It was Michael, himself, not the children, if any, whom his wife was out on the streets searching for, thinking he was lost. No amount of care from the children would have substituted for his presence.
Any line in which Wally comes up with a witty comeback to Nora, like hin his last episode when he said, You Didn't Even Try regarding marrying a German
As much as we are fans of Michael and Seymour. Family comes first, Michael did the right thing in what he did. We've got all of his episodes to live with us and for us to treasure forever.
i think the one thing Summer Wine brought that a lot of other shows didn't due to it's longevity, I think Carry On's might be another example is that of guaranteed work every year, and an income for at least few months of the year...
As far as I'm aware, the databases these AI's use are not current - about 2 years old. They can come up with totally incorrect results, as they are no more intelligent than the information they are provided with - which, bearing in mind...