The Powers That Be | Summer Wine Decanted

[@gerardlacey9384]

Wonderful thank you. I met Ron Backhouse when I visited The White Horse on my visit to Holmfirth in 2000, I had two pints of real ale, and when I was leaving I thanked him and he bade me goodbye with the words, Goodbye friend!. Many thanks again for the lovely video. Best wishes. Gérard.

[@eveb446]

Thank you for showing us how complimentary, these smaller-roles, played a vital part in the lives of the main characters and in the town itself. The policemen were always funny.

[@billthetill2434]

Great show, so sad most are gone

[@johnrider5701]

Nice to see some of the lesser used characters getting some recognition.

[@wandyy8078]

LOTSW always feels very nostalgic & reflective, simpler times in a crazy world.. Life is fleeting guys.. don't forget to stop & smell the Roses..

[@harleyquinn6774]

Incredibly good channel, what a discovery this is, thank you so, so much from a dedicated Summer Wineos.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thanks, glad you enjoy it HarleyQ!

[@DMfilmfan]

Not being a "Cyril" fan I never watched the earliest episodes featuring the various librarians. Good decision IMO to move away from the library and out into that wonderful countryside! Always enjoyed the scenes involving the policemen. One of the funniest moments was when Seymour, Cleggy and Compo accidentally dropped the mangle onto the patrol car, then retrieved it before the officers got back to their (now smashed) vehicle, leaving them wondering what happened. The barmaid references were funny as well, including the often-mentioned "her at 'The Feathers' ".

[@70sboy98]

The mangle episode is brilliant but also love the earlier series, especially up to Sid’s departure, loved Sid’s times, reminds me of an England sadly changed forever.

[@PontiacS.]

Ms. Davenport's assessment of "The Whole Modern World" is Spot On.

[@upstagedbyadog]

If only she could find a man!

[@ladym6738]

Thank you for the obits, dates and pics. You continually up your game. Blessings.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thanks - yes, sadly, while trying to document the series and the performers, the videos have become something of an obituary, but I think this is a good way to remember them and the enjoyment they brought to people, worldwide.

[@ladym6738]

Actually obits are a joyful memory or at best, should be. You guys do an amazing work. Funny a bit of fiction should be such a release / escape / reminder of a mythical past. Giggles and smiles to you.@@upstagedbyadog

[@shannonbasham4178]

@@upstagedbyadogI’m going to try to visit your beautiful country again in the coming year. Are there accommodations and other attractions in the area of Holmfirth? What is the proximity to other larger cities? I’m planning on visiting the village of Barsham. It’s supposed to be where my family name is derived. Thanks for your newly discovered videos! Very informative and interesting.

[@upstagedbyadog]

@@shannonbasham4178 Hi Shannon. pleased you have enjoyed the videos. I'm not an expert on the general area, but there are lots of self-catering holiday lets in the area, and a fair number of hotels of all sizes. Most of the activity in the local area seems to be rural walks, and - despite or because of the hills - it is popular with cyclists. The nearest major town is Huddersfield, with Oldham, Barnsley and Sheffield, within about 20 miles.

[@shannonbasham4178]

@@upstagedbyadog Thanks for the prompt reply and information!

[@gwenrafsha9114]

Thank you for sharing this with us i hope they show the last of the summer wine from the beginning again

[@upstagedbyadog]

Hi Gwen. In the UK you can see "Summer Wine" on 'Gold' every weekday, and often on @Drama" too...

[@FrancoiseBonnefoy1]

Thanks so much. Funny-I never recognized Nicolas Smith as the Vicar. I'll have to find that episode and watch again. Cheers!

[@andywalkerchannel]

Another wonderful film. Really fascinating. Thank you so much.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Pleased you enjoyed it!

[@gunnerdownunner570]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you Leigh, another splendid job, much love from new🥝🥝🥝zealand where it’s chilly and 🍺🍺🍺o’clock of a fine winters evening 🍻🍻🍻cheers all winos 👍👍👍

[@David.W.Kelsey]

Another good insight into a magical series, thankyo 🤗👍

[@upstagedbyadog]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrisgrey5921]

Brilliant video's, absolutely love them

[@stephenchecksfield632]

Great video i do remember the late Blake Butler also appearing in one episode of The Good life where he played the part of a fruit and veg seller who i believe in the sitcom Tom Good was in competition with 😊

[@upstagedbyadog]

Yes, Blake was Ronnie Boxall, who had a small van and a very large assistant!

[@Scotty19]

Nice video liked Miss Davenport she was sweet and great working at library and winding up Barry pretend she liked him lol 😂

[@dixongreen]

Great video I hope we get more videos. Plus do you plan to do other uk tv shows.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Thanks! This is the 12th in the series... Yes, I plan to do other shows, but nothing decided yet...

[@jessestreet2549]

i didn't recognize Mrs. Pike. do you plan to present other UK series in future? one more thing. what were the police shorts called and do you know if they're on ytube? thank you

[@upstagedbyadog]

Yes, I hope to do other shows, but nothing decided yet. Thanks for reminding me, I have put the Cooper and Walsh links in the video description.

[@jessestreet2549]

@@upstagedbyadog thank you. Barry, "are you afraid of old ladies?" cop, "no. just that one" referring to Barry's mother in law, Edie with just the right touch of fear. cracks me up every time. i also find the accents with their class distinctions fascinating.

[@Teffi_Club]

Probably Roy Clarke liked libraries and spent some times in them. Ray Bradbury praised libraries for his education.

[@MagiTailWelkin]

It was a sad moment on my birthday to learn Josephine Tewson had passed away.

[@Teffi_Club]

💞🙏🏻🕊️

[@alansmith1989]

If ever two characters did `not` work for me- it was `Probert` and `Jones` My view; a total `misfire` Thankfully (For me) they were only in Three episodes-and for me, that was Three too many! Apologies to any `Probert and Jones` fans- but not for me. Along with Tom Owen`s `Punk` family, just out of kilter with the spirit of the show.

[@upstagedbyadog]

In series 2, I think the additional characters were still a bit experimental. I think it was felt there needed to be "real" characters as library staff, rather than some non-speaking extras. Of course the librarians and the library were soon to be side-lined as the Trio had other places to frequent.

[@paulinejhill6942]

Brookside was never on ITV. It was always Channel 4

[@MrDannyDetail]

I suppose in his defence it was the second ITV channel from it's launch in 1982 until the end of 1992, before being given independence from the ITV network, so it's possible that people of a certain age do still think of it as being 'ITV' to some extent. But then again Brookside was made by an Independent production company, and not, as much of Channel 4's content was in those days, one of the 16 ITV companies.