Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
The first proper episode of Series 30 of Last of the Summer Wine was Some Adventures Of The Inventor Of The Mother Stitch but could you tell the difference between it and I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies? Barely. The most laughs I got out of this episode was seeing the needlessly long title come up during the dull white opening titles. \’Hobbo\’, well lets face it, is an idiot, why does he think he was part of M15? If he is going to act like that all the time then it will get boring very, very quickly.
There was also changes of characters. Glenda has changed from a naive but feisty middle aged madam to a nosey parker who ignores her husband to stare at \’The Captain\’. Pearl has also changed from a sarcastic sadistic shrew into a calm and dull wife, the old pearl would always keep Howard under control at all times. Also, please, why are there so many people with square heads and short messy grey hair? It is very hard to keep up who is who.
Storywise, was there any storylines? It all seemed to be random exerts of standard conversion sequences. Why has so much changed since only series 29 which was in my opinion one of the best series.
If it ain\’t broke, don\’t fix it. No wonder the BBC say they ma not commision another series. Stop at an even number.
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don’t know why i still watch this programme as it is nothing like it was in the 70s and 80s. as regards to this recent episode it was good to see a scene in the cafe, as was always the norm. i am surprised that if the makers go to the trouble of including an interior scene with clegg and truly they do not allow them more screen time. after all, look at all that time we have to endure watching other secondary characters; howard, marina, glenda…if there were more pub and cafe scenes i imagine sallis and thornton would be able to appear more.
somewhere in the 90s this programme lost its way, brought in too many characters and unbelievable situations. the episodes are too similar now. the show almost has a soap opera feel. it’s a pity that some years ago the show didn’t go back to basics; get rid of the dressing up and stunts every week and the overacting and the sub-plots. the show would rely on witty dialogue and often very little happening. three men wandering around, visiting the library, the cafe and the pub. here they would talk about the past, their regrets, worries etc. drama really. what also makes the programme unregonisable now are the locations used. you don’t see white horse pub, the outside of the cafe, the church tower, the town centre…the 80s episodes had a real quality about them.