This is one of the best shows from the golden era of TV. I started watching these episodes when I was 11. There's nothing remotely like this now. It's all garbage on TV.
I don't disagree. But the question then becomes: Can you have 1950s quality television . . . without 1950s social mentality (?) Tough call to make . . .
One-Step-Beyond Love the 50's mentality, since I was born in '53, gotta love yourself, right? It was gentler time, slower, yes, but more relaxed, trusting.
axiomist It IS true that this series is one of the best as far as acting and direction and the writing is exemplery also but from time to time I find myself left with a profound sense of dissatisfaction! I think it's due to the nature of the endings, which sometime don't really resolve the "mystery." I know....some will say that that's the best feature but there too often are questions and things that don't really make sense. It's probably just and my perpensity to follow things through to their conclusion. Don't mean to sound like i'm complaining. Sorry if I ruffled anyones feathers. Ahhh... NEVER MIND
Ken> I think wht you said is the idea in a nutshell> stories about unexplainable phenomena, the how & why we can't, nor can science, really explain "the mysteries of life" we ponder.
I think quality is timeless. Shows such as this and Twilight Zone are timeless and their enduring popularity, the fact that millions still watch them, are still affected by them, shows this to be true. I believe if a show like were to be produced today, with the same quality put into it as back then, it would be a huge success.
The moral of the story is always take the stairs, when given a choice. Not only is it good exercise, it will never leave you stuck between floors and it never blows a fuse.
Another of Newlands classic commentaries goes something like- "Skeptics might say 'hallucination', 'trick of the light', or 'imagination', but the people who experienced it don't say that. They KNOW. They took that one step beyond"
I couldn't help but recognize a young Michael Crawford playing Tony Hudson. Michael went on to " Some mothers do 'Ave ' Em and the Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. A great singing voice. Turns 80 this year. A huge talent.
I've read quite a few comments here but the fact is that this show was very well done. The true stories, the casting, direction, even the lighting. A show very well done indeed.
@@one-step-beyond-1959 the two young British actors at the beginning are Michael Crawford and Kenneth cope , Michael is a fantastic actor and comedy actor , he had his own sitcom in the 70s called " some mothers do have them " he did all his own stunts and the show is well remembered by the British as one of the funniest sitcoms ever , he's a classical singer as well starring in the music version of " phantom of the opera " . Kenneth cope was in the longest running soap opera in the world " coronation street " in the early 60 s his character was called " Sony Jim " , then he stared in a show called " Randall and hopkirk deceased " he played the ghost hopkirk who only Randall could see , it was about two private detectives , another well loved show so much so that they made a remake in the late 90s , great TV.
That was my thought as soon as it started: it's technically impressive right off the bat. 0:58 to 2:46 is one long take the likes of which I can't think of ever seeing in television before. Most of today's movie directors with tens of millions in budget can't pull it off... or don't bother, too much work to do it right!
@joe butlersnr Kenneth Cope played "Jed Stone" in "Coronation Street." Stone" came out of prison to lodge with "Minnie Caldwell," who nicknamed him "Sonny Jim." A few years ago, he briefly returned to the Street.
Great time watching these episodes with family That has been gone for so' long.Thanks for airing these episodes 'Aw' The memory's and better than most shows today.
One half hour is exactly the right length to tell the story, with no time wasted. As a kid we liked this show, and also Science Fiction Theater with host, Truman Bradley. That also had other worldly music.
The "Twilight Zone " is a good case study for that, in general. They had just one season of hour-long episodes -- season 4. Only one of the top 30 rated episodes was from that season . . .
This episode The Villa stuck in my mind for many years I couldn't even remember when i seen Outer Limits (i was about 7 yrs old) But i recall vividly the Voice of man screaming bring stuck in a sort of cage. Indeed the Villa itself very surreal atmosphere about it.
I watched this show when I was a young girl, and this one in particular stock in my mind, what a terrible way to die! Is like one of a Edgar Allan Poe stories!😱
Despite all the hate in the world shows like these have audiences of all nationalities, different religions, sizes,shapes and colors. And most of us form the same opinions even though we don't know each other. Amazing!
They don't make them like they used to....I admire the originality ,the mystery,the surroundings,and the eerie aura these shows give out.... qualities that today's stuff doesn't produce effectively.🎥🎥🎥
I've been home sick and binge-watching episodes of this great old show. I fell asleep into a NyQuil coma with this on last night and had some really wacky dreams. Some of the episodes are so eerie. I love psychological thrillers. Episodes like this are truly terrifying when you stop to think about it. Where did the lift take him? So scary, and the John Newland intros are always a treat! Thank you for putting this channel together for us old souls (I'm 40) who have more distinguished taste in films. Nothing on TV these days comes close to comparing to brilliant shows like One Step Beyond and the original Twilight Zone series. I love the nostalgia. I'm new here, but will like each episode as I go and I subscribed to your channel. Cheers. 🌹🎬🌹
I’ll second the 40 being not old comment! (Oh, to be 40 again!!) I remember when these shows were new! It’s a treat to see them again on RUclips. There was a lot of great TV in the 50s and 60s when I was growing up. Lots of shows for kids that taught life lessons in an entertaining way, and great sci-fi, thrillers, westerns, and medical dramas. So much better than today.
I don't think the lift took him anywhere although that would've been even better. Remember, John Newland said that the husband's whereabouts were unknown UNTIL 6 months later when the realtor went to show the villa again. It must have been a shock to find a corpse/skeleton in the lift. Yes, Mr Newland is the perfect host for this series! He adds such an air of distinguished credibility.
I saw this episode as a rerun on late night tv back in the early 1970's. It scared the crap out of me. I never forgot it. And I've been afraid of strobe lights ever since. I googled it today & thoroughly enjoyed this video.
@@whatyouseewhatyouget3021 Too bad, but that's an enviable age to achieve. My great aunt died two years ago, making it to a whopping 104. She was a wonderful lady.
Been looking for this one since I watched it by antenna on a weak signalled station coming out of Barrie Ontario in 1991. Very haunting episode. Many thanks for the upload.
Her husband convinced her that her auditory premonitions were an illness until he decided to look for her at the villa. He should have listened to her.
When I was about 12 years old I had an EEG to diagnose migraines which I had had since Age 4. I had to keep my eyes closed and part of it had a strobe light I saw the most amazing things I will never forget them! I could see where people could become over users of this old technology.
These episodes are wonderful, brings back memories of my younger days . What do you have to worry about when your a kid? Nothing ,except how your going to sleep after watching these! They sure seemed scary then, I remember crawling in bed pulling the blankets clear up to my chin and beyond, thinking somehow that would save me, from whatever, funny now tho! Thanks for all these great episodes.
What a pleasure to see the lovely Elizabeth Sellars, with whom I was quite impressed by in "The Barefoot Contessa". Great to see Michael Crawford, as well.
I remember seeing this episode back in the 60s, it made me scared of those old type elevators. My other favorite was called "The Reunion" Great post!!!!!
I've always loved older shows and Life from the 50s. I'm always told I was born in the wrong time because my views and ways are that of the 50s. It just seems like Life was better back then and actually meant something. Family, God and country. The first 2 being the most important
Thanks for posting this episode. I remember seeing an OSB episode a long time ago in my younger years which featured a cage-like elevator. I recalled that toward the end, someone who was alone in the building took the elevator down, but I had thought that the car successfully landed on the first floor but the interior gate got stuck in the closed position leaving the unfortunate passenger trapped inside and screaming for help. It was good to have watched this one again and been fully enlightened on what actually happened.
@@KCOliver1960 More exactly, Gremlin, the composer stole it from himself. Harry Lubin was the in-house composer for *One Step Beyond* and the second season of *The Outer Limits*.
I enjoyed this video of One Step beyond, too, like the others. Michael Crawford stars in this one. He's very young here. Well, Some Mothers Do Have Them. Thanks for sharing.
The 2 young men doing the experiment are Michael Crawford and Kenneth cope , they both went on to greater things , Cope played ' sonny Jim ' in coronation Street and ' Marty hopkirk ' in Randall and hopkirk deceased playing the ghost of a private investigator helping his partner who was the only one who could see him , and Crawford went on to play in one of the best British comedy's of the 70s playing the hapless ' Frank Spencer ' in some mothers do ave em , he was also an awesome singer in the stage play phantom of the opera.
I just discovered this show about an hour ago accidentally. I was going to watch the 80's twilight zone, I thought I found the original twilight zone, I figured I'd watch it. This is show awesome, and it's brand new to me.
I might have known that would be the ending. I was thinking Jim would be caught in the lift, but Mary would be the one to rescue him, and they would try once again on their marriage. Dang Pollyanna mind of mine.
@Carole Smith: That's an okay alternative story line . . . but if it had been the direction they were taking it, the husband wouldn't have been characterized as harshly as he was. Given how bad he is . . . a comeuppance is pretty much required aesthetically.
@Carole Smith: But . . . that also raises one of my personal imponderables: Are we made better people by near-miss happy endings or by tragic endings (?) Aristotle is famously for the latter. I myself just can't decide . . .
It’s just fantastic the way John just zooms in and out of the “4th Wall” in acting and no one pays attention….. except for us,of course. And if anyone watching this has Epilepsy, be warned, there’s intense flashing
“Tony” is played by a very young Michael Crawford, who would go on to star as Cornelius in “Hello, Dolly!” (1969) and the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.”
I got 2 lessons from this : 1. Whenever in a big villa/ mansion with an old lift, take the god damned stairs. 2. Two timing spouses always get their come uppance eventually.
so, the wife saw in her vision a man stuck on a lift the husband knew it was that villa the lift would not come to him on the ground floor he got on the lift..... Don't worry Mary, the screams will fade over time.
@Jan Badinski: I agree . . . but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. The videos are outside copyright now, so there's not much money to be made in releasing the perfect 35mm prints, as they did with Season 1 . . .
Harry Lubin borrowed the creepy music in this episode that wraps itself around your spin and heart to use in his other show, The Outer Limits. Can you name The Outer Limits episode and do you think the music was better suited for that shows otherworldly moods and themes? In fact, his music originally created for episodes of One Step Beyond, was in its day so dynamic and modern with such an indelible impression on the senses and memory that it could only belong to the sci-fi soundtracks of The Outer Limits and now seem so out of place when heard on One Step Beyond episodes, and I can’t stop my mind from instantly traveling to a particular episode of The Outer Limits that for me the music was so uniquely memorable and inseparable from the action taking place in the story.
@Granny 13AD: Hmmmm. I just read something about the psychedelic use of strobe lights. You're the first person I've actually heard say anything about them . . .
@@one-step-beyond-1959 back in the day we had what were called "head shops". Sounds weird now , but we were young. I came from Allman Brother's country, Otis Redding. One shop, "The Ultimate Eye" was below street level. Often ran into them there. Lots of hippie stuff. There were also strobe candles, like stare at them and meditate. Honestly I tried them all but really nothing happened. I'm thinking back maybe it was implied to use drugs along with it. Just wasn't my cup of tea. It was fun though, even around,where I danced. Very colorful time to live, and I loved the music. There were blacklight, even purple bulbs, but only the actual purple neons worked. It was weird, maybe everything strange. Teeth would be down right scary white while face and clothes became dark. If your clothes had any lint, that stuck out loud and clear. They may be in use today in bars. I just don't go anymore. If one could go back in time, that would be a fun time.
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This is one of the best shows from the golden era of TV. I started watching these episodes when I was 11. There's nothing remotely like this now. It's all garbage on TV.
I don't disagree. But the question then becomes: Can you have 1950s quality television . . . without 1950s social mentality (?) Tough call to make . . .
One-Step-Beyond Love the 50's mentality, since I was born in '53, gotta love yourself, right? It was gentler time, slower, yes, but more relaxed, trusting.
axiomist It IS true that this series is one of the best as far as acting and direction and the writing is exemplery also but from time to time I find myself left with a profound sense of dissatisfaction! I think it's due to the nature of the endings, which sometime don't really resolve the "mystery." I know....some will say that that's the best feature but there too often are questions and things that don't really make sense. It's probably just and my perpensity to follow things through to their conclusion. Don't mean to sound like i'm complaining. Sorry if I ruffled anyones feathers. Ahhh... NEVER MIND
Ken> I think wht you said is the idea in a nutshell> stories about unexplainable phenomena, the how & why we can't, nor can science, really explain "the mysteries of life" we ponder.
I think quality is timeless. Shows such as this and Twilight Zone are timeless and their enduring popularity, the fact that millions still watch them, are still affected by them, shows this to be true. I believe if a show like were to be produced today, with the same quality put into it as back then, it would be a huge success.
Love these old shows. The only thing I'll watch is vintage TV. ❤
Ditto 😊❤
The moral of the story is always take the stairs, when given a choice. Not only is it good exercise, it will never leave you stuck between floors and it never blows a fuse.
But you could get shoved down the stairs. Which we know form countless movies causes instant death.
@@WNCBikeRider Good point. The stairs could be deadly as well, and many a death was caused by one unexpected push from behind.
Best stay in cottages.
@@rext8949 That would be a good idea too.
But you never know who you will run into on the stairwell 🤪
I agree with all of you people, today’s tv just doesn’t give you what these shows offer a sense of mystery and intrigue
If we turned the TV off altogether and tank the ratings Quality TV viewing could return
We had our cable disconnected and no longer watch tv at all
I don't know if todays tv writers have that keen of imagination.@@marilynlarosa7449
@@dadsarepeopletoo3785. Same here. Television is repulsive now.
Newland's intros are just as good as the episodes themselves..:)
Thanks, Newland saying in his spooky deadpan tone- "What you are about to see.." always sends cold shivers down my back..:)
Another of Newlands classic commentaries goes something like- "Skeptics might say 'hallucination', 'trick of the light', or 'imagination', but the people who experienced it don't say that. They KNOW. They took that one step beyond"
True
Absolutely true. I'm so glad you brought him up.
Did you notice how *long* that opening shot was? It was a continuous shot with zero cuts!
Nobody does this anymore on TV or even in film.
I couldn't help but recognize a young Michael Crawford playing Tony Hudson. Michael went on to " Some mothers do 'Ave ' Em and the Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. A great singing voice. Turns 80 this year. A huge talent.
I wasn't sure if it was him came to comments to find out. Thank you 😊
Also Hello Dolly. Great voice.
And Kenneth Cope who starred in Randall and Hopkirk deceased
I've read quite a few comments here but the fact is that this show was very well done. The true stories, the casting, direction, even the lighting. A show very well done indeed.
The British episodes are OSB at it's most accomplished . . .
@@one-step-beyond-1959 the two young British actors at the beginning are Michael Crawford and Kenneth cope , Michael is a fantastic actor and comedy actor , he had his own sitcom in the 70s called " some mothers do have them " he did all his own stunts and the show is well remembered by the British as one of the funniest sitcoms ever , he's a classical singer as well starring in the music version of " phantom of the opera " . Kenneth cope was in the longest running soap opera in the world " coronation street " in the early 60 s his character was called " Sony Jim " , then he stared in a show called " Randall and hopkirk deceased " he played the ghost hopkirk who only Randall could see , it was about two private detectives , another well loved show so much so that they made a remake in the late 90s , great TV.
That was my thought as soon as it started: it's technically impressive right off the bat. 0:58 to 2:46 is one long take the likes of which I can't think of ever seeing in television before. Most of today's movie directors with tens of millions in budget can't pull it off... or don't bother, too much work to do it right!
@joe butlersnr Kenneth Cope played "Jed Stone" in "Coronation Street." Stone" came out of prison to lodge with "Minnie Caldwell," who nicknamed him "Sonny Jim." A few years ago, he briefly returned to the Street.
Marvelous episode. How I wish we had shows like this today.
We are blessed to be able to watch these shows on RUclips.
I dont think there is anything new to explore in media world. Everything is being rehashed and provisioned to today's views
You do they just were not made today😉
Great time watching these episodes with family That has been gone for so' long.Thanks for airing these episodes 'Aw' The memory's and better than most shows today.
One half hour is exactly the right length to tell the story, with no time wasted. As a kid we liked this show, and also Science Fiction Theater with host, Truman Bradley. That also had other worldly music.
The "Twilight Zone " is a good case study for that, in general. They had just one season of hour-long episodes -- season 4. Only one of the top 30 rated episodes was from that season . . .
This episode The Villa stuck in my mind for many years
I couldn't even remember when i seen Outer Limits (i was about 7 yrs old) But i recall vividly the Voice of man screaming bring stuck in a sort of cage. Indeed the Villa itself very surreal atmosphere about it.
I watched this show when I was a young girl, and this one in particular stock in my mind, what a terrible way to die! Is like one of a Edgar Allan Poe stories!😱
He was a cad..............lol.....
Despite all the hate in the world shows like these have audiences of all nationalities, different religions, sizes,shapes and colors. And most of us form the same opinions even though we don't know each other. Amazing!
Me too amazing indeed!
Those older actors from yester year were fabulous talents.
They don't make them like they used to....I admire the originality ,the mystery,the surroundings,and the eerie aura these shows give out.... qualities that today's stuff doesn't produce effectively.🎥🎥🎥
I've been home sick and binge-watching episodes of this great old show. I fell asleep into a NyQuil coma with this on last night and had some really wacky dreams. Some of the episodes are so eerie. I love psychological thrillers. Episodes like this are truly terrifying when you stop to think about it. Where did the lift take him? So scary, and the John Newland intros are always a treat! Thank you for putting this channel together for us old souls (I'm 40) who have more distinguished taste in films.
Nothing on TV these days comes close to comparing to brilliant shows like One Step Beyond and the original Twilight Zone series. I love the nostalgia. I'm new here, but will like each episode as I go and I subscribed to your channel. Cheers.
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@willfade 79: Nice that you found this channel to keep you company while you're sick. Hope you feel better soon (!)
40 isn't old . You're still a spring chicken ...unlike me ..lol
I’ll second the 40 being not old comment! (Oh, to be 40 again!!) I remember when these shows were new! It’s a treat to see them again on RUclips. There was a lot of great TV in the 50s and 60s when I was growing up. Lots of shows for kids that taught life lessons in an entertaining way, and great sci-fi, thrillers, westerns, and medical dramas. So much better than today.
I don't think the lift took him anywhere although that would've been even better. Remember, John Newland said that the husband's whereabouts were unknown UNTIL 6 months later when the realtor went to show the villa again. It must have been a shock to find a corpse/skeleton in the lift.
Yes, Mr Newland is the perfect host for this series! He adds such an air of distinguished credibility.
Man I wish they'd bring back these series on a weekly basis. Two commercials of 60 seconds. One at the start, and one in the middle.
Dude I thought the twilight zone was very interesting but this show makes me speechless with twists you honestly could never see coming
Plus, these are all allegedly true stories, reported through the years...
I saw this episode as a rerun on late night tv back in the early 1970's.
It scared the crap out of me. I never forgot it.
And I've been afraid of strobe lights ever since.
I googled it today & thoroughly enjoyed this video.
Glad you found it again . . .
What a beautiful woman Elisabeth Sellers was. :)
It's actually spelled Elizabeth Sellars.
Also, would you believe that she's still alive?
98 years old, as of this date!
She played Humphrey Bogart's girlfriend Jerry in The Barefoot Contessa.
She reminds me a little bit of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, especially around the eyes.
@@Lolabelle59 And beautiful high cheekbones.
@@whatyouseewhatyouget3021 Too bad, but that's an enviable age to achieve.
My great aunt died two years ago, making it to a whopping 104.
She was a wonderful lady.
Been looking for this one since I watched it by antenna on a weak signalled station coming out of Barrie Ontario in 1991. Very haunting episode. Many thanks for the upload.
Glad you chased it down at last (!)
So cool !
amazing power of memory you have there.
Fabulous to see such a young Michael Crawford and Kenneth Cope who’d each go on to become British icons of stage and screen.
How I wish they'll still play these kinds of shows today.
One of the better paranormal series, thank you.
One of best and scary episode... I watched 50 years ago when I was kid... thanks a lot!!!
BRILLIANT. That's Karma for you.
Her husband convinced her that her auditory premonitions were an illness until he decided to look for her at the villa. He should have listened to her.
Good point, many people are just too logical for their own good. Logic may explain most things but certainly not everything.
Silly agent keeps changing the fuse and trusting the lift. A good story well told.
When I was about 12 years old I had an EEG to diagnose migraines which I had had since Age 4. I had to keep my eyes closed and part of it had a strobe light I saw the most amazing things I will never forget them! I could see where people could become over users of this old technology.
I believe it is called photic stimulation. I have had migraines for 40+ years. I am very sympathetic.
YES They were Talented. And quality people on screen anyway.
Such a classic ❤
I grew up during this golden age., it was a great time to be alive!
These episodes are wonderful, brings back memories of my younger days . What do you have to worry about when your a kid? Nothing ,except how your going to sleep after watching these! They sure seemed scary then, I remember crawling in bed pulling the blankets clear up to my chin and beyond, thinking somehow that would save me, from whatever, funny now tho! Thanks for all these great episodes.
I like the hair styles on all the ladies.
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The strobe light generates various captivating patterns in the eye, akin to a kaleidoscope. Certain patterns induce a profound sense of relaxation.
I love how Mr.Newland transitions his intro with the story, and says "good-bye" the same way.
This episode has stayed with me since I saw it as a child. It is the only one that viscerally scared me as a child. I don't know why.
I thought she was going to go back and save him. What a gruesome way to die.
She did know he was there
I love this music!
Never saw this one. Thank you for posting.
You're welcome. It's one of the 13 episodes that were filmed in England and not often available. You can see my playlist of all those episodes . . .
What a pleasure to see the lovely Elizabeth Sellars, with whom I was quite impressed by in "The Barefoot Contessa". Great to see Michael Crawford, as well.
Yo guys really know your stuff, Thanks 🙏
@@one-step-beyond-1959 thank you
Wow! A 1960 Plymouth Valiant with right-hand drive and British plates.
That's: 12:57 . . .
ZnenTitan I had a Valiant in High School. A stick shift, black with red interior.
Sorry, it’s a left hand drive, she looks out the driver side window when she gets to “TheVilla” or am I dreaming she gets out that side as well?
@@MichaelandCathy1999 The driver goes back to the right side after opening her door, so it's a right-hand drive car. She wasn't driving her own taxi!
I remember seeing this episode back in the 60s, it made me scared of those old type elevators. My other favorite was called "The Reunion" Great post!!!!!
Reunion is in my top 5. Greg taste in shows.
I'd taken a short hiatus from viewing these classics, but I'm back for more, just as I expected, top notch all the way
I've always loved older shows and Life from the 50s. I'm always told I was born in the wrong time because my views and ways are that of the 50s. It just seems like Life was better back then and actually meant something. Family, God and country. The first 2 being the most important
As a child I was weaned on this and simulator shows.
Incredibil...până la urmă , ea este cea care l-a omorat... Ha, ha, ha...
...my second episode of this series & this one is a great one! That lift🤔
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Yes, you got lucky and hit on one of the best right away . . .
One-Step-Beyond LoL 🤞🏼
Well thanks for sharing this video I enjoyed it very much & definitely will get to the other episodes
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That was really good. The wife, Mary, was beautiful. I don't know my British actors.
Thanks for posting this episode. I remember seeing an OSB episode a long time ago in my younger years which featured a cage-like elevator. I recalled that toward the end, someone who was alone in the building took the elevator down, but I had thought that the car successfully landed on the first floor but the interior gate got stuck in the closed position leaving the unfortunate passenger trapped inside and screaming for help. It was good to have watched this one again and been fully enlightened on what actually happened.
It would have been interesting to see/hear what Bertilini saw when returning to the Villa, and see his reaction.
Peace
That's what I was trying to get when the commercial interrupted the ending.
@@mlet-q9g what was the true ending?
When I was a child, this series was not available; however, the "Outer Limits" really sent my fears free.
The Outer Limits actually stole this show's theme for its second season.
@@KCOliver1960 More exactly, Gremlin, the composer stole it from himself. Harry Lubin was the in-house composer for *One Step Beyond* and the second season of *The Outer Limits*.
One step Beyond a great show always kept you on the edge of your seat thank you for the time capsule 👍🇺🇸
Best one ever! Thank you.
Blimey! I never believed Michael Crawford was ever that young!
I enjoyed this video of One Step beyond, too, like the others. Michael Crawford stars in this one. He's very young here. Well, Some Mothers Do Have Them. Thanks for sharing.
Hooked on these. Watching them all
Oooo, Michael Crawford, very young. Comedy character actor (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em) and then Phantom of the Opera.
Thank you, as soon as I heard his voice I was like, I know that voice, but from where?
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Yep, I recognized the mannerisms (mainly hand) from his Frank Spencer character. Looked it up on IMDb and sure enough - it WAS him.
Wow great catch!! I thought I knew that voice from somewhere!
I very much appreciate this collection of some of the best made for television shorts to be found. Thank you.
Glad you found this channel . . .
I watched this show when I was very young and they are still wonderful today
Once you start watching these it's kind of an addiction.
It happens. But if push comes to shove over it . . . let us know here . . . and we'll try to arrange a friendly intervention.
The 2 young men doing the experiment are Michael Crawford and Kenneth cope , they both went on to greater things , Cope played ' sonny Jim ' in coronation Street and ' Marty hopkirk ' in Randall and hopkirk deceased playing the ghost of a private investigator helping his partner who was the only one who could see him , and Crawford went on to play in one of the best British comedy's of the 70s playing the hapless ' Frank Spencer ' in some mothers do ave em , he was also an awesome singer in the stage play phantom of the opera.
Michael Crawford is so young here.
I just discovered this show about an hour ago accidentally. I was going to watch the 80's twilight zone, I thought I found the original twilight zone, I figured I'd watch it. This is show awesome, and it's brand new to me.
Here's a video about that: ruclips.net/video/QR8CRNhWPX8/видео.html&ab_channel=One-Step-Beyond
@@one-step-beyond-1959 I've never watched outer limits either.
I might have known that would be the ending. I was thinking Jim would be caught in the lift, but Mary would be the one to rescue him, and they would try once again on their marriage. Dang Pollyanna mind of mine.
@Carole Smith: That's an okay alternative story line . . . but if it had been the direction they were taking it, the husband wouldn't have been characterized as harshly as he was. Given how bad he is . . . a comeuppance is pretty much required aesthetically.
@Carole Smith: But . . . that also raises one of my personal imponderables: Are we made better people by near-miss happy endings or by tragic endings (?) Aristotle is famously for the latter. I myself just can't decide . . .
No, the ending was right. A 'happy' ending would have ruined it
Wow episode! 🏅⭐️
It’s just fantastic the way John just zooms in and out of the “4th Wall” in acting and no one pays attention….. except for us,of course. And if anyone watching this has Epilepsy, be warned, there’s intense flashing
really loved the old series...the😊
My man went from calm to crazy in that broken elevator in a nano second. The old saying, "panic now and avoid the rush." Served him right.
Lesson learned class, don't trust old mechanical things, you might die on them.
That's why you should always listen to your wife 😱😂😂😂
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This one is a keeper. Thank you.
Reminds me of a earlier movie called Lady In The Cage.
Enjoyed this so much. Love these episodes 😊
thank you
Those golden times.
Michael Crawford in this episode at the beginning. Must be one of his first screen appearances.
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Thanks one of the few I do not remember from the first broadcasts , never saw in a rerun !
My mother had a Valiant in the early sixty’s.
“Tony” is played by a very young Michael Crawford, who would go on to star as Cornelius in “Hello, Dolly!” (1969) and the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Excellent episode. thank you.
@Black Dot: Glad you found it . . .
Yes today most shows have no consequences no critical thinking no humanity good examples no good heroes
Good episode and fantastic to see a young Michael Crawford.
That was great 👍
Michael Crawford. Yay! 😄
Amuses me the way the narrator just comes wandering through unnoticed.
I check my house to make sure he's not wandering around....LOL
He's like an invisible stalker.
I got 2 lessons from this :
1. Whenever in a big villa/ mansion with an old lift, take the god damned stairs.
2. Two timing spouses always get their come uppance eventually.
The British episodes are always better than the American ones it seems! Great show, amazing for a weekly TV series.
so, the wife saw in her vision a man stuck on a lift
the husband knew it was that villa
the lift would not come to him on the ground floor
he got on the lift.....
Don't worry Mary, the screams will fade over time.
I love this channel!!!
Ty so much very much enjoyed.
I guess her husband took One Step too many Beyond.
Très bel épisode. Merci du partage.
It would be excellent if these treasures were remastered.
@Jan Badinski: I agree . . . but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. The videos are outside copyright now, so there's not much money to be made in releasing the perfect 35mm prints, as they did with Season 1 . . .
“Nobody understand this thing! Let’s play with it like a toy!”
She has beautiful, thick hair! I am jealous.
Prell and Aqua-Net! 😂 Seriously, I used to, as well, but at 64 it's so thin and falls out in bunches.
Now I think I know why I have a fear of elevators to this day! I must have watched this as a small child and don’t remember it 😳
Thanx!
Harry Lubin borrowed the creepy music in this episode that wraps itself around your spin and heart to use in his other show, The Outer Limits. Can you name The Outer Limits episode and do you think the music was better suited for that shows otherworldly moods and themes?
In fact, his music originally created for episodes of One Step Beyond, was in its day so dynamic and modern with such an indelible impression on the senses and memory that it could only belong to the sci-fi soundtracks of The Outer Limits and now seem so out of place when heard on One Step Beyond episodes, and I can’t stop my mind from instantly traveling to a particular episode of The Outer Limits that for me the music was so uniquely memorable and inseparable from the action taking place in the story.
I had strobe lights late 60s. Never did anything but give me headaches. Who knows.
@Granny 13AD: Hmmmm. I just read something about the psychedelic use of strobe lights. You're the first person I've actually heard say anything about them . . .
@@one-step-beyond-1959 back in the day we had what were called "head shops". Sounds weird now , but we were young. I came from Allman Brother's country, Otis Redding. One shop, "The Ultimate Eye" was below street level. Often ran into them there. Lots of hippie stuff. There were also strobe candles, like stare at them and meditate. Honestly I tried them all but really nothing happened. I'm thinking back maybe it was implied to use drugs along with it. Just wasn't my cup of tea. It was fun though, even around,where I danced. Very colorful time to live, and I loved the music. There were blacklight, even purple bulbs, but only the actual purple neons worked. It was weird, maybe everything strange. Teeth would be down right scary white while face and clothes became dark. If your clothes had any lint, that stuck out loud and clear. They may be in use today in bars. I just don't go anymore. If one could go back in time, that would be a fun time.