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Perfection: Thy Name is Ridley

The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff

Short Back and Palais Glide

Car and Garter

Thank you so much, Keith. And to you as well.

A Quiet Drink

I got my most unpopular character. It is a single-appearance character, so not one of the most obvious ones. I will disclose then!

Hands down, Vernon Sedgewick for me. He always stood out as a special character. I can also see the appeal in Captaon Zero.

Deviations with Davenport

I will reshare my favorite all-time quote. It was a later episode where Howard is at Clegg's and they are reminiscing about the old days. (paraphrasing here) Howard, "What about romance?" Clegg, "That was for foreigners."

Much appreciated!

Wally looks sad there. It is as if he bought a new suit. :p

Well, I was certainly wrong about it being after Seymour. One of my favorites!

The screen brightness and Compo's appearance make me guess it is a few years after the Seymour era.

Ordeal by Trousers

Destiny and Six Bananas?

Hello Barrychuckle! The older episodes were the gritty ones dealing with redundancy. The newer ones gave more of a feel of happy retirement unless you were Howard or Smiler!

I saw Shane MacGowan and the Popes perform in the mid-90s in Cincinnati, Ohio. He came onto the stage and people were cheering. I could have sworn he said, "Hello Richmond." (As in Richmond, Virginia). Wild times for sure!

I like the Pogues a lot but am only a little familiar with Kirsty MacColl. What happened to her?

Awesome topic. Thinking of the later "Summer Wine Land" era in the later years, I would love to be along the hillsides with Truly, Clegg, Barry, Billy, and Wesley. We would perhaps be partaking in Billy's archery misadventures. With the Blamire years, it might be in the car with the trio and...