Terry Thomas | Actor | Living in poverty | TN-88-152-044
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- Thames News report following Terry Thomas film star, living in poverty.
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Thames News was the flagship regional news programme of Thames Television, serving the Thames ITV region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 September 1977 to 31 December 1992. 
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Following this heartbreaking interview, a benefit concert was organised by Jack Douglas and Richard Hope-Hawkins for Terry-Thomas. Chaired by Michael Caine and with a bill topped by Phil Collins, over £75,000 was raised (almost a quarter of a million in today's money). This allowed Terry-Thomas to move out of the charity flat into a nursing home, where he died a year later. RIP, you legend.
Thanks for your response, I didn't know about it, made me sad to see this as a kid he was my favourite character in Tom Thumb 😢
It's great to hear that the community came together in the end for his beloved wifee the legendary actor.
Thank you for easing those last sad long hours of that gifted buoyant actor . He gave so much joy to the world.
We also had another fundraiser performance elsewhere for him.
Thanks for this. I wasn't especially a big fan but this is no way to go out. I'm glad he and his wife had better for the last year.
There is something you don't see everyday, Someone caring for their spouse through thick and thin. Thank you Mrs. Thomas. God bless.
well in Paul !
Yes! Amen.
Amen to that Paul.
I cared for my wife full time for 13 years.
I got involved in carers groups, and learnt that a lot of people do look after their spouses. Much more than we might imagine.
In the UK, full time carers save taxpayers more money each year, than the NHS costs.
When I was a carer I saved taxpayers approx £2 million in 13 years.
There are many unsung heroes like Mrs Thomas. She is amazing.
@@TheSnowdogsShorts Bless you for your compassion and love. The world would be a far better place if more people practiced this caring.
Heartbreaking to see Terry like this, he didn't deserve it after all the laughter and joy he brought to the world. What an amazing woman his wife was, and at least money was raised so he spent his last six months in a care home.
I hope he know his love had been returned to him
In Canada care homes are free. I suspect in the UK they are too. This video is misleading. They both will have some kind of income from the govt, albeit a small one. That's 2 pensions in a 1 bedroom apartment or flat. They are better off than I am.
Council flats are available at low rents for people on govt pensions, ESPECIALLY when they are ill. And if he qualifies for any kind of care home at all, he would already be qualified for a govt run one. The only difference is comfort level and cost. Fancy private ones have better food etc. Something is fishy. I think somebody thought he deserves a fancy private care home. Well, don't we all?
I never had the luxury of blowing hundreds of thousands, maybe millions in today's currency, on the high life. I have MS and it's not my own fault, as it is theirs, that I'm in poverty. Yet no celebrities are begging others to give me cash so I go to luxurious private care home! This is so fishy!
I would applaud Micheal Caine etc if they campaigned to send some GENUINE poor people to a luxury home, but not him.
When a CARE HOME, which is a medical necessity, is required by anyone in the entire western world (except the US of course, where they are in the dark ages), they are admitted.
How it is paid for is a complicated thing that varies from country to country, but it ends up being that the cost is deducted from the pay or govt pension of that person. No person is ever denied their basic human right to medical care (outside of the US.) Not old people, and not people with Parkinson's.
This whole thing is deceptive, and being so rich Micheal Caine likely didn't understand how it works for normal people. He was very likely deceived by people who "bent" words like "care home." There are many different terms that are used when discussing that topic. In Canada we call then nursing homes. Everyone is entitled to a nursing home if they are unable to care for themself, even if their spouse or children are bursting with health and vigor. And the minimal cost of it cost comes out of their old age pension. If their pension some how does not cover it, the govt swallows the cost. Their healthy spouse is not penalized. I cannot imagine that it's any different in the UK.
This video is misleading. The quality of nursing homes in Canada is a travesty actually
And the privately run ones are a money pot for their owners while being a hell hole for the poor residents. But that is a seperate thing entirely that is not relevant to this video.
Even the govt run ones in Canada are DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED, so the care levels are lacking, but they are far better than the privately owned, for-profit ones are. By a long shot! In any area, the govt outfits are ALWAYS FAR SUPERIOR, because they're much more closely regulated.
Everyone in Canada needs to make sure that everyone who knows them knows not to ever let them go to a private nursing home, unless they are paying for luxury, and unless they are verifying on a constant basis that the luxury is indeed being provided!
This is because private nursing homes are the biggest scam going in all of Canada. I know this from many years of personal experience in 2 provinces. You get the funds to buy some old building, andthrow a bunch of beds in it. You do have to start off with several staff who are qualified nurses. But any old person with any old bachelors degree in anything can be in charge, and they don't even need to learn on the job, or even be there. Hire a certfied dietician part time, and 1 or 2 nurses to do all the medical stuff, and hire any old bums off the street to do the grunt work, and you're all set!
I'm NOT saying all the people doing the grunt work are bums off the street, NOT AT ALL, but I am saying that they can be, and nobody higher up gives a damn. Many of them are great people, and very professional, but many are not. Many are lazy and abusive. They are not at all properly hired, oriented, trained, supervised, motivated, disciplined, or paid. These are the vast majority of tje workers there, and there are less than half the number of them than are really needed.
There are such low levels of staff, and all the things I mentioned above are going on. So how on earth can the few good nurses and nursing aides, or whatever title is given to them, how on earth are theysupposed to deal with all the elderly and sick people that foisted on them every day? It simply cannot be done, and it isn't the fault of those staff that these places are failing. It the government's fault for allowing this situation in the first place! Their own nursing homes are drastically understaffed and poorly run,and the private ones are 100 times worse! How the hell private ones were ever allowed is a mystery! Obviously some rich people realized this would be easy money, and bribed some govt members to pass a bill allowing it. Simple as that.
Out elders are being warehoused, neglected to death, and abused to death. It needs to stop! Do we want to be next? Because we will be. But I been fighting this battle for 25 years already. Nobody cares about their own parents even, once they get that old, and everyone is in denial that it will ever happen to them.
Here's a bulletin for you. Your children will NOT take care of you, no matter how much you all love each other, or how much cash you give them. It will not happen. And in most cases that won't even be their fault. They will not be qualified to give everything that's required. You WILL BE put in a nursing home and YOU WILL BE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED UNLESS THE SYSTEM IS CHANGED NOW.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Get active on this! Private nursing homes need to be regulated at least as much as govt ones, if not more, or better yet eliminated. It will not kill the Canadian economy, as your right wing cousin thinks it will. Will you even care by then?
Believe me, you will care a lot more about how often your diaper gets changed, because right now old people are being made to sit in their own waste. A lot of them are fully capable of using a toilet on their on, but they require help to get onto the toilet, and there aren't enough staff to do that. So everyone wears diapers, whether they need to or not, and the diapers are changed only when the overworked, underpaid, badly treated staff get around to it! THIS WILL BE YOU, I guarantee it!
Remember that! And do something about it.
Contact CARP, the Canadian Association Of Retired Persons. They do great work! They provide a great magazine and website, travel and car insurance, and a membership is dirt cheap. They already do fight for us all, but even better yet, ask them what you can do to help, because if we don't ALL get off our behinds FAST, we will be the powerless ones in the diapers! Your children will not and can not save you from it. You can only help yourself.
@cattymajiv Long Term Care homes are not free in Canada. They are paid for by the resident's pension, and if that doesn't fully cover the cost, the remainder is publicly funded by our tax dollars.
@@cattymajivI am sorry Terry Thomas never put a smile on your face like he seemed to of managed most the world hence I have no issues hoping he spent his last few months as best he could
@@cattymajivHe didn't "blow" his money. He depleted his income on expenses dealing with his illness. I can't stand bloviating blowhards you don't know a tick from a tack.
Poor Terry he deserved so much more for all the laughs and fun he gave. His portrayal of the quintessential English rotter was unsurpassed.God bless Terry Thomas.
Absolutely true, well said. 👍❤️🇬🇧.
Poor things ….. thoughts and prayers, love and light ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🦋
Triple Drat !
Yes, and he had fairly humble origins (like Leslie Phillips) I believe, but that just shows his fantastic talent as an actor.
Where were his fellow actors when he needed them ? 😡
I never realised he ended his days like this. How incredibly sad.
Nor me . So terribly sad . Memento mori . Stay kind ...
It was on all the news bulletins. But if you live your lives on social media then the world passes you by & by this it's your evidence.
@@seltaeb9691 He died 31 years ago - what social media was around then?
@@markhaynes9762 Exactly. This is awful to see.
@@seltaeb9691 maybe they weren’t living their life by news bulletins.
He had at the end something much better than money a wife that loved and respected him you can see it in her face. Bless you both and thank you terry.
Yes but they both paid a terrible price for a lifetime of work.
@@edwardoneil3962 Don't we all. Even Hugh Hefner had regrets.
Wow, well said. You said it best. Best thing l ever heard.
@Tiger Man I guess what one is willing to give in exchange for our love and soul's. Something's can not be negotiated, all or nothing, she waited and and got it all... all in the name of love.
Absolutely true
I would rather not have seen this video of this great man in his last years. Its haunting to watch. A true legend God bless him.
I'm with you. Dick York of "Bewitched" went out the same way and Hollywood did not lift a finger for him!
Yes me too, he was a star . A true one in a million actor
No they had no right to invade his privacy utterly didpicable!! Flip side he revived a more dignified life poor bugger :(
@@jeanbrook7229I guess Terrys wife gave permission for this to be filmed. Wonder where his money went? I’m thinking that today such a big star would receive better support and yes he was a giant of the big screen. Loved him.
Me too. That is NOT how I want to remember him.
RIP Sir, no pensioner no matter who they are should live their final days like this in a modern country.
But they do .....all sorts of "crimes" against the elderly go unnoticed backed by the system ......I used to work in that system. Its very sad
@@tanyaeccles1797but they do.👌👌
Hideous that this happens x
In America, this is the norm.
Many things shouldn't , is that the constant reply to a number of failures by people in charge, I wonder
What a wonderful wife this woman is, you can see it in her eyes she is a Angel. God bless you Mrs Thomas. R.I.P Terry you are missed ole chap
Totally devoted to him
Such a tragic ending for a wonderful actor. Glad to see his wife was so supportive, God bless.
I thought he died in Morocco
Wonderful human beings.
Always enjoyed his upper class cad persona which John Cleese also portrayed very well.
I loved Terry Thomas. He worked his way up from basic beginnings to being a famous actor. It saddens me to see how he ended up. Terry Thomas RIP.
How could anyone allow this to happen to this legend, amazing man
How could we allow this to happen to anyone is a better question. Nobody should be struggling in their old age just to live with basic comfort.
@@dlf7789 absolutely, I couldn't agree more, in Terry's case, he had so many friends in the industry, shame on them for neglecting, and allowing this to happen to him, very sad
I was thinking the same...thousand quid from Bob Monkhouse 🤔
@@britgirl68 hey big spender 😅
Thankfully a benefit concert was organised for him and he was looked after in a nursing home down in Surrey for his last six months.
What a fantastic lady his wife was, standing firmly by his side through such difficult times.True Love Indeed.
Such a cruel disease that takes everything you were away from you and those that love you.
He was well loved all over the world, particularly in the UK and the States. His body of work still remains though and reminds us why he brought so many smiles to so many peoples faces. God Bless You Terry !
Thank you for the update. I just came across this post now and was hoping he got the support needed. All credit to his wife - wonderful lady.
Now, this is what keeping your marriage vows look like.
He is very blessed to have a wife like her! Caring and loving.
He was one of my favorite actors. This is so sad. As one who has Parkinson's (early stages), I wonder what the future has in hold for me. I looked it up, and Mr. Thomas died about 30 years ago, but I didn't know this about him until just now.
I'm still quite able-bodied, but not like I used to. But Parkinson's has opened my eyes and heart to reach out to others who might be struggling with diseases like this.
So, if you want to know what you can do if you know someone in a situation like this, reach out and ask if you can pick them up for lunch, or take them to a car show, or whatever. I've vowed to try to do this for others who have it worse than I do hoping I'm paying-it-forward.
God bless everyone.
I’m so sorry you have PD be it only early stage..I hope with all my heart it stays at that stage for you. In this day and age of technology a finger can take us to pages of illness and what we may expect, which is NOT what we really need to know, and yet mentally it helps to be prepared perhaps.
We all have to pass eventually, and getting older is not a walk in the park with all the ailments that can accompany. We just have to make the most of every day, do as much as we can and everything you said to people wondering how to help was very thoughtful and so true. Don’t keep away..it isn’t catching! We need to converse with people the same as always, so don’t keep your distance when this gentleman has told you how best to help. God bless you my friend and I hope life is kind to you. 👍
@@helencheadle5285 Thank you so much for the kind words and thoughts. People like you make the world a better place. :)
My mother had PD and I’m so sorry to hear that you have it. I wish you all the best
It looks like there is a very good new treatment for parkinsons and is likely to help those with motor neurone disease as well, all the best to you
@@susie360 The two medications I'm on now help me manage. I'm in the early stages, and taking fairly low doses of the medications, so there's room to increase the doses.
A good buddy isn't so lucky. Nothing they try seems to work.
Thank you for the best wishes. It's well appreciated.
I remember an article in a magazine just after Terry Thomas's death which highlighted his Parkinson's. And there was a photograph of how he looked at that time. He was such a talented man, it was a real shock to see him like that. His wife was a rock.
Yes as if his wife was from another world, quite sweet and lovely and i bet worked long hours, i hope she is okay.
I was so shocked to see this... I adore him! Rip dear Terry...we remember you
Send money
I recall that report and feeling angry that a great English actor was spending his lastdays living like that
His wife is his watching angel.
cohenhaywood10 - that was a totally uncalled for remark. Keep your political BS to yourself, we are praising a lady here.
It's not uncalled for. This woman is from a different, better generation. What you saw in this video is a thing of the past. The modern day equivalent of this lady would have vanished when the limelight dimmed.
@@RexOrwell Yep.
Thank you for looking after him mrs Thomas ❤
I had no idea that poor Terry suffered so badly. His wife is an Angel xxx
Absolutely heartbreaking to see this once vibrant, brilliant comic reduced to a wreck of a human being by Parkinsons Disease. A cruel twist of fate. RIP Terry, thank you for the millions of laughs over a glittering career.
This is tragic to watch they should have given him some respect
@notformebeaky lol. I did wonder 😉
Yes, he was fab.
@notformebeaky Speaking of idiots, how are you?
Alan Ogilvie At least this brought Terry and his wife’s plight into public Focus
My father very briefly encountered Terry Thomas at the height of his fame. My dad was a London postman at the time and the Savoy Hotel was on his round. Terry Tomas was standing by the entrance, when my father trudged up in the poring rain. Thomas took his famous cigarette holder from his mouth and looking directly at my dad said "Bloody weather" R.I.P to a fine actor, such a tragic end.
must have been an absolute shower! ;) RIP T-T
What an amazing Lady, she was so dedicated to Terry. It brought tears to my eyes to see such a great actor like that. RIP Terry. God bless Mrs Thomas.
In his final years he may not of been rich but he still had a wife that truly loved him.
RIP Terry, you deserved so much more than this. To see your wife's love and devotion so clearly evident was wonderful and I'm sure helped you through.
I love Terry's character so much that I named my son Terence which means man of the Earth[terra firma]
Everyone deserves much better.
I worry who will look after the wife when she is in need.
@@MCC876 yes , good point.
@Gerard Woody I wish I could believe that.
So sad to see a man, any man or woman, end their days like this, but especially more so for Terry Thomas, one of Britain's finest sons. RIP Terry, God bless you mate and thanks for all the laughs you've given us over the years
Eh hes been dead since 1990!
steve FromEngland - well said!
@@davman115 what do you mean 'Ex troll'?
Seems like you're still a troll. Doesn't mater when the man died, you can still show some respect
The thing is though, as it says in the video he lead a glamorous life living in luxury. So, if you choose to live like that and spunk all your money, don't be surprised or expect any sympathy when you're old and skint!
lol. Go and have a lie down in a safe space. In other news WW2 is over.
My late father met Terry Thomas in the 1970’s and always treasured the photo he had taken with the actor. 😊
Legend. And what a voice of the wife! From days gone by, but not forgotten. His work lives on still.
Bloody heartbreaking. I remember seeing this at the time. Charity begins at home. His peers let him down, badly.
Did they ever.
A lot o his peers helped. The video mentions the financial help of Bob Monkhouse. Also Jack Douglas organised a benefit concert which a number of his showbiz peers were involved in, which raised sufficient funds to pay for a nursing home which, in turn, enabled him to move out of his charity accommodation. I believe that the Grand Order Of The Water Rats, a charitable organisation formed fro members of the entertainment industry, also assisted.
He hid his condition as far as he could as he didn’t want to jeopardise his chances of being offered roles. It wasn’t until a lot nearer the end that many people that he had known even realised how bad things were.
It’s fair to say that his finances were drained to poverty by his medical bills, and he was in a very sad state towards the end. But to say that his peers let him down badly isn’t entirely fair.
@@lewissmith3896 such a shame what a good mane he is may b the afganes a the boat people can help what shit place we live in now god bless him 💰💋
I would imagine they never knew. When they found out, they jumped in straight away.
@@alanlancaster3703 What on earth are you talking about?
What a wife
Chris Hanford That’s true love ❤️
She's a standout lady
Agree amazing -- Thank goodness Terry had such a person when he needed it most - Some people are not cut out to be carers.
yes what a fine woman.most of them would have said ta ta years ago.
That is what wives do
I actually remember watching this on TV at the time (I was 13). It blew my mind that someone could end up like this after the life he'd led before, which is what made this so memorable.
He spent most of his money living a glamorous lifestyle in Hollywood during the 1960s. When he developed Parkinson's in the 1970s, his career ended, and what little he had left was spent on medical bills
Medical bloodsuckers!!!! Terry should have accepted his damn illness and kept his money..Screw all the medical profession...its a scam and a ripoff. Yeah!
@@CHALCEDON-eduno he lived it up in his villa tax free in Spain returning for free nhs
Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The ending is almost never on our own terms.
Thus the name "Grim" Reaper.
Very, very wise.
But sometimes its most welcomed, especially in Terry's case!!!! Hes now young again in Paradise! ⛪✝🤎🧡🎸🎵
Amen to that hun so sad our bodies just gets older and we car'nt stop time
Very true
We live in a world that a 20 year old who pushes a ball around gets £200000+ a week and they're still not flipping happy. Yet a national treasure who enlightened the nation for decades lived his final days like this. Shameful.
you are dead right disgusting were were his friends!
where
Terry lived a lavish life style cross the world!
He was paid plenty and mismanaged his money. Theres no one else responsible for actions that he made. He had far more opportunity than most
here here , nuff said .
She's devoted to him.
He's very lucky to have someone love him the way she does.
It's sad to see Terry this way, a great actor and, a lovely person.
It breaks my heart to see a great man in that conditionbut now he can rest in peace.
You know he died 31 yrs ago, right?
@@paulpeterson4311
How does that change anything?
No amount of suffering goes unrewarded....................falun dafa
@@speakeasydoorman4966
Seriously, how ignorant are you?
Terry Thomas died in January of 1990 at age 78. The narrator mentions that in this video he is aged 77. Since he was born in 1911, this video was shot between the July of 1988 and July of 1989, not too long before he passed. But he was always so much fun to see in any movie or tv show he was in. And I do remember him in It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Its hard to watch this video as I did not realize he became this ill before passing.
Thanks for the information on dates times etc, I knew he had left us quite some time ago, But to see such a comedy icon from these shores, even ending up on the breadline and in obvious difficulties with his health, But Its good to know that Bob Monkehouse and his friends came to his aid when he most needed it, But its just sad that he had to be in that situation in the first place, 😮💨
If you look at the clock at the very beginning it gives a Date of Thursday the 22nd of December, i checked the calendar and that date has the year 1988
How heart breaking to see such a wonderful character suffer this illness. He was blessed to have by his wife by his side and she to be able to prove her love for him to the very last. RIP and may God bless you Mrs. Thomas.
millions a year die like this its tragic
Breaks my heart. He was such a marvelous actor. Hats off to the Mrs. Thomas,
He would have got help if his name was Terry Akbar.
@@stephenhumphrey7935 Oh shut up 🤣
@@stephenhumphrey7935 Oh, shut up, you tart!
@@stephenhumphrey7935 Even More help if he chopped of his sausage and became Tabitha
His role in "It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" was hilariously funny. RIP Mr Thomas
His fight scene with Milton Berle is a masterpiece.
This movie is one of my 16 year old son's favorites, and he has no idea who any of the stars are. He just thinks it's hilarious.
@@shaneofthehillpeople My mom took me to see it when it came out in the movies. I love watching it over and over. Reminds of that day. Mom loved to see us having fun. I recently read how actors and actresses were clamoring to get a role in this picture! There were so many famous people in it. But its just fun for me to watch, not because they were famous.
Yes. Hard to watch this. I had no idea.
Agreed!
What a great movie.. my kids love it too..."it just sailed right on out there" !
May his soul rest in peace. His wife was a kind and loving person 💗
Loved Terry Thomas in so many things. Absolutely tragic to see him like this. He appears to have had a wonderful and loving wife. R.I.P. Terry, your legacy will live on.
His wife is a hero and she should be looked after herself. Terry Thomas was one of our greatest film actors, it is a disgrace he and his amazing wife ever had to go through what they have had to endure, I'm so relieved he now will be helped. Next years honors should have her name on one let's face it If Cameron's wife's hairdresser got one why not this wonderful lady Bless her
I expect Terry T was a lot happier and more comfy in a South London flat with his caring loving wife than a mansion in Hollywood with no one who cared. RIP one of the greats.
Away from all those Hollywood hangers on and fake friends.
Man this just broke my heart for them... I loved his characters.. Glad someone has stepped up to help them.. if i was not so poor myself these days i would be glad to donate... this is what a marriage and relationship should be...love and care till the end.. what a wonderful women she is..
He died absolute years ago. 31 years ago infact
@@fionauk4509 DOH!!!!
I remember Terry-Thomas. I enjoyed watching him in many movies. I'm so sorry to hear of his plight and now I understand he has been gone for 30 years. Strange this is the first I;ve heard of him in all those years. Something is missing in our news system. Rest in Peace, Sir Terry. I'll still be watching your movies when one is available to me.
Exactly my sentiments too, Jane !!
This tells you all you need to know since the Thatchers and Blairs took over.
This is absolutely shocking to see one of our national treasures like this
As i seen his face appear on this video i shed a tear. I never knew his life ended in this way, i am shocked.
What a wonderful devoted wife. God bless them both. How Terry made me laugh in hysterics. A treasure to be behold and helped. One of the comedy greats.
School for Scoundrels, Too Many Crooks and Tom Thumb are a few of my favourites. Guy was an absolute master actor.
Also "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines"...along with the likes of Eric Sykes and Benny Hill,
all of them masters at making us laugh.
This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen. What a vibrant, funny actor he was. Thank God for his loving wife, a beautiful, caring woman.
I don’t think GOD deserves any consideration WHATSOEVER, it is HUMAN BEINGS who have helped and his wife who has looked after him.
Remember that GOD could fix all our problems with the wave of his hand.
@@oldedwardian1778 God does not fix anything at all its all up to us
@@jeanettedinall64 What do you mean FIX IT?
Millions of people PRAY EVERY DAY FOR HELP.
We hear ALL THE TIME from the preachers that all we have to do is ask god for help and he will HELP.
This is just ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN DOUBLESPEAK.
You say one thing but MEAN another thing.
If your DAMNED god is not in the business of HELPING THEN WHAT IS THE BLOODY POINT OF PRAYING.
If I ask 100 Christians about gods help, I WILL GET 100 DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
Then they say well you have to search for gods help, then%-+;:,. it goes on and on one lie after another.
So tell me this why do you PRAY ASKING FOR GODS HELP.
@@oldedwardian1778 just saying I do not believe in God
such a shame to see him like this
My name is also Terry Thomas and have always felt a deep connection with this wonderful man. Im 44 now and watching this had me in tears, How could such a wonderful man be left in such a awful way before he passed. Bob Monkhouse has gone up greatly in my opinion. A legend that I'm sure is laughing in peace now! I'll never forget him x
I thought that was nice of bob to give terry a thousand pounds out of all his millions cccuuuunnnt
@@michaelholland5242 Just because someone is famous it doesn't mean they have millions at their disposal. £1000 was a sizable donation to kick off the fund and I'm sure they were very grateful.
@@MatgoStyles what happened to his money .this country is an f in bolo he should not have spent his last days like that sham on 🇬🇧
@@michaelholland5242 That reply has absolutely zero to do with you being unpleasant about Bob Monkhouse.
@@MatgoStyles I never even mentioned Bob .you must have got the wrong end of the stick .Bob was a great man and 1 of the best comedians ever he had thousands of jokes .I was upset about Terry who deserved a better end to his last days sorry my old dad loved all them guys I wouldn’t say anything about them old school like my old man sadly all gone are the days of our farthers holsey67 🇬🇧
Absolute tragedy for this wonderful comic/character actor. Much appreciation to his wife, what a woman.
Brilliant actor, charisma in bucket loads and stole every scene he was ever in. Takes me back to my childhood when the world made sense and hopes was around every corner unlike the utterly depressing times we live in now. RIP Terry, you're like is still missed..!!!!!!
It is incredibly sad that Terry, in fact he should be Sir Terry, was left to rot in this meagre existence, he will always be very special to me as he made me laugh as a boy, even though I was too young to fully understand the depth of the humour.
I completely agree, the pleasure he gave us was wonderful
issac krupps well said
i love british comedy and he did great roles with Sellers i my self as a kid watched his movies and he was very funny , especially his accent and his voice has so enique in so many movies i loved hm in kiss the girls and make them die , and its a mad world
Could not agree more.
@@vantheman12welshman66 I second that. I reckon he should have been given a peerage.
Heartbreaking to see the man like this. His wife is an angel.
This is absolutely heartwrenching. To think that this man is one who I used to watch all those years ago, suave, sophisticated, etc. He played those parts so well. I think he was in some of the Carry On films too. Nevertheless, to see him like this now just goes to show us all, that we can never ever be certain what life has in store for us in the future. God bless him and his wife.
I didn't even know that either. Such a sad ending. @@50milliondownthedraintonym16
Heartbreaking. What a wonderful wife he has. Poor man, my heart goes out to them both.
He made me laugh as a kid. His very British style of comedy was infectious. God bless his wife and RIP Terry. You were loved more by fans than you realize. Bless.
One of the very few individuals that make me laugh out loud.
Loved him in Tom Thumb.
RIP old chap.
Thank you for sharing your God given gifts.
A great actor , way ahead of his time, gave enjoyment to millions of people who themselves were struggling, never forget! R.I.P
How very sad.
As a kid, teenager and adult, I though T.T. was a brilliant comedy actor, the perfect choice for the villain role.
Wonderful caring from Mrs Thomas, I salute her. RIP Terry, your legacy is one f making millions laugh.
I can’t believe they filmed this and aired it. Such a shame; TT was a legend.
This is so sad grew up with him on the box all the time, what a wonderful voice and actor breaks my heart seeing him like this.
This should be a good example of how a spouse should respect and each other during their hay days because whenever sickness comes knocking at your door money and the glamorous lifestyle doesn't matter anymore but the love for each other is all you've got.
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and I sat and watched him slowly diminishing right before my eyes but am extremely happy that he died a happy man.
I took such good care of him to the very end. Sadly he passed away 3 months ago. May his soul rest in peace. Beauty and looks do fade away but genuine love never fails.
Heartrending. Terry Thomas was a favourite actor in my childhood. Always remember him from Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines.
So happy to see he is loved by his wife & his faithful friends in his time of need. He brought so much enjoyment in his comedic performances. God you bless.
To this day, even though I've seen all of his films, if ione pops-up on TV I still watch it and appreciate the man even more - RIP one of the best !
Life is fragile, it can change in an instant for any one of us. Be grateful for what you have and show compassion for those who are suffering
The wonderful Terry Thomas,there will never be another like him.
Brilliant actor, deserved better later in life. Sad indeed to see this, and i didnt even know.
"Those magnificent men in their flying machines" - that's what I remember of Terry's brilliance.
He brought so much laughter and joy to people. We adored him when we were kids. Bless his heart and may he experience the joy he gave others.
He always cheered us up in everything he starred in.
Great actor.R.I.P,Terry, from Brazil.
Sometime, somewhere Mr. Thomas did something great and wonderful besides his fame as an actor. That wonderful lady attending him, was taking care of Mr. Thomas all the way to the end. Not many spouses are that loving, that attentive to their sick husband or wife. A very "special" person that made Mr. Thomas last days as best as possible. The caregiver that rises to this level of love will find a great reward later from our Heavenly Father. May God bless this fine lady, the family, the friends, and fans of Mr. Thomas.
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Yeah. His wife was priceless. She deserves some sort of special recognition.
So sad I almost wish I hadn't come across this and his poor wife still beautifully spoken and quietly loyal. But he had her and her love and that's worth more than anything in this world.
So sad to see. His films from the ‘50’s were a major part of my childhood. Thanks and God bless.
so sad to see this God Bless him and God Bless you too mrs thomas
God bless you Terry, and your lovely caring wife , I wish I could help but am in poverty too . God bless you both
There was an interview he did years ago about his Parkinson's disease (PD). One symptom can be what's called freezing. It's where a PD sufferer can't step through a doorway. They freeze in front of it. Well the brain is a wondrous thing. Many PD sufferers find there are certain things they can still do, especially if it's something they love. Terry explained that he loved to dance and found he still could, despite the PD. So he said that when he found himself freezing at the door of a shop he wanted to enter, he would dance through the door and over to the counter.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful insight. Now I see him dancing his way to heaven! 🙂
@@ladyt3579 they would have come out and got him even if he couldn't
Kind of like a stutterer singing their way through a wordy passage.
I had my first dose of Astrazenica on may 24/2021 feel well until I had my 2 nd dose of Astrazenica on august 16/2021 and from that moment with headache , dizziness etc and hopefully I not become Brian death soon. Hard to be like that at 65 I am now as I do not have such angle to be taking care of me.
I’ve had several I took care of but I remember one that would freeze at around 8pm as I was getting her to bed. We always managed and had our routine. Her husband would be home at 10. I miss her. She was smart and funny. 🙂
That’s exactly as my father looked at the end when he had Parkinson’s. God bless his memory and I am so glad that he was well finally looked after well in his illness at the end, as my dear father was.
I could tell this was quite old, since he passed in 1990, probably 88 or 89. So sad to see someone who was on the top end up in poverty due to illness. It's nice to know some British folks of prominence stepped up to help him and his wife get the help they needed. RIP Mr Thomas. ♥️
Parkinson's is relentless, true. Terry did not get well, but he was I hope, cared for till the end.
Sad to see Terry like this. Loved him when he play the posh cad R.I.P.✝️
Wow. Thank you very much. It's hard but good to see this Thames News Report on Terry Thomas. A beloved actor may be constantly held at arm's length for the longest time by the public. So, to know what happened to this man behind the legend is a gift. Thoughts and prayers.
Watching this video broke my heart! For years I had the privilege of watching his work. Thomas was the legend of comedy! I do think that the British Community could have done so much more for this actor! Thomas contributed so much to the Cinema & television! I feel saddened that his beloved wife & Thomas ended up on the bookshelf! 🙏🇬🇧
The "end" for almost everyone is a depressing tale. Getting old and being poor is the absolute nadir.
Very true.
So true. I am so afraid i will be dying all alone….
Bad enough if you lived your life, poor - but by the end of his career he was worth multiple millions, when millions meant even more than today...
Somehow, or other, there's a lesson in this.
Yes, we are all doomed to getting old if we are “lucky” enough to make it that far. When we decide to have a child we must remind ourselves that we are dooming that child to this fate.
@@MCC876 That was Jack Kerouac's take on having children. One brings them into the world just to die one day.
People have said better than I what I feel and think about the work of the fabulous Terry Thomas and the care of his loving wife. We can extrapolate from the few glimpses we have that this woman is devoted to love as a verb. May they both live in peace and grace.
Most of us will end our lives like this , so glad he got some financial help, but true friends and love count for more when the time comes, god bless him and his wife and the show business friends that helped.Bringing joy to millions as he did is a life well lived RIP❤️
Terry-Thomas was, for me, one of the funniest actors I ever had the privilege to see anywhere. Impeccable timing, wit, screen presence, and that cad in a mustache, very few could match what he brought to audiences everytime. I can relate to his decline in his later years having a type of Parkinson's myself, and he was blessed so richly with his wife, family and a fan base to help him when he needed them there. That is love shown him by his fans, his family and a Cadre of fellow artists. God bless you!
How could this have happened? Utter disgrace, for such a talented, kind man. Poor Terry Thomas. Just saddens my heart when I see this.
God bless him and his spouse. He is missed by those who like good acting.
Gut-wrenching to see a man like Terry Thomas end up like this. God bless his wife. This could happen to any of us.
Any of us is right!
OMG. THIS BREAKS MY OLD HEART. WHAT A GREAT STAR. ONE OF MY TOP FIVE FAVORITES.
When someone who has provided so much joy and delight to so many and then end up like this is truly truly heartbreaking and terrible ..
I Loved watching him as a child. RIP Mr. Terry Thomas...🌹🕯
A great actor, I watched his films many of times.
I worked with terry Thomas on 'the magnificient Men...',carried him up the beach when he unloaded his plane from a boat to give the impression he had flown the channel. I was as a french villager who thought he was a hero and carried him off on their shoulders.
This was filmed at Camber Sands, I was a very young man. Took 3 of us to lift him up the dunes. So sad to learn of his long illness and demise. The most honourable devotion and and care he had from his wife is so admirable. My wife of 33 years abandoned me when I became disabled.
Terry was truly a Magnificient Man,
and his Lady a truly Magnificient Woman
RIP
Sorry to hear about you wife leaving you when you needed her the most. Sorry...😟
To see the pain and deep sadness in this man's eyes in later life is so heartbreaking to me. Where were his loved ones!
This breaks my heart.
Such a beautiful wife,
to care for her husband during his time of need...
God bless them both.❤
One of the greatest ensemble cast comedies of all time. It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Heartbreaking to see anyone so down on their luck, least of all someone who had achieved so much.
Thoughts and prayers for him and his devoted wife.
May he Rest In Peace.🙏🏻❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸