@@StuartLloyd the DCPC finished the lorry game lots of us " old boys " refused to take it hence the hgv driver shortage then the government came up with a ridiculous scheme to allow 18 year old kids to jump straight in to the class 1 test without having to take the class 2 test
A lot of UK roads used to have a middle lane for passing in either direction, as traffic got heavier most of them were phased out or turned into sections of two lanes in one direction and one in the other. The scene with the Cortina passing the truck then pulling back in to avoid a head on was quite common back then. Some roads in Norfolk still operate this system where some older drivers will still wait for a truck in front to tell you when it's safe to pull out and pass.
Glad you enjyed this blast from the past. In those days we didn't have "political correctness" so we could make fun of almost anything. Now we have been sterlilised by fear of offending anybody. There were classic comedy shows galore such as Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army etc etc but now it's hard to find a decent comedy show.
@@Clivestravelandtrains Conservatives hated alternative comedy at the time, including NTNOCN, and I suspect would once more if there was a revival in it. So it's up to everyone else to decide whether to take risks, as the NTNOCN cast and production team did, or play it safe.
@@dblissmnThe pendulum of history swings back and forth. Right now it is at the apogee of SJW's and BLM. But eventually it will swing back to conservative values. But it swings twice near the center after every revolution.
I'm obsessed with the way Griff Rhys Jones sings, "you can listen to the wireless." I wish that guy sang more. Maybe it's that particular English accent that I like.
I think it was one of the first times on UK TV that comedians stuck two fingers up on TV to those who were enraged about an obvious joke that was not true lol
Pamela never got the recognition she deserved, and had to change careers. I mean, good luck to her, but what is it about this country that it only seldom supports and recognises brilliant talent?
@@andysedgley I'm glad Rowan did cause Brake fluids often contain the toxic alcohol diethylene glycol (DEG), which has a boiling point of about 470°F. Diethylene glycol (DEG) is sweet-tasting, odorless, and colorless but If swallowed, it can be very dangerous, even fatal, if patients do not receive prompt medical care.
@@ETH5626 "cause"? "odorless"? "colorless"? Speak the Queen's English, laddo, or you shall find I am compelled to ... errr.... Something you! Consider yourself semi-somethinged as of now!!
rowan has a full licence to drive HGV...he must have absolutely loved driving this around all day..ha ha....very clever writing a sketch about truckers then getting the bbc to supply the truck.
Very good, I do recall watching this episode when it first aired, nothing seems to capture what we had back then nowadays, maybe old, but will remain pure gold.
You're right! I saw it on french television when i was kid... Real british sense of humour!!! I also enjoy "the gramophone" (a good vision of hifi sellers ;o) )
I woke up with this going round in my head this morning. When I was 6 I had the NTNON L.P. And played it to death. This and the headbanger song were my favourites.
@@rjjcms1 On the motorway they are because its layed back driving for them. in towns and cities its a different kettle of fish though as they sometimes just tend to pull out because they get used to people not letting them out, its why I usually let them out if I can because its the safer thing to do.
@@Sython6 Yes,it's better to be safe and keep others safe 👍. Truck and van drivers only have their wing mirrors,no rear view,leaving a big blind spot so while taking the utmost care have to rely on other road users seeing them and giving them the space they need to manoevre. It's best to keep a bit of distance from those vehicles,particularly in situations where they need a wider arc than a car would to do a turn.
I saw this as kid in the 80s in the US on the local PBS channel. I thought it was hilarious even though I was too young to understand some of the content. Now I've seen it twice, still funny.
@pix042 This was originally broadcast in October 1980 (much better in its original form shown here than the one shown in the edited versions of NTNN). A giveaway to this being filmed soon before it went to air is the W plate on the Ford Cortina GL estate...
@leftboot83, LGV & HGV are the same. HGV stands for Heavy Goods Vehicle, which a few years ago, the UK had to adopt the European version of LGV which stands for LARGE GOODS VEHICLE
Blimey remember this the first time round lol...im told that Mr Atkinson holds a class one and owned a Leyland RoadTrain Tractor unit......Great Video.
The advert to solve the HGV driver shortage.
@@StuartLloyd the DCPC finished the lorry game lots of us " old boys " refused to take it hence the hgv driver shortage then the government came up with a ridiculous scheme to allow 18 year old kids to jump straight in to the class 1 test without having to take the class 2 test
Rowans face when Pamela plays with his stick is a classic! A RIDE FOR A RIDE!
Pamela was gorgeous... oh my :)
😂😂😂
That is hilarious; you're bound to giggle at that!
Oh yeah. Pam Stephenson was a serious slice of tot in her day
@@petergreen2552 Still is!
I love how focused Rowan Atkinson is on driving. Rowan being the rev head he is, had/has a truck driving license at the time of filming.
He passed his HGV the week before
Rowan loved this. Loved it.
Trucks can fit onto trailers you know??
@@Dexter101x ruclips.net/video/hXxVSMD2pwA/видео.html Just listen to Rowan telling you what he likes.
I've seen the documentary on Not the Nine o'clock News and apparently Rowan is actually driving the Lorry.
I love how they sang the lyric "a ride for a ride~~~" with such pride and confidence
Took me four decades to get this tune out of my head and now it is back! I like trucking……
Leyland Constructor T-45 .. Was a stunning looking lorry
This is pre-Blackadder Rowan Atkinson. He’s so young in this!
It would be weird if he looked older, yes.
Not the nine o'clock news was 79-82. Blackadder started 83.
@@badgerboy4448 Correct! ✅
Extremely sad. A good guy and a funny man. Only 60....far too young. RIP Mel Smith
He was a comedy genius
68.
A lot of UK roads used to have a middle lane for passing in either direction, as traffic got heavier most of them were phased out or turned into sections of two lanes in one direction and one in the other.
The scene with the Cortina passing the truck then pulling back in to avoid a head on was quite common back then.
Some roads in Norfolk still operate this system where some older drivers will still wait for a truck in front to tell you when it's safe to pull out and pass.
This was filmed on the A4 Colnbrook bypass near Heathrow Airport and the riverside cafe.
stuart seward useful to know.
known as suicide lanes, they have them on hills. there is still one on Bury Hill in West Sussex.
@@amojak dead man's alley I think that's what them centre lanes were nicknamed?
@@juliankelley3558 New Zealand still has them - three lanes to go past lorries on the hills!
I'm not even half as old as this but I love it. Something about 70s and 80s TV that has never again be captured.
Glad you enjyed this blast from the past. In those days we didn't have "political correctness" so we could make fun of almost anything. Now we have been sterlilised by fear of offending anybody. There were classic comedy shows galore such as Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army etc etc but now it's hard to find a decent comedy show.
@@Clivestravelandtrains Conservatives hated alternative comedy at the time, including NTNOCN, and I suspect would once more if there was a revival in it. So it's up to everyone else to decide whether to take risks, as the NTNOCN cast and production team did, or play it safe.
@@dblissmnThe pendulum of history swings back and forth. Right now it is at the apogee of SJW's and BLM. But eventually it will swing back to conservative values. But it swings twice near the center after every revolution.
Pamela Stephenson, wow, does she look good in this!
Love Rowan's facial expression Pamela plays with his gear stick 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pamela Stephenson was gorgeous in NTNOCN!
'His' gear stick or the truck's 😂
Personally. I prefer it when Rowan shoots his air brake. @@ethanhunt2263
Talk about a vehicle drive-ography
@@dannyvine3605 the truck but Rowan's facial expression was too funny
Euro Truck Simulator 2 in nutshell.
87boombox lmao😂😂
Lol
I should really play this on a loop while playing ATS.
Yeah lol
@@87boombox it's a Leyland constructor and the earlier model took over the scammell routeman with scammell bonnet grill
I'm obsessed with the way Griff Rhys Jones sings, "you can listen to the wireless." I wish that guy sang more. Maybe it's that particular English accent that I like.
He sang that part just like David Bowie.
He's Welsh ;)
I thought he said: you listen to the wilderness
I remember the uproar about the hedgehog...then they brought out hedgehog flavoured crisps 🦔 😂
And the album - Hedgehog Sandwich
And they added a scene killing a hedgehog in all future episodes
I think it was one of the first times on UK TV that comedians stuck two fingers up on TV to those who were enraged about an obvious joke that was not true lol
It doesn't look like a real hedgehog though lol
And that's how Sonic became an orphan.
Mel Smith "You must be brave and tireless" .... so stoic! Great Mel.
Still missed to this day, RIP Mel.
Griff Rhys Jones: "You can listen to the wireless."
@@ETH5626 : GRJ had a good singing voice!
@@timonsolus Indeed
@@ETH5626 Actually, The Archers _does_ have a lot of HGV drivers among its fans!
The stickers on the door kills me every time.
Rowan has done so many great things in his life, but his face at 1:09 and the walk he does at at 1:38 may well be the best things he's ever done.
I've watched a lot of comedy over the years.
That walk might well be the funniest thing I have ever seen :)
As a lorry driver, I can say that it is amazing how such large vehicles can very slowly 'sneak up on you from behind.'
my word Pamela Stephenson!! what a babe
This was our haulage anthem back in the day. When we all had a sense of humour 😂😂
Rowans face with Pamela like a kid on Christmas morning, lucky Bas###d!
actually in real life they despised each other (Rowan more than Pamela)
Lemon Curry why?
@@TrendyTryhard It's show business, man
@Mr Laughing Leprechaun I think Billy Connolly was the real lucky one :)
Pamela never got the recognition she deserved, and had to change careers. I mean, good luck to her, but what is it about this country that it only seldom supports and recognises brilliant talent?
Still as funny as hell after all these years.
Love watching the musical skits from Rowan and the gang on Not The Nine O Clock News.
it's right up there with father ted
I love how he's drinking Esso Plus at the end. LOL!!
He was drinking diesel
@@Lord_Skeptic Nah, back then Rowan was well known for drinking brake fluid. Luckily he stopped really quickly 🤣
@@andysedgley I'm glad Rowan did cause Brake fluids often contain the toxic alcohol diethylene glycol (DEG), which has a boiling point of about 470°F. Diethylene glycol (DEG) is sweet-tasting, odorless, and colorless but If swallowed, it can be very dangerous, even fatal, if patients do not receive prompt medical care.
@@ETH5626 "cause"? "odorless"? "colorless"? Speak the Queen's English, laddo, or you shall find I am compelled to ... errr.... Something you! Consider yourself semi-somethinged as of now!!
@@andysedgley The hell is wrong with you? I was only telling what Brake fluids could do to the human body if swallowed. 😒 Don't like it? Tough luck!
Love looking at those old clips seeing all the old classic cars, brings back memories.
This song makes me proud to be a British truck driver 🤣🤣🤣
Or a disgusting one.
Indeed it does - funny how we appear to other drivers 😂
Did you like the Leyland Constructor T-45 lorry in this video?
The amount of depression this song can cure is astounding❤
Deano 2 amazing nobody heard that yay 🎉 do a good job Rowan blank 69 likes little girls sucking 😨 meow
Mel Smith RIP
Thanks for all the fun.
pure comedy gold 😄
Man this just made my evening an bit more fun, God bless to the creativity of the Not the Nine o'clock news and my dad for telling about this song.
I had to travel down the A1 & M11 back to Kent the other day and all I could think of was this 😂
Christ, Pamela Stephenson is fit as fuck
Isn't she just!!
@@moad1000 Still is - just doesn't have to put up with people being disrespectful about it any more.
What a wonderful country Britain was.
Was being the key word
Why was?
@@johnmartinez7440 You are beyond saving.
rowan has a full licence to drive HGV...he must have absolutely loved driving this around all day..ha ha....very clever writing a sketch about truckers then getting the bbc to supply the truck.
I just can't stop laughing at the line
"If you don't like trucking tough luck."
Very good, I do recall watching this episode when it first aired, nothing seems to capture what we had back then nowadays, maybe old, but will remain pure gold.
I remembered this from the 70's... But it wasn't til now as an adult i got the innuendo! Thx for the upload!
37 people didn't like trucking. Tough luck!
+Chris Bruno Either that or 37 hedgehogs :D
nevermind;)
I Like Trucking
They can just truck off!
64
I've never seen Rowan Atkinson so young!
Introduced this to my 16 yr old daughter and mates they love it! Classic!
RIP Mel! Thanks for the great memories!
Bloody marvellous and what hottie Pamela Stephenson was back in the day, Billy Connolly a lucky guy
You're right! I saw it on french television when i was kid... Real british sense of humour!!!
I also enjoy "the gramophone" (a good vision of hifi sellers ;o) )
My GOD, this bring back, good old times.......😂😊
This is was one of the best spoof tracks of my teens! ❤
I wonder what was in that can of esso plus, Rowans face at 2:34 just before the fade, clearly someone was pranking somewhere.
when Rowan raises the eyebrows!
Rowan Atkinson is just golden here... over all, I love this song
Classic. An all time favourite of mine. Mel Smith. Legend.
0:20 Not one person in ten years has mentioned.
*ANY CHANCE OF A TRUCK?* on the windscreen! 😂
Well you have now!
I woke up with this going round in my head this morning. When I was 6 I had the NTNON L.P. And played it to death. This and the headbanger song were my favourites.
Rowan is driving because he had a HGV license
It's basically the reason the video was made lol
@@aryaasha4589 and my respect for him has only increased because of it.
wow never knew that, thanks.
Is he still available for work?
A ride for a ride!
Over 40 years old. The use of "wireless" dates it a little as the word has largely been replaced by "radio".
Brilliant comedy these guys just looking at them you just burst out laughing pure comedy gold!
thank you so much for posting this, great happy memories.... great show by great people
thumbs up for rowan atkinson actually driving the truck!
Driving is hard?
@@DanceySteveYNWA I assume so because you need a special license to drive HGVs
Rowan Atkinson is the best
I have this song playing whilst I'm out delivering for work and always wave on the cars behind
Despite this I find truckers on the whole to be among the most considerate drivers on the motorway. Some van drivers,though...
@@rjjcms1 On the motorway they are because its layed back driving for them. in towns and cities its a different kettle of fish though as they sometimes just tend to pull out because they get used to people not letting them out, its why I usually let them out if I can because its the safer thing to do.
@@Sython6 Yes,it's better to be safe and keep others safe 👍. Truck and van drivers only have their wing mirrors,no rear view,leaving a big blind spot so while taking the utmost care have to rely on other road users seeing them and giving them the space they need to manoevre. It's best to keep a bit of distance from those vehicles,particularly in situations where they need a wider arc than a car would to do a turn.
Still so funny after all these years.
Oh this takes me back. I used to roll around the floor laughing at this when I was a kid, still brings tears to my eyes.. Poor hedgehogs!.
Didnt realise that Nigel Planer was a co writer too
@@sarahwestwood9730 and Richard Curtis
Not The Nine I'Clock News brought out an LP called Hedgehog Sandwich not long after.
What an excellent song.
Fabulous stuff. Part of early my teenage life. When you could get away with this real humour 🦔😂
Wow, life as a British trucker sure seems nice.
It is. Not a fan of cold chocolate though.
Except when they were murdering prostitutes.
Best song from the show, hands down!
It's definitely between this and "Nice video, shame about the song".
RIP Mel, NTNOCN had me laughing till it hurt. You'll be missed by a lot of people.
I've got to admit I got a twitch when Pamela was playing with the gear stick! 😛
Yeah she was nice. Married to Billy Connolly I believe.
I saw this as kid in the 80s in the US on the local PBS channel. I thought it was hilarious even though I was too young to understand some of the content. Now I've seen it twice, still funny.
Hang on, did Not the 9 O'clock News air in the states? Really?
@@johnking5174I remember seeing it on a local PBS station.
@@Mojooverlord I am surprised, I would have never thought it would have appealed to American audiences?
If only this was on Spotify or SoundCloud haha would play it while I truck all over the UK haha
Just getting into Not the nine o clock news always been a fan of Rowan Atkinson's work!
Excellent, a blast from my past.
Brilliant 😅👍
And i thought that this was an song about how much there love trucking. So many innuendos genius
Oh, my! It's been 35 years since I last saw this!
Amazing still
fantastic
rowan atkinsons face.priceless
Just found this . Brilliant still
They did some great comedy songs....this one was the best !
А кто поет??? Неужели они сами??
The look's Atkinson gives makes me laugh
The best sketch in Not the Nine O'Clock News without a doubt!!
Gerald the Gorilla sketch is a brilliant one too!
2:32 Rowan just barely holding it together, look at those eyes 😂
This is one of my favorites from not the nine o'clock news!
Lol'd at this, haven't seen it for 20+ years, good memories :)
I love this, so funny even today. Comedy giants!
best song ever
i love this song lol
From the description:
As broadcast from Series 3, Episode 1 (1980).
@pix042 This was originally broadcast in October 1980 (much better in its original form shown here than the one shown in the edited versions of NTNN). A giveaway to this being filmed soon before it went to air is the W plate on the Ford Cortina GL estate...
This video makes me want to play Euro Truck again.
This song should be included in
"Top Gear: The Opera!"
Underrated comment 👍
Anyone comes back here every now and then for Pamela? Just me? Understandable.
I'm here for Rowan and Rhys.
I’m here for Pam 🤪
@@theriksta8319she's 74 and damn that women still looks okay 🤪
Classic , vintage comedy is the best. Now errrr !
Song performed by
Rowan Atkinson
Mel Smith
Pamela Stephenson
Griff rhys-Jones
Oh please will i be able to forget this melody...
Never!xx
First time I heard it was in 2002 or so and I still can't
I used to watch this all the time on youtube when I was like 12. Don't know why, I loved it
@leftboot83, LGV & HGV are the same. HGV stands for Heavy Goods Vehicle, which a few years ago, the UK had to adopt the European version of LGV which stands for LARGE GOODS VEHICLE
Rowan Atkinson is mega hot in this!!!!!♥️♥️
I’ve got a bit of a crush on him lol. 😂🤣
Can’t quite believe I admitted that !🤔😳😂
Does that mean a funny guy who doesn't look like a wellington boot has a chance? 😁
RIP Mel, the songs on Not the nine oclock news were both good and funny. Rare!
Blimey remember this the first time round lol...im told that Mr Atkinson holds a class one and owned a Leyland RoadTrain Tractor unit......Great Video.
i finally found it again! great song i like it