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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 373189" data-attributes="member: 23">Series Three of Sykes is over which means, sadly, I've now watched every episode featuring Richard Wattis.As mentioned above, I'm curious to see what happens next. I know there will be a new next-door neighbour and I believe it's a woman which is probably best since it will hopefully mitigate the potential for direct comparison.With Richard's death apparently being so sudden, I imagine most Series Four episodes might have been written with him in mind... particularly since most scripts are remakes of material done with this series' original team in an earlier series. While he didn't get a memorable final line (I can't remember the last thing he said as he said very little in the final scene, and what he did say was some time before the episode finished), there were at least some memorable moments since the episode featured a number of flashbacks to fifteen years earlier. It was good fun to see the cast playing younger versions of themselves, with Richard in a wig with a small parting that made him look genuinely younger (and a bit more eccentric) and Sykes and Deryck Guyler apparently being treated with Grecian 2000. Hattie's hair was  mostly hidden under a big hat, giving her younger self a different look as well. Most impressive here was the set (re)dressing, where the familiar living room was given completely different furniture, wallpaper and even doors to make it feel like a completely different time. I was surprised how contemporary and airy the "usual" set felt once we returned to "present" day.</blockquote>

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