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(S02 E02) Who's That Dancing with Nora Batty Then? Original Airdate: March 12, 1975 Compo's neighbor Gloria is moving to Australia, so he decides to throw her a farewell party at Sid's Café. “Come fly with me, Nora! You and me, we could make magic together, and I’d lay me ferrets at your...

"Bookmark"- Ploho

(S02 E01) Forked Lightning Original Airdate: March 5, 1975 Clegg, having endured several mishaps, seeks to repair his bicycle as well as to master riding it. “Oh Ivy, thee’s got a chest like a proud pigeon! If it wasn’t for Nora Batty, I could fancy thee!” ~Compo Simmonite The slapstick...

(S02 E01) Forked Lightning Original Airdate: March 5, 1975 Clegg, having endured several mishaps, seeks to repair his bicycle as well as to master riding it. “Oh Ivy, thee’s got a chest like a proud pigeon! If it wasn’t for Nora Batty, I could fancy thee!” ~Compo Simmonite The slapstick...

I'll no doubt enjoy those later series a lot once I'm fully immersed in that era. It always happens to me when I'm watching, say, M*A*S*H, another program with numerous phases and cast changes. At first I thought Compo's sandwich might have been a Ploughman's. There's one thing about British...

Summer Winos Volume 1: 1973-1978 arrived on September 13. The Winos even signed it with a nice "Heyup!" Seeing as I've only finished series one, I'm reading as I watch and review episodes. I don't wish to be unduly influenced by their insights on the show. I may occasionally compare/contrast...

"Walk Away Renée"- The Left Banke

The Norman Clegg as depicted in series one makes sense to me. After all, he's only 52 (going by Peter's actual birth year), so he's bound to get his back up a bit when confronted with strongwilled people. Based on the handful of much later episodes I've seen, Clegg came off as more of a "Last...

(S01 E06) Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts Original Airdate: December 17, 1973 The trio are inspired by a local photography exhibit to make a day of taking their own photographs. “I bet there’s Boris Karloff around here somewhere plugging into all this free electricity!” ~Cyril Blamire...

(S01 E06) Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts Original Airdate: December 17, 1973 The trio are inspired by a local photography exhibit to make a day of taking their own photographs. “I bet there’s Boris Karloff around here somewhere plugging into all this free electricity!” ~Cyril Blamire...

TV writers have been known to sacrifice character and logic consistency for a good one liner, haven't they? Speaking of good lines, I like this exchange between Walter and Clegg: Walter: "Look at them switches! 'Ey! 'Ey! Crammed full of extras!" Clegg: "No essentials, just extras."

I suppose one could be charitable and say that the quartet were on a particularly long car ride that day. Later at the cafe, Compos says, "We've been out all the mornin' having this accident." It wouldn't have taken long for Walter to learn Compo's employment status! It seems as though the...

(S01 E05) The New Mobile Trio Original Airdate: December 10, 1973 The trio visits a road safety exhibition, inspiring Clegg to purchase a used car. “The way you drive, we’d spend half the time in people’s back kitchens!” ~Cyril Blamire The Trio runs through a lot of dialogue in the road...

(S01 E05) The New Mobile Trio Original Airdate: December 10, 1973 The trio visits a road safety exhibition, inspiring Clegg to purchase a used car. “The way you drive, we’d spend half the time in people’s back kitchens!” ~Cyril Blamire The Trio runs through a lot of dialogue in the road...

Wow! Once again two seemingly divergent interests--jazz and James Bolam--intersect! It's what my wife refrs to as my "control of the universe"! I had no idea that program existed. I've just found the first episode and I'll watch it this week. I've recently decided that I will spend the rest of...

Thank you, Barrychuckle. LotSW has great rewatchability! I've gone over Series 1 a few times and there's never a dull moment. It will be fun to see how many episodes I will review (and what I will learn). LotSW is already special to me. There are TV shows I know inside out, yet I rarely, if...

"Sorry"- Bix Beiderbecke Beiderbecke's music is never less than ebullient.

This is the kind of information/correction that adds to my enjoyment of the show, most of which I'm watching for the first time. I can also expect to learn a whole lot about England between watching the program and reading others' posts here.

I apologize for the increasing-length of my reviews. It's just that there is so much dialogue and wonderful detail in these episodes that I enjoy pointing out. I don't want this thread to solely consist of my opinions and observations, so I encourage everyone to chime in with their views on the...

I apologize for the increasing-length of my reviews. It's just that there is so much dialogue and wonderful detail in these episodes that I enjoy pointing out. I don't want this thread to solely consist of my opinions and observations, so I encourage everyone to chime in with their views on the...