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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 2468" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Last night, I finished my watch of <em>In Loving Memory</em>. This series and <em>Hallelujah!</em> have made something of a Thora Hird fan out of me. I can understand why she is asked to carry a show, as she has a certain something that makes her very enjoyable to watch.</p><p></p><p>The final series was fine, but the series as a whole felt like it was several episodes too long. Some scenarios were beginning to feel a bit samey, which is surprising considering the changes made for the final series. Sherrie Hewson fitted in ok with the cast (I'm not a fan, but found her tolerable). </p><p></p><p>There was a further attempt to change the formula with the first few episodes of the final series following the characters on honeymoon (a nice try, but it didn't work in my opinion). By the time we got back to the funeral parlour, the rot had set in and things felt stale. </p><p></p><p>A seven episode running gag with Billy and his new wife Mary's bedsprings groaning and boinging under the strain of their carnal activities while Ivy rummaged round for bromide to put in their tea was old before the end of its first episode. </p><p></p><p>There was even something of a clip show (rarely a good sign), though that got turned around. The premise of the clip show was Billy and Ivy showing Mary through their photograph album and telling stories of their former adventures. But at the end of the first half, Mary found a photo of Billy's "wedding" to Marion Yeats from Corrie which took place in an earlier episode (a bit of a Corrie theme going on with his wives, certainly). This led onto a half episode of story which played out well. </p><p></p><p>It was nice to see Patsy Rowlands back too (as the same character she'd played before, throwing herself at the now-married Billy. All very cheeky and Donald McGill). Her <em>Carry On </em>compatriot Joan Sims also returned for the last series. First a little reprise of her previous appearance in the clip show (sans dialogue, which I assume meant they could pay her less). Then she returned as a new character running a rival funeral parlour. It's always good to see her, so that helped. </p><p></p><p>The series ending was quite the damp squib. I'm hard pressed to remember it, and I only watched it last night. The end of the previous series with Billy's wedding would have been a more fitting ending. </p><p></p><p>Anyway. Criticism of the final series aside, I did enjoy <em>In Loving Memory</em>'s northern setting, beautiful location filming and some lovely period touches. And Thora Hird.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 2468, member: 23"] Last night, I finished my watch of [I]In Loving Memory[/I]. This series and [I]Hallelujah![/I] have made something of a Thora Hird fan out of me. I can understand why she is asked to carry a show, as she has a certain something that makes her very enjoyable to watch. The final series was fine, but the series as a whole felt like it was several episodes too long. Some scenarios were beginning to feel a bit samey, which is surprising considering the changes made for the final series. Sherrie Hewson fitted in ok with the cast (I'm not a fan, but found her tolerable). There was a further attempt to change the formula with the first few episodes of the final series following the characters on honeymoon (a nice try, but it didn't work in my opinion). By the time we got back to the funeral parlour, the rot had set in and things felt stale. A seven episode running gag with Billy and his new wife Mary's bedsprings groaning and boinging under the strain of their carnal activities while Ivy rummaged round for bromide to put in their tea was old before the end of its first episode. There was even something of a clip show (rarely a good sign), though that got turned around. The premise of the clip show was Billy and Ivy showing Mary through their photograph album and telling stories of their former adventures. But at the end of the first half, Mary found a photo of Billy's "wedding" to Marion Yeats from Corrie which took place in an earlier episode (a bit of a Corrie theme going on with his wives, certainly). This led onto a half episode of story which played out well. It was nice to see Patsy Rowlands back too (as the same character she'd played before, throwing herself at the now-married Billy. All very cheeky and Donald McGill). Her [I]Carry On [/I]compatriot Joan Sims also returned for the last series. First a little reprise of her previous appearance in the clip show (sans dialogue, which I assume meant they could pay her less). Then she returned as a new character running a rival funeral parlour. It's always good to see her, so that helped. The series ending was quite the damp squib. I'm hard pressed to remember it, and I only watched it last night. The end of the previous series with Billy's wedding would have been a more fitting ending. Anyway. Criticism of the final series aside, I did enjoy [I]In Loving Memory[/I]'s northern setting, beautiful location filming and some lovely period touches. And Thora Hird. [/QUOTE]
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