James Dreyfus: cancelled from Dr Who for supporting JK Rowling | SpectatorTV
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- This week Winston speaks with actor James Dreyfus, star of Gimme Gimme Gimme, The Thin Blue Line and Notting Hill. They discuss his cancellation from Dr Who, the misogyny and homophobia of Trans Radical Activists, Stonewall, the LGB Alliance, and why he’s willing to put his neck on the line.
//CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - Gimme Gimme Gimme and normalising homosexuality on TV
05:55 - Why I was cancelled from Dr Who and supporting JK Rowling
15:50 - Where have Stonewall gone wrong?
24:13 - Tavistock closing and hopes for the future
29:30 - The state of the creative industries
32:02 - Spitfire audio and cancelling the cancel culture
37:04 - Speaking out and putting your neck on the line
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What happened to James displays just how vindictive and nasty trans activism is. He shows such poise and strength in the face of all of this and I respect him greatly.
Yea the freakshow contingent are violent racist fascists. Stand up to them or get fucked.
I don't think it's even trans activism. It's the usual drones who constantly have their fingers out to test which way the wind is blowing culturally and morally and then ostracize anyone who doesn't walk in lockstep towards whatever way that wind is blowing. Same people who would have supported the Nazis and Soviets, just utter soulless facsimiles of human beings.
It also reveals how cowardly the bystanders are. People don't want to even be associated with him, but they agree with him, they can see what's being done to him is unjust? But they know associating with him would harm their own career.... I'm sorry, this stuff is scary, because it's a bystander effect on a mass scale. At what point do you stop being such a coward?
Sorry, it makes me so angry. I know people don't want to get fired - but not even being allowed to sign a letter asking for a less toxic debate is as mild as you can get! And THAT gets you destroyed? If people don't stand up, it will slide into an authoritarian situation quickly.
Well said Rich
@@L_Martin Yes, people have to learn to be strong sooner or later otherwise it will get much worse.
James Dreyfus is a very brave and honorable man. Thank you James.
James Dreyfus is such a nice bloke. He really doesn’t deserve the persecution he’s getting from the gender zealots. We’re with you James!
Yeah we were too harsh on Hitler and Bin Laden too
And the KKK, just because they have differing opinions
@@HedeccaTamer I hope you're not comparing James to Hitler, Bin Laden and the KKK! ... Obviously you are 😯
@@HedeccaTamer Yes because having an opinion that isnt actually even filled with hate and prejudice at all, is JUST THE SAME as mass genocide, suicide bombings, lynching's, hate campaigns. I cannot BELIEVE youre comparing those evil fuckers to this man for supporting an author who didnt even SAY ANYTHING that bad, never mind commit any atrocities against humanity.
@@paulinegallagher7821 Transphobia is hate and endngers lives of minorities, end of
@@HedeccaTamer he's not transphobic, neither is JK Rowling. If you bothered to look at thr context you'd see that. People don't always have to be 100% supportive of a cause, it's called living in a free country. If they aren't actively attacking ttansgender people, which they are definitely NOT, then who thr fuck has the right to destroy someone's career and reputation? That's dystopian thinking and pure dangerous and insidious
This really is totally outrageous. James Dreyfus comes across as a man of great courage and immense integrity.
Correct. Which is why the trans people must discredit him. People with courage, integrity and intellect are a risk to their agenda.
They don't like that
Exactly. It's all the best people who are standing up. It's all the people with integrity!
Courage and integrity are dirty words these days, They used to be lauded when we lived in a decent society, instead of this nuthouse we now live in. The trans ideology has set gays and lesbians back decades.
Not all trans people. Most have in the past quietly got on with their lives. It is the teenage, autistic wokesters and their TRA advocates, who are poisoning the well.
James Dreyfus is absolutely superb.
When a group forces you to dislike ppl, disown them, disparage them rather than allowing you to have an independent thought - it’s a cult.
He has integrity.
He has character.
He has courage. 👏👏👏
So......transphobes and terfs then?
and a great actor!
Great interview - old school Leftie here who wants reason & logic to determine outcomes rather than hysteria and rumour - best wishes to James & hope his career career goes from strength to stregnth
Nothing but admiration for him. Nothing but contempt for those in the industry who ignore him, because of his stand.
It’s amazing to think that gay people are now being victimised for just wanting to remain gay and don’t wish to change their gender. An excellent actor whose logical and reasoned argument should be spread on this platform. Well done to Marshall also, just recently started watching him his questions are really good and you do feel at the end of an interview with him that you have come away more knowledge than when you first started watching.
How oppression begins by hijacking a good cause and getting dictatorial, We can now see how such oppression begins with people many well-meaning but many ignorant and undiscerning,
One of the founders of the original movement, who was af the stonewall riots, was abused by some trans activists at a pride parade in America recently!
That's what being left wing is. They strive for the "continual revolution" they keep fighting for change even if it makes everything worse lest they be called "Conservative"
I keep hearing of gay women who are being victimised and bullied for not wanting to sleep with trans people. I also keep hearing of gay and trans people who would like the children left out of it.
yes i have never understood why trans gotunder the same umbrella as gay/bisexual? surely sexuality is different from gender (dysphoria).
It really is shameful how badly Stonewall has been corrupted.
Exactly. The same way LIberty wentin the 80s
I once raised money for Stonewall, I want my fucking money back you evil bastards.
Thank goodness that poisonous Nancy Kelley has gone at least.
Absolutely love James. He is a very wonderful human being. 💖
James is a fantastic actor. He thoroughly deserves all praise for his abilities. Well said and keep the faith. Never let the bastards grind you down!
The bit about using the term 'queer' really got me. I am black and I recall another black person 'affectionately' calling me the n word for the first time ever as a teenager. It felt like a punch to the face. One person's reclaiming is another person's trauma.
There's also a political / philosophical side to it because "queer" was reclaimed in the name of queer theory, which many gay people don't want to be associated with because they consider it bullshit. It's a bit like assuming that a black person must vote Labour, etc.
Totally agree. The opposite term to 'straight' was ofcourse 'bent'. But that got changed to 'gay', which is odd becuase the opposite of gay is 'sad'. The terms 'bent' and 'queer' refered to what were once considered 'abnormal orientations'. The terms are BOTH still offensive to many. So it is very odd that 'queer' is being brought back. If so, then the term 'bent' is also applicable. No, it's time the majority stand up to the aggressive minority activists who are trying to change societies language. No - they DON'T get to do that. Lagnuage grows organically over time. And not on the whim of fanatical narrow minded activists. If they insist on using the term 'queer' - then we ALL have a right to use the term 'bent'. Or ban BOTH.
The "n" word for me is a not a term of indearment ...its a quick way to offend me, itz a slur massa used. I agree on Queer, JR shame how trans community....did her
This was always my reasoning for not putting the Q in the acronym. If people want to reclaim words, fine, but I’m not going to put a Q in an acronym describing gay people any more than I’d put an N or a P in an acronym describing racial minorities
Why let it traumatise you, you should never let a word have that much power over you
What a decent man James is. These people are nuts, despicable BBC.
It's Big Finish really, which is a smaller company than the BBC.
Nothing to do with the BBC
@@obiwankenobi687
Well they are licensed by the BBC and many creative staff work for both so culture bleeds across, but it's clearly separate, but not "nothing to do".
@@markpostgate2551 the decision was made by big Finish Productions not the bbc. That’s the “nothing”. Can’t just blame the bbc for everything
@@obiwankenobi687
In fact I'm not sure the decision was made by BF either; they're afraid of activist fans cancelling subscriptions. The BBC is not so fan pandering - BBCs Doctor Who has casual viewers; BF only has fan consumers. Doctor Who fandom has a disproportionately high representation of neuroatypical and gender non conforming individuals partly because the hero is eccentric, so he attracts eccentric people. That doesn't mean they agree, but gender non-conforming people have a dog in the race on the trans debate, one side or the other - gender criticals say my sex is my biological sex, regardless of how I behave, regardless of who I fancy, regardless of what I look like, regardless of what I wear. The trans lobby on the other hand say biological sex doesn't have any bearing on what you are, so to the gender non-conforming offer identification as the opposite sex as a route to fitting in. So membership of either side depends on whether truth or conformity is more important to you; conformists go trans, rebels go gender critical. But the point is it's a fanbase susceptible to people choosing one of those two sides. Casual viewers mostly don't care; it's a bit of a non-issue to them. But the fanbase has a high incidence of people for whom it is a flash point.
What a wonderful human being, standing up for JK Rowling and not following the masses.
It's not just a woman's feelings of insecurity within, say, a prison where she is a convicted prisoner, it is also about actually being raped and possibly even impregnated by a man who has not had his genitals amputated and is pretending to be a woman - *and this being accepted as fact by the medical establishment, the law and everyone in authority*. Maria McLachlan was denied proper compensation by the judge for being beaten up by a 'Trans' 'woman' - who has since become a kick-boxer in Thailand *as a man* - because she forgot to refer to her attacker as 'she'.
A bloody hero 🌈
Bless you James.
👍🏻
Thanks to the Spectator ♥
Not to forget Marshall 😘
A lot of respect for James both as an actor and as a person.
I vaguely knew that Winston had left his band, but didn't know the direction he had gone. I am deeply impressed.
That he had to leave the band because of his fairly reasonable views shows a certain level of cowardice on their part.
He basically tweeted during lockdown about books he was reading, unfortunately the narrow minded views of today’s world mean that if you read a book and tell people you’ve read it and it triggers the mob then your life is fair game to be destroyed. Hence the interviews he is doing. I’m sure there are a lot of interviews of him on CZcams explaining better in his own words.
Great conversation.
Winston is really becoming a good presenter . Well done
yes the warmth was quite a thing!
I was James’ Head of House at Harrow when he came out, he was a real hero for everyone and we all learnt a lot.
We are still learning, thanks to him.
Loving your interviews, Winston. And great to see James Dreyfuss. It was Doctor Who's loss, without a doubt. Saying what you actually think about something, rather than parroting the line that's expected. That's far more important.
Yeah we were too harsh on Hitler
@@HedeccaTamer If you really think it's a good idea to refer to Hitler in this context you just have no clue. Get an education!
I had the slightly odd experience of explaining Gimme3 to a few 20 year old's at work.
I'm not sure they could comprehend a brilliant slapstick comedy where you laughed at the straight woman AND the gay man.
Excellent actor.
Gimme Gimme Gimme classic slapstick and loved it hilarious!
I could listen to James for hours. He is incredibly brave and balanced in his argument….
No drama. Just explains his own thoughts. Love this guy.
Winston Marshall is a great interviewer - he listens to his guests and lets them speak, asks excellent questions, and has integrity.
Just goes to show how much power and influence some of these organisations such as Stonewall and their lackeys have. All it takes is to sign one letter supporting someone who made an innocuous tweet, then boom you're gone from the entertainment industry. I suspect there are a load of singers/actors/performers who are privately supportive of James but they know what the punishment is for speaking out. This is ridiculous.
I think Stonewall has stoned itself to death ☠
@@shaunpaulwallace i hope so
James is a great actor and a comedy legend, he was treated dreadfully by the rainbow loons, and he was brilliant in his last film LIPS
Mr Dreyfus is an excellent actor and an absolute gentleman. Hopefully you will grace us with your artistic and comedic range for many years to come. Thank you
Great respect for James for doing the morally and logically right thing despite the persecution that he's faced as a result.
Thanks for such an interesting and uplifting discussion. Interviewer didd a good job, letting his interviewee speak . James is a breath of fresh air!
His grace and patience about always being introduced with his sexuality included is admirable. How I'd love to see this talented man interviewed at length solely on his work, influences and passions without being defined by his sexual identity.
I'm totally blown away by this interview. Interesting, Intelligent, articulate and insightful. Winston is also an excellent interviewer. Asks good questions and lets his guest speak. Please make more of these.
I am new to The Spectator but I am very impressed with the young man interviewing James Dreyfuss. It is refreshing to see someone who doesn't think he, as interviewer, is the star of the show! Mr. Dreyfuss was, as always, a delight to listen to.
Winston Marshall is great, isn't he. I love his Spectator interviews and The Winston Marshall Show. He is an unusually intelligent, well-prepared interviewer, gets to the point and yet is gentle and polite. And so handsome 😊
@rachelsanger8629 yes, I watch all his interviews now, and I'm always impressed by how thoroughly he has prepared for each interview, not to mention his unfailing courtesy.
THANK GOD for people like James Dreyfuss. Gives me hope for the future, and that means a lot right now.
Great interview. What a mess we have got ourselves into when a decent, well meaning guy, gets treated in this way.
Or a fantastic decent writer gets threatened by the insane cultists because she stands up for her rights...jkr
Great conversation, thank you James and Winston! ♥
Well done Winston for this interview. James is a brilliant and compassionate man.
I left twitter ages ago and one of the reasons I stayed as long as I did was James followed me back. Lovely bloke with no pretensions
what a great guy and and a great actor. intelligent, informed and talented.
Thank you Mr Dreyfus,
You have really helped to inform people of the truth and consequences that have been suppressed by the media.
Great interview Winston :-)
Thank you James Dreyfus, a great actor and great man.
I'm so sorry for everyone going through this craziness. People just don't deserve this ridiculous treatment.
If only all of those people in the entertainment industry who have privately supported him, would all speak out together at the same time. En masse.
James, you’re a clearly decent man and you deserve respect.
Good for you, James. A man of principle and courage. Well done - history will be on your side.
Knew I loved James for a reason. Go James 👏
James Dreyfus is one of my heros. He has integrity. He has courage. He is honourable. I could go on. And he's a great actor. More power to him!
Great interview. Excellent in all respects. Informative, articulate, intelligent, honest, and engaging. Listening to Dreyfus is refreshing and inspiring. All is not lost. Thanks.
James Dreyfus is a real hero in a time when real heroes are rare.🤩
Be proud of yourself James. You are a fine man.
James, you are a legend, love to you♥️🌷
Brilliant insightful interview. Always loved Gimme Gimme Gimme and Goody in TTBL.
I am pleasantly surprised what a good presenter Marshall has turned out to be. He just lets people talk and takes a slow and well-meaning approach. Its what interviews should be (unlike the pre-prepared, gotcha gotcha interviews the likes of Morgan gives for example).
Or Jobby, whose whole interviews are twisted around trying to get to a prepared gotcha
James is hilarious! Wish him all the best!
I have one of James' Dr. Who audios, made by Big Finish. "The Psychic Circus", in which he plays one of the incarnations of the Master. I thought he was very good, and I enjoyed his performance very much. I would like to tell him this personally, and I wish there was some way to pass him this message. I would love to have seen James playing the Master on t.v. I will never buy a new Big Finish play now. James, your Master rocks and I will always thoroughly enjoy listening to your performance in "The Psychic Circus". My only gripe is that you weren't in it enough.
I had many interactions with James on twitter, he's very good at that, he followed my original account before twitter removed me for speaking against trans radicalism
What ever happened to hiring an actor based on his or her acting ability…????
Thanks to this cult very little is worth watching since its no longer about being good at the job its ticking a box cos although less than 1% of the population they must be pushed on us even when they are absolute rubbish at acting
Really enjoyed that thanks. Very enlightening.
Bravo Richard Dreyfus, what a great guy, brave and intelligent.. we need many more like him.. thanks Richard, you speak for the vast majority of sane people in the U.K.. respect.. thanks spectator too..
James. Not Richard. Different actor!
He really really doesn't. Step outside your bubble love, you're not the majority.
Good for you James, huge respect
I'd like to say I'm surprised at Stonewall, but I'm just not. As a gay man I've been more and more disillusioned with the way they operate now. If you're not the 'right kind of' gay then they'll happily destroy you without a moment's pause. I and my small circle of gay friends now avoid anything they're involved with or trying to promote like the plague. I can't speak for Lesbians, Bi or Trans people (nor would I presume to even though we're all labelled under the same banner) but for me and my gay (male) friends, the sad truth is we don't feel Stonewall really represents us any more. Just like a political party such as Labour can lose touch with its founding principles and the core supporters it used to represent, so has Stonewall lost touch with the (most) gay men. It went from an organisation that used to advocate for equality for same-sex relationships to one that, quite honestly, no longer seems to be interested in that core mission statement any more.
James is wonderful, I worked with him on a film called Lips recently and his professionalism and wit was inspiring
Always liked you in everything you did, James. Now I have huge respect for you as well. You and brave people with you give us strength to fight on.
I’ve cancelled Dr Who as it has had its day and is now so woke it’s no longer relevant.
Have Stonewall added P yet? Only a matter of time..
I keep asking what the + stands for.
Don't forget N, B and I.
Thank you James for a brave and frank interview. People like you will be remembered for the way you stood up to these trans activist hooligans. I'm kicking myself for having just become aware of all the issues around trans. What have I been doing over the past fifteen years? As it happens, I've been busy bringing up three children who are now aged 10, 12 and 15, which makes it all the more poignant that these trans medications and surgical operations have been performed on children of this age! That is VERY scary, especially when you look at what's happening in the US - without the knowledge of the parents! WTF does the government think it's doing? Parents are the ONLY true advocates of their children. I know, because my eldest child has severe learning difficulties and the ONLY people who fought for her were us, her parents. If the Local Authority had it's way then she would be languishing in a Special School. It's good to know the Tavistock closed and even better that hundreds of lawsuits are in the pipeline regarding this medical tragedy. I'm angry with myself that I let this issue slip by unnoticed - but I listen to Radio 4's "Today" every morning and nothing has been discussed about this issue! It's completely crazy. I feel the media is manipulating us. Thank goodness for CZcams channels like this one - and the many brave people who've addressed the issue, often at the expense of their reputations and careers. A massive THANK YOU!!
Outrageous! With you all the way, JK and James!
I LAUGHED out loud when I read this - WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY INSANE RESPONSE ! What the hell is going on with COMMON SENSE and decency ????? MADNESS !!!!
What a good talker and a great communicator James is. Keep fighting the good fight!
Always liked James Dreyfuss but now love and respect him for being an adult in the room.
First! Good on you, James
James Dreyfus, so calm, so intelligent, so compassionate.
I've spoken with him one to one, I'm a nobody on Twitter, he's reached out to me with kind words and support when I've needed it.
He's a beautiful human being.
Well done Richard and the Spectator for bringing this to peoples attention...... the amazing thing is the Pro Noun and Trans debate has become like some weird TV show...... I don't know how people have created a profession out of spouting Trans rights and how Richard and JK Rowling has become a target for saying that there is a woman and a man and that is it.
Please get Graham Linehan on
Please get him on psych meds. He's so woke he thinks 'white' is an insult.
@@robleahy5759 what a strange reply
Graham Norton recently said that there was no such thing as cancel culture it's just accountability, well doesn't that just prove the opposite. Do things our way or you won't be able to do it at all
Finally!! I applaud James Dreyfus for speaking out. As a gay man I totally agree. It's utter madness what's going on. Someone once said, fascism will return one day. And it will return in the guise of Liberalism.
Bless you James
Great episode thank you!!!
The problem with the anti-JKW crowd is that they're Iranian Morality Police without the strength of their convictions, minds, bodies.
Unfortunately to be morally authoritarian you have to remove any doubts you have about your own morality. Open mindedness is missing, not a lack of conviction.
Two great things about Winston - he's a great listener and relatedly, very free of ego in that it would be very relevant to bring up his own cancellation but he very rarely does.
How sensible. How rational. What a lovely man. I saw you in 'Harvey'- a great performance.
What a great conversation, love James and very impressive interviewer.
Incidents like this are the witch trials of our times - there is no defence, no right of appeal, no reasoned discussion. Once found guilty of 'transphobia', you are utterly condemned. What needs explaining is how such a tiny minority of radical activists shut down debate so rapidly.
Love James! Great interview. ❤
Excellent interview with a great actor and a very honourable man
Love this hero. ❤
Both of the people in this video are highly intelligent and articulate and both have been cancelled for the 'wrong' opinions which just goes to show how terrified the woke mob are of anyone with the capability of independent thought.
what a nice and intelligent guy. All power to him
James Dreyfus brilliant human
Great interview, thank you for speaking out
I’m so sorry that James has suffered for doing the right thing and supporting JK Rowling, when she was supporting women. How did it become that supporting women or anyone for that matter, was in any way anti anything else. Tragically this stance has and is creating such a negativity towards trans people, which surely is what Stonewall should be fighting against not perpetuating.
What a shame. Well, as a consumer I’ll stop consuming Dr Who and the BBC as a whole and encourage others to do the same.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion gone mad!.
I did a few years ago. You’ll feel better for it.
Thoroughly engaging, decent and thoughtful man, and the victim of pure malice masquerading as virtue. All power to him. Btw, he reminds me a lot of the Speccie's own Philip Hensher. Anyone seen them both in the same room?
Fascinating interview. James is a wonderful person.
Loved this interview. James you are absolutely spot on with what you are saying. We just want a middle ground and they do not want to that. We are forced to comply or take the consequences. More powerful organisations need to push back on this ideology and say "no, it's not happening". Safety in numbers. The more people push back the more this will become, I do believe, the biggest scandal in the 21st Century. People need to view videos from de-transitioners more and listen to them. There was one I was watching called FamilyFirstNZ - Affirmation Generation Feb18. This should be given to schools not the material currently given to children that it's all unicorns and fairies and all miseries will disappear. NO they won't as that's life.
Kellie-Jay Keen is running a Party called Party of Women. I really hope people get behind her and show that we are sick of this bullsh!t. It's misogynistic and homophobic (women and LBG groups have fought long and hard for equality) and it's like we are in a place now where it is more regressive than ever before.
It is time to stand up now against the Trans movement and say NO. It is now or never!
Let sense be common again!
Thankyou 💝
A pleasure to listen to.
Brilliant conversation - thank God!
Lovely James Deyfrus. He is totally right.
I hadn't learned about the Christian Henson situation. The statement from the Spitfire Audio CEO is utterly laughable. The virtue signalling is so transparent.
Great interview fella's
What a man. Always loved James