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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 386952" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Last night I completed <strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><em>Till Death.... </em></span></strong>with the final three episodes.</p><p></p><p>If anything, the series became more enjoyable as it went along, but I was left with mixed feelings after watching.</p><p></p><p>In some ways, the change of format offered new scope. The retirement to Eastbourne, for example had a kind of logic and gave some enjoyable scenery. The shift to the triad of Alf/Else/Min gave a kind of balance and, from a practical angle, perhaps it also took the pressure off Dandy Nichols, allowing her to return. Min herself was more watchable here than in the last series or two of the original series. With Else doling out most of the unpleasantries towards Alf, Min was left to simply be a bit daft. Indeed, her ingenuous moments were those that made me laugh the most in latter episodes (a nice example being her strong conviction that Prince Charles loves Lady Di because "It said so in <em>Titbits</em>").</p><p></p><p>There was some stronger material in the latter episodes, but at a cost. A number of lines, situations or entire scenes was cribbed directly from material seen in the parent series. An example of this was the TV repairman with whom Alf put his foot in it. Plus half of the last episode with Alf's alcohol poisoning and Else's parable about the sausage to make her point about the insanity of Alf's behaviour around booze.</p><p></p><p>Nice as it was to see Una Stubbs in a few episodes, it simply wasn't the same. And Michael effectively ended up as a substitute Mike.</p><p></p><p>Overall, it's an odd little diversion, but one that could have had legs given the right circumstances. It seems this didn't perform as well as hoped (though I haven't seen any stats or ratings around it), but I suppose it was ultimately a victim of offscreen politics when ATV ended and Central took over. My recent prolonged stay at <em>Crossroads</em> has helpfully given me at least a little context of time and place there.</p><p></p><p>In location spotting, from some street signage in the episode with Alf's motorbike, I've sleuthed out the Garnetts' home to the area around The Square, Pevensey Bay, near Eastbourne. Camber Drive could also be seen. My best guess for the house itself would be 2 Westham Drive, but many of the houses look similar so I'd have to rewatch to be certain. The houses in the series are prefabs and I thought they might have been long gone by now, but all are still present and correct. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I'll find out very soon when I begin the next series in The Garnett Saga.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 386952, member: 23"] Last night I completed [B][SIZE=5][I]Till Death.... [/I][/SIZE][/B]with the final three episodes. If anything, the series became more enjoyable as it went along, but I was left with mixed feelings after watching. In some ways, the change of format offered new scope. The retirement to Eastbourne, for example had a kind of logic and gave some enjoyable scenery. The shift to the triad of Alf/Else/Min gave a kind of balance and, from a practical angle, perhaps it also took the pressure off Dandy Nichols, allowing her to return. Min herself was more watchable here than in the last series or two of the original series. With Else doling out most of the unpleasantries towards Alf, Min was left to simply be a bit daft. Indeed, her ingenuous moments were those that made me laugh the most in latter episodes (a nice example being her strong conviction that Prince Charles loves Lady Di because "It said so in [I]Titbits[/I]"). There was some stronger material in the latter episodes, but at a cost. A number of lines, situations or entire scenes was cribbed directly from material seen in the parent series. An example of this was the TV repairman with whom Alf put his foot in it. Plus half of the last episode with Alf's alcohol poisoning and Else's parable about the sausage to make her point about the insanity of Alf's behaviour around booze. Nice as it was to see Una Stubbs in a few episodes, it simply wasn't the same. And Michael effectively ended up as a substitute Mike. Overall, it's an odd little diversion, but one that could have had legs given the right circumstances. It seems this didn't perform as well as hoped (though I haven't seen any stats or ratings around it), but I suppose it was ultimately a victim of offscreen politics when ATV ended and Central took over. My recent prolonged stay at [I]Crossroads[/I] has helpfully given me at least a little context of time and place there. In location spotting, from some street signage in the episode with Alf's motorbike, I've sleuthed out the Garnetts' home to the area around The Square, Pevensey Bay, near Eastbourne. Camber Drive could also be seen. My best guess for the house itself would be 2 Westham Drive, but many of the houses look similar so I'd have to rewatch to be certain. The houses in the series are prefabs and I thought they might have been long gone by now, but all are still present and correct. And I'll find out very soon when I begin the next series in The Garnett Saga. [/QUOTE]
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