Norman Wisdom.
No disrespect meant to Norman, but he was too famous and behaved too much like Norman Wisdom, and took over.
Which was a shame, because Norman could actually do a bit of a straight acting.
I was thinking about Peter , how many actors can say not only were they in the longest running comedy show from episode 1 to the very final one but also part of team who won an Oscar and attended the Oscar ceremony itself . There are...
I did think that about Peter's book too, almost like he was distancing himself from his Summer Wine work, but then I realised the fact that he chose to be laid to rest where he spent so many years working on SW, the show must have been...
A couple of years ago I read his autobiography but was disappointed that he didn't devote much of the book to SW. It gives the impression he was a frustrated actor who wanted to do more serious work. One interesting revelation, IIRC, is...
Talking of Edie and Glenda in today's episode Will Randolph make a good impression Barry and Glenda come out of the house and I have only just noticed , presumably in homage to Thora Hird [I think ], Glenda checks the door is locked by...
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