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The first two series Compo is absolutely a less lovable rogue, with a harder edge to him. Along with Some Enchanted Evening, you have Spring Fever from Series 1. On the other hand, Clegg is also different, and I have always wished that we didn't lose that version of him. Clarke probably was...

"Big Day at Dream Acres" will always be the worst episode for me, but there are others I'm not really fond of. I find "Extra! Extra" alright, but I think it suffers from too much attention paid to the guest star in scenes without the shows characters (but I guess they felt he was a big name and...

There were two full Compo/Clegg/Truly series (19 and 20) before the final series Bill Owen appeared in (21). Series 19 I've always felt is a bit uneven since it was written mostly as a Compo/Clegg/Foggy series where they had to substitute Truly at the last minute. So, Series 20 is the only...

I believe it's at the end of the "Pate and Chips" (S1) where they are drinking toasts and Clegg mentions his brother in law being a vicar. I've always wondered if the vicar he talks to in the pilot is supposed to have been that brother in law, or just a vicar who he was friendly with.

From different sources, my understanding is that those are the Howard/Pearl actors from the first season of the play. They did some early shows in London to get warmed up and originally had another actor playing Foggy. However, they decided that didn't work so when they took the show out for a...

As an American fan, I'm not as familiar with a lot of the co-stars. On the other hand, over the years I've looked into the careers of a lot of them. On the whole, I feel like Norman Wisdom simply had the biggest success, even if his appearance on LOTSW was during his late life rebound. At...

I've always felt Percy/Dirk was meant to be the introduction to someone we would see again, perhaps on a regular basis. Maybe the plan that series was for him to also appear in a second episode, but he wasn't available so they went with the never seen Dougie. As the BBC audience tested...

Its easy to forget that Nora wasn't supposed to be a main character when the show was created, so as you say the pilot and first series just have her as an incidental character. Andrew Vine's book says Nora only appeared in the first series because BBC test audiences for the pilot indicated...

I came across this skit that aired apparently in 2010 where Burt Kwouk and Brian Murphy reprise their roles. I'm guessing it was filmed after the final series and as such represents their final appearance in their LOTSW roles. The Bill - Harry Hill & Paul O'Grady: The Bill for the Summer...

Home prices in the US have gone up quite a lot, but it varies by city and state. On the whole they've increased by 27% since the start of 2020. Where I live they've gone up even more. For example, a comparable house across the street from me just sold for almost twice what my house was...

I tried doing a little research on the "n.m.n" thing but all that comes up is the old practice of putting NMN on gravestones if the person had no middle name. As Bill Owen was a stage name, maybe that's involved, but its hard to say. That channel does have some other interesting videos on...

Yes, I saw that yesterday and really enjoyed it. I didn't realize they had some things on display show related at the White Horse.

I guess the question I would have is whether older shows in the UK have actually passed into the public domain. Dad's Army, for example, started earlier so would already be free and clear if its as simple as 50 years after the broadcast of the very first episode. So, is that the case?

What is the specific episode and shot you are referring to? From your more detailed response I think its clear you are playing a little bit here with technicalities, though. Yes, the camera may have technically gone slightly into a doorway, or you could clearly see something dressed up behind...

Do you mind if I ask your source? I'm pretty sure Bell in his book is pretty clear on the subject and I believe we've had posters here involved with the production who've said it never happened.

That is confirmed in Bell's book but its more complicated than them wanting to save Bill Owen from traveling. They filmed on location that series first, with the plan being for studio scenes to be filmed later in the year. During a hiatus in location filming, Bell found out from someone at...

There is an episode somewhere where Cooper does indicate he's divorced, but that was when his partner was played by Tony Capstick, so earlier. They have an exchange where Cooper wants him to come over and Capstick declines. He says something along the lines of "divorce has really changed you"...

I think the final episodes of both the first two series have subtle "goodbye" elements to them because Clarke didn't know if the show would go on. So he makes sure to leave us knowing that the trio are just fine. Series one ends with "Hail Smiling Morn . . . ", which ends with them talking...

What saves Blamire is that here and there he shows he's actually fond of Compo. They argue but they both enjoy it, something that they admit. Compo even admits that when Blamire leaves and before Foggy is introduced.

In what way? I'm going by Alan Bell's book, where he says Clarke was given the go ahead to write the series even before Bell was told that. Andrew Vine's book says the cast and crew all knew that was almost certainly going to be the final series. So, I think we can pretty safely conclude...