comanche 3,298 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'm showing my age but have a question for the older site members. Whilst having a conversation about Ray Mears and bear Grylls TV shows with some younger chaps I mentioned that before them Lofty Wiseman either made regular appearances on various shows or had a short series of his own. Trouble is; I can't for the life of me remember what they were called . I "you tubed" him but could only come up with an appearance on an old Peter Duncan (ex Blue Peter dare-devil) series. Two highlights I recall were Mr Wiseman mentioning the effects of using bracken tea as a vermifuge ;"Make sure you already have your trousers down when you drink it !", and the classic wrestling match with a dead rabbit scene Has anyone a better memory than me? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,818 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Remember Eddie McGee doing some television work in the early 80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Bush craft and true ways survival on you tube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,298 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks TUFFTY. I have looked but all the clips are quite recent and show the chap in , I guess, his early 70s. Maybe his early TV work was so embarrassing he's found a way of erasing it from film and memory. The rabbit incident was definitely a bit dodgy and I can't believe nobody remembers it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilimangro 1,013 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I remember the dead rabbit scene He was instructing some army guys I believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I don't know anything about any videos he has made but I have met the fella a couple of times ... Out of the hundreds that claim to have been at the Iranian embassy siege he was one of the lads that was there ... In fact he nearly put a bullet in the coppers face ... Luckily the copper had enough sense to the hit the deck instead ... He is a knarly old fukcer but you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,482 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Is that the fella who said "put him and the other 2 on a desert island and he'd come off weighing 18 stone?",looks a rum old boy for sure if it is . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Found a couple of references to him on TV, but just bit parts in programs, Scoff 1988 and The Heat Is On 2001.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I don't know anything about any videos he has made but I have met the fella a couple of times ... Out of the hundreds that claim to have been at the Iranian embassy siege he was one of the lads that was there ... In fact he nearly put a bullet in the coppers face ... Luckily the copper had enough sense to the hit the deck instead ... He is a knarly old fukcer but you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him ...... I met him in the late 80's, Was with him for about a week. Im sure it was the BBC thag had a documentary/series about the sas with lofty wiseman. It was on in the early 80's But I cant fecking find the thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I don't know anything about any videos he has made but I have met the fella a couple of times ... Out of the hundreds that claim to have been at the Iranian embassy siege he was one of the lads that was there ... In fact he nearly put a bullet in the coppers face ... Luckily the copper had enough sense to the hit the deck instead ... He is a knarly old fukcer but you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him ...... I met him in the late 80's, Was with him for about a week. Im sure it was the BBC thag had a documentary/series about the sas with lofty wiseman. It was on in the early 80's But I cant fecking find the thing Were you on a course under him? I've done two under him and by fukc he don't suffer fools lightly lol ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,484 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I don't know anything about any videos he has made but I have met the fella a couple of times ... Out of the hundreds that claim to have been at the Iranian embassy siege he was one of the lads that was there ... In fact he nearly put a bullet in the coppers face ... Luckily the copper had enough sense to the hit the deck instead ... He is a knarly old fukcer but you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him ...... I met him in the late 80's, Was with him for about a week. Im sure it was the BBC thag had a documentary/series about the sas with lofty wiseman. It was on in the early 80's But I cant fecking find the thing Were you on a course under him? I've done two under him and by fukc he don't suffer fools lightly lol ....... Yes socks up the black mountains. And yes it was hard, but enjoyable learning. Grumpy ole git at times lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Win 79 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Only clips i could find, one with a handy tool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I need those choppers in my life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,298 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) The LW parang;a very smart tool. Seeing it jogged my memory a bit . I still can't recall the name of the TV programme but throughout he made regular references to his £1.99 fake Swiss Army knife. Seemingly when faced with any task requiring a blade he would announce ,"So I take my £1.99 penknife and ...." One of my customers used to own a well known out-door wear and camping company. According to him LW would sometimes appear on the scrounge and one of the things he went off with was the famous freebie £1.99 knife. Still can't name the programme though!. Edited August 31, 2014 by comanche Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neems 2,406 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Is that the fella who said "put him and the other 2 on a desert island and he'd come off weighing 18 stone?",looks a rum old boy for sure if it is . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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