During one of their countryside chats, Foggy discovers to his dismay that Compo harbours a desire to visit Leningrad and seems to have communist sympathies. The horror! (Of course no one else gives a damn, including Clegg, who gleefully joins Compo in a bit of Russian folk dancing back at the cafe)
As a result, Foggy decides they must all volunteer to help out with the local plans to celebrate the 1977 Jubilee, so they set off to see the vicar.
We are treated to a different marital dynamic at the Vicarage from the usual one seen in Summer Wine. Unlike most of the local couples, the Vicar's wife is very mousey & timid. Her husband loses his rag at the drop of a hat, breaking & hitting things and she's clearly frightened of him.
The trio are signed up, plus Sid who just wants to get out of going dancing with Ivy. Irritatingly for Foggy, Compo gets the role of Nelson - because he's the right sort of height presumably.
The vicar intimidates his wife into driving a tractor with the pageant float containing the trio and Sid attached - it does not go well!
It's quite a nice way to celebrate the Jubilee, without going so overboard as to make the episode unwatchable at this later date. Do feel sorry for Mrs Vicar though...
As a result, Foggy decides they must all volunteer to help out with the local plans to celebrate the 1977 Jubilee, so they set off to see the vicar.
We are treated to a different marital dynamic at the Vicarage from the usual one seen in Summer Wine. Unlike most of the local couples, the Vicar's wife is very mousey & timid. Her husband loses his rag at the drop of a hat, breaking & hitting things and she's clearly frightened of him.
The trio are signed up, plus Sid who just wants to get out of going dancing with Ivy. Irritatingly for Foggy, Compo gets the role of Nelson - because he's the right sort of height presumably.
The vicar intimidates his wife into driving a tractor with the pageant float containing the trio and Sid attached - it does not go well!
It's quite a nice way to celebrate the Jubilee, without going so overboard as to make the episode unwatchable at this later date. Do feel sorry for Mrs Vicar though...
