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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 119489" data-attributes="member: 23">It seems the Summer Wine DVDs have their own Dallas-style series numbering drama. I&#039;ve just finished Series Twelve according to the DVD count, but Series Eleven according to other&nbsp; (perhaps more reliable) sources. For the record, it&#039;s the third and final Seymour year. Seymour has proved a very nice addition to the series. A little more mellow than Foggy or Blamire and his initial &quot;mad professor&quot; eccentricities seem to have eased as the episodes have gone by (a move that has been for the better, I think). The old-school headmaster persona has emerged as one of the dominant ones and it has kept the dynamic of the three leads fresh and interesting. I find Seymour very likeable and will miss him when he departs in the next episode. The show is feeling more like an ensemble piece than ever - perhaps one of the keys to its longevity. The characters that have been ushered in during this era are mostly working for me although Eli&#039;s myopic mishaps tend to fall flat with me. Barry and Glenda are fine. The increasing role for Howard, Pearl and Marina has brought some fun to the series (I hadn&#039;t really noticed Pearl on previous watches and she&#039;s becoming a favourite). Edie has been my favourite addition to the series. Thora Hird fits in so well and her facial expression and affectations match the tone of the series perfectly. She never fails to make me smile whether she&#039;s laying down newspaper for Wesley to walk on; grinding the car gears or affecting her &quot;posh&quot; outdoor accent. I had high hopes for Jean Alexander as Auntie Wainwright. In her two initial appearances she&#039;s been serviceable, but fairly so-so. She&#039;s still recognisably Jean Alexander and in turn it&#039;s difficult not to see Hilda Ogden in the way she moves and hear Hilda in the shrill speaking voice. I was hoping for a dramatically different characterisation, I suppose, so that&#039;ll teach me to have expectations. The old con lady concept has some mileage, so I&#039;m keeping an open mind. Wally Batty is sorely missed, but there have been a couple of more touching moments where his death has been mentioned in passing - including a lovely scene between Nora and Ivy in which they both talk about missing their late husbands&#039; little ways. Foggy&#039;s going to return in the next episode, so I&#039;m curious to see if the magic will still be there. From reading the synopsis it seems Seymour will get a proper exit, so that&#039;ll be a first.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 119489, member: 23"] It seems the [I]Summer Wine[/I] DVDs have their own [I]Dallas[/I]-style series numbering drama. I've just finished Series Twelve according to the DVD count, but Series Eleven according to other (perhaps more reliable) sources. For the record, it's the third and final Seymour year. Seymour has proved a very nice addition to the series. A little more mellow than Foggy or Blamire and his initial "mad professor" eccentricities seem to have eased as the episodes have gone by (a move that has been for the better, I think). The old-school headmaster persona has emerged as one of the dominant ones and it has kept the dynamic of the three leads fresh and interesting. I find Seymour very likeable and will miss him when he departs in the next episode. The show is feeling more like an ensemble piece than ever - perhaps one of the keys to its longevity. The characters that have been ushered in during this era are mostly working for me although Eli's myopic mishaps tend to fall flat with me. Barry and Glenda are fine. The increasing role for Howard, Pearl and Marina has brought some fun to the series (I hadn't really noticed Pearl on previous watches and she's becoming a favourite). Edie has been my favourite addition to the series. Thora Hird fits in so well and her facial expression and affectations match the tone of the series perfectly. She never fails to make me smile whether she's laying down newspaper for Wesley to walk on; grinding the car gears or affecting her "posh" outdoor accent. I had high hopes for Jean Alexander as Auntie Wainwright. In her two initial appearances she's been serviceable, but fairly so-so. She's still recognisably Jean Alexander and in turn it's difficult not to see Hilda Ogden in the way she moves and hear Hilda in the shrill speaking voice. I was hoping for a dramatically different characterisation, I suppose, so that'll teach me to have expectations. The old con lady concept has some mileage, so I'm keeping an open mind. Wally Batty is sorely missed, but there have been a couple of more touching moments where his death has been mentioned in passing - including a lovely scene between Nora and Ivy in which they both talk about missing their late husbands' little ways. Foggy's going to return in the next episode, so I'm curious to see if the magic will still be there. From reading the synopsis it seems Seymour will get a proper exit, so that'll be a first. [/QUOTE]

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