This is the meat of the plot of Compo "going hang gliding".
Mostly it consists of poor Compo being basically strung up! Wally's idea of a hang glider is what amounts to a pigeon costume and Foggy's idea of a safety crew is Sid & Wally in a rowing boat on the reservoir.
It all goes about as well as you would expect but it is funny, which is the point. If Compo took off and sailed over the reservoir to the other side, it wouldn't be a comedy. Possibly the funniest bit is when Compo, on the barn roof, gives his go word - Geronimo (NOT Geranium!) - and for a split second it looks like he's going to jump.......and then his trousers fall down.
Mostly it consists of poor Compo being basically strung up! Wally's idea of a hang glider is what amounts to a pigeon costume and Foggy's idea of a safety crew is Sid & Wally in a rowing boat on the reservoir.
It all goes about as well as you would expect but it is funny, which is the point. If Compo took off and sailed over the reservoir to the other side, it wouldn't be a comedy. Possibly the funniest bit is when Compo, on the barn roof, gives his go word - Geronimo (NOT Geranium!) - and for a split second it looks like he's going to jump.......and then his trousers fall down.