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I'm all booked up, if it's only a fraction as good as the 50th Anniversary Event everyone's in for a treat. I'd really encourage as many members who are able to attend as it'll be a wonderful day no doubt!

I recently viewed "The Funny Side of Christmas" for the umpteenth time. Clegg is describing the dinner menu, which includes bread and a nice bit of cheese. Compo objected vociferously to bread and cheese for Christmas dinner, and Clegg...

Howard: "I was nowhere the lady, whoever she is." Pearl and Roz in unison "Jog on!"

Howard always manages to run into trouble, Thanks to Alan JW Bell for the photo

It'd have gone for a fair longer I suspect with a slightly rejigged back to originally intended series 3. Thereafter he'd have gradually mellowed a bit as the series opened up more and the northern grime got replaced with rolling hills...

It would have been interesting to see how Blamire developed, or under-developed, over the years - because I think both the smoking and the politics would have featured less.

As it's his thread so to speak here are my thoughts on our Cyril. He was never always in charge in fact on occasion Clegg took the lead in this era and so you might think it was a more equal trio. However, this was was not the case as...

For me Seymour was pretty much the definitive third man. On the authoritive side he had all the bad traits built up of his time as head of the Utterthwaite academy. The glimpses we get here are of an instution as much falling apart...

I watched with great interest your latest deeply thought provoking episode Leigh , your research is impeccable and of significant detail it must have taken you a considerable time . I remember seeing Speight interviewed but sadly find...

Before his passing Alan Bell was kind enough to send me some of his own pictures, this one was taken with his Nikon D70 camera on the 6th September 2004

There are a few odd things in this scene. I'm sure the armour was chosen for Clegg so his face was hidden to cover his double taking over in some shots. Despite Lionel Blair being used to performing for tv, he looks ill at ease in the...

Don't forget, series 3 was originally written for Blamire and the script was adjusted for Foggy. Foggy was not the type to want to volunteer to go for a morning swim, unlike Blamire who had the boys go out camping and rowing a canoe...

Remembering everyone who gave so much for our freedoms. We will always be grateful for the courage they gave to defend our country. May the rest in Peace as eternal heroes.

Not sure how long it would have lasted. Clegg and Compo definitely needed someone less uptight. The series would have lasted for awhile but not as long as it did. I think for all the decrying of new and departing characters it was the...