Catch Me Going Back (1960-1969)

British Pathé
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Published 2014-04-13
Teenage Terry works on a building site as tea boy. We see him on a roof sawing wood, two other men are making the roof, in the background a large housing estate under construction. Terry is next seen in a suit walking down the High Street, he enters a Naval Recruitment centre. He is questioned by a recruitment officer. He takes a written test,an eye test, and is informed of possible jobs in the navy. As the jobs are described Terry is seen doing all of them, firing missiles from a battleship, clambering up the side of a ship as part of a boarding party, icing a cake, working in a surgery, as a stores accountant noting items as they come aboard, working in the radio room, fixing a helicopter, and even as Captain of the ship in full uniform on the bridge, and marching along with rifle.

Terry's mum talks to her neighbour as they walk down a terraced street, followed by another discussion in the house with Terry and his brother.

Terry on a train to Portsmouth, he climbs down from a truck with other recruits and lines up for his uniform. Cap band reads "H.M.S. Raleigh". Trained cadets are seen marching in the camp. We see Terry and other cadets during their training which includes: having a medical, eating in the mess, parade marching and rifle drill, barrack room kit inspection, rifle firing on a range, assault training crossing a river by rope while explosions are going off. During this Terry falls into the river. Classroom lessons, rowing a whaler, playing snooker in the Mess, below decks fixing a leaking hull, fire fighting drill, life saving in the swimming pool.

Terry on parade after completing initial training. He walks with his proud mum with other cadets in the background. He tells her he now has to go to Collingwood for more advanced training. We now see him doing more technical training, dials switches and video screens. Calibrating radar and classroom lessons with talk of magnetic fields and practical work on electric motors

Back home Terry and his brother row and prepare for a party. Very good teenage 60's short skirt party with dancing.
FILM ID:2259.01

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All Comments (21)
  • @asa1973100
    Roger Tonge Of crossroads fame in his younger days remember as Roger got older and he was in crossroads for nearly 15 years then his disability kicked in, rendering him a wheelchair user and in many ways perfect for crossroads because it was a first time a disabled person was seen on television in a soap opera …
  • @paulmorris5166
    This brought back memories. I joined the Royal Navy at 15 and went to HMS Ganges in 1964. Had a great 12 years. Wish I had stayed in and done another 12.
  • @brianperry
    Those carpenters pitching a roof the old way bought back memories of 1961
  • @bougeac
    What an amazing snapshot of what this country once was, oh to be able to go back
  • @nezbit8989
    This is something I could watch every time I’m in that certain mood and it would fit perfectly 👌
  • @Sweet.G
    I used to work on the building sites in the 80s, when i think about it i was like a part time stunt man,
  • @leso.k.k8770
    I was at Raleigh Nov 71, brought back good memories.
  • @Carlos-im3hn
    we didn't have any shows like this in the USA in the day. Very good.
  • @andrewkingdon2000
    Back in the days when we actually had a functioning navy, and a functional country.
  • @allotmentuk1303
    This takes me back to my apprentiship on building sites in 1955 as a carpenter. I made tea on average for 40 workmen each one liked it different in his own mug and I had to remember the brew and in which mug. The Foreman was watching discreetly seeing how I coped. The previous apprentice who had this task showed me how he managed the tasks pointing out the awkward beggers. Also the ones you could get in there good books with an occasional biscuit or piece of cake. The foreman was also watching your predecessor, how well did he partake his know how? This decided on his next task it could be one that demanded a limited skill such as backing off for the wood machinist learning safety practises. How he coped decided what his next required skill would be or he would take him to oneside and say listen son I dont think you will make a carpenter but there a place here for you as a labourer. And that is how one progressed and how after 12months the Foreman could advise management by, yes this lads OK sign him up on his endentures.
  • @mogznwaz
    People were just more community spirited and content then. A hard days work for a full days pay, treat people as you find them, call a spade a spade, learning a trade was a rite of passage passed down from generation to generation- people spoke properly, dressed properly, didn’t take themselves too seriously, and drank buckets of tea. I can’t believe it’s all gone in just my lifetime.
  • @LW-no9sm
    Why was this Britain destroyed? People are SO depressed now.
  • @redmille1000
    He certainly missed making the tea when it was his turn in the barrel!
  • @MS-sb9ov
    No quotas cuz you didn't need them.
  • @trevormccarthy9019
    No victimhood .. no pretend racism.. no virtue signalling … no worries.