Irreplaceable?

[mashibinbin]

Compo's position was taken in various forms, to varying degrees of success by Tom, Billy, Barry and Alvin.

Blamire was succeeded well in the most part by Foggy, Seymour, Truly and Hobbo.

Clegg was sidelined with Entwistle taking on his characteristics as well as some of Wesley's and even Aunties.

There were others as well, which worked for you and who didn't?

 

[Onslow]

Foggy met and exceeded the standard. Truly answered the mail as well.

 

[mashibinbin]

Foggy met and exceeded the standard. Truly answered the mail as well.

Mr Dewhurst was clearly keen on all of Royal Mail's services!

 

[gothic]

I think they all bar Tom did a positively splendid job. Tom, well I'm sorry but I think he simply can't act!

 

[Barrychuckle]

I think they all bar Tom did a positively splendid job. Tom, well I'm sorry but I think he simply can't act!

Couldn't agree more

 

[Barrychuckle]

I thought Miss Davenport was a big improvement on Mr Partridge.....

 

[mashibinbin]

Stella was an incredibly poor substitute for Nora in almost all her character traits.

 

[Roger]

Morton Beemish was not as good as the original repo man Herman Teesdale.

 

[mashibinbin]

Crusher filled the place of Sid admirably creating a lovable character in his own right and gave somebody Ivy to shout at. (besides our trio and those that graced her catering establishment.)

 

[Onslow]

Crusher filled the place of Sid admirably creating a lovable character in his own right and gave somebody Ivy to shout at. (besides our trio and those that graced her catering establishment.)

I think this was the best approach for those (replacement) situations.

 

[Adrian Morris]

I thought Miss Davenport was a big improvement on Mr Partridge.....

Don't you mean Mr Wainwright?.

 

[Amos Hames 2]

Mrs Avery didn't work at all

 

[Barrychuckle]

Don't you mean Mr Wainwright?.

You’re absolutely right! Miss Partridge was his assistant! Oops!

 

[Barrychuckle]

I think the character of Alvin was probably the best replacement for Compo. To have Alvin think Nora was infatuated with him enabled her to continue sparring each day just like she had with Compo.

When you contrast this to Tom, not only did I feel he was a weak character/actor but to have Nora fawning over him all the time also ruined her character IMO.

 

[Onslow]

I think with the loss of Compo the showrunners were concerned the boat would be taking on water and were willing to try any number of strategies to shore things up - regardless of how hastily ill considered it would be under normal circumstances. I have no real proof but all the crazy things that happened immediately afterward (Babs/Mrs Avery, Nora fawning over Tom "just like his father", etc) leave me little else to go on.

 

[mashibinbin]

I think with the loss of Compo the showrunners were concerned the boat would be taking on water and were willing to try any number of strategies to shore things up - regardless of how hastily ill considered it would be under normal circumstances. I have no real proof but all the crazy things that happened immediately afterward (Babs/Mrs Avery, Nora fawning over Tom "just like his father", etc) leave me little else to go on.

Babs sank that particular boat!

 

[mashibinbin]

Very late substitute here with June Whitfield's second summer wine contribution Nelly filling some of the boots left behind from Roz and Edie combined to some extent adding her own eccentricities into the mix.