I remember watching this for the first time in 1990. Having heard Brian Wilde was returning, I was stunned to see Michael Aldridge's name in his usual billing. Then intrigued at Brian Wilde's stand-alone credit.
Was it all a mistake, and that Aldridge would remain, and Wilde was a guest star?
It all became clear that Aldridge was kind enough to make a cameo in this episode to mark the departure of one character, and the return of another. He is in the first five minutes. This is a unique episode as this never happened with the other 'third men'.
The scene where Seymour says goodbye is very touching. Compo shaking his hand looks very geniune.
Soon after, Compo and Clegg are bored - like in The Man from Oswestry. The whole episode is a very knowing reflection of this episode.
I thought at the time things would be exactly the same as they were before with Foggy. And to some extent they were, the obvious difference being more cast members. In 1990 though, the show was still excellent - this is one of the very best series.
Foggy returns. The most obvious change is his glasses. One would imagine Wilde wanted to wear his real glasses of 1990, as opposed to the ones he had in 1976.
Great stuff where Foggy keeps trying to catch up with Compo and Clegg, and nice moments where Foggy is reunited with Nora and Ivy.
One change in Foggy's character was his talk of the Japanese, and the impressions he did of them. This was never mentioned before, but it worked well.
It was sad to see Seymour go, but the return of Foggy was the best ever replacement for him. This episode is one of the finest ever, and paved the way for the magnificent 1990 series - every episode a gem.
Was it all a mistake, and that Aldridge would remain, and Wilde was a guest star?
It all became clear that Aldridge was kind enough to make a cameo in this episode to mark the departure of one character, and the return of another. He is in the first five minutes. This is a unique episode as this never happened with the other 'third men'.
The scene where Seymour says goodbye is very touching. Compo shaking his hand looks very geniune.
Soon after, Compo and Clegg are bored - like in The Man from Oswestry. The whole episode is a very knowing reflection of this episode.
I thought at the time things would be exactly the same as they were before with Foggy. And to some extent they were, the obvious difference being more cast members. In 1990 though, the show was still excellent - this is one of the very best series.
Foggy returns. The most obvious change is his glasses. One would imagine Wilde wanted to wear his real glasses of 1990, as opposed to the ones he had in 1976.
Great stuff where Foggy keeps trying to catch up with Compo and Clegg, and nice moments where Foggy is reunited with Nora and Ivy.
One change in Foggy's character was his talk of the Japanese, and the impressions he did of them. This was never mentioned before, but it worked well.
It was sad to see Seymour go, but the return of Foggy was the best ever replacement for him. This episode is one of the finest ever, and paved the way for the magnificent 1990 series - every episode a gem.
