Watching a documentary about Simon and Grafunkel, there was a bit in there about the bass player they used for the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album, and the bassist was talking about having to find and then learn (almost on-the-fly)...
For me Seymour was pretty much the definitive third man.
On the authoritive side he had all the bad traits built up of his time as head of the Utterthwaite academy. The glimpses we get here are of an instution as much falling apart...
It'd have gone for a fair longer I suspect with a slightly rejigged back to originally intended series 3. Thereafter he'd have gradually mellowed a bit as the series opened up more and the northern grime got replaced with rolling hills...
Don't forget, series 3 was originally written for Blamire and the script was adjusted for Foggy. Foggy was not the type to want to volunteer to go for a morning swim, unlike Blamire who had the boys go out camping and rowing a canoe...
If Blamire had stayed longer, I think the series would have ended after series 3, or possibly series 4. I think it would have become one of the "forgotten" sitcoms. I mean, can you imagine Blamire doing the things Foggy did in series 3...
From what I've heard Michael Bates found the workload for LOTSW too much for him with the many location shoots, but could cope better with the usually studio based It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Remembering everyone who gave so much for our freedoms. We will always be grateful for the courage they gave to defend our country. May the rest in Peace as eternal heroes.
Not sure how long it would have lasted. Clegg and Compo definitely needed someone less uptight. The series would have lasted for awhile but not as long as it did. I think for all the decrying of new and departing characters it was the...
Apologies but as we are talking bikes have to post this clip of a chimpanzee on a bike again . It was used on Never Mind The Buzzcocks probably 15 years ago where they alleged that you could play any piece of music with it and it just...
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