Eric

[Inky Batty]

Here we go for anew thread.
From the top of my head, which is a mess, I can think of three mentions of the name Eric in the series.
It seems to be a first name that was either of its time or very much redundant nowadays.
So, your challenge is.....name the Eric references in the show and then name another famous Eric from the world of.....anything.
I'll start us off.
A Dewhurst up a fir tree ......Foggy got diddled for a tenner by Eric (who? 'big' Eric) for some Xmas trees.
My nomination for an Eric outside the show is an obvious one...
Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney dartist.

 

[mashibinbin]

Eric, the man who takes Compo's telly in the pilot and Eric Sykes aka Doggy Wilkinson

 

[Inky Batty]

Eric, the man who takes Compo's telly in the pilot and Eric Sykes aka Doggy Wilkinson

Yes, that counts and a good shout as a famous Eric.

 

[Barrychuckle]

There is a reference to Uncle Eric I recall when I think Nora mentions his name and Edie shuts her down with a 'Drink Your Coffee'

 

[Pearl]

Barry's Uncle Eric was trying to get people to sell xmas hampers.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Eric Cantona, is my nomination for 'another' Eric, prolific footballer/Karate kick aficionado

 

[Inky Batty]

It would seem that I've missed at least two Eric's in the show as both mentions are correct and the two I was thinking of haven't been said yet.

 

[Inky Batty]

My famous Eric outside of the show is the great Eric Idle of Monty Python fame

 

[Roger]

In Short Back and Palais Guide, the policeman says to Compo "how's your Eric? tell him we still miss him in court"

 

[Roger]

My famous Eric would be Eric Clapton

 

[Inky Batty]

Another Eric Id forgotten, still two more to go

 

[Inky Batty]

I'll go with Eric Bana, Australian actor and comedian

 

[Roger]

Mrs Jack Harry Teesdale had a relative called Eric, he was not a good colour.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

I have two Eric's , Wreckless Eric for the era of Punk and Upstairs at Eric's in Matthew St Liverpool where so many great bands got the chance to launch their careers . Everyone and his dog take photos of the Cavern and hardly anyone takes a photo of Eric's . When I have visited I took a photo and everyone turned around wondering what I was doing.

 

[Seymour Upperthong]

In 'Its Never Ten Years', there was discussion between Truly Clegg and Alvin about the late Compo's ferrets' names. One of the names discussed was Eric as an alternate to Brenda.

I agree with Roger, my favorite Eric would have to be slow hand.

 

[Inky Batty]

Eric Shipton the famous mountaineer.

 

[Roger]

At the end of Ferret Come Home, the lads see a man working under a car. Compo thinks it's their Charlie but Foggy says it's their Eric. After inspecting his ankles they realise their Eric lives in the next street.

 

[Onslow]

The only Eric I can think of is "Big Eric" from Monarch of the Glen.

 

[Roger]

The Erics, the warrior people, great knee fighters.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

On Auf Wiedersehen Pet Oz refers to the German workers as Erics . It made me think why appears they were commonly referred to as Jerry's so to confuse any German people who were fluent in English they were referred to as Erics .