Peter Sallis: The Man Who Brought Norman Clegg to Life | Summer Wine Decanted

[@milliesmith5068]

Peter was my very favorite he seemed special to me.

[@pjbabmail]

Clegg (and Peter Sallis) is an absolute favourite of mine, held in great affection, and this episode was just lovely. I wish I could like this video more than once.

[@goodiesguy]

Everyone tends to like Compo the best, but Clegg's always been my favourite.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Roy Clarke gave Clegg a modest and understated character, but despite his protestations and misgivings, he was almost always persuaded to get involved!

[@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv]

Hard to say who was the best compo and clegg were both great and in my opinion the best 3rd man was Michael bates who played blamire

[@evanmarney4621]

Great video RIP Peter Sallis 🙏 he was a legend. Norman Clegg is one of the best characters ever written.

[@davidsauls9542]

Thank You Sir ! ! ! This is the best video about that most wonderful show. Summer wine seems like a family. They helped me get through many terrible times. You do the show justice with this history of the show. Again, thank you.

[@colinwaite697]

They'll never mek another like Cleggy, tha' knorrs. Thank you Mr Sallis.

[@lindahill7059]

How can you miss someone you’ve never met? Yet I miss Norman Clegg.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Having spent about 30 days over the period of a year filming in the Holmfirth area, I definitely miss them!

[@AlexWilliams-qf3rp]

To the lovely gent making these beautiful videos, saying thanks in truly insufficient. And you seem to reference my favorite episodes. What an absolutely lovely gesture. I am enjoying these reminisces. Thank you so very much. Oh I do miss them. ❤😊

[@SoRTs6233]

Thanks Leigh for that special episode on 'Cleggy', my favourite character from the show! Peter Sallis was just perfect in that role. (His characterization of 'Wallace' was great too!) I'm watching the whole series on UKTV Play, so now I couple your videos as well. Thanks again! (LotSW superfan)

[@stephenchecksfield632]

The late Peter Sallis aka Norman Clegg and the late Bill Owen aka Compo Simmonite made the show last of the summer wine as a huge fan of Last of the Summer Wine and having every episode on DVD my thoughts are the show could never be the same without them both though all the actress's and actors were equally good it was Bill Owen and Peter Sallis that made the show so successful and enjoyable and funny too both late iconic actors may they both rest in peace 🕊️✌️😊

[@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv]

I couldn't agree more with you about clegg and compo😂😂

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

I remember back in the seventies, Peter Sallis appeared in many series, being one of the regular faces on TV, often, but not exclusively, connected with the North. Of course, it was Clegg which would stick in the public's mind, a quiet, philosophical observer of he more mundane aspects of life! Marvellous performance throughout!

[@Scotty19]

Nice video it was amazing that Clegg was there from 1973 all the way till 2010 😊

[@ghunt9146]

Another great episode. Keep 'em coming. Thanks.

[@eveb446]

This documentary is fascinating as it is about a show which I love, Last Of The Summer Wine. Thank you for sharing.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@richardyarwood2747]

Very well presented and insightful documentary, I thoroughly enjoyed it

[@terryansell6641]

Again these videos are excellent thank you from NZ😊😊😊😊😊

[@DMfilmfan]

We love this show here in the U.S. "The Secret Birthday of Norman Clegg" in Season 24 was a long-overdue episode in which Norman was the central character. I can't think of any other two actors (excluding husbands and wives lol) who worked together for so long and are buried next to each other. Must've been a great friendship in Peter's opinion, to chose to be buried next to Bill.

[@irishmike3514]

I always enjoyed this program!

[@peterclark9677]

I've been to to the village twice a beautiful part of the world ,there was a museum there, worth a visit .another great video cheers

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thanks, Peter! It is certainly picturesque in that area... The museum and shop lease is for sale, we can only hope it remains as a tribute to Roy Clarke and his creation.

[@gerardlacey9384]

Lovely video thank you so much, I ve been a fan of Last of the summer wine for donkeys years and was lucky enough to have visited Holmfirth in 2000 and paid my respects to Compo. I never copped that Auntie Wainwright's shop is the same building as the Co op in First of the summer wine. I hope to get back sometime to pay my respects to Cleggy. He died on 2nd of June 2017, by coincidence the great guitarist Andres Segovia died on the same day in 1987. Many thanks again and best wishes. Gérard lacey in Ireland.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thank you Gerard. The location scenes for the Co-op in First of the Summer Wine were shot at the Post Office in the village of Netherthong, which does feature in a couple of episodes of my series.

[@stormhawk3319]

Clegg was the character who secretly was the glue that held the show together.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Hi Storm! Oh definitely, he was the (usually) sensible middle man!

[@desiatheron3881]

I am about to watch episode 1. Thank you, from an avid fan in South Africa.😊

[@gunnerdownunner570]

Keep up thy Stella work my son, 👏👏👏👏👏, cheers from new🥝🥝🥝zealand 🍻🍻🍻

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thank you, I will try!

[@davyd5629]

Fantastic videos loved last of the somner wine shame it had to end

[@upstagedbyadog]

Hi Davy, thank you! It would have been good to see how Hobbo and the guys continued!!

[@davyd5629]

Yes it would have been fun

[@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv]

Thanks for another video of the best show EVER ❤❤ X

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thanks Chrysanthemum!

[@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv]

I've actually got the complete box set of all episodes very often sit and watch it it's a programme you never tire of watching

[@upstagedbyadog]

@@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv Sometimes, it's just nice to have something on in the background that you don't have to concentrate on, but you know you'll hear something funny in between whatever else you're doing!

[@barbaragolliday1531]

Great Job!! Thank you

[@jackkrag]

THANK YOU all so, k

[@Chrisjames504]

The overalls scene gets me every time

[@upstagedbyadog]

That was quite an emotional part of the video to film. Fortunately we managed to do it in one rehearsal and one proper take. All the cast feel like family to me now, after spending nearly two years on the project.

[@Chrisjames504]

@@upstagedbyadog there are a few shows that are a must watch Watching LOTSW is a labour of love

[@FrancoiseBonnefoy1]

Oh this was so sweet. Many thanks.

[@jessestreet2549]

i've watched every episode several times. as my own years advance i've begun to consider every character a friend. the joke are still funny, even though i know all the setups and punchlines. would it be possible to explain the differences in dialects in such a small town?

[@alansmith1989]

Norman Clegg is a character who changed a lot more than most people realise. In the early episodes, he is both `sardonic` and even `insults` Nora Batty. He deliberately smokes in the Library and later threatens a young lad on a driving simulator. Compare this to the much later Norman Clegg, who is afraid of his own shadow, Marina, Howard`s `schemes, and absolutely anything that might involve `any` sort of risk. The Norman Clegg of the final season, bears only faint resemblance to how he started.

[@upstagedbyadog]

As Norman was literally there from start to finish he has a much bigger, and sometimes more obvious, character arc. I think some of the changes are just how a person develops over time - and some were side-effects of requirements for the stories. There are cultural changes: all of the original Trio smoked, and did so in the Library, there were even ashtrays in the café, it was the 1970s! We only knew Blamire for a short time, so we didn't get to see his development. Although Compo was around for over 20 years, he was fairly stable as the child-like layabout!

[@alansmith1989]

@@upstagedbyadog It happens with `Soap` characters often. Start off with one persona; then over a few years metamorphose into another. The contrast in Norman Clegg can best be seen when the repeats (On Channel 20 freeview) get to the end of series 31, then we`re back to the early days. Norman in those- just so different (Certainly, to me) from who he eventually became.

[@MagiTailWelkin]

The girl interested in Norman Clegg in First of the Summer Wine was named Anita Pilsworth.

[@upstagedbyadog]

That is correct; but in Last of the Summer Wine her name is not mentioned, and the only girl Clegg mentions that could be the one that walked him home was Ruby Milburn in series 17 “Desperate for a Duffield”, written about 7 years after the prequel.

[@giantputt7066]

I thought Cleggy had a cousin

[@upstagedbyadog]

He does, but he is just a guest appearance in two episodes.

[@mulberrybushfilmfan]

What the Location of Cleggs First House the one with the Camping Equipment Outside? Cheers

[@upstagedbyadog]

Despite a lot of research, looking at maps and comparing what you can see in the show to houses in the area, there is no definitive answer. A lot of people do think it's the same house as the next few times we see Clegg's home, but it is clearly different. However I have not given up trying to find out!

[@mulberrybushfilmfan]

Looks Different to me. I was told it was behind the corner house cafe but not sure as I have never been to Holmfirth. Hoping to go either,later this year or next.

[@upstagedbyadog]

@@mulberrybushfilmfan Those people are mistaking it for the house used later that is in St Anne's Square. Wait for a later video to see it better!

[@mulberrybushfilmfan]

Will do Thank You

[@markthomas9568]

I loved the show growing up but never liked Howard and Marina.

[@rolfvaughan3175]

I think they are both fantastic.very enjoyable characters which help make this beautiful program

[@EnthusiasticChrysanthemu-of7iv]

Yes Howard and marina got on my nerves as well