Harold is described as being "indecisive, considerate, stuffy and reserved."Monroe 1996, p. 32. Harold is a Christian and never misses church on Sunday, he was also once an "enthusiastic" Scout leader. Due to his ways, Harold would not live with Madge Ramsay (Anne Charleston) until they were married. Virgin Media said Harold is "prim and proper" and "an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy." They also state he is the complete opposite of Madge and add he is "famed for his vegetarian ways, tee-total habits and fastidiousness and moralising" Harold's hobbies include playing the tuba, giving his time to the Salvation Army and birdwatching. Smith hated playing the tuba and wished the producers would have given Harold a mouth organ instead. He said "I think they thought, 'Here's a big fat actor, let's give him a big fat instrument. That'll be funny!'." Harold also briefly has a comedic alter ego named "Afro Harold." Smith told Inside Soap in 1999 that Harold's "pessimism and pontificating" really got to him, but he agreed with Harold's moral outlook on life.
harold is described as being "indecisive considerate stuffy and reserved"monroe 1996 p 32 harold is a christian and never misses church on sunday he was also once an "enthusiastic" scout leader due to his ways harold would not live with madge ramsay (anne charleston) until they were married virgin media said harold is "prim and proper" and "an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy" they also state he is the complete opposite of madge and add he is "famed for his vegetarian ways tee-total habits and fastidiousness and moralising" harold's hobbies include playing the tuba giving his time to the salvation army and birdwatching smith hated playing the tuba and wished the producers would have given harold a mouth organ instead he said "i think they thought 'here's a big fat actor let's give him a big fat instrument that'll be funny'" harold also briefly has a comedic alter ego named "afro harold" smith told inside soap in 1999 that harold's "pessimism and pontificating" really got to him but he agreed with harold's moral outlook on life