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Published 2014-05-20
A gentle portrait of Frank Naish, (86), possibly the world's oldest cider maker, on his farm in Somerset, with helper Paul Chant. Collecting apples on a frosty morning in December 2010, Frank continued a life-long devotion to the artisan way of producing cider, which he did with his brother Harold until 2005, when Harold passed away aged 84. Since then, Paul has worked with Frank, allowing Frank to continue his passion, up until his death in November 2013. As Frank said, it's hard work and plenty of fresh air that kept him going.

All Comments (21)
  • Your supper is just how we eat, nice bit of boiling bacon,homegrown taters, and swede, sometimes i cook a ox tongue, simple flavoursome food, i hope with everything the way its going, we get back to life for real and people become less stressed,happier, and more in touch with real life they way a human being should live. I think we should honour and have more respect for our wiser older folk , be more tolerent its so rewarding listening to their gems of wisdom and tales of past lives.What a lovely old boy.
  • @bartram33
    50 plus years ago when we used to drive from Liverpool to Cornwall for our holidays, we always stopped at Sheppys cider makers in Taunton. Back then you could just drive in with your gallon containers and the gentleman would draw the cider from a large vat. I remember he would ask if you wanted sweet or dry, if you wanted sweet he would pour a drop of syrup into your container before filling, he would also give you a glass of cider while you waited. We did this every year as a sort of tradition and drank the cider while we were in Cornwall. Lovely memories 😊
  • @DaveJMcGarry
    Sometimes you find a little gem on Youtube. This would be one of them.
  • @pablo19136
    This is an absolute gem . What a lovely man. A disappearing world.
  • This is absolute gold. I wish I'd been able to share this with my dad before he passed (he was nearly 89 and all when he went on). He lived in Doulting near Shepton Mallet and would have loved this short film.
  • @WalksandAll
    About 10 years ago at ' The City of Bath's cider festival' I remember trying half a pint of cider called 'Naish's Cider. I can't believe I've come across this video. God Bless
  • @KEVINVOGAN1
    RIP Frank. A true Gent. Beautiful film and one of the reasons at 57 I am moving from London to Devon - try a little cider making whilst getting back in touch with nature and the country side I love so much.
  • Wonderful, thank you so much for sharing this beautiful film, which I have watched over and over. This old Gentleman reminds me so much of of my Grandad 'Tadcu' on his farm in Wales.
  • Good lad you are A credit to the workers ... young ones are fn disgrace nowadays ...
  • Fantastic! Thank the Lord for little gems like this Thank you for sharing
  • A grand man , doing a great job . Not sat on his behind . Probably makes a fair drop of cider too . Hope his passing was peaceful .
  • Love this old guy true old school gent he was ♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
  • @887jack887
    What a beautiful video! My grandma used to say that she could smell the cold air off us when we came home after playing all day outside
  • @mvl6827
    Very interesting. Charming. Well filmed. Showing Old England as it was. Nothing too fancy, certainly not the daily food! But hey ho. We’ll have gallons of the apple stuff...Beautiful orchards, shame about the busy road. The best part? “I never had a flu jab”... Hope the juice is still flowing freely in 2020.!
  • @gee3883
    Cracking film, thanks. R.I.P Frank.
  • @frankryan782
    I remember being taken to franks cider farm years ago, him and his brother we're asleep around the back on swinging chair's on a balcony like they had in western films from the 70s.. He told me him and his brother only went shopping in Wells once a week because they had either both been banned from driving or something, very friendly folk and a gallon of cider was around £5