Climbers for a NW facing fence...any bright ideas?

[gizmo]

OK, I'm stuck in plant selection purgatory and have completely lost my ability to be decisive. So I'm appealing to the hive mind...

I have a north west facing (so shady most of the day) fence down one side of my garden that needs something grown on it to cover up its wooden dullness. The fence is only about 5' tall and about 50' long. Soil is pretty ordinary and slightly damp over the winter, but we get very little rain in the summer, so bog lovers are unlikely to be happy.

I've been flirting with the idea of a couple of hydrangeas, but I suspect they prefer to climb high, rather than spread out low, IYSWIM.

What do you guys think? I'm keen on scent, but will go without for some other outstanding characteristic. I'll also take a combination of plants, particularly if we can arrange plants with different seasons of interest.

Am now feeling a dither coming on so I will fight it with a cup of tea and wait for your opinions.

So far I have considered:

Hydrangea (as above)
Vines (love the foliage but rather a mess in the winter)
Honeysuckle (tends to mound over the top of the fence in my experience)
Roses - various.
Ivy. Which I will get anyway, because there's some at the end of the fence and it will grow its way down eventually.

I suppose I could plant all of these and see which survives, but it might look a bit of a dog's dinner...

Climbing Hydrangea would be good, seemannii is evergreen too, also Pileostegia is good in shade and evergreen
wyevale.shootgardening.co.uk/sitePlant.php?plantid=1240&name=pileostegia-viburnoides
Delicate Ivies are pretty, have a look here for ideas
www.fibrex.co.uk/.
Less sure about Honeysuckle as it gets woody and tangled.
Other options:
Akebia will grow in some shade and is v pretty
www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/classid.225/
Also rosa Mme Alfred Carriere fab for a shady wall
www.classicroses.co.uk/roses/m/mme_alfred_carriere.html

Oooh, thanks Pannacotta

Actually I have a Mme Alfred Carriere occupying the best spot on my SE facing fence! Spoiled or what? I may have to give it a rude shock and try moving it.

And I didn't realise Akebia is evergreen. That's definitely a bonus. Do you think a passion flower might go, as an alternative?

I think the reason for my paralysis is that I have more garden than I'm used to, so am applying too much analysis to any one decision.

IME Passion Flower better in sun, I think Akebia is prettier all round, nicer leaves and flowers and goes well with other climbers whereas P Flower can look odd with roses/ivies etc.
Swome nice ideas and photos on here
www.turning-earth.co.uk/walls.htm

I've got the most beautiful climbing rose on a northfacing wall. It's called Glorie de Dijon, it's a kind of pinky buff colour, scented, it's a noisette tea.
here

I've got honeysuckle growing amongst it was well. It's lovely.

Oh I love Gloire De Dijon, Ingles: I'm a bit old fashioned when it comes to roses.

well it's doing great on the cold, damp clay on the north of my house, so it would be wonderful on your NW fence.