Sid was remembered very late on in the series, as Ivy found a photo of him when she was getting ready for Compo's funeral.Well, it's possible that it is tradition to not write stories about the demise of cast members. So if Roy were to write such a script what would he write? He did write about the passing of Compo. And then there were the departures: Nora suddenly going to Australia, Foggy going to paint, Seymour going off to teach. But aside from those, what would he write? A long illness? More departures? Sadly, some actors suddenly became ill and did not look well, so they could not even appear on screen at all. So they were quietly written out. Later on, Sid and Wally were occasionally remembered and Edie's photo was on Glenda's fireplace mantle.
This was in one of the earlier episodes with Tom. He was standing with Truly and Cleggy at a spot overlooking the reservoir, and they were reminiscing about the time Compo tried to waterski.. And this was actually in an episode. It was pretty funny. Compo ended up surprising some picnickers.It's not meant to be a soap opera, there's no continuation of a storyline. Each episode is a seperate story, with a few exceptions like Compo's passing, but it's rare for anything that happened in a previous episode to be mentioned again. One example is in 'Who Made a bit of a splash in Wales then', Foggy and Gwen were obviously in a relationship but she was never mentioned in any other episodes, we never knew how the relationship started or why it ended.
Wellies to Wet Suit, if I'm not mistaken. One of the best episodes in my opinion. But did they reminisce at the same reservoir that Compo actually water-skied at?This was in one of the earlier episodes with Tom. He was standing with Truly and Cleggy at a spot overlooking the reservoir, and they were reminiscing about the time Compo tried to waterski.. And this was actually in an episode. It was pretty funny. Compo ended up surprising some picnickers.
I could be wrong, but I think that the answer is yes. So how many reservoirs are there in that general area? Isn't the one they always used was sort of a rectangle shape? It had to have a gentle slope so Compo could come out of the water, be catapulted over the hill and shock the picnickers.Wellies to Wet Suit, if I'm not mistaken. One of the best episodes in my opinion. But did they reminisce at the same reservoir that Compo actually water-skied at?
After a quick search for "Holme Valley reservoirs" Google maps showed quite a few.I could be wrong, but I think that the answer is yes. So how many reservoirs are there in that general area? Isn't the one they always used was sort of a rectangle shape? It had to have a gentle slope so Compo could come out of the water, be catapulted over the hill and shock the picnickers.
Well, some WERE mentioned again, sometimes many years later.How come some cast members who had left or died,
were never mentioned again, it's as though they had just vanished into fresh air.
I like that idea for Billy.I wouldn't have liked Sid or Wally to have been written out simply by leaving their wives - doesn't fit in with the spirit of this show. There would also be the temptation to bring the character back a few years later with a different actor - NO WAY would that have worked.
I think if a much loved actor dies, his much loved character has to die too - it's respectful.
Billy could have easily been written out, possibly discovering some long lost family in Nottingham.
There is an episode in the Seymour years where Compo says he dated a Cyril once. I like to think it was a reference to Blamire!But Seymour and Blamire were never mentioned again after they were written out.
Crusher's last appearance was in "Big Day at Dream Acres" and he didn't appear in the following series, with "Crums" airing a year later. Based on Bell's book, my guess would be that maybe he and Clarke thought Jonathan Linsley might return at some point and were keeping their options open for that to happen.It seemed odd not to mention Crusher leaving, though it seems when he was absent for Crums, Fran was brought in to fill the gap, which was still a bit odd.
Edie makes a reference to him in Series 24, which was Thora Hird's final series. She doesn't say his name, but makes a passing reference to him along the lines of "mine was like that" with a little smile.I think Edie was referred to later, not sure about Wesley - you may have to help me out here.