Peter Sellers interviewed by Alan Whicker, 1979

Peter Sellers talks about living in California on "Whicker's World" hosted by Alan Whicker. This interview was part of the episode "Nothing is Utopia, This Comes Pretty Close", on Britons living in Los Angeles. The interview was conducted in 1979, and the episode aired in May 1980.

[garysiddons]

Peter has often been portrayed as a monstrous mummy's boy by many. He had a troubled private life for sure but every interview I've seen, he comes across as likeable and charming. I wandered if he suffered with Bipolar or something similar. He was an amazing talent for sure.

[WildernessofMirrorsN]

Peter Sellers was a comedic genius. Sad how quickly he has been forgotten, most people have no idea what we lost when he died.

[vantheman]

I love Peter Sellers. My father loved him and his humour has filled my life for over fifty years. Nobody can touch him. Watch the Michael Parkinson interview from 1974 it is Sellers at his finest. You get Richard 111, Alec Guinness, George Formby and Peter Lorre.

[elenajon]

I got to meet him briefly in Cyprus, he was making a movie and I was living there making a living renting out caravans and finished up renting and setting up caravans to the movie company wherever they were filming that day, Peter had requested a shade awning, I complied and stepped inside the caravan and we exchanged a few pleasantries, nice man, the year was 1973 and the movie was " A ghost in the noonday sun" it was never released.

[shahree]

The Indian restaurant gag- love it. Most Indians do. RIP Peter.

[brocktoon]

I want to meet Peter Sellers in Heaven.

[commanderkeen]

Wonderful, intelligent actor and comedian. Wish he was still around

[CompoundNihilist]

When he feigns the heart attack at the end as a joke, it's both hilarious and chilling given that's what plagued him. Still, he performs it as only a master comedian could.

[thomaschacko]

Gifted, troubled man. Here he is perfectly charming! As someone of Indian heritage, I love his Indian accent. I saw “The Party” in India — full house, and they laughed uproariously! He did a marvellous cameo — as an Indian doctor — in the last Hope & Crosby comedy, “Road To Hong Kong.”

[patgallagher]

When we where kids used to love Alan whicker showed you places you’d never see

[degsbabe]

Goodness me, he died quite soon after having this interview. It looks beautiful where he was staying. And the stories about people dropping dead are quite Ironic.
Poor man. Wonder if he realised the true value of living ..even as it slipped away from him.

[robertsykes]

I have never seen this before, but boy, did that first 40 seconds really hit home for this Yorkshire born 65 year old currently living in Australia!

[gavinreid]

in beetween filming, Peter stumbled down stairs & was constantly unsteady on his feet, Alan wondered if they were filming his obituary, & it practically was his last interview.

[margaretcronin]

He was not born in Yorkshire, but Portsmouth, 273 miles away.

[tattyshoesshigure]

There’s a blue plaque above a Chinese takeaway in Southsea saying ‘Peter Sellers was Born Here’… and yet in this interview he says he was born in Yorkshire!

[telstar]

He was only 53 in this interview, looks much older.

[DaDez]

0:24 I thought he was born in Portsmouth?

[DavidMFChapman]

Peter Sellers always seems to be playing a part. What was he really like?

[geekay]

the Great Peter Sellers once said: “I’m a classic example of all humorists – only funny when I’m working.”

[leespiderpod]

James Corden should’ve taken Peter’s advice on not thinking he was a Hollywood god