Ok this is a bit long. 1992 my friend and I were at Gatwick airport waiting to take my first flight to LA, stood behind us was Lewis and his family. I introduced myself and asked if he was going on hols to. He said it was only him going over to do some writing. He gave us the telephone number and address of where he was staying and said we should call him up when settled and go out for a beer. (Let me just say in 92 I was 23 and a big fan of The Professionals) After a couple days I phoned him and that evening drove to where he was staying and picked him up. He said we should head to nearby Redondo pier. I think we tried about 4 or 5 pubs and also watched through the window an aerobic class in the Golds gym!!!. The guy was an absolute legend and gent. I did keep in touch up until a couple months before he passed and I’ve got to say in my life I’ve been lucky enough to have met many famous people but Lewis will always be the best and my greatest name dropper. RIP Lewis. Love to the family.
He made the Professionals, and had Albert R Broccoli not played it safe and kept an ageing Roger Moore on for three extra movie's Lewis would have been perfect for Bond then
Must admit I used to love watching this programme when I was young. They don’t make these programmes no more. Rest in Peace Mr Collins and Mr Jackson. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
My observations from this; 1. Lewis's face when Saville appeared speaks volumes. 2. What a lovely kind and reserved guy he was. 3. Handsome as hell....yeah Im jealous! 4. LEWIS COLLINS.....LEGEND.
At the time they said he was too aggressive to play James Bond, or that his audition for 007 was too aggressive. Those who told him so who are still alive must be looking at present-day ultra-violent 007 Daniel Craig and kicking thenselves. Lewis Collins would have made a wonderful James Bond.
@@Locktwiste72 Lewis wanted Bond to be more raw like the fleming books but they wanted a more family friendly safe bond which we got with Roger Moore. Eventually they went with the style Lewis wanted with Daniel Craig. Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond as he had the looks, charisma and voice.
Such a beautiful man...I loved the professionals.. growing up in the 70's was the best era for telly....I agree Lewis should have been bond...he'd have been perfect for that role...RIP... Lewis Collins....
Cubby Broccolis biggest mistake was never getting Lewis to play 007. He was born to play James Bond. A great actor, a humble human being. Very sadly missed.
Northern Soul Agreed. After Moonraker the torch should have been passed to Collins to be the Bond of the 80s. When I saw Who Dares Wins I thought “He’s the perfect 007”.
@Sir Kyushu just really when they programme was on UK television The Professionals some sort of Tv Hero! But that was a long time ago people change when they get older and then they die worse luck
Lew was stunned at the beginning of this, then kept looking embarrassed and shy , as well as amused. Sweet! And the way he greeted all the deaf children at the end - to whom he really WAS a hero - was also sweet. Lovely, lovely man.
I actually drove down to his birth home in Bidston, Wirral the other day . I live 10 minutes away from this house he was born in. Such a nostalgic feeling knowing he lived so close. Such an under stated and unassuming guy. I couldn’t believe that Monster Saville actually got the loudest applause from the whole show. How gut wrenching...RIP Lewis...and burn in hell Saville..
@@philwalklett130 hi Phil.yes, if you go down Vyner Road under the bridge until you get to T junction at Hoylake Rd, ( old Catholic Church on the the corner ) then turn right but the turn a quick immediate left into Gautby Rd. Keep driving and this Rd bears to the right. Follow this road to the bottom and his home was on the left hand side, number 6. Let me know if you find it. 👍👍..btw..I’m moving to Rock Ferry in our new home in two weeks. Rock Lane West..👍👍
Lewis Collins (27 May 1946 - 27 November 2013). In 2003 Collins left Britain and abandoned acting and drama, and saw out his last decade in private business in the United States selling computer equipment.In early 2012 his return to acting was announced by his theatrical agent issuing a statement that he had been cast to play the role of the Earl Godwin in the historically based feature film production 1066, but in June 2013 it was announced by the same source that he had withdrawn from the production due to ill health.After being first diagnosed in 2008, Collins died at the age of 67 from cancer in Los Angeles on 27 November 2013.[Shortly before his death he had returned to visit England, spending some time in Merseyside.Collins' body was cremated. An urn holding his ashes is deposited in a memorial display cabinet at the North Pacifica Mausoleum section of Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Lewis collins was a real-life, tough guy who enlisted in the SAS's territorial unit, after passing the entrance test but eventually couldnt progress due to his fame as an actor. Real bad ass - natural successor to Roger Moore as the next james bond.
Have loved discovering The Professionals on ITV hub and now am quite addicted to Lewis Collins - a beautiful man and a warm and funny human being. I agree he should have been Bond - how is it that often the really special ones don't get the lasting success that they deserve ? I loved discovering a bit more about him in This is Your Life. I am always amazed at the impact that an actor can have when they bring a character to life - Bodie scintillates across the years and Lewis Collins in him. Well done Lewis, endless admiration, peace and love .
I suspect he didn't get the role because Broccoli knew he would have smashed it and it would have made him a big star - it would have made him bigger than James Bond! ARB didn't like Lewis - probably because he was a genuine down-to-earth bloke.
Lovely bloke - came over as very decent and level headed. Brought a tear to my eye watching Eamon and a lot of celebs no longer with us and remembering how normal people had their chance to say well done to the star. These days it would be celeb all the way! Died far too young. Loved him in The Professionals and he would have made an ideal Bond!
Great watching this . Yes all your comments about Lewis are true. A decent man . Had a lovely reply from him in 2011 after I wrote to him , with his usual humour and style he brought to the Profs.. I treasure all the more now he s sadly passed away so young in 2013. Was amazing he took the time to write to me considering his more pressing issue of illness in 2011. At least we all have the memories if Lew on tv to remain. Anyone interested Watch his interview on BOB MILLS SHOW 1997 on youtube. Its funny and enlightening.
Was lucky enough to visit the place where Lewis rests in LA. Moving experience , well worth the trip but tinged with a little sadness with such a big star that meant so much to so many ending up in a quiet corner of a far away crematorium.
My childhood hero...my mate and I at 8 would play in a scrap yard sliding over bonnets playing the professionals. ..we would argue who got to be bodie...r.i.p Lewis and Gordon thanks for the memories cherished always
I remember the buzz of running around with toy guns, me and a mate pretending very earnestly to be Bodie and Doyle. Leaping up and down stairwells shouting " Cover me!" and saying things like " he's good with a knife, very good". Disagreements about who got to be who would break out at the start. Mustve been loads of pairs of kids who BOTH went for the Bodie part. Thanks Lewis, You brought a lot of joy to us. 🎭👌💜.
@@maxinemckenzie6076 Yep I'm with you all the way on your experience...played the same scenarios with my mate...hell we made up stories to act out...that period of time had its own magic that is sadly gone
Who dares wins is one of the my favourite movies since I was a kid, the coolest guy ever, can't believe chubby broccoli thought when he auditioned for bond he was to violent and a hard man. WHAT proof that in 2020 with Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton played the role how Lewis would have played it, RIP you will always be my hero
Can you imagine what Lewis must have been thinking when Gordon Jackson jumped out of that car, screaming at him? What a brilliant "gotcha" moment for a great actor, by another great actor. I loved The Professionals and I've got Mum to thank for letting me stay up past bedtime to watch it 😁
He seemed a genuinely good bloke and a great actor too - rewatching The Professionals, I've been struck by just how talented he was. He made it all look so easy, I think some people underestimated him. Re: Jimmy Savile - Lewis Collins clearly wasn't happy to see him. The body language made it very obvious that Savile gave him the creeps.
@James Henderson he was the greatest absolute tour de force;) and he would be that bond everyone would remember and refer to as The Bond:) But obviously you knew him and you didn’t like him:DDD how else you could have so much beef with him :DDD have a great day sir
Lovely tribute from Martin as well. The tabloids always like to suggest that Lew and Martin didn't like each other, which is nonsense. They had a few issues with each other early on, but that was all sorted out and they grew to respect each other very much.
What a lovely man was Lew. Easy to giggle, easily moved. He must have been mortified to find out the truth about Jimmy Savile later - but the rest of his friends were great, and obviously valued him.
@@markant9534 yes Bryan Marshall appeared in many action dramas from the late 60s & 70s .in particular the tough bank robber Hepton in the superb 1972 LWT 13 part crime series - Villain's
JT thorn He *would* have been good as Bond with a better, easier sense of humour than Dalton, who couldn’t quite handle the witty part of the character.
Could you get any better looking than this lad? 💖 A fellow Merseysider I'm glad to say! He was such a naturally gifted actor - and yes I agree he could have made a BRILLIANT James Bond! What a loss to us all! You were dead sexy Lewis mate! 💋 God bless you xx
He has an absolute gentleman, and yes, what Bond he would have made too! I had the fortune to meet and speak with him alone in wardrobe early 2000's..such charisma, a quiet gravitas and great presence. A great loss.
Unbelievable how good looking this guy was,he did audition for bond but cubby broccoli thought he was a little too aggressive so Roger Moore got the part instead, he was a really tough guy in real life, a black belt in karate and jujitsu and passed the examination to join SAS but was not allowed to join because of his celebrity status
What a great show and I think Lewis Collins should have had more TV and films roles with such talent. Sad when he passed as I loved the professionals as a kid. A bit spooked to see that monster Jimmy Saville.
I've watched a lot of 'This is your Life' shows over the last few days and it's amazing how many times Freddie Star and Jimmy Saville appear together on these 🤔
He was lovely down to earth beautiful man ...loved him since gavin and so sad he left us he was a one off nobody can take his place 😢 💔 so let down and underrated by the industry rip lovely lew
@@philwalklett130 your right that explains why he never had a accent wirral was in lancashire in 1946 i think he should of become the fifth beatle and joined paul ringo john and george
mike macartney didant say he offerd lewis a audition in the beatles as paul had said they wanted another drummer..also after the proffessionals (probably after this ?,,lewis passed to join the SAS (but they felt they couldant let him in as he was too well known as a star) proof he was "the real deal"
Savile and Starr where well suited to ve sitting next to each other. A sick feeling must come across any caring soul when they see savile handle the deaf kids at the end. I'm sure Lewis would have gutted him if he knew of any of Saviles evil acts.
But too much aggression as far as TB is concerned. True or not - doubt it - iconic both and all 3 - The Professionals grown up and watched it last night on ITV4 - compare and contrast - definitely be up there perhaps SC on a par. Who Dares Wins great film. The Sweeney icon too
Lewis was clearly a real man's man with a heart of gold and so should have been bond, he would of been fantastic, I think Lewis had a feeling something wasn't right about Saville but wasn't sure what? Had he known he would have clearly blew up a hornets nest I'm sure, rip Lewis your the best.
Collins had a chance to out Savile, but like so many others he said nothing, which is sad for such a seemingly great guy. Even if Collins had supported those victims by way of public approval it may had made a difference.
Just wanted to be like him ,done my best lol not been in films,or dramas, but I've done ok with the lady's ,had a passion for motorcycles ,nice cars,had fantastic holidays, and what really matters ,great friends and family Lewis Collins ,icon,legend top man RIP 🎥🇬🇧🍻👍🌈👌👏🌟🎬
No.it wasn't. If you didn't know what has been revealed since, you wouldn't even say that. Didn't you hear the audience cheer when Jimmy Savile came on?
@@kevinstephenson4674 the audience certainly weren't any wiser, but Lewis certainly looked at him strangely, there was a definite unease, I guess in celebrity circles some of them knew the truth
Quintessential Bond, allegedly ‘too aggressive’ for Brocolli. Seems a good guy as well as a good actor, no rumours about his sexuality or decency other than normal. Lot of time for him, interesting history on Wikipedia. Certainly one of my favourites, underachieved in relation to his potential I suppose. Wonderful Bodie.
Ok this is a bit long. 1992 my friend and I were at Gatwick airport waiting to take my first flight to LA, stood behind us was Lewis and his family. I introduced myself and asked if he was going on hols to. He said it was only him going over to do some writing. He gave us the telephone number and address of where he was staying and said we should call him up when settled and go out for a beer. (Let me just say in 92 I was 23 and a big fan of The Professionals) After a couple days I phoned him and that evening drove to where he was staying and picked him up. He said we should head to nearby Redondo pier. I think we tried about 4 or 5 pubs and also watched through the window an aerobic class in the Golds gym!!!. The guy was an absolute legend and gent. I did keep in touch up until a couple months before he passed and I’ve got to say in my life I’ve been lucky enough to have met many famous people but Lewis will always be the best and my greatest name dropper. RIP Lewis. Love to the family.
Russ, wow that's brilliant, what an experience and friendship
What a brill guy he sounded 👍👍
Jimmy Saville my god we was so niveve
Wow that’s cool
@@paulsowney771 ... we were so naive, exactly!
Rip Lewis and Gordon both seemed genuinely good kind people.
[Jackson was a closet racist]
He made the Professionals, and had Albert R Broccoli not played it safe and kept an ageing Roger Moore on for three extra movie's Lewis would have been perfect for Bond then
Must admit I used to love watching this programme when I was young. They don’t make these programmes no more. Rest in Peace Mr Collins and Mr Jackson. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
My observations from this;
1. Lewis's face when Saville appeared speaks volumes.
2. What a lovely kind and reserved guy he was.
3. Handsome as hell....yeah Im jealous!
4. LEWIS COLLINS.....LEGEND.
Yep and the body language. Couldn't get away from him quick enough..
Yeah very awkward. Easy to see with the benefit of hindsight, Lewis was a decent man and knew the score, even then,
Never noticed that before, good spot. Saville comes in for the hug, and Lewis relegates him to a formal handshake and a quick getaway. Hmm.
@@davidmarshall7390 if anyone had any bollocks it would've been sorted, shying a way from a hug doesn't make him a hero
@@jamesjameson4566 I didn't say it did, but it certainly doesn't diminish him.
The best James Bond we never had. Now it’s too damn late.
He was too short.
Agreed
He wasn't too short.
At the time they said he was too aggressive to play James Bond, or that his audition for 007 was too aggressive. Those who told him so who are still alive must be looking at present-day ultra-violent 007 Daniel Craig and kicking thenselves. Lewis Collins would have made a wonderful James Bond.
@@Locktwiste72 Lewis wanted Bond to be more raw like the fleming books but they wanted a more family friendly safe bond which we got with Roger Moore. Eventually they went with the style Lewis wanted with Daniel Craig. Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond as he had the looks, charisma and voice.
Such a beautiful man...I loved the professionals.. growing up in the 70's was the best era for telly....I agree Lewis should have been bond...he'd have been perfect for that role...RIP... Lewis Collins....
Wendy Cushenan I agree and I wish I had met him x
Miss him very much.it was very sad to loss him at a young age. Would love to see him as bond
Gone but by no means forgotten. RIP Lewis
Lewis Collins was simply great. He really made The Professionals the classic that it was. Sadly he was lost to cancer at 67.
Nearly 72 ai think
and due credit to Martin Shaw is also owed
Such a beautiful looking man, I absolutely adored him as a teenager, my first celebrity crush! Xx
Cubby Broccolis biggest mistake was never getting Lewis to play 007. He was born to play James Bond. A great actor, a humble human being. Very sadly missed.
Northern Soul Agreed. After Moonraker the torch should have been passed to Collins to be the Bond of the 80s. When I saw Who Dares Wins I thought “He’s the perfect 007”.
He was too short.
Mark Harrison They said the same about Daniel Craig and look what happened there.
@@AirwolfArchive daniel craig would've been a clone today had Lewis got that bond gig.
@@AirwolfArchive Daniel Craig was in the right place at the right moment, very different times with Collins.
Great actor sadly left us also Gordon jackson R.I.P.to two great actors real Professionals.
I was so in love with Lewis Collins. R.I.P. to a gorgeous man
RIP Lewis Collins, we all wanted to be Bodie in the school playground. legend
I always just wanted him 🤭
The Professionals! One of the greatest shows ever created. Lewis always came across as a great guy and was a top actor. R.I.P Lewis.
What an absolutely fantastic guy
You're sadly missed.
RIP Lewis
God bless
Lewis Collins was the coolest guy on the planet every guy in the world wants to look like him.wish I did
Lewis Collins was a fantastic actor, miss his wonderful work. Would have been a sensational James Bond
@James Henderson you too short to not forget to mention that all over the place:D
@Sir Kyushu NO
@Sir Kyushu just really when they programme was on UK television The Professionals some sort of Tv Hero! But that was a long time ago people change when they get older and then they die worse luck
Lew was stunned at the beginning of this, then kept looking embarrassed and shy , as well as amused. Sweet! And the way he greeted all the deaf children at the end - to whom he really WAS a hero - was also sweet. Lovely, lovely man.
yes this man was my hero growing up loved the professional..a true gentlman and hero...rip
I actually drove down to his birth home in Bidston, Wirral the other day . I live 10 minutes away from this house he was born in. Such a nostalgic feeling knowing he lived so close. Such an under stated and unassuming guy. I couldn’t believe that Monster Saville actually got the loudest applause from the whole show. How gut wrenching...RIP Lewis...and burn in hell Saville..
It's Bidstone hill way ain't it,,???
I'm in Rock Ferry ,, would like to av a peek at it..
@@philwalklett130 hi Phil.yes, if you go down Vyner Road under the bridge until you get to T junction at Hoylake Rd, ( old Catholic Church on the the corner ) then turn right but the turn a quick immediate left into Gautby Rd. Keep driving and this Rd bears to the right. Follow this road to the bottom and his home was on the left hand side, number 6. Let me know if you find it. 👍👍..btw..I’m moving to Rock Ferry in our new home in two weeks. Rock Lane West..👍👍
Saville was keeping it all quite
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Lewis Collins (27 May 1946 - 27 November 2013). In 2003 Collins left Britain and abandoned acting and drama, and saw out his last decade in private business in the United States selling computer equipment.In early 2012 his return to acting was announced by his theatrical agent issuing a statement that he had been cast to play the role of the Earl Godwin in the historically based feature film production 1066, but in June 2013 it was announced by the same source that he had withdrawn from the production due to ill health.After being first diagnosed in 2008, Collins died at the age of 67 from cancer in Los Angeles on 27 November 2013.[Shortly before his death he had returned to visit England, spending some time in Merseyside.Collins' body was cremated. An urn holding his ashes is deposited in a memorial display cabinet at the North Pacifica Mausoleum section of Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
It's all so depressing
Lewis collins was a real-life, tough guy who enlisted in the SAS's territorial unit, after passing the entrance test but eventually couldnt progress due to his fame as an actor. Real bad ass - natural successor to Roger Moore as the next james bond.
How this man never played Bond is unbelievable...!!
You are right 👍😉
Lewis has been described many times as the best Bond we never had. I think he would have made a brilliant Bond.
Have loved discovering The Professionals on ITV hub and now am quite addicted to Lewis Collins - a beautiful man and a warm and funny human being. I agree he should have been Bond - how is it that often the really special ones don't get the lasting success that they deserve ? I loved discovering a bit more about him in This is Your Life. I am always amazed at the impact that an actor can have when they bring a character to life - Bodie
scintillates across the years and Lewis Collins in him. Well done Lewis, endless admiration, peace and love .
I suspect he didn't get the role because Broccoli knew he would have smashed it and it would have made him a big star - it would have made him bigger than James Bond! ARB didn't like Lewis - probably because he was a genuine down-to-earth bloke.
The Proffesionals is where I fell in love with the Ford rs 2000. Both Lewis and Martin were childhood hero’s back in the day. Good times
Lovely bloke - came over as very decent and level headed. Brought a tear to my eye watching Eamon and a lot of celebs no longer with us and remembering how normal people had their chance to say well done to the star. These days it would be celeb all the way! Died far too young. Loved him in The Professionals and he would have made an ideal Bond!
Great watching this . Yes all your comments about Lewis are true. A decent man . Had a lovely reply from him in 2011 after I wrote to him , with his usual humour and style he brought to the Profs.. I treasure all the more now he s sadly passed away so young in 2013. Was amazing he took the time to write to me considering his more pressing issue of illness in 2011. At least we all have the memories if Lew on tv to remain. Anyone interested Watch his interview on BOB MILLS SHOW 1997 on youtube. Its funny and enlightening.
Still can’t believe he’s gone.
Passed away far too young, still missed which says a lot.
Was lucky enough to visit the place where Lewis rests in LA. Moving experience , well worth the trip but tinged with a little sadness with such a big star that meant so much to so many ending up in a quiet corner of a far away crematorium.
Omg, he is when god created man, so effortlessly beautiful. Rip Lewis collins
My childhood hero...my mate and I at 8 would play in a scrap yard sliding over bonnets playing the professionals. ..we would argue who got to be bodie...r.i.p Lewis and Gordon thanks for the memories cherished always
haha!...same here, I got into so much shit for putting a dent in my dads car bonnet from rolling on it for the same reasons.
I remember the buzz of running around with toy guns, me and a mate pretending very earnestly to be Bodie and Doyle. Leaping up and down stairwells shouting " Cover me!" and saying things like " he's good with a knife, very good". Disagreements about who got to be who would break out at the start. Mustve been loads of pairs of kids who BOTH went for the Bodie part. Thanks Lewis, You brought a lot of joy to us. 🎭👌💜.
@@maxinemckenzie6076 Yep I'm with you all the way on your experience...played the same scenarios with my mate...hell we made up stories to act out...that period of time had its own magic that is sadly gone
This is an incredible watch, Lewis Collins; the top man...
How time flys! Just watching this, makes one want to go back in time! The good ones clearly pass away too young! RIP Lewis Collins
Classic disassociation greeting from Lewis when he steps back
from Savile and keeps it short.
You're imagining things, wise after the event. I think he fawned over Savile just like everybody else did in those days .
@@theenglishalpinist5031 My imagination is fine thank you and this has no connection
with wisdom. Don't overrate yourself when you have too little.
@@theenglishalpinist5031 was looking for this
surprising Hollywood never came calling for him, handsome and macho with a cheeky grin and a glint in his eye, almost a 007
He went to live in America but the big roles in tv and movies never came.
Who dares wins is one of the my favourite movies since I was a kid, the coolest guy ever, can't believe chubby broccoli thought when he auditioned for bond he was to violent and a hard man. WHAT proof that in 2020 with Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton played the role how Lewis would have played it, RIP you will always be my hero
One of my childhood heroes. Startling his reaction to saville
Can you imagine what Lewis must have been thinking when Gordon Jackson jumped out of that car, screaming at him? What a brilliant "gotcha" moment for a great actor, by another great actor.
I loved The Professionals and I've got Mum to thank for letting me stay up past bedtime to watch it 😁
When TV was 3/4 channels and they had to make good stuff. RIP mate. Our loss.
RIP Lewis I still watch repeats of the professionals and you were a special clever actor will always be missed
Absolutely loved the Professionals when I was younger! RIP x
Handsome man,always liked him as bodie😁 and always watch the professionals
Top bloke, and brilliant in The Professionals. A great era for what is now, 'Cult TV.'
He seemed a genuinely good bloke and a great actor too - rewatching The Professionals, I've been struck by just how talented he was. He made it all look so easy, I think some people underestimated him.
Re: Jimmy Savile - Lewis Collins clearly wasn't happy to see him. The body language made it very obvious that Savile gave him the creeps.
At least Savile didn't give him crabs 😁 never mind 'the creeps'.
I named my son lewis after this man.. rip legend.
I just adore him,so missed 😢❤
Gorgeous, charismatic, and underated as an actor
He was beautiful.❤
I wish I looked like Lewis what a looker and a great guy. Rip
Lewis Collins a man's man R.i.p brother
The lost James bond
1000000% agree .........
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Absolutely. He was something else.
100%. Can't believe sir Jimmy never got to be bond
@James Henderson he was the greatest absolute tour de force;) and he would be that bond everyone would remember and refer to as The Bond:)
But obviously you knew him and you didn’t like him:DDD how else you could have so much beef with him :DDD have a great day sir
Lovely tribute from Martin as well. The tabloids always like to suggest that Lew and Martin didn't like each other, which is nonsense. They had a few issues with each other early on, but that was all sorted out and they grew to respect each other very much.
What a lovely man was Lew. Easy to giggle, easily moved. He must have been mortified to find out the truth about Jimmy Savile later - but the rest of his friends were great, and obviously valued him.
What a star Collins was would have been a amazing BOND .
As I've said in the tom Baker one. Can't believe we as a city of Liverpool do not celebrate these people. It's not Al about the beatles
Can't stand the beatles.
That was just brilliant. I've got to agree with what people say, he should have been Bond. Thanks for posting.
What a lovely man.. R. I.P
lewis Colins is the seventies hardman
+Brian Marshall There isn`t any hardmen on telly now!
@@markant9534 yes Bryan Marshall appeared in many action dramas from the late 60s & 70s .in particular the tough bank robber Hepton in the superb 1972 LWT 13 part crime series - Villain's
Thank you for sharing your God given gifts Mr Bond .RIP
I would like to have seen him as "James Bond" I think he would have been perfect.
Apparently they aproached him but he turned them down
just found this video great man lewis shame savils on it
A great actor and a tragedy he was never bond. Had he been in his prime right now Daniel Craig wouldn't have got a look in.
i agree
Was such a handsome man.
@@mariawilson9026 He was indeed, all the girls loved him, for good reason.
I remember playing bodie and Doyle in the 70s with a real gun my grandad gave me that he had from the war.
He probably would have been good as James Bond portraying the character how Dalton did serious, gritty and realistic
JT thorn He *would* have been good as Bond with a better, easier sense of humour than Dalton, who couldn’t quite handle the witty part of the character.
Lewis Collins (27 May 1946 - 27 November 2013)
Could you get any better looking than this lad? 💖 A fellow Merseysider I'm glad to say! He was such a naturally gifted actor - and yes I agree he could have made a BRILLIANT James Bond! What a loss to us all! You were dead sexy Lewis mate! 💋 God bless you xx
Collins and Martin Shaw reportedly did not get along, not that that matters here. What a great actor he was and sadly missed.
You can see Lewis reaction
Indeed, I think it was 'convenient' that Shaw was busy and couldn't attend.
This guy is so cool. Legend. He’d have been a great Bond. Pity Martin Shaw wasn’t there. Great to see Gonzo!
He has an absolute gentleman, and yes, what Bond he would have made too!
I had the fortune to meet and speak with him alone in wardrobe early 2000's..such charisma, a quiet gravitas and great presence. A great loss.
Unbelievable how good looking this guy was,he did audition for bond but cubby broccoli thought he was a little too aggressive so Roger Moore got the part instead, he was a really tough guy in real life, a black belt in karate and jujitsu and passed the examination to join SAS but was not allowed to join because of his celebrity status
What a great show and I think Lewis Collins should have had more TV and films roles with such talent. Sad when he passed as I loved the professionals as a kid. A bit spooked to see that monster Jimmy Saville.
It's a lovely episode.....then Jimmy turns up. Lewis didn't look exactly thrilled
This guy would of been Perfect as James Bond. God knows why he never got picked!
Yes, Connery and Moore were already too old in the late 70s.
Maybe, Collins had a bad accent?
He auditioned but was deemed “too aggressive”
@@Eire_Go_Deo That's very interesting
A lovely man and sadly missed x
You know Collins would of been good as James Bond 007 in The Living Daylights
He's buried over here,San Pedro, lovely place,😎 California 😎
I've watched a lot of 'This is your Life' shows over the last few days and it's amazing how many times Freddie Star and Jimmy Saville appear together on these 🤔
HHHHmmmmm 🤔🤔🤔
Shame all the comments are not about Lewis. Class actor. 👍
3-7 and Alpha 1 - rest in peace and thanks for terrific tv memories.
Watch him in jack the ripper 1988 mint british actor
Jimmy saville always shows up to spoil it
Lovely guy Lewis was. I'll bet if he knew what Savile was doing he would have throw him into the Thames wearing a pair of concrete slippers.
I had to turn it off, at 22:18
@@theonlyantony Me too. Instant flesh crawl. Love Lewis though.
He was lovely down to earth beautiful man ...loved him since gavin and so sad he left us he was a one off nobody can take his place 😢 💔 so let down and underrated by the industry rip lovely lew
His face says it all with saville dosen't it
God bless Lewis and iam sure he is heaven where he belongs. He was and always is the most special person and god bless his family
Brilliant actor loved the professionals still watch it to this day great show it was 😊
Lewis would have been brilliant as James bond
Great man sadly missed he definitely would of made a wonderful James bond no question cheers Lewis god bless 😚
massive fan of lewis he was legend and professional scouser shame he didnt do more acting RIP we miss you god bless
NOT Scouse,,,from Birkenhead on the
Wonderful Wirral
@@philwalklett130 your right that explains why he never had a accent wirral was in lancashire in 1946 i think he should of become the fifth beatle and joined paul ringo john and george
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What an do a Adam Ant an had 2 drummer's ???
Very cool bloke and wanted to be him when I was young. Was a good actor and should of been in more films.....rip.
mike macartney didant say he offerd lewis a audition in the beatles as paul had said they wanted another drummer..also after the proffessionals (probably after this ?,,lewis passed to join the SAS (but they felt they couldant let him in as he was too well known as a star) proof he was "the real deal"
StuTheBru me Lewis was a real life James Bond. RIP xx
Savile and Starr where well suited to ve sitting next to each other. A sick feeling must come across any caring soul when they see savile handle the deaf kids at the end. I'm sure Lewis would have gutted him if he knew of any of Saviles evil acts.
Not sure that was true of Freddie Starr but Saville has contaminated so much tv from this era.
Brilliant what a Gentleman Top Blokes Always Shine 👏
Should have been bond, had the swagger of Lazenby and the grit of Connery
But too much aggression as far as TB is concerned. True or not - doubt it - iconic both and all 3 - The Professionals grown up and watched it last night on ITV4 - compare and contrast - definitely be up there perhaps SC on a par. Who Dares Wins great film. The Sweeney icon too
And the humility, humour and likeability of Moore
RIP Lewis Collins, my favourite Professional.
Lewis was clearly a real man's man with a heart of gold and so should have been bond, he would of been fantastic, I think Lewis had a feeling something wasn't right about Saville but wasn't sure what? Had he known he would have clearly blew up a hornets nest I'm sure, rip Lewis your the best.
Collins had a chance to out Savile, but like so many others he said nothing, which is sad for such a seemingly great guy. Even if Collins had supported those victims by way of public approval it may had made a difference.
Rather too easy to say about the dead who cannot answer for themselves.
Just wanted to be like him ,done my best lol not been in films,or dramas, but I've done ok with the lady's ,had a passion for motorcycles ,nice cars,had fantastic holidays, and what really matters ,great friends and family Lewis Collins ,icon,legend top man RIP 🎥🇬🇧🍻👍🌈👌👏🌟🎬
Great man, with style god bless you
The Heros of my childhood
The body language when Saville came out was very different and colder
No.it wasn't. If you didn't know what has been revealed since, you wouldn't even say that. Didn't you hear the audience cheer when Jimmy Savile came on?
@@kevinstephenson4674 the audience certainly weren't any wiser, but Lewis certainly looked at him strangely, there was a definite unease, I guess in celebrity circles some of them knew the truth
Quintessential Bond, allegedly ‘too aggressive’ for Brocolli. Seems a good guy as well as a good actor, no rumours about his sexuality or decency other than normal. Lot of time for him, interesting history on Wikipedia. Certainly one of my favourites, underachieved in relation to his potential I suppose. Wonderful Bodie.