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In addition to the Trio and the other main characters Roy Clarke introduced a cast of semi-regular characters working in the town. Most of these officials are diligent and thorough – then there are the police, in a league of their own.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
After Blamire, Foggy and Seymore have left and Truly becomes the “Third Man”, there is still room for a suggestible buffoon, so; enter Billy, and later Alvin. For good measure – and transport – we also meet Electrical Entwistle.
When Clegg and Truly eventually take more of a backseat to proceedings there is also a vacancy for a new “Third Man”, Luther “Hobbo” Hobdyke.
Join me in the Yorkshire countryside for episode 9 of my YouTube docu-series and re-trace their parts in this record-breaking TV sitcom.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
Following the introduction of the Pegden Family, more newcomers become regular characters. Some people live on their wits, in this video we meet a curious mix of characters destined to be the “also rans” of life. Join me in the Yorkshire countryside and re-trace their parts in this record-breaking TV sitcom.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
Wesley Pegden is a tinkering mechanic and husband of social climber Edie. One of Wesley’s renovation projects is a car for his wife. She terrified the local pedestrians and drivers as she took driving lessons in her red Triumph Herald Convertible.
In this special episode of Summer Wine Decanted, on my YouTube channel, I meet the star car in person!
This is the latest episode of my YouTube Series “Summer Wine Decanted”, available on my YouTube channel.
One family probably had more vehicles between them than all the other regular characters put together. When Wesley Pegden was introduced in series six, he came with a literal motorcade of vehicles, some he owned and others he was fixing up for other people.
Here is every Land Rover Wesley drove, nearly every other car he drove, and the invention he created! Plus, a parade of son-in-law Barry’s cars.
Episode 7 of my YouTube Series “Summer Wine Decanted” is on my YouTube channel.
A new family came to be regulars in the show in the December 1986 special “Uncle of the Bride”. We had already met Wesley Pegden four years earlier, but now his wife Edie, their daughter Glenda, and son-in-law Barry complete the family.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
The sixth episode of my YouTube Series “Summer Wine Decanted” is on my YouTube channel.
While there might be doubt concerning the fidelity of some of the men in the show, the only one we see trying to forge a relationship with someone other than his wife is Howard Sibshaw. Join me in the Yorkshire countryside and re-trace their parts in this record-breaking TV sitcom.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
The fifth episode of my YouTube Series “Summer Wine Decanted”.
In the early series the Trio are joined by four regular characters; Sid and Ivy, the owners of the local café and Compo’s next-door neighbours, Nora and Wally Batty. Join me in the Yorkshire countryside and re-trace their parts in this record-breaking TV sitcom.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.
Here is a sneak preview of filming for the next episode of my “Summer Wine Decanted” docu-series on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@upstagedbyadog – episode 5 will be available 7pm (UK BST) on 12 June 2023.
Do you recognise the steps? Nora would chase me off with a broom if she saw all this stuff on her path!
The fourth episode of my YouTube Series “Summer Wine Decanted” is now on my YouTube channel.
Our main characters seem to need a leader, a “Third Man” to take command. Over time this function was fulfilled by several Third Men.
The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. Join me in the Yorkshire countryside and re-trace their parts in this record-breaking TV sitcom.
