Famous Names Dropped in the Show

[dick]

Another Crawford mentioned by Clegg was BRODERICK CRAWFORD.!

 

[onyx(John)]

Gracie Fields and W.C Fields were mentioned in the same conversation by Compo and Seymour.

 

[Inky Batty]

Rudolph Valentino, mentioned in several episodes.

 

[onyx(John)]

Clegg mentioned Emperor Hirohito in Spring Fever??

 

[Inky Batty]

Nora mentions the DJ Jimmy Young in The Woollenmills of your mind

 

[onyx(John)]

Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and Anne Shelton in Páte and Chips, after the visit to Upperdyke Hall.

 

[ferret]

Just to go off piste ( again) I have a great interview with John Lydon from a few years ago when he stops the conversation to look at the tv that was playing LOTSW to see Compo and say “look at him , he’s wearing the latest from Vivienne Westwoods collection “

 

[Inky Batty]

In Who's looking after the Cafe then? Cleggy mentions Anne Boleyn when Compo tells his Charlie Parblow story.

 

[Inky Batty]

Compo says that he was willing to work if they'd found him something suitable, Foggy wonders how many vacancies there would be for 'Poacher to Raquel Welch'

 

[dick]

What would RIBBENTROP be doing around here ??
About 30 mile an hour !

 

[Roger]

George Clooney, Rosemary Clooney, Prince Rainier, Princess Grace and Cary Grant, all mentioned in Is Jeremy Quite Safe.

 

[onyx(John)]

Clegg once mentions Queen Boudicea.

 

[Inky Batty]

Fred Astaire, quite a few times, particularly in Three men and a Mangle, where Compo has done his hair especially to look like Fred.

 

[dick]

Fred Astaire, quite a few times, particularly in Three men and a Mangle, where Compo has done his hair especially to look like Fred.

I thought that was CROP SPRAYERS LTD !

 

[Inky Batty]

In Art of the Shorts Story, Clegg says it's like living next door to Bette Davis, "your life is a continual emergency Howard"

 

[Roger]

Bertrand Russell was mentioned in All of a Florrie. He blamed the Americans for kippers repeating.

 

[Inky Batty]

In Catching Digby's Donkey, Foggy mentioned that Napoleon had to pass some exams before he could start a war

 

[Barrychuckle]

In Nobody Messes With Tony The Throat Entwhistle asks Stella if he reminds her of Brad Pitt. And in the same episode he also suggests Marco Polo discovered custard.

 

[Inky Batty]

In Wind Power, it was mentioned that Columbus discovered America, turned out it was Wigglesworth

 

[Barrychuckle]

Wigglesworth discovered America & Marco Polo discovered custard - My history teacher omitted to tell me that !!!!