Clubroom Thread, Goodbye 'Last of the Summer Wine'

I saw the last episode last night (it was recorded) and was rather disapointed.

I was expecting a send off like they gave Compo. At least we saw a bit more of Cleggy and Truly compared to previous editions. But no Smiler.

All the original actors in Last of the Summer Wine were good, but I find Russ Abbot's character a bit too idiotic.

He keeps on about his SAS training and spy missions and I fail to see any humour in any of it.

Think it has passed it's sell-by-date !

They were all idiotic and back in their second childhood that is what it was really all about, when one reaches that age that you are past caring about the world thinks about you and you just do your own thing.

Woodrow let your mind roam go down to your local playground and have a go on the swings or roundabout, chuck Pooh sticks off your local river bridge.

I am so sorry to hear about Peter Sallis.

Did I miss something or was Nora Batty (Cathy Staff) NOT in the last episode?

Kathy Staff...

She died on 13 December 2008 at the Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne, at the age of 80, with her husband John at her bedside, after a brain tumour was diagnosed earlier in the year.

Perhaps they'll show them all over again, right from the beginning. We get an iffy signal on Gold so haven't managed to watch them there.

Lottie - How very sad. I had not realised that she had gone all that time ago.

Repeats on Gold all the time - and every other sitcom ever made.

It is the measure of these old comedy shows that enables them to be seen by new generations who still find them funny and well worthwhile looking at or listening to.

Round the Horn and the Goons are just some of the radio ones and even those that are off their time still seem to impact on the younger generation, Little Blighty on the Down being one such show.