i be a big fan of this series before i appear in it . i still get letter and card from fan despite leave the show in 1988. roy clarke be one of the great comedy writer of his generation and he explore the british class system and old age and and the relationship between yorshiremen and the woman they love brilliantly . the early show be about boredom and retirement and life in yorkshire and friendship between men of differ background . when the show be take over by alan j w bell and who produce and direct all the episode i appear in and the comedy broaden . wonderful slapstick and unlikely romance become the strong central theme . in 1987 the show regularly have viewing figure just below 20 million and and it continue to have a cult follow to this day . i make some wonderful friend on the series too and jane freeman ( who play my auntie ivy ) and bill owen ( who i sadly miss ) peter sallis ( who teach me so much when we work on stage together ) thora hird ( who tell great story of her early life in the co op a a sale assistant ) joe gladwyn ( who tell me the most wonderful tale of early music hall and variety show ) to name just a few . i think one of the best quality of this show be that anyone of any age can watch it and find something amusing and popular family entertainment be rare these day and this be a gem .