First Of The Summer Trails

Here’s a nice little promo trailer for First Of The Summer Wine.

We need to talk about that BBC1 identity. What’s with the sensuous music? Did Auntie go all soft porn at the end of the 80s?

Here’s a scene released by Acorn to sell the series 2 DVD.

He clearly talks to her.

I wonder when the Mirror started putting sport on the back page instead of more news.

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