Last of the Summer Wine writer receives knighthood

Last of The Summer Wine creator Roy Clarke has become a 'Sir' after being knighted by the Prince of Wales.

The 96-year-old, who also devised Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances, was awarded the title during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

Speaking afterwards, Sir Roy said Last of the Summer Wine, which was set in Yorkshire and filmed in Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, would not be made today.

The BBC series ran for 295 episodes between 1973 and 2010.

Sir Roy, who went to school in Doncaster in South Yorkshire and later set Open All Hours there, said: "It's a different world now, and I'm very glad my time was in the world I knew.

"I don't know how far I would get now, the show probably wouldn't be made these days."

Sir Roy that his favourite episodes were those surrounding the funeral of the character 'Compo', following the death of actor Bill Owen in 1999.

He added that his favourite character was that of Clegg, played by Peter Sallis.

He said: "He used to get all the best lines and he was my mouthpiece in many ways. He used to say the things I would say and the things that I believed."

Sir Roy, who used to live near Goole in East Yorkshire, said The Prince of Wales had told him he enjoyed his work, adding: "I feel taller than I did yesterday."

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