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Would one get sued for writing about a trio of near-men, one tall and military in aspect, one short and scruffy and the other normal sized and philosophical and in fact a philosopher king if they lived on another world entirely even if it looked a bit like Yorkshire? Are trios of beings going up...

Well said. I do see bits of Clegg in me in the rambling philosophy. Then again I'm a bit of a mess so I see some Compo in there too! ;)

I've been experiencing a number of classic Britcoms thanks to the nice people at Britbox and Amazon. Porridge, Rising Damp. Father Ted, and the classic Dad's Army across the past few weeks. It is a fascinating journey into the unknown for me and I'm enjoying learning. The thing is none of the...

Those are good points.

I enjoyed the first five series very much. It got dark and dramatic in season six and seven. I wonder why that happened?

Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions!

That one I have watched through several times. Not difficult of course since it is 12 episodes. Quite amazing!

Thank you. Some things to explore that I never heard of before.

Thanks. That is a great story! Any thoughts you have about 80s sitcoms would be appreciated as well. I got myself a Britbox subscription for my birthday so poking around at some of the things they have. Quite a selection!

Thank you for taking the time to share with me! That helps me gain some understanding. I'm not really seeing the humor in Dad's Army but it does interest me historically as a sort of somewhat comic version of what it was like on the homefront during WW2. I listen to old time American radio and...

I'm watching some Britbox here on the other side of the pond. Catching some of the first color year of Dad's Army, I'd seen some of the black and white years before, and Rising Damp. To these non-British eyes they seem very strange as in a world I have no understanding of. Last of the Summer...

I thought two of my favorite shows had come together! I am Sheldon Cooper watching Last of the Summer Wine and sometimes I'm a completely other entity watching Sheldon Cooper watching Last of the Summer Wine after taking a philosophy course... Clegg would understand.

Its fine. I shouldn't have mentioned Ronnie Barker so I really started the derailment and also I misspelled his name. Yes there were some real heroes in the movie business back then. Also sports. Ted Williams serving in two wars for instance. He would have held all the records if he hadn't lost...

I didn't know all that about her. Thanks for that information.

Just for the record he was a brilliant comic, comic actor and comic writer. And we can let this thread which was never about him but got totally derailed die and I'll start a new one about how great Peter Sallis as an actor which was the intended point of the thread.

I can respect that Brian. I'm an outsider to your shores and I have only what I see in my limited knowledge allows.

I recently watched Roman Holiday with Eddie Albert and was reminded that he was a pretty fair movie actor which skill he brought to his sitcom Green Acres. Then I remembered all the old genre actors who filled Hooterville in the American sitcoms Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Mayberry on...

Matt Groening creator of The Simpsons once said that he believed in making his characters instantly identifiable and he thought that this helped the popularity of his show. Does Last of the Summer Wine in the Foggy years also benefit from this? Foggy is of course taller than the other two and...

I enjoyed the actors very much and must admit to having a mild crush on Felicity Kendell. Also enjoy Richard Briars in Monarch of the Glen which I must be getting back to. I agree about escaping to a gentler world. I'm doing 'research' for a 1960s book about US sitcoms and I'm watching Andy...

Spinster. It was the female version of the spinner.