When should the series have ended

[RickAns]

With all this recent AI bot talk, maybe we can create one to write in the style of Roy Clarke to create some new episodes!

 

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To be really honest, even though I love the series, I don't care for it much after Foggy's final episode (A Sidecar Named Desire), and I always end my journeys through my DVD box set at that episode. I don't much care for Truly or Hobbo, and I think the episode plots sometimes seemed to get a bit boring in later episodes. The series seemed to lose it's comfortable cosiness and it seemed to take me out of the "comfort zone" the earlier episodes put me in. There were some good episodes in later years but really, in my opinion, the series should have finished at the end of series 18 when Foggy left, or at least stopped after Compo's funeral. It just didn't feel right after that.

 

[onyx(John)]

It does indeed there are quite a few on here .

Love Red Dwarf

 

[Amos Hames 2]

This talk of rebooting the show has me wondering about maybe using the cast of "First of the Summer Wine." They would be older now but still young enough for the time period of before "Last of the Summer Wine" started. Maybe drop us in a decade or so before...

I'm pretty sure that some of them might have given up acting

 

[maltrab]

I didn't know that & can't find it on my dvd, maybe it's not a full episode on all discs. Could someone upload a still of that frame on here please. Thanks in advance.

At that stage Graham I was laid out on the pub floor, they found me two days later

 

[maltrab]

I maybe wrong, but I vaguely recall Terry saying he was in that episode.

Yes I was in the left hand room towards the back, just below the dart board, Robin Hood has just fired an arrow towards my head

 

[Adrian Morris]

At that stage Graham I was laid out on the pub floor, they found me two days later

Was it your birthday?.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Yes I was in the left hand room towards the back, just below the dart board, Robin Hood has just fired an arrow towards my head
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I don't want to alarm you but you appear to have a dartboard lodged in your skull

 

[Adrian Morris]

It should have continued on for at least a few more episodes. At least three for a wrapping up trilogy.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

I'm pretty sure that some of them might have given up acting

I read or heard somewhere but cannot find that Russ Abbot became disillusioned with acting and a lack of appreciation for his collective work and so turned his back on acting , retiring to France to play golf .

 

[Graham]

As a surviving actor I'm sure he would have been welcome at the 50th anniversary events with open arms. It's a shame others couldn't attend aswell.

 

[ferret]

As a fan of the early episodes I think it should have ended after Foggy left for the second time. For me there was too much repetition in the later series.

 

[ferret]

…. although I liked Alvin as a character.

 

[wstol]

I didn't know Roy had retired.

 

[MoodyBlue]

Although our show was originally the musings of 3 great friends...wandering around....doing very little it made us barmpots simply fall in love with the whole concept.....the characters became our friends...and in my humble opinion became real.
Although after Compo's passing more characters became involved there were still some fantastic episodes.
Certain barmpots were not fond of the slapstick elements of our show...but.....we all still tuned in !!!......as our resident GENIUS Roger said...."it should have gone on forever"......AND I FOR ONE WOULD NOT ARGUE WITH HIM !!!!
People pass away....people become old and infirm....that was the real problem facing Roy [and let's be honest....it was getting so difficult for him to write a new exciting funny storyline.....episodes that would grip us like his previous ones].....I think we can all agree that the "new" characters in the latter series were not as popular...but then again....our show was simply PERFECTION for so many years.
If our show would have continued.....no matter how weak the storylines....or....the fact that I was not keen on a specific character I would have been glued to my TV....simply because I am a self confessed SUMMERWINE ADDICT !!!!.......just like every one of my Summerwine family members !!!!.
X!

 

[Barrychuckle]

@MoodyBlue
You’re right! Why couldn’t it have carried on?
Soaps have been running for longer and they keep coming up with new storylines all the time. And as you say the attraction is not a lot really happens and that is the joy of watching. So what if some of the themes are rehashed, that’s what we love, nothing really happens!!!

 

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As a fan of the early episodes I think it should have ended after Foggy left for the second time. For me there was too much repetition in the later series.

I agree there.

 

[Bora Natty]

You're right Moody, I would have watched too. I was just too addicted to not have..

 

[Barrychuckle]

Case in point, I've tonight watched The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff. The synopsis for those who're not familiar with the episode is thus;
Clegg & Truly read about a C Cooper in the paper, they think it's someone they know from school so they go looking for him from house to house. In a subplot Howard has to get a life size model gorilla home from Aunties.
Doesn't sound particularly exciting? however it's still a really funny episode and the basic story line doesn't detract from this. I'm sure it would have been possible to come up with many more great episodes with not too much imagination of the plot IMO.

 

[WellyMan]

This talk of rebooting the show has me wondering about maybe using the cast of "First of the Summer Wine." They would be older now but still young enough for the time period of before "Last of the Summer Wine" started. Maybe drop us in a decade or so before...

But who would write it? Roy Clarke is now in his 90s!