Surprised Compo never got his name in an episode title

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C W Northrop

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Given he was arguably the show's most popular character,mind you neither did Ivy,Wally,Wesley,Seymour,Marina and Pearl either
 
i suppose ur right, but what wud u rather have, a classic episode which involved compo or turn tht into just an ok episode just so compo's name is in the title when it wudnt work and tht title wud make the episode poor, im sure roy knew what he was doing, which is why none of the other characters u mentioned had there names in the title, yes its a shame, but why mess with perfection i say
 
Eli Thingy said:
i suppose ur right, but what wud u rather have, a classic episode which involved compo or turn tht into just an ok episode just so compo's name is in the title when it wudnt work and tht title wud make the episode poor, im sure roy knew what he was doing, which is why none of the other characters u mentioned had there names in the title, yes its a shame, but why mess with perfection i say
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Very interesting Point CW,

For some reason Roy Clarke LOVED putting Barry and Howard's names in the titles. I can't argue with him either, he produced some of the greatest titles!
 
There was an episode called the thing in Wesleys shed in series 18 :).But none of the others you have mentioned have not got their name in an episode title.Howard must had had at least 5.
 
A quick check through and I make it :

Howard is mentioned in 13 titles
Barry in 11
Nora in 7
Foggy in 4
Clegg in 3
Smiler and Truly both in 2

And 1 each for - Blamire, Sid, Edie, Wesley, Mrs Avery, Glenda, Billy, PC Cooper, Nelly and Stella
 
Face it folks , after the second or third series if you thought of Summer Wine you immediately thought COMPO!! ;D He didn't need his name in the title! ;)
 
jakob1978 said:
A quick check through and I make it :

Howard is mentioned in 13 titles
Barry in 11
Nora in 7
Foggy in 4
Clegg in 3
Smiler and Truly both in 2

And 1 each for - Blamire, Sid, Edie, Wesley, Mrs Avery, Glenda, Billy, PC Cooper, Nelly and Stella
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I know he was not a regular and was only ever in three episodes but Gordon had two episode titles

Cheering up Gordon
Going to Gordons Wedding :)
 
Here's what I reckon are the complete list of regular characters mentioned in episode titles

Howard (13)
Happy Birthday Howard
A Double for Howard
Oh Howard! We Should Get One of Those
Howard Throws a Wobbler
The Mystical Squeak of Howards Bicycle
Little Orphan Howard
In Which Howard Gets Double Booked
In Which Howard Remembers Where he Left his Bicycle Pump
The Mischievousness Tinkle in Howard's Eye
Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed
Behind Every Bush there is not Necessarily a Howard
The Rights of Man (Except for Howard)
Howard and the Great Outdoors

Barry (11)
Getting Barry Higher in the World
Barry's Christmas
What Happened to Barry's Nose
Will Barry Go Septic despite listening to Classical Music
I Didn't Know Barry could Play
Getting Barry's Goat
Why is Barry at an Angle
Who's that with Barry & Glenda? It's not Barry and Glenda
Barry becomes a Psychopathic Killer - But only Part Time
Has anyone seen Barry's Midlife Crisis
Barry in danger from Reading & Aunt Jessie

Nora (7)
Who's that Dancing With Nora Batty, Then?
The Mysterious feet of Nora Batty
Who's that Bloke with Nora Batty, Then?
What's Santa Bought for Nora, Then?
Was That Nora Batty Singing?
How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty
Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats

Foggy (4)
The Kink in Foggy's Niblick
And a Dewhurst up a Fir Tree
The Empire that Foggy Nearly Built
The Dewhirst's of Ogleby Hall

Clegg (3)
Why Does Norman Clegg buy Ladies Elastic Stockings
The Incredible Ordeal of Norman Clegg
The Secret Birthday of Norman Clegg

Smiler (2)
A Landlady for Smiler
Springing Smiler

Truly (2)
Truly and the Whole Truth
Your's Truly - If You're Not Careful

and the others, all with one mention

The Changing Face of Rural Blamire
Getting on Sidney's Wire
Edie and the Automobile
The Thing in Wesley's Shed
The Missing Bus of Mrs Avery
Who's that with Barry and Glenda? It's not Barry and Glenda
Merry Entwhistle and Jackson Day
Who's that Merry Man with Billy, Then?
A Short introduction to Cooper's Rules
Who's that Looking sideways at Nelly?
Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
 
Howard and Barry seem to get a lot of episodes named for them, I like Howard, but surely people like Clegg and Compo should have more episodes.
 
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