Brian Blessed (Pointless Celebrities)

[Caribeing]

Brian Blessed and his daughter on Celebrity Pointless, he must be the most pointless celebrity, loud noisy unfunny, his daughter looked liked Nurse Emmanuel from Open All Hours.

[jno]

he's obviously no good as a celebrity - he's actually *done* things. Fifty years in acting, mountaineer, oldest man to the magnetic North Pole...

[4getmenot]

i love brian blessed. He always comes across as jolly and friendly. A rare occurance for someone of his fame not to be up his own arse.

[NOX]

.. and he used to live up the road from me and does a lovely line in rescuing animals in distress. He's a top bloke, so go and find something nicer to do than *** everyone else off Mary T, so you never say anything nice about anyone?

[bibblebub]

he is a true personality, not like the vacuous 'celebrities' that are usually on tv

[shoota]

....but he does shout a bit!

[Psybbo]

Lovely. lovely man

[4getmenot]

he doesnt shout he bellows

[DSJ]

I enjoyed the programme even though I only caught the last fifteen minutes or so. And I did know Queen Victoria's given name - Alexandrina! I've got to brag about something!!!

[4getmenot]

i was surprised at how much i must have listened in french.

[EcclesCake]

I love Brian Blessed, he lives near me and I'd often see him on the train or in the supermarket. I sooo wanted to talk to him just to hear his voice. I really must look into whether he's done any talking books.

[Craftypig]

He is an accomplished actor no doubt about that, but he does like the sound of his own voice...

[ChuckFickens]

He's a legend!

Though with that voice what other career could he have had other than an actor.... can you imagine getting a phone call from him trying to sell you double glazing :)

[jno]

a friend of mine was on one of his Everest expeditions and said he was a nice guy.

But I expect all the people who've climbed the Himalayas with Mary T think she's lovely too.

[woofgang]

lovely man

[micmak]

I just wish he wouldn't shout all the time. I wonder if he shouts at home?

[FoxLee2]

He could have been a town crier!

[jno]

I remember that "Impetuous boy!"

If there are any old episodes of Z Cars lying around, he didn't always revel in the voice so much; he and Colin Welland and the rest were quite naturalistic. But it's become his trademark since then.

[jno]

FoxLee, according to Wiki "He has an honorary position as official Shoutsperson of the University of York's Douglas Adams Society, and in 2011 the University's student body voted to name a new study space as the 'Brian Blessed Centre for Quiet Study'"

[Caribeing]

nox, I do say nice things about people I like maybe if I lived nearby to Brian and know him like you do I could form an opinion, I only see him on TV as loud
and overacting. I take offence at your accusations that I don't say nice things about people, everyone has an opinion.

[craft1948]

When he was on HIGNFY I had to switch off................