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I assume it was just a friend of his. In "Pate and Chips" at the end Clegg talks about his brother in law being a member of the clergy. Although it's not a really positive mention, I've always wondered if the vicar he talks to at the beginning of the pilot was supposed to be his brother in law...

Continuity was never one of the show's strong suits and I can't really blame Clarke or anyone else for that. I really don't think when he was writing in the mid 70s it ever occurred to him that a) the show would last for more than 30 series or b) that people would end up watching a given...

It would be interesting to know what is going on but we also have to consider the possibility that his son is following his fathers wishes to have just a simple marker.

Those of you that have a local PBS station showing LOTSW are lucky. Even the Spokane, WA, station, which has always done really well with BBC comedies, doesn't show it in my area. Another nearby PBS station tried it a few years ago but its gone now.

I’ve always wondered about the El Lobo thing. It’s actually referenced in another earlier episode before the one with Howard and his hat. Was it just a creation of Clarke or is there some backstory I’m missing? The same thing is true of “come in number 34, your time is up!” That’s best...

I assume it was meant as a running gag - Compos “Babs,” the unseen former girlfriend who was horrible from everyone else’s perspective. Often mentioned and in “Once in a Moonlit . . .” kept hidden in the motorcycle outfit. I’ve always thought they kind of blew the gag in “The Suit that Attracts...

Since the last box set came out, it takes me about three months from start to finish to watch all the episodes. But I started watching episodes regularly on YouTube in late 2011 so I’m sure there are episodes I’ve seen 10+ times now. They still amuse me, though. I watched “Cheering up...

There are some early episodes, notably “Small tune . . .” where you see a tv in Cleggs house.

It’s like Wikipedia, meaning someone contributed that incorrect info. There is probably a way to either fix it or point out the mistake.

I suspect it would be a mess to put together and not cheap to do. If you wanted to use the classic cast you’d need legal agreements to use likenesses for all the now deceased actors and their voices. Then you would have to find voice actors to play the roles. Of course Roy Clarke would have to...

Alan Bell says in his book that Jonathan was unrecognizable, at least in the short term. He also felt that Crusher was a “gentle giant” character and that was gone with the transformation. Jonathan did a long interview on the Summer Winos site last year (worth reading) that includes photos from...

Also, keep in mind that Dinnerladies was filmed at least ten years after Jonathan left Summerwine, so the cost and realism of facial makeup solutions was likely significantly better by then. Plus, Crusher was presented as a pretty active character with a number of outdoor scenes where makeup...

Opera singers being heavy is an old stereotype. The old phrase “until the fat lady sings” is a reference to that. As Captain notes above LOTSW is full of stuff that is considered politically incorrect now. For example, here in the US a sports radio host was recently fired after he made fun of...

I’m not sure what you mean by something being shelved. The premise there was that Tom was going to help Smiler find a lady and that was used for several years as a recurring subplot in various episodes. The Tom/Smiler/Auntie trio was also recurring until Stephen Lewis left the show. I think it...

After filming “Getting Sam Home,” Brian Wilde told Alan Bell and the BBC that he was leaving the show. Bell wasn’t convinced he was serious, so he called up Fulton Mackays agent and asked if he was available. Bell doesn’t say if he was seriously interested in Fulton as Foggys replacement, as the...

My understanding is that someone else has voiced Wallace in some small appearances since 2010. For example, IMDB lists Ben Whitehead as Wallace for a program called “Prom 20: Wallace & Gromits Musical Marvels” that aired in 2012. Wikipedia says Whitehead replaced Peter Sallis as Wallace after...

Peter stopped voicing Wallace in 2010, so it’s been somebody else for some time.

“Getting on Sidney’s Wire” is an episode I appreciate more and more each time I see it because it has so many great scenes. My favorite is either early on when you hear a splash offscreen and Compo and Clegg have a conversation about how great it would be if that was Foggy falling into the...

I think that was the intent, yes. The final episode suggests all the single men now have a woman in their lives. Alvin and Stella, Toby and Marina, Morton and the woman Glenda has set him up with. In fairness, I think the change in Stella and Alvin’s relationship is apparent as early as the...

Happy Holidays! Even though I think I’m a C.R.U.M. more and more each year! (Which just happened to be the episode next in the queue last night.)