The Milk Man | 1970s Milk Float | 1970's Britain | Finding out | 1979 

At the age of 14 I helped out on a milk round - 1982. Started at 4.30 and watching the sun come up on a frosty morning is beautiful.

I remember in the school holidays, I used to 'help' the milkman with his deliveries....just in the immediate area. Dropping milk off, fancy orange juice (it was in the early 70s) and yogurts all from the local dairy in the village (Healds) I even sat up front or hopped on the back of the float, something you wouldn't be able to do now.

Back in 1950's my dad was a milkman and drove a milk float like this. I used to go with him on Sunday to help him out (4.30am starts) and by the time I was 8 in about 1960 I used to drive it a bit whenever I could.

i remember the old times of milk from our local milkman, silver top milk was perfect with a big bowl cornflakes in the misty autumn mornings!

I was a Unigate milkman from 1969 to 1977, best job i ever had, started my round at 6am in the morning, last pint delivered by 10am, worked six weeks straight then one week off. The milkman in the film is not typical, for a start no one in my dairy would be wearing a peaked cap, if they did wear anything it would be something like a wooly hat, the other obvious inaccuracy is that he wouldn't be walking, but slow running or he would never get the round finished. But for all that it was nice to revisit warm memories.

Wonderful,,I loved the 70s,,Thanx for a great vid,,

The Land Rover Series 3 LJB 990L in the video at 1.21 is still on the road. Had a new engine in 2017 right enough.

Hardly any cars parked up on the side roads. Now it's bumper to bumper.

Unigate...who remembers Humphrey.."watch out,there's a Humphrey about".

We were told that in 1994 when the milk marketing board was scrapped it would lead to fairer prices for consumers. Nonsense. Retail prices have constantly risen with inflation, while the price paid to farmers has hardly increased, and on many occasions has fallen. Two thirds of dairy farmers have quit milk production since 1994. Consumers and the remaining dairy farmers are now being ripped off by the few big milk processors in between, that make huge profits. All of this for a staple food. Ridiculous.

Wow don't see that shit anymore!! My great aunt used to have a milk man delivered her milk. I think he came 2 times a week or something. And that was back in 1977. Good 😊 old days.

we still use our local milkman from the farm just down the road

I was a milk boy in the 70s, loved it. First vehicle I ever drove

Best times of my life ... had a job at Unigate at 14 ... working through the fog and snow and ice ...loved Christmas were all the customers would give me tips..

Aah, back to a much simpler time, a time when there much less cars on the roads polluting up the air. A time when you could sit down in the evening with 3 channels of pure entertainment, and happy "Feel Good" music filling our air waves. You can keep this 21st Century with all its technology, and rubbish tv ruined by the PC brigade. OK, so we had dodgy haircuts, and silly clothes, strikes, and the odd power cut, but if anyone invents a time machine. Then here I come back to the 20th Century, and I would be a happy chappy.

Great piece of social history. But could he of parked any closer to that Land Rover 😅

What a sight for sore eyes, as they were then too! Snow? bread strike? Could always rely on them. Bring 'em back please!!!

Simple straightforward times of better days we have now lost 😢

Great video. Love seeing the classic Thames logo on this channel!

I loved those days.... I remember a TV advert that went something like "...don't forget that your milkman does not only sell milk..." -- so true. He sold potatoes, cream, cheese.... .. and the milk in those bottles was so fresh. It was gold top for us although most people bought the tastless silver and red tops. Remember all that ? Having lived in several other parts of the world... I SIMPLY ADORE ENGLAND !!!!!! Seriously no other place like it !

Battery powered floats,glass bottles,way ahead of the times.

Never ever thought I'd be sitting here watching ephemera like this let alone wanting to leap into the screen and warn everyone what was coming.

Shame we didn't get to hear the "sound of the traditional Milk float", just annoying piano music. I remember them so well!

When I was a kid in the 60s our milkman had one of those carts that he walked in front of. Big grab handle on the front was the stop/go control.

I still have the milkman delivering to my house, same as it's always been.

I remember this in 1978 when the milk man sound that beautiful sounds in the morning at Glen Innes, my brother used to say our next door neighbor was an old Niuean man always says to him do you have miluka and he ran and said what is miluka? Those days were much better glass bottles even they're outside for two days no one steal them but nowadays it's a different story

What absolutely fine piano music - and a great piece of nostalgia. Yes, times have changed a lot, people we knew have passed on, life is just a moment in time captured in a memory. Will we ever meet them again, can we ever go back, can we ever get a second chance?

This is so beautiful

I remember staying with my Nan as a 6 yr old in this year and I would be awakened by the clatter of bottles as right opposite hers was a dairy and the Unigate Bedford KM would off load it’s crates onto waiting floats. Great times it’s a shame they ever let super markets sell milk. That was a much better time I think.

Stop off for a bit of "how's your father", and on with the round. Those were the days.

Farmers Wife and birds peeking on your gold top milk!

i used to help the milkman on my school holidays in one of thoses great times starting work at 5am but now i see milkmen doing their job at 12,30 am wots all that about.

I wonder if the current owner of LJB990L (landy) knows his (or her) vehicle is in a Thames TV feature. No surprise its still on the road.

I wish the milk man would deliver my milk...in the morning

Gold Top, I remember it well.

Taken from a ITV Schools programme Finding Out

I remember slipping on black ice and smashing three bottles... Then reversing out of a cul de sac and slammed it in forward too soon... You should have seen the sparks from under the dash... Whoops

ah the milkman - silver top racing to get the cream at the top for coffee!

These days, we're so much more efficient - no use of the baskets unless necessary. But we still care!

Done the milk rounds from 1977 - 2023. Great but hard work in the cold

The funny thing is that Land Rover @ 1:21 still shows its on the road. 😀 wow

I LOVE THE DMS buses on route W3 These were NOWHERE near as bad as the jimmyblakes would have us believe...I used them all over London and to go to school on the 96 and dont remember any breaking down..

That was so soothing.

How didn’t the milk go bad quickly after sitting out? How often did they come? I wish they did this today!

Best days

Hazelnut or mandarin yoghurt please

You can't beat fresh warm milk delivered to your door

that was filmed in 1978 not in 1979 (if you refer to the closing titles at the end)

The modern version of the milk float is the EV.

0:13 - Think Bike!

Found myself wondering if ya'll drove horse and carriage on the wrong side of the road, too?

I grew up in the 70s and although I loved my country and felt it was a great time to be alive, I always felt there was something lacking in our culture. I realised as a child that we needed Sharia Law and the only way for our country to become whole and complete was for successive governments to allow mass immigration so we could have millions of muslims living in Britain. I cannot tell you how happy I am in 2020 to see my childhood dream realised.

A 107 at 0:50

Watching this video drives home for me that the British people have had their culture stolen from them. Disgraceful

Great but... argh the music!

They got greedy with their prices.....so they put themselves out of business. If they had kept up with the times they would still be around today.

The milk float was so slow it's dangerous

Clink clink .. :)

ADULT humans nursing from different species. I can't be the only one who finds this concept disgusting right?