Fylde comedy legend Roy Walker’s new starring position in music video

The Lytham-based funnyman stars in singer-songwriter David Ford’s video for brand spanking new single When We Have been Younger.The monitor from David’s upcoming album Love & Dying is a basic heartbreaker and Roy, now 82 and greatest referred to as the unique presenter of ITV’s ‘Catchphrase’, places in a transferring efficiency, wearing pyjamas, within the black and white video, which was directed by Ford himself.“I actually loved doing it,” stated Roy. “I feel David needed Ian McKellen however he was in any other case engaged, so I used to be the selection and it was nice.

“We travelled to Nelson to movie it as there was a kitchen there which had the actual look that was required for the video and we filmed for a few hours.

“It was a enjoyable new expertise – the timing required for the lip-synching is definitely totally different to that for comedy.

“Thanks a lot David for his path and placing the video collectively. It was nice to work with him and listen to him sing for the primary time. I’ve listened to the entire album and now I’m an enormous fan.”

David, 44, who first achieved prominence with indie rock group Easyworld, stated: “I had this concept for the video, An actor performs the music. Somebody older than me, a face with some years on it.

“The picture of someone reaching again into the previous and remembering youth appeared much more impactful if the previous in query was altogether extra distant.

“Then I thought of casting. Sir Ian McKellen was an early favorite. Clint Eastwood was talked about. Nicely, you need to purpose excessive.

“Then the concept occurred to me, wouldn’t it’s poignant if these verses of solemn reflection have been delivered by someone with a fame for unerring cheerfulness. Somebody like… Roy Walker.“Having had this thought, I quickly got here to understand that the phrase ‘somebody like Roy Walker’ is a redundant one. There may be no one like Roy Walker. I may consider no different who occupies that exact territory throughout the affections of Britain.

“So it grew to become obvious that if this video was to occur, and occur in a way befitting what was by now a reasonably slender directorial imaginative and prescient, we must monitor down Roy and persuade him what he actually needed to do on a Wednesday morning was to drive to someplace close to Burnley to sit down within the kitchen of a stranger and faux to sing the music of one other stranger on digital camera, sporting pyjamas (the costume selection was additionally a vital a part of the imaginative and prescient).

“Spies have been deployed to Lancashire with the duty of finding Mr Walker and after some audacious sleuthing, we made contact and located him to be tentatively receptive.“Some days later I spent a morning filming Roy Walker who I discovered to probably the most skilled, pleasant, enthusiastic and, in fact, hilarious individual.

“Moreover, his efficiency carried completely that distinctive pathos I had hoped to see and really feel.

“As a result of Roy Walker is not only a nationwide treasure, he’s an artist and I really feel most lucky to have been in a position to collaborate with him on this unusual however lovely venture.”