Random TV/dvd cap

[burger1701]

Thanks for posting the clip of the Tribe. I've had to import a copy of the DVD to get a good copy of this scene. I was going to cap it but this clip is better than mine would have been! Now if you can find a copy of Imogen Stubbs in Deadline as good as that, you'd have a friend for life.
The Maeve scene is new to me. Very nice. Please keep posting clips. I've seen all mine before😁

[burger1701]

In the War Bride. Not as good as the Tribe clip, but she is nude. And wet.

[burger1701]

Nude again, in Arachnid.

[Bounci]

Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman

This thread is beginning to be a classic repository of so many of my favourite nude TV clips from the past, I thought I'd add a few of my own!

This one took me years to find, it's from a very PC Channel 4 drama from about 35 years ago. It's about the troubles in Northern Ireland and the effect it has on families from the Province.

Maeve and her sister move to London and live in a small bedsit apartment with no bath. So they share a portable bath in the room, the Maeve character forgets to dress for some time, whilst having a very earnest conversation with her sister. Then, for no reason the previously rather coy camera work treats us to a full on bush view of the main character, an actress called Mary Jackson! The other actress manages to keep her nudity hidden alas.

The other actress is Brid Brennan, and she is still working today. You do actually see her breast as she rises from the bath, but sadly that is as far as she got when it came to nudity. Mary seems to of retired from acting after 1988. Both also appeared in 3 Play For Today dramas together. The drama itself is called Maeve, and was broadcast in 1981. Thanks for uploading it.

[Bounci]

Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman

Back in the day, a young teenage Anna Friel played a character in a popular soap called 'Brookside' and often featured in celeb magazines and the like. However, she wanted to break out into mainstream drama and films so (when offered a part in a new BBC drama by Stephen Poliarkov, one of the hottest writer/directors on the scene) she jumped at the chance.

I saw an interview in a TV mag and it mentioned that for this, the director asked her to do her first ever nude scene! I didn't expect much from a young soap star, a side boob or bum in a bad light was what I anticipated. No, Anna did more than that and in full lighting too.

Full on FF and sitting on a Dick with another fully nude actor stroking her. No wonder she went on to bigger and better scenes. One of the all time classic BBC TV nude scenes, IMHO. Warning, male FF nudity in this clip too.

Actually, if I recall rightly it may of been somewhat different. I remember reading a interview Anna did for The Sun newspaper after she left Brookside in 1995. She had done a photo shoot that involved her wearing a bowler hat and suspenders (like cabaret), but in it I recall her saying how she had received a number of scripts sent her that all involved nudity in it, but she turned them down, as she didn't want to do nudity after leaving Brookside to advance her career. However, after saying this, I only recall her appearing in Cadfael and didn't work on screen again for the next 2 years! It was only when she relented on her stance on nudity that she got work again, and her first role she got was in The Tribe. Hope this helps.

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Thanks, the article I remember was the pre release publicity for The Tribe and she mentions the shock of walking on set and seeing her two male co stars fully nude for the first time, as they had remained mostly clothed in the rehearsals.

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Although a well known clip, I'm sure there will be some who don't know this scene...possibly the best TV nude scene of all time!

Why do I make this claim?
1) Four ladies cavorting in decent lighting fully nude, with no attempt to hide their nudity.
2) All four (Daniella Nardini, Anastasia Hille, Annabelle Apison and Clare Holman) are very well known actresses who careers have endured and in some cases, flourished since 1998.

I've since read that Annabelle (the larger lady, with the wonderful wobbly bottom) is a naturist and always takes her holidays at nude resorts. I doubt if the others share her enthusiasm, but certainly join in the fun with abandon in this clip!

Credit to the much lamented original poster.

PS, just realised my post of yesterday (Diane Keen) was already on this thread, sorry

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Two top actresses again and both fully nude!


Just a shame the scene is shot at night. Rachel Stirling (daughter of Dame Diana Rigg) and Rosamund Pike are the two ladies, both very respected and very busy actors. With modern TV versions of DH Lawrence books leaving out much of the nudity we enjoyed in earlier times, this recent BBC version (I think) keeps up the tradition!

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Over the years, British TV has made several programmes where members of the public talk about their views on nudity and bodies, whilst being filmed naked themselves.

These two clips (collected from long dead sites) are a good example. I really love the four young 'Horse Riders' (people were put into groups for this show, with something in common) who seem very at ease with being nude in front of millions of people! Now, they must be well into middle age, wonder what they think now!

Warning, 'nakedness' has no sound and features quite a few naked men.

[mplsmorgan2]

Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman

Two top actresses again and both fully nude!


Just a shame the scene is shot at night. Rachel Stirling (daughter of Dame Diana Rigg) and Rosamund Pike are the two ladies, both very respected and very busy actors. With modern TV versions of DH Lawrence books leaving out much of the nudity we enjoyed in earlier times, this recent BBC version (I think) keeps up the tradition!

I love your posts, Pedro. I hope you don't mind me playing around with the lighting a bit. It works better in some scenes than others.