I found this episode to be listless, maybe Roy Clarke was still finding his feet. I found the side characters more fun.
Randy Wainwright who outside of Karl Marx finds poetry and passion with Mrs Partridge who herself is neglected by her husband.
Then there is the sight of Sid and Ivy riding a bike. I never picture them being active but here they are on a bike but still managing to argue.
There is a lot of politics in this episode. As Compo observes, if God shows up wearing overalls there would be sulky faces in church. Blamire thinks God is a Tory.
Blamire just wants to take Compo to the church for five minutes of quiet contemplation. He thinks Compo should see more than an inside of a betting shop. Atheist Compo is having none of it.