Chief Mouser - The Downing Street Cats

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  • čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
  • Since 1929, the British Prime Minister has employed an official cat called The Chief Mouser to exterminate vermin at 10 Downing Street - discover their fascinating biographies.
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  • @KokkiePiet
    @KokkiePiet Před 4 lety +7826

    We shall catch mice in the attic, we shall catch mice in the basement and catch mice in the kitchen, and we shall never, never surrender

  • @Bottlekiller
    @Bottlekiller Před 4 lety +10624

    Now THIS is the type of hard-hitting and extremely relevant historical exposé we all yearn for

    • @thereforeayam
      @thereforeayam Před 4 lety +241

      Thinking of making it my thesis, due end of March

  • @danielschein6845
    @danielschein6845 Před 4 lety +5304

    When he said that the chief mouser made a statement on returning to his official duties at 10 Downing I was expecting the statement to be, "Meow".

  • @dog-ez2nu
    @dog-ez2nu Před 4 lety +4722

    I love how Humphrey is the controversial and psychopathic one - you always need one of those in a line of succession.

  • @SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu
    @SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu Před 4 lety +9399

    Jesus, this is the most British thing ever

    • @jaekoff5050
      @jaekoff5050 Před 4 lety +357

      Doesn't Japan have a rail line owned by a cat or something?

    • @secondsun7727
      @secondsun7727 Před 4 lety +228

      Jolly good .

  • @johnwhite9760
    @johnwhite9760 Před 4 lety +2575

    "Never, in the field of vermin control, was so much owed by so many to so few."

  • @Forde1980
    @Forde1980 Před 4 lety +5932

    "Vermin is a continuous problem in Downing Street." - yes, yes, but what about the animals, Mark?

    • @rubaidaallen2764
      @rubaidaallen2764 Před 4 lety +187

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 my sentiments exactly

    • @FrancesShear
      @FrancesShear Před 4 lety +86

      Or the aging grand looking only on the outside 24/7 infrastructure being served by so many more and more low paid domestic help employees?

  • @SirDrFish
    @SirDrFish Před 4 lety +2040

    "Peta proved to be idle, ill-suited to the job, and not toilet-trained.
    Peta was quietly retired to the country by the government for fear of taking other Minister's job's."

  • @JamesJ422
    @JamesJ422 Před 4 lety +3017

    The usual intro theme whilst showing a cat stalking around. Purely menacing

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 Před 4 lety +90

      I know I enjoyed it.

    • @Smason432
      @Smason432 Před 4 lety +89

      I had to rewatch the introduction. Hilarious

    • @shahriarsyeed8202
      @shahriarsyeed8202 Před 4 lety +24

      I freaked out!

    • @bruotsynh3992
      @bruotsynh3992 Před 4 lety +39

      Haha... the best juxtaposition. So dramatic.

    • @canbrit4621
      @canbrit4621 Před 4 lety +36

      Cat.... Jagdpanther same diff lol so cool awesome job Mark

  • @goodshipkaraboudjan
    @goodshipkaraboudjan Před 4 lety +3122

    I love how indignant Palmerston looks as he is being escorted away by the Constable @10:00

  • @anhduynguyendinh1167
    @anhduynguyendinh1167 Před 4 lety +1877

    It must be a big scandal when 2 respectful British Government Employees battaling to the death on the street and police have to get involve 🤣🤣🤣

  • @hkhjg1734
    @hkhjg1734 Před 4 lety +1299

    after humfry’s war crimes he fled to the royal medical college where he was captured and brought back to face his tribunal.

    • @oxanaburdenkova2627
      @oxanaburdenkova2627 Před 4 lety +93

      Poor humfry... But he will be remembered and loved as a hero unlikely this ugly wife. Anyway It was better for Tony to choose Humfry

  • @briangreen6602
    @briangreen6602 Před 4 lety +852

    That Churchill impression .....

  • @FGH9G
    @FGH9G Před 4 lety +1926

    6:42 "But a thorough investigation found Humphrey to be innocent..."
    Judge: "How do you plead Mr. Humphrey?"
    Humphrey: "Meow."
    😂😂😂

  • @Bedfordshireman
    @Bedfordshireman Před 4 lety +1272

    "During which time rats were actually filmed scurrying along Number 10's front steps"
    Now now, that's no way to talk about cabinet ministers!

  • @nickirmen6671
    @nickirmen6671 Před 4 lety +2747

    Can we all appreciate Mark's impression of Churchill talking about a cat?

  • @martinmcclure1066
    @martinmcclure1066 Před 4 lety +372

    Making a pointless glamorous sounding title to a mundane job complete with giving him a Union Jack bowtie is the most British thing ever. I approve.

    • @GSimpsonOAM
      @GSimpsonOAM Před 4 lety +5

      I wonder what Trump made of the situation?

  • @linkieloos
    @linkieloos Před 4 lety +682

    That cat is such a badass walking along to that opening music.

  • @artinyyk
    @artinyyk Před 4 lety +2309

    Good to know that even cats don’t like Cherie Blair.

    • @secondsun7727
      @secondsun7727 Před 4 lety +77

      LOL - one wiff and they knew that pussy was bad😛

  • @stevefromwork6136
    @stevefromwork6136 Před 4 lety +704

    The pic of that cat being escorted out loool

  • @williamkeith8944
    @williamkeith8944 Před 4 lety +586

    Chief Mouser has longer service than most prime ministers; and I daresay more productive in honest service 😽

  • @Trek001
    @Trek001 Před 4 lety +467

    The...Churchill...Impression...
    I can't breathe for laughing so hard

  • @kimberlyoldschool
    @kimberlyoldschool Před 3 lety +619

    Everyone who owns a cat understands that gentle little boot to the backside at 5:29 - “Do you want to go inside or not?!”

  • @gideonhorwitz9434
    @gideonhorwitz9434 Před 4 lety +1027

    Love how seriously he’s taking this

  • @johnn1768
    @johnn1768 Před 4 lety +689

    This story is one of the most interesting and funny I have seen.

  • @pathutchison9866
    @pathutchison9866 Před 4 lety +917

    Lol. That picture of the cat being escorted out made me laugh for ten minutes. Great vid.

  • @sledstorm4703
    @sledstorm4703 Před 4 lety +251

    "and the police had to escort him out" im dying xd

  • @johnphillips519
    @johnphillips519 Před 4 lety +263

    "Nelson is the bravest cat i've ever known" W.C. 🤣

  • @arrowshot3000
    @arrowshot3000 Před 4 lety +164

    lmao if the cat waits at the door, the policeman has to ring the doorbell 😂

  • @pauldunai305
    @pauldunai305 Před 4 lety +1304

    Wow, "putting down" employees once they've retired is a bit rough

    • @maggiee639
      @maggiee639 Před 4 lety +95

      Paul Dunai they were probably sick and dying

    • @secondsun7727
      @secondsun7727 Před 4 lety +48

      Well you know the whole pension thing. He's gone and there was nothing we could do. NYC 😎

  • @JonBowe
    @JonBowe Před 4 lety +227

    That Moronic smile by Mrs Blair holding Humphrey is where the Joker got his satanic smile from.

  • @adamoneal6476
    @adamoneal6476 Před 4 lety +303

    This was the most British thing that I have ever experienced.

  • @meowleo9382
    @meowleo9382 Před 4 lety +302

    I love how Larry's life is so documented.

  • @hotrodparker
    @hotrodparker Před 4 lety +1817

    Mark, you're the best narrator in the world today
    "Having savaged an innocent duck"
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    LOVE IT !!!!!!!!

  • @jonmcgee6987
    @jonmcgee6987 Před 4 lety +186

    Humphrey looks like he's going to mess somebody up.

  • @thecursor1
    @thecursor1 Před 3 lety +69

    Humphrey was accused of a crime he didn't commit and went on the lamb. I'm now picturing a James Bond style espionage thriller where he fights to restore his good name.

  • @M3au
    @M3au Před 4 lety +570

    If Theresa May had left Brexit negotiations to Larry, she might still be in office today.

  • @amolkumargupta
    @amolkumargupta Před 4 lety +1258

    Peter II was assassinated, being run over by a Soviet car.

    • @oxanaburdenkova2627
      @oxanaburdenkova2627 Před 4 lety +109

      Russian people love cats. Each family has one or two cats. We feed street cats which are hiding in the bottom of appartment buildings. Stop talking something what you do not know in a right way. Do you know about Kazan 🐱? Where is statue for him in Kazan.

  • @AngelDame17
    @AngelDame17 Před 4 lety +84

    Can I note that nearly all of the Downing Mousers are adopted Strays? If it's good for the Prime Minster it's good for you, so Get down to a shelter! XD

  • @laszlokaestner5766
    @laszlokaestner5766 Před 3 lety +117

    While working at the Home Office during the sixties my mother was responsible for signing off on Peta's allowance. Apparently that cat was as bad as her reputation suggests and had a habit of peeing on official government documents!

  • @BadSkeelz
    @BadSkeelz Před 4 lety +168

    When you hear that intro music, you know there's a good chance you're going to get a story about menacing big cats: Panthers, Tigers, Humphrey...

  • @rominetheband1
    @rominetheband1 Před 4 lety +145

    Love that there are cat scandals.

  • @papapudding
    @papapudding Před 4 lety +369

    Rest in Peace Humphrey, 9th Chief Mouser, we'll never see his like again.

  • @63bplumb
    @63bplumb Před 4 lety +250

    Loved the Bobby ringing the door bell then kind of booting it in when it decided to take it's time!

  • @rollkaiser5805
    @rollkaiser5805 Před 4 lety +66

    The intro music with the cat walking is priceless.

  • @alexspalding4945
    @alexspalding4945 Před 3 lety +89

    WILBERFORCE! That’s the best name I’ve ever heard for a kitty

  • @dormousecat3947
    @dormousecat3947 Před 4 lety +187

    Whoa, the stand-off between Larry and Palmerston made me chuckle.

  • @yossarian644
    @yossarian644 Před 4 lety +155

    "Peta was eventually quietly retired to the country". Eeuuh, Mark there's something you should know...

  • @Josephpesoj
    @Josephpesoj Před 4 lety +867

    This is great, I can tell you enjoyed making this one.

    • @MarkFeltonProductions
      @MarkFeltonProductions  Před 4 lety +377

      My own Chief Mouser Molly also enjoyed this one!

    • @richardshilling2958
      @richardshilling2958 Před 4 lety +34

      Brilliant loved it.

    • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
      @warpartyattheoutpost4987 Před 4 lety +54

      My Chief Mouser Mitz is under house arrest for fighting. We had to take her to the vet for her battle wounds and it cost us $500 bucks. Totally worth it, but I don't wanna do it again.

    • @Pantheragem
      @Pantheragem Před 4 lety +15

      I don't have chief mousers. I have chief annoyers.

  • @kaiserofgermania5236
    @kaiserofgermania5236 Před 4 lety +182

    I laughed so much hearing the intro video with a cat on the screen😂😂😂😂

    • @retrovirus_exe
      @retrovirus_exe Před 4 lety +6

      Kaiser of Germania in which the intro video was intended for WW2 and/or Cold War topics Mein Kaiser

  • @steamengineshooray
    @steamengineshooray Před 4 lety +550

    This is extremely enjoyable, I think we speak for all of us when we'd like to see more light hearted but historical videos like this in the future~

  • @heybooitsme6016
    @heybooitsme6016 Před 4 lety +447

    "Vermin is a continuous problem in Downing Street" (6:13) Typical British understatement.

  • @katierandall9191
    @katierandall9191 Před 4 lety +165

    It's such a great tradition. That picture of Palmerston being escorted out is fantastic 😆 I do love being British 😊

  • @mediocreman6323
    @mediocreman6323 Před 4 lety +129

    "Okay, you are responsible for keeping mice and rats away."
    "Meow?"
    "They keep doing harm to our government. Keep'em down. Do you understand now?"
    "Meow!"
    "Good - wait, _what do you want with the gun?!"_

    • @neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819
      @neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 Před 4 lety +13

      mediocre man most cats don't catch rats. However, rats won't go where cats are present.

    • @finnishwehraboo8377
      @finnishwehraboo8377 Před 4 lety +2

      Cat be like meow meow meow * sips tea * Translation= (Yes sir i shall shoot the german maus)

    • @beepthemeep12
      @beepthemeep12 Před 4 lety +2

      I imagine this was how it went down with Humphrey

  • @firefightergoggie
    @firefightergoggie Před 4 lety +231

    Finally! My girlfriend actually watched Mark Felton with me. It took cats to do it, but it happened. Good work, Mark.

  • @bobnagel6449
    @bobnagel6449 Před 3 lety +25

    When I was a kid we lived in an apartment that had vermin, we got a cat that really cleaned up the problem. He was my super hero.

  • @shannonnezul4903
    @shannonnezul4903 Před 4 lety +330

    Acused of savaging an innocent duck, I lost it idk how mark kept a straight face.
    Happy new year unofficial history channel.
    Also still better than cats the not so musical movie.

  • @BazilRat
    @BazilRat Před 4 lety +49

    I have to laugh at the dramatic music with videos of the cat prowling around.

  • @VideoLeakPolice
    @VideoLeakPolice Před 4 lety +156

    My Chief Mouser is a 23 pounds big cat with 29 claws 8-7-7-7. Not fat but a big Pixie-Bob cat. Nothing survive to him. When there is a flying bug in the ceiling he cannot reach he cries like a baby.

  • @nitewarden
    @nitewarden Před 4 lety +80

    "Accused of having savaged an innocent duck" lol!

  • @jldldr3933
    @jldldr3933 Před 4 lety +123

    He actually covered this topic in all seriousness. I love it.

  • @jesper504
    @jesper504 Před 4 lety +344

    Me: It's soon 2020
    Mark: Lets talk about cats

  • @carlhamer3762
    @carlhamer3762 Před 4 lety +77

    The dry British humor [humour] is appreciated.

  • @anchorbait6662
    @anchorbait6662 Před 4 lety +111

    "Went to live in the country" yeah that's what my parents said when my dog died.

  • @kimberleyr8952
    @kimberleyr8952 Před 4 lety +79

    At least you can count on one trustworthy individual in Downing Street, Larry.

  • @veronicamatsulis4527
    @veronicamatsulis4527 Před 4 lety +21

    Farming and civilization would not have been possible without cats protecting grain. Great mews.

  • @franzfanz
    @franzfanz Před 4 lety +48

    6:48 Humphrey later said that he was just following orders.

  • @LordPickles03
    @LordPickles03 Před 4 lety +129

    This is one of your best videos. The intro music over a cat running around, the Churchill impression, the serious tone. A true masterpiece

  • @davids9520
    @davids9520 Před 4 lety +170

    Amazing. No mention of any sordid tales of sexual encounters by any of the cats! Government cover up? Or a 'fix'? Histories mysteries.

    • @robert48044
      @robert48044 Před 4 lety +20

      There was the Humphrey/Robin scandal as well Larry vs Palmerston.

  • @vvvppp6021
    @vvvppp6021 Před 4 lety +289

    Not a bad ending video for this decade, Happy new year Mark, hope you keep filling us with knowledge this year too!

  • @jonclassical5710
    @jonclassical5710 Před rokem +13

    Dr. Felton, we need a serious UPDATE!!!!!

  • @skiingcrocodile2153
    @skiingcrocodile2153 Před 4 lety +268

    Oh man this was funny, never expected to laugh so hard at mark's same serious tone and storytelling style he has in every other video, happy new year indeed Mr Felton, brought a smile on my rough 2020 start

  • @drpancakes7897
    @drpancakes7897 Před 4 lety +36

    This is hands down the best episode ever!

  • @marklutz8499
    @marklutz8499 Před 4 lety +128

    I must say, being a cat person myself, this was pure genius. Top 5 video to say the least. Thank you.

  • @hoochpandersnatch5627
    @hoochpandersnatch5627 Před 4 lety +66

    The dramatic war music fits Larry prowling about perfectly 🥰

  • @SteakBaked99
    @SteakBaked99 Před rokem +34

    Larry is old now 😔 keep fit sir

  • @JorgeUribe
    @JorgeUribe Před 4 lety +91

    More Churchill voice impersonations, please!

  • @markbenjamin1703
    @markbenjamin1703 Před 4 lety +52

    The theme music goes really good with Larry montages

  • @evilfingers4302
    @evilfingers4302 Před 4 lety +998

    As a Cat Person, this is the most interesting doc on cats I have ever watched on CZcams.
    Happy New Year to you too Mark and everyone else.

    • @magentaMegi
      @magentaMegi Před 4 lety +28

      Evil Fingers you can also watch a documentary on Cats of the Hermitage and Cats of Istanbul

  • @gizzymeows5847
    @gizzymeows5847 Před 3 lety +53

    This documentary deserves an award. Hilariously intriguing. 😂💯🔥🤗😻

  • @celtisafricana4984
    @celtisafricana4984 Před 4 lety +66

    Having lost my dear old girl Kwikkie to old age on Christmas Day, this video certainly helped to end this year on a better note. Thank you, and a happy new year to you.

  • @TheDutchViewer
    @TheDutchViewer Před 4 lety +49

    All Hail Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office of the
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland!

  • @alittlewheiser521
    @alittlewheiser521 Před 4 lety +22

    I have a fantastic male mouser too named Sylvester. He was a feral but with 2 years of patience he's now a love bug. Normally mommas are the best mousers. I'm trying to keep the number of new mousers down by catching the ferals for TNR. It's a never ending expensive job.
    Thank you for the interesting story and the humor! Love it!!!

  • @RFGfotografie
    @RFGfotografie Před rokem +21

    I want a movie called Chief Mouser now. This is to funny yet intriguing.

  • @roryhigsmit
    @roryhigsmit Před 4 lety +86

    Classic David Cameron, bring in a Cat from a poor background (Larry) for an important position just to seem pro-social mobility, before quickly replacing him with a toff cat. Nepotism at its finest. This is why our country is running like a rusty clock.

  • @RasVoja
    @RasVoja Před 4 lety +118

    Only Brits can have a war history on cats :)

  • @OmarSlloum
    @OmarSlloum Před 4 lety +61

    I'm still waiting for Peter IV, the dynasty must live on!

  • @matthewfilter7586
    @matthewfilter7586 Před 4 lety +62

    Literally the most English thing on the web.

  • @juanaltredo2974
    @juanaltredo2974 Před 4 lety +62

    Cats are adorable and hilarious, and extremely british. I think Britain is probably the most cat loving country in the world (perhaps only Turkey can beat them)

    • @darktea3744
      @darktea3744 Před 4 lety +1

      Thats a very old way of seeing it, most young people hate/dislike cats in Britain i would say.

  • @josh656
    @josh656 Před 4 lety +64

    “Peter the III?” You’ve cat to be kitten me meow!

  • @vovin8132
    @vovin8132 Před 4 lety +52

    "...sneaked in, through the front door..." uh huh, I see

  • @fatmanscoop8650
    @fatmanscoop8650 Před 4 lety +55

    The bloody Blairs. Another life lost due to those horrors.

  • @ryanboyle1530
    @ryanboyle1530 Před 4 lety +36

    Never thought Mark could upload a video that would make me love him even more than I do now

  • @stef4305
    @stef4305 Před 4 lety +36

    This hit two of my loves: history and cats!

  • @robertmoore6149
    @robertmoore6149 Před 4 lety +30

    A 1 pence spending bill for the upkeep of the cat.
    "Honey... you'll never guess the law we passed today" LMAO

  • @rjohnson1690
    @rjohnson1690 Před 4 lety +50

    I’m anxiously awaiting updates to the Larry/Palmerston feud. Hopefully an armistice can be arraignment can be brokered.

  • @mikkyd656
    @mikkyd656 Před 4 lety +16

    The Churchill impression is priceless

  • @Catman2123
    @Catman2123 Před 4 lety +90

    Of course it was Blair that messed with the Chief Mouser

  • @hedzinkwly8099
    @hedzinkwly8099 Před 3 lety +24

    How is this not in The Crown?

  • @brewers12
    @brewers12 Před 4 lety +36

    Rat: 2020 is my lucky year.
    Downing Street cat: I'm gonna end your whole career!