Blamire, Compo and Clegg are three opposites with one thing in common - determination to make each day as full as possible. After being thrown out of the library for smoking and eating, the trio head ...

The comedy famously revolved around the trio of Compo Simmonite, Norman Clegg, and originally Cyril Blamire. Compo is enchanted by his next-door neighbour, Nora Batty, an archetypal Northern ...

Blamire, Compo and Clegg are three opposites with one thing in common - determination to make each day as full as possible. After being thrown out of the library for smoking and eating, the trio head ...

The trio consisted of the mischievous Compo Simmonite (played by Bill Owen), easy-going Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis) and arrogant Cyril Blamire (Michael Bates). Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT.

The very first episode of the longest running sitcom in the world! When two men remove Compo's television, he retaliates by stealing Nora Batty's bloomers. Short Back and Palais Glide: Episode Image ...

When two men remove Compo's television, he retaliates by stealing Nora Batty's bloomers. Short Back and Palais Glide: Episode Image. Episode 1 Short Back and Palais Glide. It's Blamire, not Foggy, who ...