18 Facts About Norman Clegg

Norman Clegg, often nicknamed Cleggy, is a fictional character from the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine.

Norman Clegg is the only character to appear in every episode of the programme.

Norman Clegg was born in 1920, the only child of builder and decorator David Clegg and his rather volatile wife Violet.

Norman Clegg's mother was extremely overprotective of her son, and panicked when he was walked home once by a girl a year older than him.

Norman Clegg married Edith in the early 1940s; she died in 1971.

In earlier episodes especially, Norman Clegg reminisced about his wife and her traits; how she hated his camping phase and about her sharp tongue.

Norman Clegg was mentioned numerous times throughout the series and Clegg was shown to visit her graveside in the pilot episode.

Norman Clegg once stated that he wasn't attracted to her and their marriage sort of "just happened"; he explains it put him off women for life.

Norman Clegg was a cynic and more critical of the schemes than the others, preferring to take a back seat and casually watch, for example, an antic involving three meat pies; Compo, Cyril and Sid; an alloy spoon and a very angry Ivy.

Norman Clegg often goes along with the ideas just to please the others.

Norman Clegg aims for a relaxing, peaceful retirement following his redundancy, but is continually involved in the schemes of Foggy and the others.

Norman Clegg is the only one of the trio with a driving licence and finds himself pressured into driving on the very rare occasions that they are walking about locally and manage to find a vehicle with no driver.

Norman Clegg was the sounding-board for Compo's glee and the third man's authority, and was often instrumental in pointing out the pitfalls concealed within the schemes of the third man.

Norman Clegg is well known for his philosophical asides and sharp wit, which have received acclaim for interjecting intellectual material into the series.

In early episodes, Norman Clegg was much more opinionated and courageous.

Norman Clegg eventually became more nervous when interacting with the local ladies.

However, one notable exception where Norman Clegg grows to enjoy Marina's company is when she ended up having lunch with him and Truly on his birthday, much to the jealousy and anger of Howard.

Norman Clegg was the most devastated by Compo's death in 2000 and felt guilty about not giving him a proper send-off straight away.