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Earnshaw Strikes Again

But look closely, it's not a real signpost, that's a black drainpipe with a sign stuck on it!

Have you got the time right?

I looked one row up on the calendar - edited!

Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful

Ummm... didn't know what to expect, especially as I've not done anything for year. Starting at 50% of week 1 views compared to SW videos. Hoping momentum will gather as more episodes come out.

Next video: Sunday 2 March 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube channel First in a series: The UK’s Forgotten Sitcoms (1970 to 1976) {edit typo)

Thanks! :-) The loved / hated video was a "one-off" for now, at least. I have seen Extras, was considering watching it again recently, but that would distract me from some other shows I need to watch. However, I have more sitcom "listicle" videos coming up, and there are some workplace based...

Hip, Hip, Horay!

Mmmm.....

I'm pleased someone else actually recognises them as moth eaten monstrosities. Always thought they were ugly and scary to children.

"... you won't find that four-letter word on my shopping list."

Thanks mashi'... OTB was definitely authentic, while that made it familiar to viewers, you'd have thought they'd appreciate a bit of glamour instead of seeing the same depressing situations they were probably experiencing. When they were broadcast I don't think I was the target age audience for...

Oooh, you must be psychic!

All good ideas ... now, all I have to do it make them!

My next video: Sunday 23 February 2025, 7:00pm (UK GMT) on my YouTube channel The UK's sitcoms loved by viewers, hated by critics

I have too many ideas and not enough time, but that's a definite possibility - especially as YouTube recommended to me "how the stars of SW tragically died" - showing images implying they all met a sticky end.

Many thanks to @Pearl and @Barrychuckle who kindly gifted the Summer Wine Country and Cartoon books, used for research and seen in the video.

Duffers

I have driven - and been driven - through Lincoln many times, from home (where I lived) to "home" (where I was born), and never stopped there for a look round. There is now a - rather lacklustre - by-pass, but that hill was not easy for the car, especially as there was a set of traffic lights...