In the 1980s I worked in a Ford Dealership and one of our mechanics was from Yorkshire, he was a young version of all those wonderful characters rolled into one , we had our very own Last of the Summer Wine in the East End of London. Such fun and laughter all day long .
I could watch these over and over, great comedy and brings laughter. I would like to have it brought back to public television on PBS. Same as Are you Being Served and Waiting on God.
This was a great show. I laugh every time I watch it no matter how many times I do. Great acting. They looked like they really enjoyed making the show. To have such wonderful actors with so many years in the business, it’s just amazing.
This was so smoothly done one would think that it's real life in the burb. You can't help but love these folks and the characters they play. A slice of life the way it should be.
What I love is the retired guys, ( Truly and the boys), get into the same kinda stuff teenage boys do. I can't remember the name of the hunched over fella that works for the lady at the shop, but, man he so good. I miss living in the country, I want to move there in those rolling hills of the British countryside. This show lasted over 30 seasons didn't it? I've seen Frank Thorton on are you being served and love him even more on this show. Why watch the crap on T.V. now when you can watch this.....pure Gold!!
My dad likes this series, even though he doesn’t speak English. I think he understands the characters’ speech better than I do. Sometimes I have to turn on the subtitles. Especially the earlier seasons with the lovable little guy who had a crush on Nora Batty.
Yes, his accent was a bit thick! I have the easiest time understanding Frank Thornton, but then I'd heard him on Are You Being Served, as Capt Peacock for so long...
That's because the actor Bill Owen portrayed Compo as someone who spoke a now very rare northern dialect. BILL OWEN DID *NOT* TALK THAT WAY "NORMALLY" off set. Clegg played by Peter Sallis also uses a dialect. He does the voice for Wallace in the "Wallace and Gromit" series. Frank Thornton, "Truly of The Yard' played captain Peacock on Are You Being Served' and sounded completely different so different most people don't recognize him. The few appearances of Barry's boss are portrayed by Trevor Bannister who played Mr. Lucas on AYBS and he's *barely* recognizable.
You can always move here. It’s three episodes a day. When all 27 years end. They start again. My dad has his afternoon tea to start and makes his evening meal when it ends. An can probably repeat all the lines.
Yup, all we can buy are "Best of" years. I got a set once with 13-14 seasons and thought I had them all😓. Very disappointing. Brian Wilde was good but I also liked the way Michael Bates would get 'apoplopectic". Bill Owen, of course, but my all time favorite was Peter Sallis.
Charlie Brooks on Amazon but you need a Region 2 (UK/Europe/Africa/Asia) DVD Player which you can also get on Amazon. The series lasted almost 30 years so it’s a lot of DVDs
In real life there was a lot of big age gaps between the married couples for instance Thora was born in 1911 and gordon who played her husband wesley was born in 1933 so she was 22 years older and sarah thomas who played their daughter was born in 1952 so thora would be 41 when she was born and gorden just 18 as sarah was born before gorden turned 19 and joe gladwin was 22 years older than kathy staff who playes hes mrs.
It would have been nice if the writers gave Howard a real headache by giving Pearl (rest in peace lovely lady) a male admirer. Howard got away with too much.
At first it was ok but it got to be more and more and louder than it should've been. That stuff can and will ruin a good show. Not every line is that funny or even funny at all. There is a limit and lots of shows cross that limit abundantly.
@@eepanusstar5940 From the States--I think they'd make half of a cute couple. Nora will never be cute. Never in a million years except possibly in the British sense of "shrewd," Alvin is more "cute" in the American sense of endearing.
@@elizabethsohler2410 No-she has her moments-watch her smile when Alvin hands her the muffins he made-more moments like this too when she sticks up for him-or teases him
@@elizabethsohler2410 No-she does have her caustic moments-LOL-most of them are-but she does at times get flirty with Alvin-maybe she just wishes she could be nicer? Even Pearl calls Nora nasty!
@@elizabethsohler2410 Yes they move that's why he was the bird man from Ilkley but that is also in Yorkshire and not as near to Lancashire as Holmfirth is
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
thesilencer1969 that was exactly the explanation he gave Cleggy... who can suspect a tube of glue?!? But Pearl figured it out after the tenth or so tube showed up in a month
If they put the later episodes in the full format, The youtube bots will flag it and remove it. Every time someone uploads them correctly, a day or two later, they are gone. It has something to do with the copyright issues.
Everyone has their own taste, personally I am trying to “like” last of summer wine but I find it hard. I love how it’s filmed out of doors and the acting is great, but thescrips don’t seem so great. Personally I like, rosemary and thyme, are you being served and keeping up appearances, ,,,,,myself...........also love the Brit sci-fi about a black spaceman , but cannot remember the name. Peace out!
