Well, since dear auld Peter Sallis passed away a couple of days ago, I've been watching my "Last of the Summer Wine" DVDs. Currently just starting series 7 from 1982/83.
I've always been a big fan of "Summer Wine", ever since I was a kid. It was one of the few TV programmes I liked that my mum didn't object to - she didn't like me watching "Doctor Who" because she thought it was to scary for me (which it was, a little bit. Occasionally).
But the misadventures of Compo, Foggy, and Clegg? The three auld lads pratting about, getting into scrapes, and generally behaving like overgrown weans? That, ladies an' germs, is yer actual Comedy Gold.
Just take a moment and think about "Summer Wine". 31 series, over 27 years, a total of 295 episodes, all written by one man - Roy Clarke, and Peter Sallis was in every - single - one of them.
So then, it's a very heartfelt and respectful RIP to Peter Sallis and to his alter ego - Norman Clegg.
Cheerio, Norm, and when you see Compo, and Foggy, and all the rest of the gang, you be sure and tell them, we still love them, and we still miss them.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I have something in my eye...