The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (Full)

A film from 1978 that still rings true to London City workers today. The commute to work, narrated in the style of a horse race.
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Cast:
Leonard Rossiter: Charles Barker
Gorden Kaye: Chubby Chap
Lynda Bellingham: Likely Lady
Patricia Hodge: Gossiping girl
John Quentin: Austin Reed
Brough Scott: Commentator

[@paulwarren3832]

Love this film. Back in 1978/1979 It was shown as a support to the Bee Gees' Sergeant Pepper & The Lonely Hearts Club Band. Would you believe I endured that shambles five times just to watch this gem? That's dedication for you! Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveSmithStuff]

I saw the Bee Gees film but don’t remember this as support. I saw it as support for something in the mid 80s.

[@zoeb3634]

Thank you so much for uploading. Life was so simple back then 😔

[@edmund184]

rather be watching this than netflix

[@neilshenton1834]

I love how forgotten gems like this turn upon RUclips. 👍
Thanks for posting!

[@darryltester5376]

Lovely short film with the great Leonard Rossiter.... I remember seeing this on the fledgling ITV overnight service in the late 1980s although the version they broadcast had about 4 minutes cut from it.... great to see the full version and well worth a dvd release imo....... Thanks for uploading! :-)

[@mathewgreen4099]

Many thanks for posting, what a great cast for such a short film. Lovely stuff!

[@Zlervo]

It's the first time I've seen this gem. Thanks for uploading it.

[@marcodainton9747]

Brilliant to come across this little gem of a comedy again after all these years. What's more, right at the beginning there is a short clip of the wonderful "Surbiton! This. Is. Surbiton!" announcer that I used to know so well. That announcement recording used to be played at Surbiton Station right up until the late 90s when they replaced it, and is dearly missed.

[@markward3697]

Saw this at Harpenden in the late 70s. Who ever posted it thanks.

[@EdEditz]

Great short movie! I saw this in '79 in our local cinema. It was shown before the feature film. I haven't seen it since. Great to see it again.

[@andrewhoward7200]

Great stuff. My journeys to Lincoln's Inn in the 70's were never that exciting, I did wonder about the other commuters lives but other than the odd good morning one simply never spoke, pity really. The uniform of black jacket, striped trousers, bowler and umbrella, like so much else of old London has now sadly passed.

[@DavidSmith-648]

A few famous faces in this I spotted, Tony Robinson ('Baldrick', Time Team), Gorden Kaye, Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge - as well as the much missed Leonard Rossiter. Great musical score too from George Fenton and 'commentary' from Brough Scott

[@mariabarnard1546]

I only knew Zoot Money as a musician - glad to see him in this.

[@kellyshaw7271]

Each morning i would get the bus into work and see the same old faces. We would get off on market st in Manchester city centre. We would race like this down the street. All heading the same way but to different jobs. We never acknowledged each other but we stepped up the pace to out do one another. This reminds me of back then in the nineties.

[@Zlervo]

How funny 😁

[@matthewhyatt281]

I first saw this back in 1985, at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, where it was shown as a support feature - I honestly did not know that it was first released in 1978. It is all about the public trying to outpace each other as they cross Waterloo Bridge in London. Things certainly look different then in comparison to today.

[@chrisevans5259]

Just brilliantly funny comedy in those days, so original, and with a great cast, and Leonard Rossiter perfect in the lead role, love the comedies of the 1970s.

[@shakespearo]

Fantastic! I saw this in the mid eighties and loved it and I've been looking again for it for ages. Thanks for posting it, and thanks everyone who took part in making it, especially - of course - the great Leonard Rossiter.

[@phillipbonner9944]

Such a great star cast, to many to mention, Rest In Peace, Gordon Kaye and all the rest of you,talented people...You know who you are

[@That_Random_Bloke]

Nice to see Ian Marter from Doctor Who as "Lincoln's inn"

[@octaviussludberry9016]

"11 minutes late, film crew making short at Waterloo"

[@mpellatt]

Brilliant!!!

[@jnuttso1]

All the famous people in this brilliant 🤣

[@tantive4]

RIP Chubby Chap

[@wiggyflat]

Spotted Zoot Money on this.

[@palacehaunter5442]

OMG! It's the English Middle Class!!!

[@markstea69]

Trains still packed out 40 years later 😂😂

[@romeaffair]

Love Len.

[@deldirk7123]

May see Waterloo Sunset on the way back if the weather's good

[@lizdoyle7158]

Great idea footpath races 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢

[@alijanlondon]

Is that patricia hodge?

[@lewisgreen2957]

Yes..