It hit me hard. My dad is going through this and he said something similar to me a few days ago "it's like there's a giant x in my brain....i can't remember shit"
That final scene is amazing, i genuinely shed tears every time i see that sketch. they genuinely become their roles: a once great but now mentally ravaged man who is painfully aware of his own dementia and physical decline and his long time loving friend, already mourning who and what Holmes used to be and speechless both at the decline of such a genius and his own inability to do anything for his pained and lost friend. superb acting.
@@RichGwilliam Are you talking about the episode before this? That was just a sketch, I'm pretty sure David understands the final scene in Blackadder and never thought it was a joke that just didn't go over.
What's funny about that last one - well, not funny, pretty moving actually - is that at the end of series 3 they had a running joke about how they should end the show on a sad note the way Blackadder did. Then they somehow still manage to catch you off guard there. Brilliant writing.
I visited a friend brain-damaged by a virus two years earlier. She rarely spoke sense, mumbled mostly, very forgetful, and kind of simple. Before the illness she owned and managed a business with dozens of employees. After lunch we left her husband and children and went outside to sit in the sun. She sat with her head down, saying nothing. After a few minutes she looked up and said, "I know what has happened to me." It was the first and only coherent statement I heard her make.
A great example of why the right to die at a time of one's choosing needs to be enshrined in law, if not the Constitution. It's inarguably a human right. We only think otherwise because the Church hijacked it as a method of control, as it did with sex and, well, everything else. Only fools and horses work, as the priestly class surely never has.
What a brilliant ending. They indeed got their Blackadder ending. I hadn't envisioned that. That was remarkable. Beautiful, sad and emotional, yet a little funny too. Loads of respect to them. It was a great show :)
What a performance in the Sherlock sketch. Still gets me everytime. There's something so fantastic about it, the shared history of the character we all have, and just the instant relationship we know. We understand the situation so quickly, and its funny because it's funny, and then truly heartbreaking because it is. A best friend looking on and trying his best. "I know John" kills me every time. And if shows they both have acting and writing chops.
I've watched this again for a second time now, and I must say I'm pushed to tears when Holmes has a moment of clarity in his state of dementia. It's just so deep; so sad; so human. And to be honest, it also shows off the serious side of acting that Mitchell and Webb are able to perform. It's a beautiful way to end the series. Love it even more than the first time I watched it! :)
Yes, like everyone is saying, the acting at the end is utterly brilliant. I don't care, I have watched Peep Show and am methodically going through everything these two have done and even though you are warned throughout the series that they were going to do something like this, it still comes as a shock. David was brill, as always, but the clincher was Robert at the end. How he was able to say so much without a single word is truly haunting.
Really hits home. My dad had dementia in his last years and it was awful seeing my hero fade away. The weird thing is you always kind of believe maybe they know they're suffering from an illness and aren't completely lost. But then that's just us holding onto them isn't it. Hoping we'll see them again as their true selves. Sometimes life is so sad.
I'm very sorry for your loss. My grandfather had some variety of early-onset dementia. It was gut-wrenching and terrifying to watch him drift further every day from who he had once been, and to know there wasn't one god-damned thing you could do to help. One really hopes they don't know. The only thing I can imagine that would be worse than having everything you are stripped inexorably from you bit by bit would be having an awareness of the cruel disrespect of the process as it happened. I'll eat a bullet first, thanks.
Because it happens, and will continue to until we stop it. Instead we let Elon Musk buy his fifth mega-yacht while paying nothing back, and a disgustingly large number of sociopaths worship him for it. I really don't know why.
@@michaelccozens what’re u on about u silly cunt they did it as reference to blackadder’s equally somber ending to their comedy series, which they also discussed in an earlier sketch
Does anybody know the music used in the wonderfully moving Sherlock Holmes sketch? The sketch reminded me very much of my ex's father, a brilliant mind (Dr of Nuclear Physics) laid to waste by dementia. In his moments of lucidity he'd say that he was sorry for being a nuisance but he couldn't help it. Those words, when he said them to me, brought me to tears.
I had a few moments like that last scene, with my grandfather in his final stages of Parkinsons/Dementia. He had a few sudden moments of clarity while we were talking, and the pain and understanding of the situation he was in came through like a tonne of bricks...... An honourable man - I respect him greatly.
i was watching this episode quite by chance as i love the mitchell and webb partnership and the final scene was so moving, i thought i saw watson cry a little. Anyone who has seen the things dementia and alzheimer's do to sufferers cant watch this without a tear in their eye or a lump in their throat. Its not just good writing, its incredibly good acting to start it as a comedy sketch and turn it in to a serious piece which will touch the stoniest of hearts. I applaud you both.
The acting from 8:26 onwards is absolutely brilliant. Mitchell and Webb are always awesome, but that was something from a whole new league. Wasn't expecting to see that from them in a sketch show!
Depressing but brilliant ending. I agree with KashmirKiddy. Gives the series a new dimension and also reminded me of the serious ending of Blackadder. I really hope this isn't the last series.
Really strong scoring choices in the last scene. The calm strings are going in the background the whole time and right at the emotional climax they go to sudden silence and turn up the sound of the clock.
My mother is going through this exact thing with my grandmother, after work she goes to the rehabilitation home to sit with my grandmother, sometimes when I get off work I’ll drive to my moms house and clean a bit, make dinner and feed her dog. When she comes in from those 14 hour days sometimes she has the same eyes as Watson in this, just sadness. She has started to talk about how she hopes she dies all at once so I don’t have to see her like that which is just awful to hear.
It can't be accidental that in the first sketch her, they mention Peepshow, which is essentially a reimagining of "The Odd Couple", an extremely good one, and one of my favourite shows, but essentially that's what it is.
I first saw the Sherlock Holmes sketch not long after my Nan had been put into a home with dementia. We were very close, everyone in the family knew I was her favourite grandchild so it hit me pretty hard. Some days were better than others when I would visit her but it was always difficult. In her final hours, we could she was struggling but I was able to make her laugh with a personal joke we had and tell her I loved her before she went. It was about as close to a perfect final goodbye one could have. I miss her dearly every day but her positivity right to the end inspires me to continue to appreciate every single day. Love you forever Nan.
After Holmes told him he's aware of his condition, Watson's reaction was the last bit needed to start shedding tears. All his efforts to keep his dear friend into some kind of ignorance about his own mind fading away, crushed. Lived that too. The worst part about having him slowly leaving this world was him knowing. The rest of it didn't really matter as long as he could be unburdened, even for a few minutes. I remember being constantly bothered about wether he was thinking about death. He didn't talk much. What was his mind at ? That last sketch is the most unconmfortable bit I've seen from them. But it's like staring right into humanity.
Comedy and tragedy are just the flip side of each other (different ways of looking at the same situation). The last sketches shows us this very well. Mitchell and Webb are good actors and I wonder what they'll do next?
Damn! Even though I could tell what they were doing with that ending (brilliant!), I got sucked in by their brilliance and their Holmes & Watson sketch brought tears to my eyes.
My Paw is starting to become extremely forgetful, messing up words, taking ages to form a sentence, etc. He had a series of strokes at 47. Hasn't been quite the same since. He's 62 now. I'm just happy that I live so close by...
Sort of. It's not by Nathan Milstein, the piece was actually written by Jules Massenet and it's the "meditation" from Act 2 of his opera Thaïs, but arranged for piano instead of orchestra. Milstein is probably the violinist, sad that the piano player didn't get a mention 🧐 That's the trouble with classical music and apps like Shazam, it doesn't fit the "artist/album/track" format because composer and performers are different things.
It seems that a lot of great comedians also have great acting ability in general - not to diminish comedy. Their acting is of course fantastic in Peep Show, I would one day like to see them both take on serious roles in movies. Good movies, of course.
@johnnythunders78 I'd like to think one of the reasons for any show ending on that kind of note is to purposefully distract the audience from the other sad fact that the show is finishing up. But no matter the reason it is worthwhile just to show off their fantastic acting.
I remember the first time I saw the last Blackadder, I didn't expect it. I didn't expect this either, even though they mentioned it earlier. The last episode of Blackadder is probably the one I know least well, because I avoid watching it for these very reasons. The ending here was much more sudden and moving than Blackadder.
Oh my God, brilliant. My eyes watered as it brought back memories of my old mum who degenerated with Alzheimer’s in her final years and slipped away this May. That crazy behaviour was spot on, and especially also the poignant moment of clarity.
@Libby7 That was kinda the point I think, I see it as a homage to the final episode of Blackadder. The humor dries away and the full reality of the situation comes to the forefront. The audience has to mentally adapt all of a sudden. Gently hoping for the next brilliant joke, which never manifests. Though I would say BA did it "better", it's almost daft to compare the two. Both are unique in their own ways.
Jesus Christ that final sketch.... I watched my Grandmother die slowly from Alzheimer's and it made me realize that if I'm ever diagnosed with it I'll probably take my own way out than go like that.
Just when you’re having a laugh they pull out some amazing emotional writing get at the end...bravo
Hits your hard in the feelings right?
@@irfankhan2378 panzy
@@MrJakePaddy nah pal it funny
@@profilefeather you spelt pansy wrong....
It hit me hard. My dad is going through this and he said something similar to me a few days ago "it's like there's a giant x in my brain....i can't remember shit"
That final scene is amazing, i genuinely shed tears every time i see that sketch. they genuinely become their roles: a once great but now mentally ravaged man who is painfully aware of his own dementia and physical decline and his long time loving friend, already mourning who and what Holmes used to be and speechless both at the decline of such a genius and his own inability to do anything for his pained and lost friend. superb acting.
I've spent much time with some loved ones with dementia and this hits me in the feels every time I see it ❤❤❤
Beautifully put!
Superbly painful, yes.
Was it not also a riff on the Blackadder ending that they had a go at for speaking out of place as a comedy show?
@@RichGwilliam Are you talking about the episode before this? That was just a sketch, I'm pretty sure David understands the final scene in Blackadder and never thought it was a joke that just didn't go over.
What's funny about that last one - well, not funny, pretty moving actually - is that at the end of series 3 they had a running joke about how they should end the show on a sad note the way Blackadder did. Then they somehow still manage to catch you off guard there. Brilliant writing.
+antwan gprime It was actually a running joke for the episode before this one.
Brilliant writing and magnificent acting. The way they go from comedy to sincerely touching drama.
They still forgot to put 'Sod Alzheimer's' though.
They end it with a poop joke, which was also the running joke about how all comedy comes down to poop.
I visited a friend brain-damaged by a virus two years earlier. She rarely spoke sense, mumbled mostly, very forgetful, and kind of simple. Before the illness she owned and managed a business with dozens of employees.
After lunch we left her husband and children and went outside to sit in the sun. She sat with her head down, saying nothing. After a few minutes she looked up and said, "I know what has happened to me." It was the first and only coherent statement I heard her make.
Bloody hell, poor woman. Can't imagine how terrifying that must feel.
Absolutely superb. The look of grief stricken desolation on Watson's face after Holmes says "I can't get the fog to clear" was genuinely moving.
And now I can't get the tears to clear.
No one's robbing Ash, God's gonna fuck y'all up
A great example of why the right to die at a time of one's choosing needs to be enshrined in law, if not the Constitution. It's inarguably a human right. We only think otherwise because the Church hijacked it as a method of control, as it did with sex and, well, everything else.
Only fools and horses work, as the priestly class surely never has.
They did do the Blackadder ending after all
Did they do that at the end of each series? I've only seen a few sketches here.
Yes,..yes they did
"Looks like a two-pipe problem"
No-one dares to laugh.
It's a desperately sad sketch. :(
So, he ends up 'covered in poo'. Brilliant!
What a brilliant ending. They indeed got their Blackadder ending. I hadn't envisioned that. That was remarkable. Beautiful, sad and emotional, yet a little funny too. Loads of respect to them. It was a great show :)
What a performance in the Sherlock sketch. Still gets me everytime. There's something so fantastic about it, the shared history of the character we all have, and just the instant relationship we know. We understand the situation so quickly, and its funny because it's funny, and then truly heartbreaking because it is. A best friend looking on and trying his best. "I know John" kills me every time. And if shows they both have acting and writing chops.
Superb actors.
the gratefullness of watsons bow at the inspector as he mimes "thank you" always gets me:')
Webb really kills it in the final part.
I've watched this again for a second time now, and I must say I'm pushed to tears when Holmes has a moment of clarity in his state of dementia. It's just so deep; so sad; so human. And to be honest, it also shows off the serious side of acting that Mitchell and Webb are able to perform. It's a beautiful way to end the series. Love it even more than the first time I watched it! :)
You fuckers... You never fail to get me with that final sketch. I didn't need these tears so close to bed time.
Yes, like everyone is saying, the acting at the end is utterly brilliant. I don't care, I have watched Peep Show and am methodically going through everything these two have done and even though you are warned throughout the series that they were going to do something like this, it still comes as a shock. David was brill, as always, but the clincher was Robert at the end. How he was able to say so much without a single word is truly haunting.
Really hits home. My dad had dementia in his last years and it was awful seeing my hero fade away.
The weird thing is you always kind of believe maybe they know they're suffering from an illness and aren't completely lost.
But then that's just us holding onto them isn't it. Hoping we'll see them again as their true selves.
Sometimes life is so sad.
Is it better to know, though?
Moments of clarity like that do happen. Both my nan and mum had dementia. Ricky Gervais showed a similar thing in his character's dad in After Life.
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I'm very sorry for your loss. My grandfather had some variety of early-onset dementia. It was gut-wrenching and terrifying to watch him drift further every day from who he had once been, and to know there wasn't one god-damned thing you could do to help.
One really hopes they don't know. The only thing I can imagine that would be worse than having everything you are stripped inexorably from you bit by bit would be having an awareness of the cruel disrespect of the process as it happened. I'll eat a bullet first, thanks.
Respect the moments of clarity.
Why! Why did I get this third OF THIS episode recommended!
It's brilliantly written, a great callback, and horrifyingly sad. Kill me.
The closing sketch is their greatest work
The Sherlock Holmes sketch was..stunning.
That last sketch. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Some of the finest acting you will see.
Oh my God, that final scene. What the hell I was crying. They’re such damn good actors. Why’d they do this??
Because it happens, and will continue to until we stop it.
Instead we let Elon Musk buy his fifth mega-yacht while paying nothing back, and a disgustingly large number of sociopaths worship him for it. I really don't know why.
@@michaelccozens what’re u on about u silly cunt they did it as reference to blackadder’s equally somber ending to their comedy series, which they also discussed in an earlier sketch
Comedy where it shines brightest, amidst almost unbearable tragedy. It's like a vein of gold wedged in a wall of rock. Perfection.
Does anybody know the music used in the wonderfully moving Sherlock Holmes sketch? The sketch reminded me very much of my ex's father, a brilliant mind (Dr of Nuclear Physics) laid to waste by dementia. In his moments of lucidity he'd say that he was sorry for being a nuisance but he couldn't help it. Those words, when he said them to me, brought me to tears.
It's the "Meditation" from Act 2 of Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs", arranged for piano and violin.
That Sherlock sketch gets me every time. Even under all that makeup, Robert's response is heartbreaking. Fantastic acting.
My God. David Mitchell abd Robert Webb. You are incredible writers
Oh wow- that last sketch broke my heart!!
You could have used the laboratoire to change the world. I hope you're happy with yourself, Monsieur Garnier.
I had a few moments like that last scene, with my grandfather in his final stages of Parkinsons/Dementia. He had a few sudden moments of clarity while we were talking, and the pain and understanding of the situation he was in came through like a tonne of bricks...... An honourable man - I respect him greatly.
Well, goddamn. That actually made me cry. I was not expecting that.
Jesus, I almost... Actually cried.
Why don't these two do any more serious acting? They're so talented.
i was watching this episode quite by chance as i love the mitchell and webb partnership and the final scene was so moving, i thought i saw watson cry a little. Anyone who has seen the things dementia and alzheimer's do to sufferers cant watch this without a tear in their eye or a lump in their throat. Its not just good writing, its incredibly good acting to start it as a comedy sketch and turn it in to a serious piece which will touch the stoniest of hearts. I applaud you both.
I kept waiting for the punchline on the last one, holy moly
First time seeing this ending. They're incredible. Never knew about this one actually, just seeing clips with funny stuff from them.
I'm crying my eyes out on monday morning .. wow
It's tuesday
Thank you for not makibg a joke at the end of either the Quiz game or holmes.
Some seriously fine acting from Mitchell and Webb in the Holmes sketch. Heart breaking and beautifully underplayed. Hats off!
It was a homage to the black adder scene they were talking about in the begining?
That last scene was incredibly powerful.
Taking the piss out of his role in Sorry was genius. Loved it.
Man, for an intentionally sad ending... that's a really sad ending!
amazing acting around the end, roberts and mitchell are amazing actors
oh yes, i love Roberts and Mitchell
@@BillWhammers *slow clap*
The acting from 8:26 onwards is absolutely brilliant. Mitchell and Webb are always awesome, but that was something from a whole new league. Wasn't expecting to see that from them in a sketch show!
That's the first time a sketch show has ever brought a tear to my eye, such a sad ending :(
The final sketch...well, comedic, yes, but breathtaking acting, as the tradegy took a serious note.
That one will stick with me for some time.
Okay, the end was heartbreaking.
Wonderful ending! I love their constant self referencing.. they really are very very good!
That last sketch sums up the bastardry of Alzheimer's/Dementia etc
David! You can act quite well!
With jam on your face, no less.
My hat's off to you.
Greatest Holmes sketch ever love these guys
They're both very good actors. But Robert Webb particularly stands out, for me, in a lot of these sketches for his expressions and his acting ability.
Depressing but brilliant ending. I agree with KashmirKiddy. Gives the series a new dimension and also reminded me of the serious ending of Blackadder.
I really hope this isn't the last series.
Really strong scoring choices in the last scene. The calm strings are going in the background the whole time and right at the emotional climax they go to sudden silence and turn up the sound of the clock.
And if anyone wonders, the piece is called "Meditation" from "thais" by Jules Massenet :) I whole-heartedly agree!
My mother is going through this exact thing with my grandmother, after work she goes to the rehabilitation home to sit with my grandmother, sometimes when I get off work I’ll drive to my moms house and clean a bit, make dinner and feed her dog. When she comes in from those 14 hour days sometimes she has the same eyes as Watson in this, just sadness. She has started to talk about how she hopes she dies all at once so I don’t have to see her like that which is just awful to hear.
my god..Webb's face at the and..
I almost cried during the ending. Amazing.
It can't be accidental that in the first sketch her, they mention Peepshow, which is essentially a reimagining of "The Odd Couple", an extremely good one, and one of my favourite shows, but essentially that's what it is.
that ending was too real
Wow... I actually cried. What a great ending.
I had never seen the third or fourth season. Thanks for posting the show.
that last sketch was devastating :o
I first saw the Sherlock Holmes sketch not long after my Nan had been put into a home with dementia. We were very close, everyone in the family knew I was her favourite grandchild so it hit me pretty hard. Some days were better than others when I would visit her but it was always difficult. In her final hours, we could she was struggling but I was able to make her laugh with a personal joke we had and tell her I loved her before she went. It was about as close to a perfect final goodbye one could have. I miss her dearly every day but her positivity right to the end inspires me to continue to appreciate every single day. Love you forever Nan.
After Holmes told him he's aware of his condition, Watson's reaction was the last bit needed to start shedding tears. All his efforts to keep his dear friend into some kind of ignorance about his own mind fading away, crushed. Lived that too. The worst part about having him slowly leaving this world was him knowing. The rest of it didn't really matter as long as he could be unburdened, even for a few minutes. I remember being constantly bothered about wether he was thinking about death. He didn't talk much. What was his mind at ?
That last sketch is the most unconmfortable bit I've seen from them. But it's like staring right into humanity.
Bravo. They really touched a nerve here. "Black Adder Goes Forth" indeed.
Comedy and tragedy are just the flip side of each other (different ways of looking at the same situation). The last sketches shows us this very well. Mitchell and Webb are good actors and I wonder what they'll do next?
Damn! Even though I could tell what they were doing with that ending (brilliant!), I got sucked in by their brilliance and their Holmes & Watson sketch brought tears to my eyes.
My Paw is starting to become extremely forgetful, messing up words, taking ages to form a sentence, etc. He had a series of strokes at 47. Hasn't been quite the same since. He's 62 now. I'm just happy that I live so close by...
Just in case any of you were wondering, the music at the end is called Massenet Meditation by Nathan Milstein
Sort of. It's not by Nathan Milstein, the piece was actually written by Jules Massenet and it's the "meditation" from Act 2 of his opera Thaïs, but arranged for piano instead of orchestra. Milstein is probably the violinist, sad that the piano player didn't get a mention 🧐 That's the trouble with classical music and apps like Shazam, it doesn't fit the "artist/album/track" format because composer and performers are different things.
Oh. Em. Gee. In literal tears, why they had to do my boy Holmes like that? 😭
Oh no, I forgot about the Watson sketch. I wasn't ready for that today.
This reminds me that until just a few years ago , there was stuff worth watching on television .
Oh my god I can't even laugh at that last one
It seems that a lot of great comedians also have great acting ability in general - not to diminish comedy.
Their acting is of course fantastic in Peep Show, I would one day like to see them both take on serious roles in movies. Good movies, of course.
Bloody hell, this got serious fast.
Damn! That last one got to me.
@johnnythunders78
I'd like to think one of the reasons for any show ending on that kind of note is to purposefully distract the audience from the other sad fact that the show is finishing up.
But no matter the reason it is worthwhile just to show off their fantastic acting.
Damn it I'm in tears now...
4:22
OH GOD NO IT'S THIS EPISODE
OH NO MY FEEEELS
I forgot how brilliant the holmes thing is. Just proves these guys can do drama and comedy equally well. Absolute standing ovation to that ending.
"...notoriously slapdash about their personal safety" Love that line.
such a powerful scene about dementia. Absolutely brilliantly made, cause it gave it every single aspect of the illness.
I remember the first time I saw the last Blackadder, I didn't expect it. I didn't expect this either, even though they mentioned it earlier. The last episode of Blackadder is probably the one I know least well, because I avoid watching it for these very reasons.
The ending here was much more sudden and moving than Blackadder.
Oh my, that last sketch!!! Has genuinely made me shed a tear.....nor what I was expecting at all.....great acting from all in it though....
Jeremy Brett (RIP): best Holmes ever. Webb even looks like Edward Hardwick(e?).
Ah! Finally someone who appreciates Jeremy Brett. I really like the modern spins Elementary and House but my ultimate Holmes is always Jeremy Brett.
The greatest Holmes is the guy who played him in the Russian adaptation
Oh my God, brilliant. My eyes watered as it brought back memories of my old mum who degenerated with Alzheimer’s in her final years and slipped away this May. That crazy behaviour was spot on, and especially also the poignant moment of clarity.
God, that last sketch is truly brutal.
@Libby7 That was kinda the point I think, I see it as a homage to the final episode of Blackadder. The humor dries away and the full reality of the situation comes to the forefront. The audience has to mentally adapt all of a sudden. Gently hoping for the next brilliant joke, which never manifests.
Though I would say BA did it "better", it's almost daft to compare the two. Both are unique in their own ways.
I realize I'm kind of a pussy but still the ending is too much for me...
dannyboy12357 makes me cry every time I see it
A few words may suffice to tell the little that remains. Finally, Mitchell and Webb left comedy behind and created art. I pay respect to their work.
Jesus Christ that final sketch.... I watched my Grandmother die slowly from Alzheimer's and it made me realize that if I'm ever diagnosed with it I'll probably take my own way out than go like that.
Excellent acting, beautiful.
They did that serious moment they were looking for in the last episode.
brilliant ending!
The end was genuinely moving...
Thank you for uploading all these!
I cried too. And I love Jam!!!
Remain indoors
Made me cry.. my grandmother suffers from Alzheimer's.
I have just relegated the Fast Show to my 2nd most favourite sketch show of all time.
Webb really needs to do more serious acting. Perhaps with the Oscar winner. The way he falls apart so silently. Extraordinary.
What an incredible skit. Comedy like that is rare and hard to do.
Man, they got me with that Holmes bit... Bastards.
that ending made me tear up, even knowing the context...
That blackadder ending
Jesus that last scene hit me like a van
This last sketch is both the first ever tragedy of errors and the first ever slapstick tragedy.