daveb
Dedicated Member
Thanks for allowing me to join the forum. My introduction to Last of the Summer Wine was a bit unusual. I was in hospital briefly in January 2011. Aside from the evening news, nothing on commercial TV held my interest. However, on the local public TV station I came across LOTSW. I had never seen or heard of the program before and I might to this day have not heard of it had I not been in a hospital room, bored, surfing TV channels in hope of finding an enjoyable program to watch.
At that time (and to this day) a local public TV channel broadcasts two regular episodes of LOTSW in mid-afternoon, then broadcasts the same episodes in the early evening – Monday through Friday. I qualify using the term “regular” episode as the TV station has not broadcast any of the Christmas Specials. The current round of programming will finish this coming June when “How Not to Cry at Weddings” will be shown.
The first episode I saw was “How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty” and I was hooked. When I got home I made sure record the episodes and try to watch them after I came home from work. Within two weeks I was shocked and saddened to see “Elegy for Fallen Wellies.” I then started searching the Internet to learn about the show. I had no idea how popular it was nor how long it had been around.
I have since purchased all of the available series on DVD from Amazon UK and hope that someday the remaining series will be released on DVD. To me, watching an episode is like relaxing with old friends.
Dave
At that time (and to this day) a local public TV channel broadcasts two regular episodes of LOTSW in mid-afternoon, then broadcasts the same episodes in the early evening – Monday through Friday. I qualify using the term “regular” episode as the TV station has not broadcast any of the Christmas Specials. The current round of programming will finish this coming June when “How Not to Cry at Weddings” will be shown.
The first episode I saw was “How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty” and I was hooked. When I got home I made sure record the episodes and try to watch them after I came home from work. Within two weeks I was shocked and saddened to see “Elegy for Fallen Wellies.” I then started searching the Internet to learn about the show. I had no idea how popular it was nor how long it had been around.
I have since purchased all of the available series on DVD from Amazon UK and hope that someday the remaining series will be released on DVD. To me, watching an episode is like relaxing with old friends.
Dave
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