I recently got to meet someone who was an extra on a few episodes of Summer Wine, occasionally with a small speaking part. It was interesting to find out a bit of what life in TV is like.
Can't recall the episode but the pub is emptying of people faster than a bucket of water with multiple holes in the bucket the next shot shows Eli with Darts in his hand and about to throw.
It's been said before but as series progressed the "shouty" era disappeared which I feel was a great improvement as I personally found it really disturbing and annoying a gentle comedy is no place for balling and shouting if I wanted...
Sorry if this has been done before, but do you have any favourite Eli moments? There are lots of good ones, including where he walks into a conservatory on the back of a lorry.
Does anyone know if Eli was Roy Clarke's idea for a...
Yes, there are times that he stands his ground, but IIRC other times he's all mouth and trousers so loses his nerve about something and gets someone else to do it. But then my memory is not good so maybe I'm misremembering.
Should also...
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...
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...
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