Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series)

Getting on Sidney's Wire (1977)

Bill Owen: Compo

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  [they are all in the public loo, although the camera remains outside] 

  Clegg : I see the phantom scribbler's been at it again.

  Foggy : You don't have to bother reading them these days; just wait for the film.

  Clegg : It's really boring standing so close to a wall; think they'd put a few pictures up like they used to do in the old railway carriages.

  Foggy : With a big warning against any frivolous pulling of the communication cord.

  Foggy : Why don't you move further down there?

  Compo : Woo-hoo-hoo. Look at this!

  Foggy : I wish you wouldn't say that in these places.

  Compo : I only meant to draw your attention to this beautiful handwriting over here. That's talent, is that!

  Clegg : It is if it's true.

• Clegg : What's happening to him? What's he leaping about for?

  Compo : He's got a spider up his leg.

  Foggy : I haven't got anything up my leg.

  Compo : I've suspected as much for a very long time.

• Clegg : I hate to admit it, but that idiot in the pub yesterday was right. Beethoven wasn't a Yorkshireman.

  Compo : Aye. Still, he were a good goalkeeper.

• Foggy : What day is it?

  Clegg : [thinks a few seconds]  Tuesday.

  Compo : Is he thick? It's Wednesday!

  Clegg : Well, if you want to be that accurate about it, all right then, it's Wednesday.