Category: Last Of The Summer Wine
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Cast Of The Summer Wine
Ok, this one’s niche, even for me. This is how the end credits of Last Of The Summer Wine usually look in the 1990s. All nicely centred over a gorgeous background. But here’s how they look at the end of the 1993 episode, Concerto For A Solo Bicycle (bonus fact, there’s an episode of Open…
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Three Blokes In A Bath
I am 15 series, 20 years, and 124 episodes into my re-watch of Last Of The Summer Wine, and Compo has only just fallen down a hill in a bath. I mean, that’s clearly not Compo, who after all is Bill Owen and over 77 years old at this point. It’s probably Stuart Fell. But…
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Trails Of The Summer Wine
The animation for 1985’s Christmas on BBC One is lovely, and here’s the feature length episodes of popular shows you could have watched. In 1989, the Christmas branding was even more delightful. You’ll recognise the end of this clip from a Texas Switch the other day. Here’s another one, though I’m not sure from when.…
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Last Of The Swearing Wine
Is there a rogue ‘fuck you’ in this episode of Last Of The Summer Wine? It’s one of three things. I’m imagining it. Wesley ad libs the rude retort at the end of the scene. It’s ‘and cue’ from the floor manager in the studio for the next scene. What do you think?
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Last Of The Texas Switch
There’s a technique that you will be well aware of, but may not know the name of it. The Texas Switch is an in-camera move where a stunt performer falls from a roof and lands behind a box, and then the actor pops up from behind the box and runs away. In essence, it’s meant…
