Hopefully this is a post everyone can get involved in….
I’ve been watching multiple series of LOTSW simultaneously over the past few months. And I’ve found it a great way to watch the evolution of the series as characters come and go. I’d be interested to know if you could only keep one series on DVD, which would it be and why, ie when did you feel the series was at it’s peak? In terms of viewing figures the high watermark was in the late 80’s but was that when the series was at it’s best?
For me it would be series 20 (broadcast 1999) as this still has Compo featuring and it also has the regular formula of Howard & Barry getting into scrapes. It has Auntie Wainwright at her tightfisted best! Barry became a central character and Wesley was always tinkering in his shed. It also features one of my favorite episodes Beware Of The Vanilla Slice. It was a tough call as it didn’t feature Foggy, but I did prefer the gentle comedy of the later episodes.
I’ve been watching multiple series of LOTSW simultaneously over the past few months. And I’ve found it a great way to watch the evolution of the series as characters come and go. I’d be interested to know if you could only keep one series on DVD, which would it be and why, ie when did you feel the series was at it’s peak? In terms of viewing figures the high watermark was in the late 80’s but was that when the series was at it’s best?
For me it would be series 20 (broadcast 1999) as this still has Compo featuring and it also has the regular formula of Howard & Barry getting into scrapes. It has Auntie Wainwright at her tightfisted best! Barry became a central character and Wesley was always tinkering in his shed. It also features one of my favorite episodes Beware Of The Vanilla Slice. It was a tough call as it didn’t feature Foggy, but I did prefer the gentle comedy of the later episodes.