurice Denham who gave me my biggest laugh with his stopwatch but also sad at times though if I were to fall Ill Bethnal Green would not be my first choice location.

  • @BearCubster
    @BearCubster 2 года назад +1

    Must watch film later - looks like a good one!

  • @QuorkEx
    @QuorkEx Год назад

    This is a real gem of a TV movie from the early days of Channel 4

  • @direktorpresident
    @direktorpresident 3 года назад +2

    Marvellous!!! Thank you

    • @philipwilliams9060
      @philipwilliams9060 2 года назад +1

      ..... viewed your channel; - some good films 👍🇬🇧 have sub.,

  • @vanessahawarden9028
    @vanessahawarden9028 Год назад +1

    Adored it ❤

  • @blodwyndavies6395
    @blodwyndavies6395 3 года назад +8

    £ 29,500 for NW10!!!! A bargain.

  • @marilynbello3554
    @marilynbello3554 2 года назад +1

    Good film I enjoyed ☺️

  • @meirionowen5979
    @meirionowen5979 2 года назад +1

    The old bag-lady symbolises the ideas of Diogenes.

  • @jasonrandall5148
    @jasonrandall5148 2 года назад +1

    I just looked this little jem up i didn't know its name i just Google the plot. It looks more like the 1970s then the 1980s.

  • @scottrudland3481
    @scottrudland3481 3 года назад +7

    Love warren Mitchel god rest his soul

    • @nicksmith12
      @nicksmith12 2 года назад +1

      “Moving house is upsetting”…weren’t he right!

  • @anthonymaughan6103
    @anthonymaughan6103 2 года назад +1

    Yupp , no doubt about it , 1 of me favourite film's - love it !!

  • @kennethbooker4955
    @kennethbooker4955 3 года назад +5

    Another British film good cast comedy

  • @batman47751
    @batman47751 2 года назад +3

    29,000 4 first-time home he's lucky

    • @batman47751
      @batman47751 2 года назад

      @Newsbender sorry dont understand for the notary

  • @gailmaxwell4487
    @gailmaxwell4487 3 года назад +3

    Good film

  • @RAWDernison1
    @RAWDernison1 3 года назад +5

    That was so much fun, thanks snipturn.

  • @benrobertson7855
    @benrobertson7855 2 года назад +1

    Magic. Thanks.

  • @ellenthorne8222
    @ellenthorne8222 Год назад +1

    Excellent film, brilliant cast. Have you got the Knowledge by any chance?

    • @snipturn
      @snipturn  Год назад

      Hi Ellen, Yes I do have The Knowledge here somewhere, another great film. Someone else has already uploaded it on RUclips.
      ruclips.net/video/oSAAB1ZmudY/видео.html

  • @ethancook5705
    @ethancook5705 11 часов назад

    A classic

  • @mikewatte4478
    @mikewatte4478 2 года назад

    Oh the joy when the water came through the ceiling in the belgravia borders

  • @meyergaelle8108
    @meyergaelle8108 2 года назад +2

    Great old British classic

  • @Jason-kc4yr
    @Jason-kc4yr Год назад

    Rees Mogg and IDS 1.05🤣

  • @ellenmendoza7246
    @ellenmendoza7246 2 года назад

    That was lots of fun. thank you very cool

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад

    GREAT MOVIE !
    WATCH NOW !

  • @paganjon6529
    @paganjon6529 3 года назад +3

    Warren Mitchell 👌.

    • @PORRRIDGE_GUN
      @PORRRIDGE_GUN 3 года назад +1

      Thats what I remember about this film.
      'Moving house is a big upsetment. People get upset'
      A line that is dramatic, poignant, sad and hilarious, delivered perfectly by a great actor.

  • @jasonrandall5148
    @jasonrandall5148 2 года назад

    lol you just lay there while
    i bounce up and down.
    The removal guy was like wottts i wish it that was me.

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад

    FUNNY TO SEE ALF GARNET AT WORK !

  • @sussankovies1177
    @sussankovies1177 2 года назад +1

    Chains are very stressful & some people in them are dozy.

  • @georginacox7292
    @georginacox7292 2 года назад

    I may move after nearly 40
    Years I keep crying but there's worse I suppose

  • @fredflintstoner596
    @fredflintstoner596 2 года назад

    USED TO SCORE THE BEST HASH IN HELEN'S CAFE HACKNEY IN 1985

  • @paultimson6674
    @paultimson6674 Год назад

    great film, but the furniture movers were not carrying the stuff right? typical actors.

  • @alanoneill3065
    @alanoneill3065 Год назад

    Dear Warren,
    Because of this film, I now have a crush on Phyllis. Is this normal?

  • @lenkuffert7428
    @lenkuffert7428 2 года назад

    Thanks for posting this beloved film! I volunteer to edit the auto-generated captions, which don't do the dialogue justice -- are you interested? I'm not sure how to do this since YT took away the community captions feature.

    • @lenkuffert7428
      @lenkuffert7428 2 года назад

      Just corrected a few seconds worth as a sample, shite original above, corrected in next reply.
      4:13
      do me a favor there's nowhere in london
      04:15
      with hawaii
      04:16
      know where we do partly
      04:20
      oh right stepney yeah all right
      04:25
      finchley bromley
      04:28
      family wembley australia
      04:32
      sunbury
      04:36
      leighton we're not doing any of them
      04:38
      though so where should you put the v
      04:40
      born in tornado another day a challenge
      04:43
      an opportunity
      04:44
      they're right feels more like friday
      04:46
      tonight
      04:47
      or friday according to earth tonight
      04:52
      down to your questions paul

    • @lenkuffert7428
      @lenkuffert7428 2 года назад

      4:13
      Do me a favor! There's nowhere in London
      04:15
      with a Y -
      04:16
      nowhere we do. Putney ...
      04:20
      Oh, right. Stepney. Yeah, all right ...
      04:25
      Finchley, Bromley...
      04:28
      Amberley, Wembley, Osterley,
      04:32
      Sunbury,
      04:36
      Leyton ... We're not doing any of them
      04:38
      though, so where should you put the V?
      04:40
      Morning, Tornado! Another day, a challenge,
      04:43
      an opportunity ...
      04:44
      Yeah right, feels more like Friday
      04:46
      to me.
      04:47
      Or Fridav according to her typewriter ...
      04:52
      to answer your question ... Paul.

  • @padgecrack4018
    @padgecrack4018 2 года назад

    Before putting ashes on yer bed made sure the soil isn't already acidic.

    • @robwilde855
      @robwilde855 2 года назад +1

      Ashes reduce soil acidity, they don't increase it. If that's what you were saying?

  • @mikewatte4478
    @mikewatte4478 2 года назад

    No ulez or congestion charge in those days

  • @JohnnyBlaze5100
    @JohnnyBlaze5100 2 года назад

    Great

  •  9 месяцев назад +1

    why are the talmud always writing about chains ?

  • @magnuscarter9195
    @magnuscarter9195 2 года назад +2

    Nigel Hawthorne was superbly obnoxious.

  • @unalunar7362
    @unalunar7362 2 года назад

    God how do some people live with partners like that

  • @TheGodParticle
    @TheGodParticle 3 года назад +17

    The storey was a bit lousy but always good to see London before tony blair and khan ruined it.

    • @direktorpresident
      @direktorpresident 3 года назад +1

      Have you heard of the Seven Deadly Sins?

    • @artois72
      @artois72 3 года назад +6

      Which storey would that happen to be? First?Second?Third?

    • @susanthompson3025
      @susanthompson3025 2 года назад +1

      @@artois72 Haha!! nicely put artois, just what I was going to say, you cant beat a good education can you!

    • @chriswaddle4784
      @chriswaddle4784 2 года назад +1

      Care to explain what you mean?

    • @worldpeace8299
      @worldpeace8299 2 года назад +1

      @@chriswaddle4784 He doesn't know what he means

  • @chriswaring5565
    @chriswaring5565 Год назад

    JUDGE STEPHEN RAWLEY THE BENT JUDGE IN THE SITCOM PORRIDGE

  • @tonyclifton265
    @tonyclifton265 Год назад

    a flat in london for £29k lol i wish

  • @mikewatte4478
    @mikewatte4478 2 года назад

    Not bad now watch confessions of a window cleaner or pkumber