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  1. WellyMan

    Sausages

    Fry up with Cumberland sausage, bacon, hash browns, mushrooms, beans and poached egg on muffin.
  2. WellyMan

    Hurrah

    Hope it goes well Maltrab. We're in Lincolnshire but further south.
  3. WellyMan

    A trip to Homfirth

    And the cellar walls are infested with stoneworm
  4. WellyMan

    A trip to Homfirth

    We're going to spend a couple of days looking around Holmfirth in July prior to my 60th birthday, but so as not to embarrass Mrs WM I won't try to re-enact any Summer Wine scenes Have booked to stay at the Foxglove in Kirkburton which is only a few miles away. Is the Daisy Lane bookshop still...
  5. WellyMan

    ROY CLARKE: The Authorised Biography

    Great title!
  6. WellyMan

    ROY CLARKE: The Authorised Biography

    Will keep an eye out for this.
  7. WellyMan

    Just over 53 Years ago

    Working for Ay Up Airways
  8. WellyMan

    Just over 53 Years ago

    Which one was flying the plane?
  9. WellyMan

    Hello

    Welcome Wally B.
  10. WellyMan

    Laurel & Hardy

    I'm a L&H fan but haven't watched them for a while. Isn't Roy Clarke also a fan of the boys?
  11. WellyMan

    Writing of sitcoms

    This is a good video about the writing of sitcoms: There's lots of other good videos on that channel.
  12. WellyMan

    The actors addicted to Summer Wine

    This is a good article about the Bolam and Bewes feud: https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy_chronicles/strained-relationships-bewes-and-bolam/
  13. WellyMan

    Do we need ChatGPT on the forums? - POLL

    A little while back I did a Google search for the Norman Clegg house for sale and AI Overview came back with a stately home!
  14. WellyMan

    Black and White Movies

    Laurel & Hardy: The Flying Deuces
  15. WellyMan

    Crossover with Open All Hours?

    I'm old fashioned and think a crossover would spoil the separate worlds that the comedies are based in.
  16. WellyMan

    The actors addicted to Summer Wine

    There's a YouTube video of when Summer Wine was inducted into the comedy hall of fame and Peter Sallis compares it to the weather forecast which I thought was quite churlish. Granted that SW is what's described as a gentle comedy, but I've really come to appreciate its qualities.
  17. WellyMan

    Where to stay in Holmfirth?

    Thanks. Coddy's Farm looks nice but the Old Bridge would probably suit us better having it's own restaurant.
  18. WellyMan

    Compos names for Foggy.

    Petunia. Penelope. Gladys. IIRC
  19. WellyMan

    The actors addicted to Summer Wine

    I was disappointed in reading Peter Sallis' autobiography which gave the impression that LotSW was not something he really valued compared to more highbrow stuff. It's a shame because he played Clegg so well and perhaps didn't realise what the show meant to viewers. I was once quite sniffy about...
  20. WellyMan

    Where to stay in Holmfirth?

    We're thinking of staying a couple of nights in Holmfirth next July for my 60th. Any recommendations on where to stay? We're looking for a hotel with a restaurant and bar either in the town itself or a short drive to it. Also, besides some of the filming locations what places are worth seeing...
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