"There's always a warm welcome at The Woolpack"...
Hmmm...
Yes...
I see what they mean...
Walter enjoys a Woolpack warm welcome.
The Woolpack, with Amos as landlord, was never the most convivial place: in the first eight years of the show, Amos was dour and sour, a gossip and given to puffing himself up like a peacock. Who wanted to spend the evenings with the likes of him and pay for the privilege?!
In 1980, Ronald Magill took Amos up to a new peak - he became less dour, but louder, more animated, more fad-ridden, more pompous, more prickly, more nosey... more everything! The old Amos could display sound commonsense at times. The '80s Amos was usually absolutely bonkers! I believe that the arrival of Seth Armstrong as a full-time Woolpack regular, plus the arrival of Al Dixon as Walter, and Amos gaining an allotment - all events of 1980 - contributed enormously to Mr B's increased oddness.
But he was a sweet, innocent soul underneath. I suppose that's why we loved him.
1 comment:
Come on Network hurry up and bring out some
1980's Emmerdale farm DVDs Please.
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