Doreen's Story

[amiguitouk]

Cow me this is god ace ay it? I loff'd out loud day I? Mind yo I ant ought to loff it ay er fault er ay got no goo in a! Shaaame!!!

[rachel37g]

At the risk of sounding stupid, but is this for real??!!!

[GrowcottPeter]

I grew up in the '70's in New Invention (yes, honestly, it does exist!), not far from Walsall. Our neighbours were William Shakespeare (yes, honestly) and his wife Doreen.

Now her name wasn't pronounced Door-reen (two syllables - rhymes with Chlorine). She was D'reen (one syllable - rhymes with Green).

So if you tell anyone about this magnificently acted vid, please tell them to watch D'reen's Story. It will give you great Black Country street cred!

[AimsEssex]

this is the funniest thing i've ever seen in my life

[djdevilicious1]

I understood 100! Yay! It helps if you either live in the Black Country, or used to live in the Black Country - I grew up there, but I don't have the accent - I moved too young - my dad has a right Dudley accent though!

[Trashbinder]

God bless Trojan and Tangerine.

[MrGrantgibbs]

Sandz like ar muvas mom that duz....im from west brom,now live in devon

[TheHelenallen]

er cracked we up xxx

[cotty74]

Welcome to cannock. Doreen is alive and well in cannock

[bertywolf]

Awesome! Proper Blocko!! You hit the nail right on the head!! Top marks!! Well funny!

[PhilDY6]

Brilliant bit of acting she deserves an Oscar!!!!!!!!!

[chrizwin30]

So so funny:)

[MrAndyclarke123]

it ay loike she ay tried (luv it)

[cheapdirt07]

Thank you ! I've missed hearing my Accent.... I was brought up Sunny Bloxwich near Walsall, I now live in Germany and i've lost mine abit, Tar mate, yam great !

[Multikingsley]

Brilliant, very well produced and I am sure many benefit offices have seen the like during the past 20 years.

[thelaughingbasset]

THIS. IS. PERFECT.

[AzureSN]

For a second I asked myself if she was from around here... sounds like half of bloody Cannock. Poor souls, ain't they got it hard.

[GrowcottPeter]

How to 'spake' Black County - Lesson 2 - Question Tags

Doreen says "Every little bit helps, doh it?". The 'doh it' (doesn't it) is a classic Black Country question tag. There are many similar tags & if you can master these, you are half to 'spaking' like a native. Practice the following...

Ay it? (isn't it); Woh it? (Won't it); Doh it? (doesn't it); War it? (was it not); Car it? (can't it?), Shah it? (shall it not).

Example 1 - It's buggered ay it?

Example 2 - Om bostin fer-ra-piss, ay I?

[SAHBfan]

I'm sitting here watching this... and it is 11.30 am.... and I've done f*** all so far today.

Trouble with these people.... they think they're the only ones who can't be arsed.

:-(

[RattleheadUK]

@christiethomas1

The Baggies need help? Can the dingles even see us from down there?

[lousysound]

love it xx



[christiethomas1]

never mind Wolves, the Baggies need all the help you can give x

[bigmac2009able]

@christiethomas1 Hang on theres a cuple of Players goin for free --o-ohh no sorry me mates just nabbed them the bugga oh no he pinched me last striker too Bloody hell can anyone help the Baggies

[psfielding]

Why can't the silly Cow speak up a bit and use BBC English, we all need to learn from this!

[aliceigoe]

@psfielding She's not a Silly Cow, she's a Lazy Cow and her doctor just confirmed it, she's got Lazy Cow Syndrome and she has trouble shifting her arse

[MrSquiishy]

@psfielding and its a joke you fool!

[MrHumanPube]

Thank Zena i dodged that accent.

[xSarahBee]

bostin'

[thorpemax]

I am touched by this my own son has lazy cow diseas aswell

[MrNobodysHero1]

Loff?! Mi yed nearly come off. Yow cor beat the oldest british dialect con ya.

[jenzi16smiley]

yes. it is nothing but a joke :')

[iamtherandomer]

Got to love the good old Black Country :P

[GrowcottPeter]

For all those people that can't understand Doreen, here's how to 'spake' Black County...

Lesson 1 - How to conjugate the verb 'to be' in the present tense...

In normal English....I am; You are; He is; She is; You are (pl), We are, They are

In BC ...Om, Yam, Eez, Airz, Yowm, Weem, Thaim

Example 1 - Om bostin feh-ra-piss (I am in urgent need to the lavatory)

Please press 'Like' for Lesson 2....

[GrowcottPeter]

@GrowcottPeter

Example 2 - Om gooin om with a yam for mi mam I yam (I am going home with a sweet potato for my mother)

[ZizousDoudou]

Brillyunt warnit?!

[Topsy1947]

brilliant

[FP51DPO]

These poor buggers live across the border from us...

The only work they can get is at the pie factory...and Mad O' Rourke can be a right b'stard.

An IKEA branch opened up close by and some of them got jobs taking apart assembled furniture repackaging it and throwing away the instructions and screws.

[leedsltdbish]

brilliant

[628animallover]

That's soo funny lol

[daveygmp]

It's like an advice film for all the lazy so 'n' so's crossing our borders

[STANLIZ4]

Half way I thought I must set up a charity to help her, but then realised there already is one, and we all contribute to it!

[scaffolderrrr]

Great video. !!!

[MrDayRobert]

I just wish people out there would just see it as it is, Its a laugh, remember? Jokes n sh!?.

[McHaleJohn]

a growing profession in the UK! tax free salary and a job for life!

[racinstuff]

thats just bostin ay it. oim a lazy bastard n all so i know where yowm coming from ya lazy cow.

[scousaluke2k7]

The kid's needed a holiday, so I booked one. lmfao!!

[GrowcottPeter]

If you have been moved by this film & want to help people like Doreen, Trojan & Tangerine, then please send a donation to The Black Country Relief Fund. For just £1, we can give a child from Tipton elocution lessons to help them speak English. For just £2, we can fund a Detox clinic to break the widespread addiction to pork scratchings. And for just £5 we can set up a Psychiatric clinic for all those poor deluded souls that think Wolves will beat the drop this season. Please give generously..

[JetterDepot]

@GrowcottPeter ...Wim great ay we

[GamingHub1]

Proba Brum

[madsailor1000]

Best 5 minutes of truthful humour - have seen this actress live- she's brilliant !

[graybee40]

Superb! What made it better was that I was told that she had a serious medical condition lol the yams have it : ) brilliant

[SoxSexSax]

Very funny. Good job.

[GrowcottPeter]

More Bilston than Dudley I reckon...

[teteLovesMe2]

i dont understand what shes saying, what does she have??

[itsCARLDOUGLAS]

@teteLovesMe2 Lazy cow Syndrome is what she says :)

[1406Matthew]

definately black country! haha shes from DUGLAYYYYY!! (Dudley) haha

[coogsj]

Gill's fab! If she's not a yam-yam then I'm even more impressed, they car normally do our accent, they mek us all sound like Brummies, which we ay.

[ClairelovesLampard]

Haha proper Cannock bird!

[TheRedArmy1992]

@Ramiiam Theres no such thing as 'speaking Brit' its called an accent.

[suzibunny81]

this is way too funny!!! being a black country lass myself i just love it!!!!

[aaronwolvesknowsit]

Too True! I love the black country, for everyones infomation she is NOT a brummy, ''yamyam ay she''

[MyNameIsGaryBarlow]

not funny

[TheCallofscootering]

@MyNameIsGaryBarlow when ur called mynameisgarybarlow u cant say not funny

[SuperBaleman]

@MyNameIsGaryBarlow Having looked at your site, the fact that you find this "not funny" is about the biggest compliment that could be paid to it, since you appear to be as bigotted as they come and devoid of a sense of humour.

[Ramiiam]

Could someone who speaks Brit tell me what she says after "It's confirmed?" 0:36

[inspectordrake]

@Ramiiam "you're a lazy cow"

[Ramiiam]

@inspectordrake Thanks!

[leafwatch]

@inspectordrake Gosh, I need a translation for her entire dialogue.

[psfielding]

@inspectordrake I thought it was "I'm a lazy cow"

[Thealbirch]

@psfielding The doctor tells her "it's confirmed... yow'm (your are) a lazy cow"

[TheTradWarrior]

@Ramiiam "I'm a lazy cow". (Hahaha) It's spoken in a regional accent. Brilliant vid!

[jordan1234667]

@Ramiiam Im a lazy cow

[jimmythefoolmusic]

@Ramiiam It's a Black Country accent

[4591381]

@Ramiiam "yam a lazy cow" this is how they talk in yam yam land (Dudley west midlands)

[mattycUK]

@Ramiiam Yam a lazy cow, it's black country and wes all yam yams!

[aliceigoe]

@Ramiiam Did you notice "Mastermind" the book on the side table?

[coppersmiths]

@Ramiiam It's not standard Brit! It's 'Black Country' and most of us don't get it either!!

[Blivit42]

@Ramiiam I'm a Brit. I need sub-titles as well.

[stoughtonmassive]

@Ramiiam she says I'm a Lazy Cow

[barneyrubble59]

@Ramiiam Yo'm (yo am) a lazy cow

[stuart252034]

@Ramiiam I', a lazy cow ;)

[stuart252034]

@Ramiiam I'm a lazy cow ;)

[steviehippo]

I am devastated for the poor woman. I dont know how she will ever survive on benefits.LOL

[Lovetoall1432]

I was crying when seen this sooooooooo funny.. yam a lazy cow! Lol you'll never work again! How's she keep a straight face? Brilliant little actress.

[firnantoful]

oh my god this is amazing.

[1406Matthew]

It's a serious matter, this affects so many British people! and they have it so hard having to go all the way to the dole office to get their money! truly heartbreaking </3

[stupove]

haha fair play and i'm from the black country, u gotta laugh in life ay ya... tangerine lol quality..

[ninamayful]

Hahaha never laughed so much in ages!!!

[TheBikerbabe73]

What a sad society we live in when people get their kicks out of poking fun at mental health issues, not all people on benefits are scroungers, there are people with genuine illnesses and disabilities who have to put up with this narrow minded attitude!

[allaweb]

Featured on allaweb.org

Funniest thing I've seen in ages.

[rjdjones]

proud to be English :)

[SixtiesKidWannabe]

"It's confirmed you'm a lazy cow" :D

[TheBikerbabe73]

What a sad society we live in when people find poking fun at mental health issues a joke, not all people on benefits in this country are scroungers, there are genuine people who would rather be working but can't because of genuine illness or disability. This is not helped by people who consider them lazy or scroungers because of material such as this! Don't assume all of us are the same!

[cookie6677ify]

Shes not a good person. Shes a druggy and has kids wtf...

[cheekychappyorama]

Cracking Script, brilliantly executed. I would love to work with you guys.

[CoventryCamera]

Brilliant - can't wait to hear Tangerine's Story.

[omfgigotthekill]

Press 7 on your keyboard for her youngest! Tangerine!

[93mrcallum]

a way to reb birmingham goood one (y)

[loepan]

@93mrcallum shame its not a brummy accent!! black country ill think you'll find

[liamr7777]

Is this a joke?

[Tancred66]

@liamr7777 No, she lives up our road.

[Manccowboy]

@liamr7777 if your asking if its a joke you have obviously no sense of humour and or your German

[jordan8afc]

Haha so funny

[TheSarahlouShow]

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD FOR YOUR SELF

[teamvictoriana]

Best laugh I have had all day

[paulandre66]

England for ever so british

[syedali5]

Excellent hope people learn something from this brilliant acting

[shinnyhills3]

Brilliant!!!! Well written and well acted!!! What a star!



[SuperBaleman]

Just run across a new piece featuring this same actress in a totally different role! Called "The Ironing Lady" by Sundial Theatre, shows Doreen in a whole new light!!!

[SuperTruebrit]

Although this is a very funny piss take, there are millions of people like this in the uk who are the third generation of doleys. When i was a kid in the 70's my family lived on a council estate in Oldham. The majority of families, like ours, worked. Anyone who didnt was frowned upon as it was something to be ashamed of back then. Obviously by the 80's it became non pc to say anything and it got swept under the carpet. 40 years on, look at the state the countries in.

[Tancred66]

@SuperTruebrit Spot on mate

[YoyoFuck44]

this is AWESOME.. I CANT STOP LAUGHING :D HAHAHAHAAAAAA

[Gregersfitness]

I do not find this funny. Good bye.

[dirtydoleboy]

@Gregersfitness There is a thing in life called sense of humor.

[martynspeck]

@Gregersfitness Well, I'm sure NHS can provide a humor transplant.

[1406Matthew]

It's so bad that although this is acting, there actually are people like this in the world. scroungers. lmaoo funny though

[Colindavies247]

The intention of the producer of this Exceedingly well written and acted video Is to entertain. However there is perhaps a Cryptic message on how our society has Fallen down on caring for the distressed people who have degenerated into a life personal decay. How we who are blessed with a good brain and loving parents decide how to lend a hand to the less than mentally normal people Is beyond my ability to work out I close with Chinese quote If your plan is for one year PLANT RICE if your p

[Tancred66]

This actress is a marvel. I'm from the Midlands and not only has she the Black Country accent perfect but the facial expressions. I feel like I know her. This has gone viral all around south Birmingham/Worcestershire. I saw to that.

Please do a series - and for God's sake don't go all PC on us so as to provide "balance"

[MsTartangirl]

Very very clever, so funny, but far too close to the truth!!! Well done!

[MrHarryt8]

Great send-up of a welfare bludger.

[th3firefly]

Why was this in the comedy section.... ? .....

[martynspeck]

@th3firefly Because it's funny. You might want to check out the NHS humor transplant program too.

[SuperGingerGiant]

Brilliant! It definitely should have won BAFTA! ;-)

[jodiewacka]

Amazing!!!!!



[MrJonesey77]

Ha Ha! HILARIOUS! She is from Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire. Well Done Gill!!

[1406Matthew]

pmsl!!!!

[MrEoin17]

It's great that she enjoys the Craic at the weekend! Fill yer boots Doreen.

[Maiensee]

Took me 3 times to understand her. Even after the 4th time I have troubles understanding everything. Don´t get me wrong, I am not English. 

[darckofi1]

Wow, this is a sickening video. Not in the way the up loader thinks. It re-affirms in my mind the fact that the right wing cannot do comedy. Crass, bigoted and stultifyingly misinformed. The like bar has actually jarred my faith in humanity a little.

[SuperBaleman]

@darckofi1 It seems to me that you need to lighten up somewhat. As a socialist myself I had no trouble in enjoying this well written and superbly acted piece. Sometimes I wonder whether the left wing or right wing have much of a sense of humour at all.

[odin72ful]

its so sad coz this is as it is, but we all laugh and nothing is done about it! the last laugh is on the working tax payer!!

[2smallearrings]

What a heart warming story. I know many people with this condition, and not many are cured. This has confirmed my hypothesis that the larger the earrings the more severe the condition of the sufferer.

[Rockerchild2608513]

Bastiat90 You are jelious you don't get any help and a bigot. Shame. People on benefits are the least of it, it's the fat cat down in canary wharf you wanna complain about but that's a bit above you no doubt. The single biggest scrounger I can think of is the Queen don't hear anyone complaining about her! You feckless twats!

[classicdinner]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

[mrsajones]

Just brilliant.... watched it last week and was so happy to see its been a hit cause the stourbridge news said so! C'mon me black country beauty!

[43ssm]

Brilliant, laughed out loud. If you like this, check out paul reed comedy - priorities.

[greenjerseytunes]

This isn't taking the piss out of Doreen it is rubbishing the clowns in government that have allowed it to happen and, of course, the bleeding hearts at the BBC who would be happy to make a serious programme about "disability". Most of all it is so funny.

[WilliamGruff]

It won't win a BAFTA, or an Oscar, or an Emmy or whatever, however it's one of the funniest performances I've seen for a very long while. Brilliant.

[herraperunapaaaa]

I still think people on benefits for over 6 months should have to send a 'thank you' card to a random tax payer every Christmas - oh, and if the recipient doesn't think they're being sincere, they lose their charity hand-outs until next Christmas ;)

[JAStewart]

Is it just me or is she wearing two different ear-rings? lol

[Monkeyhead75]

ar bert ay at werk n I cor do it!

[burninplant]

it is aye it arrr

[Whatever104104]

A parody of the BBC/Gramscii Marxist moral blackmail which dares us to call the junk DNA infestation bred by 60 years of social democracy exactly what they are. All of this is transferable to the same hand-wringing humbug which alleges that our NHS is the "envy of the World". No it isn't.We have a National SICKNESS Service which is buckling under the strain of pandering to and in fact encouraging the results of endemic autodegeneration brought on by obesity, alcohol, drugs and promiscuity.

[baddadeatpie]

@Whatever104104 At first glance your hypothesis appeals then the dull reality of your futile gibbering mists the eyes and opens the option of strapping you to a chair and lightly applying a petrol strimmer to your genitals,for goodness sakes this is youtube does anyone notice your rabid diatribe,at least anyone who cares?????????

[GraymanUKMS]

@Whatever104104 This is a funny video.

You are a nob however.

[Heathboo]

@Whatever104104 Sweeping generalisations, focusing upon a systems weakest points, great argument strategy. Now why don't you get off your high horse, before you fall off, get injured... and have to go to A&E to be treated... for free.

[salopianwarrior]

@Heathboo Free my arse people like me pay for it.

[22typee]

Brilliant, I'm surrounded by people like this. Though, personally, I do suffer from MOGS (Moaning Old Git Syndrome) but they won't recognize it as a disability.

[Pundleweed74]

Wood list, I'm a Black Country girl and that is a true accent, not a mix. The actress is from Cradley Heath, I believe.

[TheMrOSullivan]

Fantastic. Loving the accent.

[92chriswilson]

ha ha. most amoooosing. its true - some people are very good at being victims. poor me. why does it always happen to me. boo hoo its not my fault. thats me in sympathy mode btw

[Pokemonmia1]

lol

[woodlist]

This is very funny. Sarcasm of the highest order. Incisive wit.

Although, you need someone who can really do the accent. This is a real mix of about five dialects from the West Midlands.

[kitten9974]

Lol! I think I am suffering from it aswell! I inherrited it from my mother, who inherrited it from my grandma! 

[jedipoos]

Bloody brilliant, wonder how many have watched this and said to themselves, " I know what she's going thru " lol

[beorwulf29]

How very, very true! Lots of her type around here, sadly.

[alfred38uk]

Can't quite make out the name of the eldest daughter,any ideas?

[inspectordrake]

@alfred38uk It's Trojan.

[karensp71]

@inspectordrake thought it was trout??

[shinnyhills3]

@inspectordrake Trojan it is! Lol

[92chriswilson]

@alfred38uk. tangerine

[girafferythm]

@alfred38uk

Trojan!

[girafferythm]

@alfred38uk

Eldest daughter Tangerine!!

[JackHillcox]

@alfred38uk Tangerine

[munchit123]

@alfred38uk Trojan - i believe!

[magicwandaful]

@alfred38uk

Yes - it sounds like 'Trojan'!

[Tancred66]

@alfred38uk Trojan

[minimikimusic]

I can't understand a SINGLE word she is saying!

[anthonyheaney2008]

WHY DOES SHE SOUND LIKE CATHERINE TATE??????

[jezzyjuice14]

people this is a serious illness i lost my mother to this dreadful disease,people think it can be sorted with a bit a crack at the weekend but it cant. there is only one cure and that is fatfighters. also drunken running helps

[behaack]

Brilliant! :)

[gafisher001]

Hilarious, but an English version (or at least subtitles) would help. :-)

@gafisher001

That's because all you hear on Telly are Northern and London Accents, in the soaps you obviously watch. Soaps written by accident, by a million chimpanzees, each with a typewriter. (Sorry for insulting Chimpanzees).

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