A few random thoughts

[Denton Pette]

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply, I have always looked at Summer Wine as a distraction from "edgy" comedy shows, I am not a prude, but, I enjoyed the gentle and silly humour, I realise no actor should ever be bigger than the show he or she is in, but I found the compo trilogy after the death of Bill Owen had some touching moments and fine script writing.

 

[RickAns]

Agree with you that the Compo trilogy episodes can really pull on the heart strings. Goes to show how good the other actors and writing really are to be able to handle Bill's passing as a much loved actor and character.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

IF you search the threads , there are still members on here who cannot bring themselves to watch those episodes because they are so emotional which is testimony to the compassionate way Roy Clarke handled Bill's passing, the episodes are a mix of pathos and humour handled beautifully by all who participated in their making . It must have been the most difficult time for all the of the cast and crew.

 

[Pearl]

IF you search the threads , there are still members on here who cannot bring themselves to watch those episodes because they are so emotional which is testimony to the compassionate way Roy Clarke handled Bill's passing, the episodes are a mix of pathos and humour handled beautifully by all who participated in their making . It must have been the most difficult time for all the of the cast and crew.

You can see it especially on Peter's face how difficult it was but I think adding humor was the right thing to do, I know especially " up North " humor is a big part of funerals, it's how the grief is dealt with.

 

[Adanor]

One good move by Roy Clarke was to use kids for the words on the hill. They probably had little idea as to why they were wearing white and standing in certain spots.

 

[Adanor]

This is what I think. First of all, Hobbo was not the first character to be shoehorned in. It was Smiler. He was introduced as a one-off character who was then made permanent due to the fact that his character fit in. He would pop in and out of various story lines and gradually became accepted. On the other hand, Hobbo was suddenly introduced, given a major role (which was hard to accept,), and had a back story (which was hard to accept.)

On the other hand, IF he had been introduced as a milkman who popped in and out of various story lines, and instead of being a spy, being someone who is on top of all the gossip, he could have been more acceptable.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

This is what I think. First of all, Hobbo was not the first character to be shoehorned in. It was Smiler. He was introduced as a one-off character who was then made permanent due to the fact that his character fit in. He would pop in and out of various story lines and gradually became accepted. On the other hand, Hobbo was suddenly introduced, given a major role (which was hard to accept,), and had a back story (which was hard to accept.)

On the other hand, IF he had been introduced as a milkman who popped in and out of various story lines, and instead of being a spy, being someone who is on top of all the gossip, he could have been more acceptable.

That would have been great, Abbot could have done that. He was offered the part of Barry's neighbour Boothroyd in 'Enter The Finger' (who could have become a recurring character) - but he declined. Basically he wasn't interested unless he got a permanent 'big' role.