Category: Last Of The Summer Wine
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Another Fascinating Post About Sitcom Ovens
You might think my obsession with sitcom ovens is a bit odd, what with this, this, and this – but unlike Roy Clarke, I’ve never written a whole episode about an oven. In Watching The Clock, the 20th March 2005 installment of Last Of The Summer Wine, there’s a concerted effort to convince Auntie Wainwright…
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Compo & Clegg’s Crinkley Bottoms
Thanks to @pcstratford here’s a rare threat from Noel’s House Party, when Compo and Clegg ring the bell. And if you stay to the end credits, you’ll see that it was even written by Roy Clarke. This episode aired on the 5th December 1992, one day before the Summer Wine episode Who’s Got Rhythm?.
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Wyatt’s Watchdogs
I’ve reached a milestone in my epic binge watching of Last Of The Summer Wine. Foggy has left the series for the final time, to be replaced by Frank Thornton as Truly Of The Yard. I thought this might mark a downturn in my enjoyment of the show, but it’s added a freshness back into…
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The Funny Side Of Christmas
It being the first day of August, what better time to visit a show from Christmas in 1982. Hosted by Frank Muir, The Funny Side Of Christmas featured sketches from the creators of ten comedy shows of the time. First up was a turn by Reggie Perrin and Co. Then Les Dawson took centre stage,…
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Last Of The Summer Continuity
This promo for Nashville Public Television’s Last Of The Summer Wine binge season isn’t great. The accent is off, and why not use a Yorkshire voice anyway? Why no clips from the show? That said, it’s not nearly as bad as this, which is just bloody awful. Weirdly, I watched the very episode that this…
