Recent content by wstol

Edie and the Automobile?

There was something that some of the Last of the Summer Wine actors found addictive about working on the show. We've recently discussed how Michael Aldridge loved the show, and really didn't want to leave. Bill Owen is the most obvious example, he wanted to carry on forever. Peter Sallis only...

Michael knew what he had to to do. He was completely unselfish. No one knew he was going to die at the fairly young age of 73.

I'm certain if Aldridge had lived long enough, he would have been invited back following Foggy's departure, for all future episodes. There Goes the Groom does mirror Uncle of the Bride a bit in some ways.

I can't help thinking the episode was written with Blamire in mind, instead of Foggy. Admittedly this was Series 4, and the last six episodes of Series 3 WERE written with Blamire in mind. I suppose in Series 4 the Foggy character still had few final stages of development left.

Mrs Blewitt and Nora Batty meeting.

Superb models.

It was yes.

Very good spot. Anyone know what the 'Wind Instruments' refer to?

I liked seeing him playing golf and enjoying himself in 'The Kink in Foggy's Niblick', and everything he did in 'Getting Sam Home'.

I love these scenes which have nothing to do with the plot. That was the secret to the show.

Lot of this about. Including showing young and old pictures, and the 'old' picture is someone completely different, not even a celebrity.

I too noticed in Mending Stuart's Leg, the real public seemed to be about, getting on with their business, while the filming went on. Would never have happened as the series progressed. HOWEVER, have a look at the beginning of the 1973 Steptoe and Son Christmas Special - which is clearly filmed...

I would seriously have considered having Tony Haygarth and/or Philip Jackson (Chip and Gordon) brought back in the post-Compo years.

It seems to be a Roy Clarke thing. Departing characters not mentioned immediately, typically this would need to be at the beginning of a the new series not to mention them. Sometimes the departed character would not be mentioned until a couple of years later - in the case of Sid and Wally. Billy...