Here We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder
Comedy
Compo wants to try hang-gliding so Foggy insists on knocking him in shape.
Director
Sydney Lotterby
Writers
N/A
Stars
Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde
Release Date
October 23, 1979
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Bill Owen
as Compo
Peter Sallis
as Clegg
Brian Wilde
as Foggy
John Comer
as Sid
Jane Freeman
as Ivy
Kathy Staff
as Nora Batty
Joe Gladwin
as Wally Batty
Stuart Fell
as Pub Patron
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John Dair
as Pub Patron
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
🏷️ Keywords
stuck in a treefixing a microwave ovenhang gliding
🎯 Categories
Comedy
⭐ Featured Review
Tricky
"Tricky one to assess this. The second half is fine, culminating in Foggy & Compo getting ratty with each other, deciding to have a duel and ending up getting stuck up a tree (each). Plus some discussion of Compo hang gliding. The first half includes some business with making Compo "look Japanese" (using Clegg's specs & a couple of buns) which would have been "all in good fun" at the time but is a bit cringey nowadays. Not a classic episode & mostly build up for the next part. It is interesting (slightly) to see the cafe boasting a microwave in 1979. It ..."
📖 Synopsis
Compo wants to try hang-gliding so Foggy insists on knocking him in shape.