First Broadcast – BBC1, 9.35pm, Wednesday 5th March 1975 In which Clegg slips a gear and the trio attempt to ride a bicycle made for one... NOTE: Our thoughts on this episode were first posted to this site way back in 2011. The text below was revised and expanded as part of the preparation for the first Summer Winos book  in 2020. Andrew : So, we kick off Series Two, and all seems to be pretty much where it was left in 1973. There’s not a lot from the outset that would mark t

First Broadcast – BBC1, 9.25pm, Monday 17th December 1973 In which Blamire whips out his brownie and asks Compo for a better exposure… NOTE: Our thoughts on this episode were first posted to this site way back in 2014. The text below was revised and expanded as part of the preparation for the first Summer Winos book  in 2020. Bob: Is there trouble in extra-marital paradise? We open this episode with Mrs Partridge running away in tears from Mr Wainwright, fleeing from the libr

First Broadcast – BBC1, 9.25pm, Monday 10th December 1973 In which our heroes give an old banger a test drive…  NOTE: Our thoughts on this episode were first posted to this site way back in 2014. The text below was revised and expanded as part of the preparation for the first Summer Winos book  in 2020. Bob: Oooh… is this another early glimpse of the G.W. Castle car showroom? Clegg is gazing longingly through the window at a spanking new MG sports car, which seems entirely ou

First Broadcast – BBC1, 9.25pm, Monday 3rd December 1973 In which Compo’s sap rises… NOTE: The following text was first published in...