This is such easy viewing but the highlight is some of the best one-liners on TV. There are downsides too. Compo is a very annoying character with little to engraciate him to the audience but the other characters more than make up for the lack of comedy where Compo is concerned. The later series without Compo are the best and the introduction of Alvin and Entwhistle lifts the series to new heights. Robert Fyfe as Howard is superb.