A Tribute to my late father,exploring Last of the summer wine (
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2018
- Come and join us as we explore the famous sites and sounds of the tv sitcom called Last of the summer wine.
This trip was one of my last fathers dreams to see and visit when he was alive so i do hope where ever he may be that he was with us and enjoy's it through us...
R.i.p dad
11 may 1952 - 23 Dec 2008
Miss you always.
Last of the Summer Wine was set and filmed in and around Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, and centred on a trio of old men and their youthful misadventures; the membership of the trio changed several times over the years. The original trio consisted of Bill Owen as the mischievous and impulsive Compo Simmonite, Peter Sallis as easy-going everyman Norman Clegg, and Michael Bates as uptight and arrogant Cyril Blamire. When Bates dropped out due to illness in 1976 after two series, the role of the third man of the trio was filled in various years up to the 30th series by the quirky war veteran Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), who had two lengthy stints in the series, the eccentric inventor Seymour Utterthwaite (Michael Aldridge), and former police officer Herbert "Truly of The Yard" Truelove (Frank Thornton). The men never seem to grow up, and they develop a unique perspective on their equally eccentric fellow townspeople through their stunts. Although in its early years the series generally revolved around the exploits of the main trio, with occasional interaction with a few recurring characters, over time the cast grew to include a variety of supporting characters and by later years the series was very much an ensemble piece. Each of these recurring characters contributed their own running jokes and subplots to the show and often becoming reluctantly involved in the schemes of the trio, or on occasion having their own, separate storylines.
After the death of Owen in 1999, Compo was replaced at various times by his real-life son, Tom Owen, as equally unhygienic Tom Simmonite, Keith Clifford as Billy Hardcastle, a man who thought of himself as a descendant of Robin Hood, and Brian Murphy as the cheeky-chappy Alvin Smedley. Due to the age of the main cast, a new trio was formed during the 30th series featuring somewhat younger actors, and this format was used for the final two instalments of the show. This group consisted of Russ Abbot as a former milkman who fancied himself a secret agent, Luther "Hobbo" Hobdyke, Burt Kwouk as the electrical repairman, "Electrical" Entwistle, and Murphy as Alvin Smedley. Sallis and Thornton, both past members of the trio, continued in supporting roles alongside the new actors.
Although many feel the show's quality declined over the years,Last of the Summer Wine continued to receive large audiences for the BBC and was praised for its positive portrayal of older people,family-friendly humour.Many members of the Royal Family enjoyed the show.The programme was nominated for numerous awards and won the National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Programme in 1999.There were twenty-one Christmas specials, three television films and a documentary film about the series. Last of the Summer Wine inspired other adaptations, including a television prequel,several novelisations,stage adaptations.
Great programme great cast sadly missed God bless
My daughter lives there and I used to live about 100 yards from the house where Nora Batty was supposed to live. I'm only a couple of miles away where I am now. We're blessed to live in such beautiful countryside.
My old dad loves this show too. He even puts it on to fall asleep in the night. Like a comfort blanket and spending time with old friends.
Lovely video
What a fantastic comedy I love them all my love from scotland we love Yorkshire
This was and is the greatest show ever made myself and wife every night at 11 never missed watching now my wife has been gone for 12 years and I still watch it every night it warms my heart love to all that worked in and on this show thank you from oklahoma
Thank you
great show but sadly lost its way a bit when Bill died-scripts where not as good and some of senior actors werent impressed with some of actors brought in after he passed-------hobbo russ abbott was to replace him but due to other work didnt come in till later series-frank thorton came in but wasntnt overly liked by numerous cast members-peter sallis and kathy staff didnt want tom owen in show at all-show tried to tempt brain wilde back but hed had enough ---sadly near the end in 2010 it had become a bit of a joke scripts where terrible-i stll watch it nightly on freeview in uk 13 years after it finished
As a young boy growing up in the early 1980’s, it was always the norm to watch Last Of The Summer Wine on a Sunday evening in our house. They were a fabulous duo. I have many great memories watching them as a young lad.
Sorry for your loss. It’s great you too such great memories. Thanks for sharing the video about a location of a great show.
My dad who passed away in 2017 enjoyed the show and the theme music was played at his funeral. I've been to Holmfirth once and I would like to go there again. It would make for a good video. One of my favourite recurring scenes is when all the ladies do the synchronized tea drinking.
Still watch it on gold every afternoon wonderful show best ever
Peter Sallis was the only actor to appear in all episodes of the show, so was really the core of the show.
He also played his character's father in first of the summer wine.How cool is that?
I do not think that the BBC realised how popular this show would be.
Bought my self the full collection on dvd for christmas watched then 4 times all ready great show 👍❤
Even to this day I'm still watching last of the summer wine best comedy show ever I miss the cast especially compo 😥😥
Lovely Tribute to Your Dad and may he Rest in Peace and Last of the Summer Wine was a Brilliant Series Too, Stay Safe in 2020 Everyone, XX
Thank You and Stay Safe, XX
We were there in August 2020. Very nice place and we enjoyed the old bus tour. We would like to go back some day.
Truly is a beautiful place 👍👍
Sorry. August 2019.
Hope to come here myself one day
I loved "Last of the Summer Wine" more than any series. I felt I lost someone dear to me when Compo died. I watched because Cleggy was still in it and Foggy, Nora, Ivy, Edie, Wesley, Glenda, Barry. However it was never the same when the Three were not together. I love the theme song. Thank you for sharing this memory.
Your most welcome Nellie Dailey...glad that you enjoyed the video my dear father loved the series and i came to love it also when he passed..please feel free if not already please subscribe and we have lots more videos like this one on the channel...take care 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I know what you mean Nellie, but actually Foggy had made his last appearance nearly 3 years before Compo's last one. The others you name were all still in it after Compo died though, although sadly Gordon Wharmby (Wesley) didn't have much longer left himself at that point.
When compo & foggy departed, last of the summer wine was finished as far as I’m concerned
@@martinpowell5769 , I felt the same, but loving Peter Sallis, I rejoined LOTSW. I never enjoyed it nearly as much after Compo was gone.
@@MrDannyDetail , although I liked Foggy, Compo and Cleggy were my favorites. Wally was probably 3rd.
Thank you for the video, it really warms the heart.
Thank you really appreciate it,all the best Mr and Mrs stytch 👍👍
This was one of the best BBC programs on a Sunday night
The music makes my entire body swell with emotion. There is not a lovelier piece of music, the words as well. I too missed my dear Compo as you walked his streets. Thank you for sharing this.
Your very welcome and thank you for your kind comments all the best Mr and Mrs stytch 👍👍👍👍🙏
this is wonderful absolutely beautiful tribute your dad would be so proud you made this in his memory
That's better then the other one I was looking at.
Couldn't pick a better place to record this program.
My favourite Christmas 1988.
After this santa-claus the movie.
I recorded both together
Just real class just never make them like that any more so but still love watching it over and over
you expect them to walk round the corner
A poignant reminder to do things together with parents and grandparents while they are still with us. I too love the humour of this series. Great stuff!
Lovely place, we love visiting as much as we can, we were there for my 46th birthday and the people that were renting Nora‘s invited us in for a drink, so we had a Budweiser at Nora Battys for my birthday, it’s a treasured memory 🌸❤️🌸 bet Nora wouldn’t have approved 🥰
Hi Jennifer yerbury thank you for the kind thoughts and support appreciated very much and definitely a thanks for sharing your adventures with us enjoyed reading it, all the best mr and Mrs stytch and Renee the campervan conversation
I wish Wally Batty got more recognition for how great and funny he was...sadly he was only around until 1987 when Joe Gladwin died so he is kind of forgotten about. I would say he was the funniest character out of them all
His dry humour always made me smile.
He was wonderful
When he smiled his whole face just lit up, whatever role he had he did very well.
Wally is never forgotten in our household we love him ❤😁
Joe Gladwin is buried in the same cemetery as my dad but its very big and i have yet to find it.
❤❤❤❤❤❤. Too. All. That. Has. Gone. Too. Rest. We. Miss. You. So. There never. Be. A. Show. Like. This ever again love too. All that. Is. Still. Here ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks from Ireland
Loved this
Thanks for the video, I hope your Dad and Compo are havin a pint together
Me too :-)
Absolutely!
Such a nice tribute to your father, In my humble opinion, for such a well known and loved tv series , this iconic places should be better preserved and showcased for the fans and more importantly the next generation.
If only you could turn back time!
Love this place.
I love this place. I am moving there in 1 years time . I will be retired . Can't wait 😊 fantastic video
Are you there?
Jerry Asher no not yet next year 😊
Thank you for the visit I visit this show everyday!
Your most welcome 👍👍👍
Our Staffordshire bull terrier is named after the Great Nora Batty 😁❤ love this show it's a British Gem 👍
Brilliant thankyou for sharing.
what a beautiful place to live. l live in Melbourne city
I love this show and still do great video thank from New Zealand
You are more than welcome Terry 😊
Done it awesome they would be proud of you making me cry thinking they was there once have you done Norman wisdom grave another legend gone freddy murcury
Retiring there next year love the place. 😊
The music. Is. So. Wonderful it. Will alway. Be the. Last. Of. Summer. Vine always never. To. Be. Forgotten. All. The. Cast. And the. View. What. A. View love. Them. All. Thank. You. So. Much. For. This😄😁♥️♥️♥️
Thank you appreciate it. 👍🙏👌
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Visited there a few years back! Lovely area. Went round where Compo and Nora lived, saw the cafe, to busy for us to go into as it’s so popular with the tourists so we wandered across the road to a pub ( cannot remember the name) and it wasn’t the “Elephant & Castle, from there we then went up to “Emerdale farm area and that was quite interesting, visited the “Woolpack” and had a couple in there! Very nice few days away!
A lovely place to visit. I went there and saw the village.The cafe was open and I had tea in there .The house of compos love interest was there.If you have the chance visit it.
Your father had good taste. I was a fantastic show with an epic cast.
Thank you my late father did have good taste bless him and it was and still is a fantastic show.🙏👍
Been to Holmfirth a few times and stayed at one of the locations pub!1 Great show but sadly the BBC preferred men making pies and bailiffs evicting people AND not forgetting estate agents selling houses!! Sadly we have no more shows that appeal to the White British majority of people as the BBC prefer to be Ethnic television
Back n the days the Licence was worth paying.
Me not had one for 3 years. So watch beauties like this.
Visited, had tea in Sids Cafe. Did the tor and enjoyed the Museum.
Watched from the very beginning. bits towards the end. David and Lily Reading.
Was privileged to stay in Holmfirth for 5 days (at the Old Bridge hotel). Was fun to take the Holmfirth Summerwine tour (proprietor of bus named Colin, if I remember correctly). The pick-up point was just steps away from Sid's & Ivy's cafe.
I couldn't believe I was there, talk about surreal!! We went on to see where KUA, Monarch of the Glen (Scotland), and Ballykissangel (Ireland) were filmed. This was a surprise trip from my friend (and she loved BallyK). A trip of a lifetime originating from watching Sunday night programming on PBS, here in the States.
I’m also from the USA ( Maryland). Did you find a package deal focusing on touring/hotel accommodations in those areas where shows like Last of the Summer Wine were filmed? I would LOVE to do this!!!!! Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
@@schwarjm100: Hello Joanne,
We just rented a car and made reservations in B&Bs, and hotels. This was a surprise trip for me by my friend. She chose not to book any tours, as she wanted to be free to stay at locations she liked, and just as free to leave locations she didn't like. It was 21 days of pure bliss!! I highly recommend going to any of the locations we went to, but we both agreed that Holmfirth was our very favorite of them all!! You won't be sorry!!
@@garthhunt5684 Thank you so much for taking the time to give me your suggestions. I hope to cross the “Big Pond” when the COVID threat lessens & enjoy being physically in Nora Batty’s & Compo’s neighborhood.
Kind regards, Joanne
@@schwarjm100 You're most welcome!! I sure hope you can get over there!! I just know you'll love it!! Happy travels!!👍
@@garthhunt5684 I know I will. Thanks again. I’m curious . . . In what USA state do you live?
I bought myself a copy of last of the summer wine on video from a market stall over in Neath a few years ago, as I wished I'd keeped hold of them now, as you won't find them on dvd, as you'll noticed you get the full episodes on video, as they sometimes cut parts out when shown on tv and sometimes when released on dvd, as I've still got steptoe and son on video & some other Film's which we're only ever released on video only.
Loved compo.Seymour was my second favourite.
Loved the programme, still watch it on GOLD. What happened to first of the summer wine, only seen it aired once!
I found “First of the Summer Wine” on CZcams. I live in the USA & never knew that show existed . . . Thoroughly enjoyed it!
I loved that show! Your Dad was the one that made that show, being so comical.
I think you're misunderstanding him. I think his dad was a fan of the show, rather than one of its stars. Though I could be wrong.
Or am I just misunderstanding what you wrote?
Correct Mr.Danny, about the tribute being made for their father, who was a fan of the show.
Fantastic video
Hi Stuart thanks for stopping by and leaving such great comments and you are very lucky to be mobing there its such a beautiful place please feel free to subscribe
Clegg and Compo the only normal people on the show. Foggy should of been named Froggy.. Love the show I keep watching the reruns. I went down after Owen died and they brought his son on.
Where are all those yesterdays gone, if only.
I'm so sorry about your dad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Alita99 thank you 👍
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Another great program pulled by the bonkers BBC . When will they learn. If it ain't broke don't fix it
i stopped watching it when Michael Bates(Blamire) left when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer
Start watching again, and watch the characters develop through the show.
That is literally 14 episodes out of 295 😂😂😂
Øyvind Ascanius nah
K Romanova I know
Was your dad a cast member? ?
No but it was his last wish to visit what he enjoyed so much, all the best mr and Mrs stytch and Renee the campervan conversation
Wasnt same when Bill died....couldnt get used to his son...seemed he was trying too hard to be the same sort of character...just didnt like him...brillians serie though...compo clegg and foggy best then compo clegg and cyril then compo clegg and seymour then with truelove....
I agree about not being able to get use to the son.
Compo the name of army rations .I ate a lot of compo in lybya in the British army. Watch the film. CArry on sergeant bill is in it.
It would have been much better if you had introduced yourself properly and the Woman in the video from the start.
Last of the summer wine was so good in the early days but when Compo & foggy sadly departed it was very poor and the
scricpts where dreadfull - take your two main characters out of a show and it’s bound to suffer.
With all due respect truly and cleggy are dreadfully boring characters
I agree though I think Truly was okay but when Compo left it felll apart and same with Foggy sort of, but Compo more, I also liked Norman Clegg think he held it together. Sadly Foggy left due to ill health in real life and Compo died so couldn't be helped.
@@DamiensTrainsandTravels you're right but I could never take to clergy to be
honest, I liked Smiler but then I liked
his character in on the buses
I agree, Clegg was still great and it kind of held together when Foggy left for good but once Compo had gone too it was pointless. The 2000's episodes were poor as were the new characters they brought in