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Episode Edie and the Automobile was on the other day where Barry having sat in the car with Edie driving is so shocked he calls Glenda by the name Brenda. The thing I noticed about the episode was how young Barry but particularly Brenda were.

Michael Fish took all the blame and quite rightly so but I believe Bill Giles had stated " It might be a bit breezy in the channel" I am sure he was then renamed Bill Gales after that and it has stuck since then . :)

How much is the use of the cruet set Barry?

I don't think we were up North as much as Darn Sowth but seems such a long time ago the memory is very hazy these days .

The only exception in this perpetual loop is series 30 episode 1 I was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies , which is considered a Special and a Christmas episode, as it was shown first on New Years Eve . There are people at U and Gold who still believe it is a Christmas Episode, totally laughable as...

Knights in a duel with bicycles and brushes and so early for Compo

It is on permanent repeat on U and Gold I posted an event a few weeks back ,which maybe does not occur that often, the very last and very first episode were broadcast on the same day.

In former years and parodied on TV when people retired their parting gift was always a clock or a watch , the last thing you need when idling your days away.

You don't see them much now but Cuckoo Clocks were really popular at one time , would I have one - no . I'm in the Harold K Steptoe camp , remember Come Dancing episode where he initially nails the cuckoo's door shut and then after the embarrassing episode of learning the old man has taught him...

I spent a toe tapping Saturday afternoon at the brilliant Blues Bar in Harrogate a couple of Saturday's ago lots of brilliant tracks played , a few jivers and lindy hoppers from a local dance group were in attendance offering a great afternoon's entertainment . This track was one of many that...

Just back from Malaga and their edible cousins are being roasted on every corner really popular with the Spanish . There is a myth that conkers if kept in the house they would repel flies and spiders but sadly there is no evidence that it is true great shame because most conkers are never...

Working on Computer systems from the early eighties I dreaded the two clock changes it was an absolute mare with mainframe systems and all the programmes that ran on them , the impact now I imagine is negligible given what our phones and tech o/s are capable of . When the change was done we'd...

No problem with beans here they are off. Bonus with this version the subtitles teach you to order your breakfast when next in Benidorm , other Spanish resorts are available.

I was an honest[ish] plunderer of treasure , scourge of the Spanish Main and Batley City Centre but that scoundrel Commander Willoughby was a total cad and bounder and deserved everything he got . Surreptitiously flogging copies of a map identifying where my treasure was buried when in truth it...

A very warm welcome Tom and Rebecca , I hope you enjoy your time on here and look forward to your posts . I am sure you are searching through the site but I can recommend looking at the excellent Map produced by Terry [Maltrab] and the member's photo section.

Great picture this week of 4 of the Sumo wrestlers appearing at the Royal Albert Hall walking across the Abbey Road crossing . It got me thinking which 4 members of the LOTSW cast across every episode do you think deserve to be pictured on the crossing?

I found this on tiktok today , this is a screen dump but if you want to view it search tiktok for paranormalloop who is the poster [assume it's not someone on here ?]

Welcome to the barmpots, I hope you enjoy your time on here . I second Pearl's recommendation for Terry's [Maltrab] Summerwine map, it is a great reference map for the show's locations and perfect for planning your future trips. :)

Brushes at Dawn when Foggy gets his haircut and gets sprayed with sweet jasmine

Ok start with Have you got a light, boy ?