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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 131749" data-attributes="member: 23">I have to hand it to Summer Wine. There's almost a tedium to watching at the moment. A resignation that storylines are now being recycled on a regular basis in addition to the already tried and tested formula. And then along comes a scene that feels as fresh and funny as anything put out during the programme's heyday. A great example of the latter came along in an episode I watched a night or two ago, in which Clegg was in an upstairs room typing his memoirs when Howard climbed a ladder to get his attention. There was some silence as Clegg - his back to the window - sat thinking about what to write next while Howard observed the scene. Then Howard drew back his hand to knock on the window only for Clegg to start typing, his taps on the keyboard obscuring Howard's taps on the window. The synchronisation of the taps was just hilarious, with pauses in all the right places. It was simple but performed to perfection. Peter Sallis's role is dwindling noticeably, but when he's used this well for his few scenes - and he always is - I don't mind. It's quality over quantity.</blockquote>

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