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I noticed it was a lot more prevalent in early episodes for characters to smoke, and seemed to be phased out, I saw Brian Wide as a guest actor in another tv series, possibly the Avengers smoking, but, it seemed rare to see him doing so...

Just for the record he was a brilliant comic, comic actor and comic writer. And we can let this thread which was never about him but got totally derailed die and I'll start a new one about how great Peter Sallis as an actor which was...

I am joining this thread to concur with Bigcat, Peter Sallis was a fine actor, I saw him during the 80's in a double theatre bill called Sisterly Feelings, the premise was the actors on stage tossed a coin, and depending on how it...

If you want as close to the definitive guide to the series both in front and behind the scenes then I heartily recommend you read Andrew Vines book

Another gentle comedy is Bloomers from 1979. This starred the late Richard Beckinsale, in fact he died before the sixth episode could be completed, but it's a very gentle and thoughtful comedy - which like many programmes - got better...

I suppose it is testament to the quality of the acting in Summer Wine that I eventually forgot I was watching a person acting a role, and started to get swept up in the mildly silly but, nevertheless , entertaining plot lines. I read...

Back in the 60's and 70's the phrases - Get Knotted, or Get Stuffed, were about as racy as I was permitted, anything more and I would be required never to go home again!

I really noticed that in Pearl, it really stuck out as it was so out of character for her. As you say a lovely touch. I remember when Alan Bell was paying tribute to Kathy Staff after her death he said Kathy really wanted some scenes...

I was pleased to see that every now and then characters, who sadly had passed on in real life, were referred to. Nora has mentioned Wally, and Ivy has referenced Sid, it lends a nice touch, also when Truly and Clegg are setting out for...

The youth nowadays seem to have adapted a popular gesture from America, raising the middle finger, which I believe came from ancient Greece originally, I guess I do not like this appropriation of other nations habits.

It would seem that todays snowflakes can't take it. I must admit that at the age of 68, even I have stopped wolf whistling at the girls.

I am currently catching up on the early Foggy episodes, in the episode "The Kink In Foggy's Niblick" where Compo is disrupting the golfer ahead of Foggy, the golfer storms off and Foggy attempts to tell him he has left his golf balls...

He was in three episodes in series one and returned for two more in series three.

Thank you Roger, I missed the Blamire years when first screened, and the plot lines seem disjointed at times.

Have I missed an episode of the early summer wine?, Mr Wainwright the head librarian and the object of his desires are no longer at the library, proving at least attempted infidelity did not start with Howard and Marina!