this programme have be one of british television centre piece since the first pilot episode . with wonderful performance from bill owen a the scruffy and gambleing and nora loving and loveable compo and peter sallis a clegg a widower who be terrify of anything female and but be more immature than your average child at christmas . plus brilliant support actor like michael bates ( clockwork orange ) and brian wilde and john comer and joe gladwin and jane freeman and kathy nora staff . it might on the face of thing seem like a comedy for old people but it anything but and young people love to see old people be immature ( e. g ) monty python . the script in the early series where quite wonderful with the setting and timing and situation right it be always go to be what it be . one of the most loveable and enjoyed sit coms to ever be make and i know thats say a lot but with this 30 year old gem it true .