Howard is feeling down. He wants to big and strong just like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Foggy thinks he is the right man to get him fit and in shape. Howard just ends breaking his leg and also spooks out Smiler who ends up seeing him rise in the back of a hearse while he is out riding a motorbike.
Foggy then wants to give Howard a Christmas cheer by sneaking Marina into Clegg's house. This means getting her to dress in Smiler's bike leathers and helmet and pretend to be Compo then get Howard to pop round. However complications ensue when the ladies including Pearl turn up.
A festive themed special this time round with Matthew Kelly and Anita Dobson as guest stars. Also variety legends James Casey and Eli Woods pop up as passers by.
Writer Roy Clarke shows his penchant to recycle jokes. When Wesley shows Glenda some new fancy wheels he has purchased, when the camera zooms out it turns out to be a hearse. He used the same sight gag in an episode of Still Open Hours in 2017.
Foggy then wants to give Howard a Christmas cheer by sneaking Marina into Clegg's house. This means getting her to dress in Smiler's bike leathers and helmet and pretend to be Compo then get Howard to pop round. However complications ensue when the ladies including Pearl turn up.
A festive themed special this time round with Matthew Kelly and Anita Dobson as guest stars. Also variety legends James Casey and Eli Woods pop up as passers by.
Writer Roy Clarke shows his penchant to recycle jokes. When Wesley shows Glenda some new fancy wheels he has purchased, when the camera zooms out it turns out to be a hearse. He used the same sight gag in an episode of Still Open Hours in 2017.