TV Outtakes - Richard Whiteley and the Ferret

A well known outtake. Watch the amount of pain he's in and the disinterest in the Ferret handler.

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Comedy

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[AVGN4life1]

DUDE...don't have to go that far, just hold the skin on the back of their necks and they will yawn. works every time and is compleatly painless.

[paulapaula13]

This was not an out take - it was aired live! I remember seeing it, we were all in tears laughing. It's one of the great moments of British TV!

[Whits91]

I've still got the scar. Love Richard. (RIP) xx

[FerretDude15]

When a ferret wants something, they get it.. Or someone loses a finger.

[gunner17722]

@gunner17722 And RIP to them both

[gunner17722]

Brian Plummer a great man , i have many of his books , you can see when he realizes Richard has been bitten he has a right good chuckle to himself then quickly puts on a straight face

[heighleigh69]

That wasn't a real bite!! I adopted two 1 year old girls today and they haven't been handled much. Now they bloody well bite. I'm so sore!! Bite training is going to be long and painful :oS

[Edotter]

Now what I'm HOPING that somebody puts up somewhere is the follow-up to this, where that poor interviewer met Kenny Everett... who bit his finger!

[verkaforever]

@burnzgotshot I agree. Richard Whitely was a really nice chap. Countdown will never be the same without him.

[burnzgotshot]

@verkaforever I don't think Dr Plummer was being arrogant or mean, he was a pretty eccentric character and could be quite facetious at times. He said at the end of the clip that the jill was only playing and if she had meant it she would have gone to the bone. As bad as it looks on Richard Whiteley I belive Dr Plummer would have been less nonchalant if the jill was doing any real damage.

As comical as it was it still must have smarted so hats off to Mr Whiteley for being a good sport.

[verkaforever]

@burnzgotshot I didn't know Dr Plummer was dead. I would not have made that comment if I had. I said he was an idiot because he acted like nothing was the matter when Richard was clearly in pain. But perhaps I was a bit harsh. There's many bigger idiots on TV. As you said, R.I.P. both.

[burnzgotshot]

@verkaforever Why do you think Dr Plummer an idiot? He makes a perfect comic foil in this hilarious situation. One of the best live moments of British TV I've seen.

R.I.P to them both.