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I think the reason she 'moved house' was that when the filming crew returned for Series Two, they discovered that the original house had been rendered, and didn't look at all right. They needed a brick house.

I think the episode was intended to be in colour. In 1971, colour was in its infancy, and technician strikes were rife. I also think back then some colour programmes were actually broadcast in black and white - though don't quote me on that.

If I knew how to do it. If you go on YouTube, type in Coppers End 1971..

Finally, there is a whole episode of the ultra-rare sitcom Coppers End, 1971, starring Bill Owen, Josephine Tewson and Richard Wattis on YouTube. Recorded about a year before Bill Owen went on to LOTSW.

Thanks, I thought I was right about this. The best example of this is the 1990 series, where we see fairly noticeable differences between the real life interior and the studio interior - it looks the same, only different! I'm reasonably sure you see the real life staff in the real life...

I think in some episodes they had an aerial view photograph on display in the The White Horse. I think once Alan JW Bell said they never filmed inside The White Horse - but, I hate saying this, I think he's incorrect. I believe some scenes were in the real pub, and some scenes were in a...

As Roger says, in the first series she was in a different house.

Ron Moody?

I was fortunate enough to see that one being filmed at Teddington Studios. Probably my favourite SOAH episode, not just because I saw it being made, but because it's good. I also like the pilot episode.

Shame so many pubs have closed - but it's good the building itself lives on.

Makeovers. They can change the place too much, sometimes. Soap and water, new paint and new tarmac - that's usually that's all that's needed in these places.

I don't watch it as avidly as LOTSW or OAH, but I think the very first episode was my favourite, as the idea of the show was at its freshest.

He was Hawkeye in the FILM version of M*A*S*H.

I definitely believe there is great value in old, bad programmes - especially as time passes. They also look like masterpieces now, compared with today's tv.

Jim Davidson was massive at the time, and was under contract at Thames, and so it was important to use him. The audience ratings for Up the Elephant were extremely high, people watched it avidly. But that didn't stop it being an extremely cheap looking, poorly written, almost childish sitcom...

I actually like Take a Letter Mr Jones. I also like John Inman's other sitcom Odd Man Out. Curry and Chips was a disaster - I'm amazed Eric Sykes and Spike Milligan went along with it - though it was written by their friend Johnny Speight. I can only imagine Speight wasn't under any control at...

I think we only see three walls inside the shop, don't we?

I know the main reason they changed the location was because of a real-life unco-operative neighbour - but they couldn't have carried on filming there for another 19 years, could they?

I sometimes think when sequels and new episodes of programmes and films, they really should ask some of the more knowledgeable fans to have some input.

Didn't realise that was lost.