Last Of The Summer Wine character | |
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Herbert 'Truly Of The Yard' Truelove | |
Nationality | English |
Gender | Male |
Hair | Grey |
Job | Retired |
Actor | Frank Thornton |
Appearances | |
First | There Goes the Groom |
Last | How Not to Cry at Weddings |
(1997–2010) A retired policeman with a pompous self-importance in all things criminal,[15] Truly is more relaxed, fun-loving, and can be more of an equal match at the local pub than his predecessors as third man . He can also be a bit more devious with practical jokes or witty schemes. Likewise, he can be equally sly in getting people out of a scrape or just helping out a friend. Divorced, he frequently makes disparaging comments about "the former Mrs Truelove" (who evidently feels the same way about him, judging by her new husband's reaction to Truly).[16] Because of his previous involvement with the police, Truly refers to himself as "Truly of the Yard".[13]. In the final two series he is demoted to a secondary character along with Norman Clegg, so his role as third man was filled by Hobbo.