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If only the Firemen on Steptoe and Son had known that when the kitchen caught fire and they went through the wrong half of the front door and were queueing hunting through their pockets for pennies to get through the turnstile, which Harold installed it to divide the house in two :)

I remember the documentary about Frankie Howerd , his partner Dennis Heymer saying in it that after he died some of his retained effects were kept at the house ,Wavering House, including one of his toupees which he had in a box buried in the garden . He said " Sometimes I dig it up and when...

Two independent shops local to Newcastle I miss are Milburn's Fish bar where you could get a plate of mussels/cockles/whelks etc it was a must when in town and secondly Dickman's pie shop they were just the best ever sadly long gone , they also sent them out to shops in the area and they sold...

Were you tempted to go to a local print shop and get a couple of Oh Howard ! labels printed and stick them on , on the way back to your Hotel, Barry :)

My Mum was an avid viewer of Coronation Street so sad to say I can probably name all these characters particularly with one TV there was no other options like we have now , are you implying that Hilda Ogden aka our very own Auntie Wainwright is someone who would initiate schemes for people who...

Can see Arkwright getting Granville with his pot of whitening painting Prices Slashed on the side of the toilet block :eek: Oh Matron!

Hello Lorraine, welcome to the site so nice to have a new member on board enjoy your time on here . I think the thing I took away from the times I have visited Holmfirth is not so much the filming locations but the fact by simply visiting Nora Batty's house you are walking on the very ground...

Shows on ITV3 most days

Tel's old man said follow the van and don't dilly dally on the way Off went the van with Tel's dad in it Tel came behind put his foot right in it The horse he had "dallied" "Dallied and Dillied" Splat! with nowhere else to go well you can't trust they swept it up even from a little pup when...

Good as Granville in Open All Hours. Happy 85th Sir Del Boy hope Rodders got you something nice and not from Monkey Harris .

Hello Rollo a very warm welcome to the forum hope you enjoy your time on here.

For many years net curtains were favoured by most ladies as ideal camouflage to hide their covert spying on "Mrs Jones next door"

Clearly from the age of Net Curtains, I can imagine with all the fat in the air they would need to be washed regularly. Interestingly in the show and now [I think] there are an array of Curtains covering half the window for privacy but to me , especially net curtains, are just dust gatherers...

You are such a card Mash :) if Leigh is struggling to solve his issue I suspect he will be asking you to shutter up with the puns :fp::tw: [and by posting this also myself :):)]

Sad news today , the Pillsbury Dough boy died yesterday of a yeast infection and traumatic stomach issues after being poked there for many years. He is survived by his wife Play and children John and Jane. The Service will be held at the local crematorium at 350 for twenty minutes.

Anyone remember GROT the shop and industry Reggie Iolanthe Perrin opened , wonderful comedic concept and idea from David Nobbs the writer.

@mashibinbin are you at a loose end at the moment after the Christmas Cracker season was over.:)

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Granville in his hip "dangler " outfit Arkwright : Granville do your shirt up, you're too short for that sort of thing people will mistake you for a very tall man with his flies undone.

My local Morrisons has an outdoor Laundry with the machines set in the wall of the Supermarket .