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Last of the Summer Wine (series 25)

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| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|24]]
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'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-fifth series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Keith Clifford]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Second Policeman|Second Policeman]] (1987, 1990–2004)

==List of Episodes==

'''Christmas Special (2003)'''
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|A Short Blast of Fred Astaire
|21 December
|
With preparations in hand for the Christmas concert, there is a confidence problem among some of the talent. Who better than an electrical engineer from Hull to bestow some ancient eastern hypnotism to help them?
|
*Alvin and Miss Davenport become regulars from this episode until the end.
*Audience of 5.9m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
*[[Lionel Blair]] makes an appearance as himself and [[Damian Jackson]] as [[Santa Claus]].
*The show's closing theme uses an arrangement of [[Puttin' On the Ritz]] to accompany the dance scene.
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
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|Jurassic – No Parking
|8 February
|Barry wins a contest and receives more prize than Glenda can handle.
|
*From this episode onward (until the end), [[Norman Clegg]] is given gradually reduced roles due to Peter Sallis' health; however, he occasionally has slightly larger roles.
*Audience of 5.9m – 40th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|The General's Greatest Battle
|15 February
|Clegg, Truly, and the others end up destroying a mannequin that is supposed to ride with Nora in the holiday float.
|
*[[Norman Wisdom]] makes his sixth guest appearance as Billy Ingleton
*First time Billy's house is seen and first time his wife is heard talking
*Audience of 5.76m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Spores
|29 February
|Truly and Billy aid a woman in finding her "Lionel" while Alvin tries to get a photograph of Nora Batty.
|
*Guest appearances of [[Roy Hudd]] and [[Anita Carey]].
*Audience of 4.86m – 61st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Happy Birthday Robin Hood
|7 March
|When he sees Marina wearing a wedding dress and being driven through town, Howard becomes distraught, putting a damper on Billy's plans to celebrate Robin Hood's birthday.
|
*Audience of 5.27m – 44th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Who's That With Barry and Glenda – It's Not Barry and Glenda
|14 March
|Truly, Clegg and Billy surprise Barry in the wood carrying a suitcase. Truly deduces that he is up to something serious and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Glenda is also concerned about Barry and his suitcase, and decides to follow him (dressed as a man) to see if another woman is involved.
|
*Audience of 5.93m- 44th most watched programme of the week.
*[[Jean Alexander]] is billed in the opening credits but does not appear.
|-
|An Apple a Day
|21 March
|Nora Batty informs Alvin that he has volunteered to take some old-timers out for the day. After enlisting some support from Clegg and Truly, they all proceed to the Scrooby's distant farm to pick them up. But taking out Bert and his cranky old wife Sal isn't going to be easy.
|
*Billy Hardcastle does not appear in this episode.
*Audience of 5.86m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer – But Only Part Time
|28 March
|Smiler needs to get rid of an unwanted admirer who thinks he has money. Clegg, and then Barry, are recruited to dampen her enthusiasm.
|
*Billed as 'Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer' in the ''[[Radio Times]]'' listing for the episode.
*Audience of 4.62m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Things To Do When Your Wife Runs Off With a Turkish Waiter
|4 April
|Barry unwittingly becomes the friend of a lonely man whose wife has deserted him. This minor inconvenience turns into a major embarrassment when it turns out the man's favorite hobby is "charming the birds out of the trees" with "sweet music".
|
*Audience of 5.49m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats
|11 April
|Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy unite to help end a long running feud between Nora Batty and Audrey Craig, which began when Audrey laughed at one of Nora's hats.
|
*Audience of 4.87m – 51st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Yours Truly – If You're Not Careful
|18 April
|Clegg, Alvin, Billy and Entwistle play a trick on Truly to make him think his ex-wife the "former Mrs Truelove" is keen to get in touch with him and visit.
|
*This episode marks the final appearance of [[Tony Capstick]] as the policeman due to his death six months before. [[Louis Emerick]], would take over his role from the 2004 Christmas special until the show's end.
*Audience of 5.81m – 34th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty five was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25 & 26.

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| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 25 & 26'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-25-26-DVD/dp/B00LFKIQPU/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZPM1PN3D88SJM0ABY8RG|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 25 & 26 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
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* 22 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 29 September 2014
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2004 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)

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'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''ninth series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 1 January 1986 and 27 December 1987.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 183–186</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

The ninth series was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code|region 2]] as a box set on 5 May 2008.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Michael Aldridge]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Seymour]]
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[Compo Simmonite|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Seymour Utterthwaite|Seymour Utterthwaite]] (1986–1990)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Edie Pegden|Edie Pegden]] (1986–2003)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Barry Wilkinson|Barry Wilkinson]] (1986-1990, 1996–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Glenda Wilkinson|Glenda Wilkinson]] (1986–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Eli Duckett|Eli Duckett]] (1987–2002)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Second Policeman|Second Policeman]] (1987, 1990–2004)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wally Batty|Wally Batty]] (1975–1987)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Milburn "Crusher"|Crusher]] (1984–1987)

==List of episodes==

'''New Year Special (1986)'''
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|Uncle of the Bride
|1 January
|This episode introduces Seymour, who had a brief stint as Foggy's first successor. Glenda, Edie and Wesley's daughter, is marrying the hapless but kind-hearted Barry. Seymour, her uncle and Edie's brother, is in charge of the pre-nuptial celebrations.
|
*90 Minute Special
*This episode marks the first appearances of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Seymour Utterthwaite|Seymour]], [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Edie Pegden|Edie]], [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Glenda Wilkinson|Glenda]] and [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Barry Wilkinson|Barry]], all four of whom started to appear regularly shortly after.
*This is the second episode to have no laughter track.
*Wesley became a regular character from this episode onward (until 2002).
*This special also includes an explanation of Foggy's absence, saying he moved away to [[Bridlington]] to take-over a family egg-painting business.
*In 1994, after Michael Aldridge's death, this special was repeated in his memory.
*This episode had ratings of 18.10 million viewers, making it the 8th most watched programme of 1986.
*Included on the Series 9 & 10 boxset.
|-
|}
'''Christmas Special (1986)'''
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|-
|Merry Christmas Father Christmas
|28 December
|It's Christmas 1986, and Seymour attempts to instil some magic into the festive season by dressing a reluctant Compo as Father Christmas.
|
*35 minute Special.
*This episode had ratings of 16.30 million viewers
*Included on the Series 9 & 10 boxset.
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
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|Why Does Norman Clegg buy Ladies' Elastic Stockings
|4 January
|Howard persuades a reluctant Clegg to take a message to Marina in the store where she works. Clegg buys random items, including ladies' stockings, in order to explain his extended presence in the store while he waits for a chance to pass the message. Seymour invents a drill and uses it in an attempt to find oil, with unhappy results.
|
*The runtime of this episode is just short of 34 minutes.
*The show's theme is played in the style of the [[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]] theme when Clegg and Compo use Seymour's bike to drill for oil.
*This is the first episode since it began in 1973 to open indoors in the studio and on videotape (all previous 63 episodes open outdoors on location and on film).
*The episode is edited by about 4 minutes on the region 1 DVD release.
|-
|The Heavily Reinforced Bottom
|11 January
|Compo takes up canoeing, with disastrous results.
|
*Filming took place near the [[Standedge Tunnels]], (at the Tunnel End Cottages, close by)
|-
|Dried Dates and Codfanglers
|18 January
|Seymour invents a high-security door lock, which fails miserably. Compo has lost a prized possession – a date Nora Batty threw at him!
|
|-
|The Really Masculine Purse
|25 January
|After Compo claims that any man who uses a purse is effeminate, Seymour tries to invent a strictly masculine purse.
|
|-
|Who's Feeling Ejected Then?
|1 February
|Seymour builds an ejector seat, which Compo is persuaded to test.
|
|-
|The Ice-Cream Man Cometh
|8 February
|Seymour misses the good old days, and decides to promote the old tradition of bicycling ice-cream men.
|
|-
|Set the People Free
|15 February
|Howard and Wally have both been confined to quarters, and it's up to the trio to try to break them free.
|
|-
|Go with the Flow
|22 February
|Seymour volunteers the trio to help the Vicar and they are assigned to sell tickets for a production of Beatrix Potter – but all he succeeds in doing is getting himself thrown out of the local pub. Will Compo fare any better?
|
*At one point of this episode, a [[Hornby Railways|Hornby]] model of [[Annie and Clarabel|Annie or Clarabel]] from [[Thomas & Friends|Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]], (which had just finished its second season, some three months before this episode aired), can be seen.
|-
|Jaws
|1 March
|Seymour invents a new waste disposal unit for Edie.
|
*This episode marked the first appearance of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Eli Duckett|Eli]] ([[Danny O'Dea]]), who became a regular shortly after.
|-
|Edie and the Automobile
|8 March
|Edie is having driving lessons – no-one is safe!
|
|-
|Wind Power
|15 March
|Seymour's invents wind-powered rollerskates.
|-
|When You take a Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible
|22 March
|Clegg receives word that an old friend in America, Bill Henry Duffield, died six months earlier. The trio relive some happy memories as a tribute.
|
*This episode marks the final appearance of Wally Batty. [[Joe Gladwin]] died less than a fortnight before it was broadcast.
|-
|}

'''Christmas Special (1987)'''
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|Big Day at Dream Acres
|27 December
|There's a big fete at Dream Acres. But why is a tramp so interested in one of the donkeys?
|
*79 Minute special.
*This special marks the Final appearance of Crusher as [[Jonathan Linsley]] left the show having gone onto a crash diet which meant the character of Milburn couldn't continue nor resume due to weight loss.
*This is the 3rd and final episode to have no laughter track.
*Guest appearances of [[Ray McAnally]] and [[David Ellison (British actor)|David Ellison]].
*First appearance of [[Tony Capstick]] as a [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Second Policeman|policeman]]
*Included on the Series 9 & 10 boxset.
*The music played by the brass band at the end of this episode would later be used in "Just a Small Funeral".
|-
|}

When recordings were "repackaged" for overseas sale, UK series 9 (12 episodes) was split into "Season 9" and "Season 10" (each of 6 episodes), with all subsequent "seasons" being renumbered accordingly. As a result, (for example) "Series 27" in the UK may be referred to as "Season 28" in the USA.

==DVD release==
The box set for series nine was released by Universal Playback in May 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 9 & 10.

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| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 9 & 10'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-10-DVD/dp/B0013U4RSC/ref=pd_sim_74_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HDPTP3EY87X3WR8X4GGY|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 9 & 10|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
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* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 5 May 2008
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-9 Series 9] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

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There Goes the Groom

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"'''There Goes the Groom'''" is the 1997 Christmas special of the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' first shown on 28 December 1997. It was the first to feature Frank Thornton as new third man leader Herbert "Truly of the Yard" Truelove. The episode also marked the final appearance of Foggy. The trio in this episode consisted of: Compo ([[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]), Clegg ([[Peter Sallis]]) and Truly ([[Frank Thornton]]).

==Synopsis==
Compo and Clegg are off to a [[stag night]] where they encounter Herbert Truelove ("Truly of the Yard"), an old school friend, who has retired from the police force. The men, including the [[groom]] Ronnie, Barry and Foggy have had too much to drink and Truly rings Wesley for a lift.

At Clegg's house, Truly recalls his married life to "The Former Mrs Truelove". The picture being far from rosy puts Ronnie off getting married. The next morning Barry & Ronnie, still suffering from bad [[hangover]]s, help Compo, Clegg and Truly by carrying Foggy into the back of Wesley Pegden's [[Land Rover]] still feeling worse for wear from the stag night. They drop off Barry at his and Glenda's house before dropping off Ronnie to get ready for the wedding. But the groom gets frightened when Truly begins his stories of marriage again and does a bunk on a [[milk float]]. Foggy, meanwhile, is taken in by the post lady who offers to look after him. Smiler can't work out what to buy for a wedding present and ends up with a vase from Auntie Wainwright's - which he promptly gets his hand stuck in.

Compo, Clegg and Truly eventually catch up with Ronnie, who's chained himself to a road sign in the hills. They carry him and the sign into Wesley's Land Rover but are stopped by the police for stealing the sign. Barry's in a panic because he can't find the wedding ring. He remembers giving it to Foggy but he's disappeared. A neighbour tells him the post lady took Foggy away in her car. Collecting Ronnie from the police station, Truly handcuffs Ronnie to himself and they go to Compo's house to show him what a [[bachelor pad]] looks like in the hope it will encourage him to get married; Ronnie rather likes it!

Next they enlist the help of Marina, who poses as a [[gypsy]] and warns Ronnie of the bad life he'll have if he doesn't get married. He finally succumbs. As the ceremony is about to begin, Clegg receives a phone call from Foggy saying he is in [[Blackpool]] and that he has remembered the ring and has proposed to the post lady.

==Trivia==
*Originally Truly was meant to be a stand in character for [[Brian Wilde]]'s character of Foggy Dewhurst as, just before filming began on the 1997 Christmas special, Wilde suffered from a mild infection in his leg which he said he knew would stop him from taking part and recommended Frank Thornton to be the new third man leader. But owing to a scheduling problem at the BBC, this meant Wilde (who was by then fully fit), was unable to take part and Thornton ended up becoming Wilde's permanent replacement, as well as doing all the episodes of the 19th series.
*While Foggy appears in this episode, his face isn't shown and a body double (Colin Harris) was used in far away shots where he is seen being carried out of the stag night celebration and being put into the back of Wesley Pegden's Land Rover to conceal Brian Wilde's absence from the show.
*Former British Olympic medalist athlete and long-term Summer Wine fan [[Kriss Akabusi]] makes a guest appearance as a disgruntled [[milkman]].
*[[Thora Hird]]'s real-life daughter, [[Janette Scott]], made a cameo in this episode.

==References==
30 years of Last of The Summer Wine by Morris Bright & Robert Ross {{ISBN|0-563-53445-1}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb episode|0839135}}

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

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Last of the Summer Wine (series 10)

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The tenth series of ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' aired on [[BBC1]] in 1988. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Michael Aldridge]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Seymour]]
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Smiler Hemingway|Smiler Hemingway]] (1988, 1990–2007)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#PC Walsh|PC Walsh]] (1988–1989, 2004–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Auntie Wainwright|Auntie Wainwright]] (1988–1989, 1992–2010)

==List of episodes==
'''Regular series'''
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|The Experiment
|16 October
|Compo wonders why blood rushes to your head when you're upside down. Seymour sets up an experiment to explain.
|
*This was the first episode to be broadcast on PBS stations in the '90s, including on [[WQEX]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Last of the Summer Wine on SUMMERWINEDVD |url=http://summerwinedvd.tripod.com/index2.html |accessdate=2 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WQED to expand children's and family programming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/89822904/ |accessdate=2 June 2018 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=17 August 1995}}</ref>
|-
|The Treasure of the Deep
|23 October
|After finding a valuable-looking object in the canal, Seymour is convinced it's part of robbers' swag, and sets out to recover the rest of the stolen items.
|
*Filming took place, again near the Standedge Tunnels
|-
|Dancing Feet
|30 October
|Compo has hard skin on his feet, and in desperation, he buys a herbal remedy from a gypsy.
|
|-
|That Certain Smile
|6 November
|Smiler is in hospital, and missing his beloved dog. The trio attempt to smuggle her into the hospital to visit him.
|
*This episode marks the first appearance of [[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]] as Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway. Originally intended to be his only appearance, Lewis would return just 2 years later in Series 12 in 1990 due to his popularity.
|-
|Downhill Racer
|13 November
|Seymour would love to go skiing, but in the absence of snow, he decides they should try sliding downhill on dinner trays.
|
|-
|The Day of the Welsh Ferret
|20 November
|The trio go to a funeral, but Compo insists on bringing along a pet ferret.
|
|-
|}
'''Christmas Special (1988)'''
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! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Crums
|24 December
|It's Christmas 1988, and Barry intends to buy Glenda a water bed, the trio dress as Father Christmases for a charity event, and Howard looks for someone to guard Auntie Wainwright's shop.
|
*60 Minute Special.
*This special marked the first appearance of [[Jean Alexander]] as [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Auntie Wainwright|Auntie Wainwright]] (then a guest star).
*This episode was watched by 17.10 million viewers, making it the 7th most watched program of 1988.
*Included on the series 11 & 12 boxset.
* [[Jim Bowen]] guest stars for the first time
*The title "Crums" is, according to dialogue in this episode, an [[acronym]], which stands for the "Christmas Resistance Underground Movement."
*This episode also featured the guest appearance of [[Yvette Fielding]] as Fran (Milburn's girlfriend). Although Milburn himself didn't actually appear as actor [[Jonathan Linsley]] left the series the year before.
* [[Cliff Richard]]'s "[[Mistletoe and Wine]]" can be heard in the background during the pub scene, which was also the Christmas No.1 that year.
*Wally Batty is said to have died in this episode following the death of [[Joe Gladwin]] the year before.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series nine was released by Universal Playback in May 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 9 & 10. In the Complete Collection set, the 6 regular episodes of Series 10 are found on the disc labelled "Series 11 & 12 DVD 1". The DVD's main menu is mislabelled as "Series 11". The Christmas Special ''Crums'' is found on the disc labelled "Series 11 & 12 DVD 3".

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 9 & 10'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-10-DVD/dp/B0013U4RSC/ref=pd_sim_74_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HDPTP3EY87X3WR8X4GGY|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 9 & 10|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 5 May 2008
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*{{IMDb title|id=0839110}}

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1988 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)

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| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 7 & 8 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1984|12|30|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1985|3|17|df=y}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)|7]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|9]]
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}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''eighth series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

The eighth series was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code|region 2]] as a combined box set with series 7 on 3 March 2008.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Milburn "Crusher"|Crusher]] (1984–1987)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Howard Sibshaw|Howard Sibshaw]] (1985–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Pearl Sibshaw|Pearl Sibshaw]] (1985–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Marina|Marina]] (1985–2010)

==Returning this series==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] (1982, 1984–2002)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Foggy Dewhurst|Foggy Dewhurst]] (1976–1985, 1990–1997)

==List of episodes==
'''Christmas Special (1984)'''
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|-
|The Loxely Lozenge
|30 December
|Wesley needs some help. He's found an old, but extremely valuable racing car, and wants the lads to help him get it home.
|
*This episode marks the first appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#"Crusher" Milburn|Crusher]], however his introduction appears in the 8th series, officially.
* Note that, for continuity reasons, in some airings of this episode, Jonathan Linsley's appearance as Crusher has been edited out, although his name still appears in the end credits. This was because when the episode was originally shown before "Keeping Britain Tidy", it made no sense for him to be a surprise if the key characters had already met him. Loxley Lozenge was effectively brought to the front of this series, to become a seasonal special, which caused this continuity problem.
*This episode also marked the 2nd (due to popularity) guest appearance of Wesley Pegden (who became a full regular from the next series onward until 2002).
*Also guest-starring appearance of Ashley Jackson as a Painter.
*Included on the Series 7 & 8 boxset.
*The general consensus is the chassis of an [[Austin Sheerline]] was used as a prop for the titular fictional vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DigitalCavalry|date=2015-07-17|title=Christmas Special 1984: The Loxley Lozenge|url=http://summerwinos.co.uk/?p=2131|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Summer Winos|language=english}}</ref>
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
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|-
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|-
|The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
|10 February
|Foggy and Compo have a disagreement about the size of Nora's feet, so they set out to find out the truth.
|
|-
|Keeping Britain Tidy
|17 February
|Foggy decides to embark upon a campaign to clean up the countryside, starting with an old mattress.
|
*This episode officially features the introduction of Crusher, despite his having appeared in the previous Christmas Special.
*This episode guest features that of [[Brian Glover]]. Note that Brian Glover and [[Brian Wilde]] previously co-starred in [[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]].
|-
|Enter The Phantom
|24 February
|Compo transforms himself into 'The Phantom', a daredevil motorcyclist. Will this impress Nora?
|
*'Crusher' Milburn is a regular character from this episode until the 1987 Christmas Special
|-
|Catching Digby's Donkey
|3 March
|Foggy offers to help Digby catch his donkey.
|
*This episode marks the first appearances of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Howard Sibshaw|Howard]], [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Pearl Sibshaw|Pearl]] and [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Marina|Marina]] who become full regulars from the next series onward.
*Guest starring [[John Evitts]] as Digby
|-
|The Woollenmills of your Mind
|10 March
|Compo comes up with yet another plan to impress Nora – entering a marathon.
|
*The theme from [[Chariots of Fire]] can be heard during Compo's training sequence.
|-
|Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then?
|17 March
|Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe while she goes out.
|
*This episode sees the last appearance of Foggy (as Wilde left to star in [[Wyatt's Watchdogs]]). He would return in [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)|Series 12]] 5 years later.
* Third guest appearance of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] before becoming a regular character in the following episode, [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|Uncle of the Bride]].
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 7 & 8'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Peter-Sallis/dp/B000YHMTGC/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FY8VYW2WXKJVY1R3CEYV|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 3 March 2008
|}

The region 2 DVD contains edited episodes for The Loxley Lozenge and Catching Digby's Donkey. Both episodes are unedited on the region 1 DVD release.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-8 Series 8] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

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[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1985 British television seasons]]
[[Category:1984 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 31)

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| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2010|07|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|08|29|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 6
| prev_series = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)|30]]
}}
'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s 31st and final series''' was aired in 2010, beginning on 25 July.{{citation needed|reason=Radio Times TV guide link redirects to today's listing, doesn't contain relevant contemporary information|date=November 2019}} All six episodes in series 31 were 30 minutes in length. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

The series was the first in 19 years to be only six episodes long, due in part to the BBC axing the show and then recommissioning it.<ref>{{cite news|author=Leigh Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/26/last-of-summer-wine-recommissioned |title=BBC1's Last of the Summer Wine to return for six episodes |work=The Guardian |date= 26 June 2009|accessdate=29 August 2010 | location=London}}</ref> Actress [[Juliette Kaplan]] (Pearl) wrote on her website that the series was a result of fan response to rumours of the show's axing in December 2008,<ref>[http://www.juliettekaplan.com Home]</ref> whilst director [[Alan J. W. Bell]] also credited the series to fan reaction.<ref>[http://odeo.com/episodes/24284303-The-BBC-s-Last-of-the-Summer-Wine ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref>

The series continued with the same trio from series 30, with [[Russ Abbot]] (Hobbo), [[Burt Kwouk]] (Entwistle), and [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] (Alvin). [[Peter Sallis]] (Clegg) and [[Frank Thornton]] (Truly), who were previously central characters, remained, but were now secondary characters, only taping studio scenes owing to the cost of insurance for actors of their advanced age on location. [[Jane Freeman (actress)|Jane Freeman]] (Ivy) also filmed only in-studio scenes.

On 2 June 2010, the BBC announced that the 31st series would be the last, despite the show still having a loyal fan base. To commemorate the show's final appearance, the BBC broadcast ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' from [[Holmfirth]], and a special of ''[[Countryfile]]'' about Holmfirth and the surrounding area (where the series was primarily filmed).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/06_june/02/lotsw.shtml |title=Press Office - BBC confirms last of Last of the Summer Wine |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref> The ''Countryfile'' special aired on 25 July straight after the first episode of the final series.{{citation needed|reason=Radio Times TV guide link redirects to today's listing, doesn't contain relevant contemporary information|date=November 2019}} ''Songs of Praise'' from Holmfirth aired on 29 August, the day the last ever episode was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=11923 |title=Hepworth's Last of the Summer Wine |publisher=4barsrest.com |date=13 July 2010 |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

That final episode, "How Not to Cry at Weddings", was dubbed "The Very Last of the Summer Wine" in the ''[[Radio Times]]'' edition dated 28 August – 3 September 2010. That title modification was not used when the episode was transmitted, however. This ''Radio Times'' edition also included a feature on actor Sallis, headlined "It never occurred to me that I could be an actor".

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Russ Abbot]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Hobbo Hobdyke|Hobbo]]
|-
| [[Burt Kwouk]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Electrical Entwistle|Entwistle]]
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]
|}

==Last appearances==
This being the last series, all twenty remaining cast characters made their final appearances. [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Ivy|Ivy]] and [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nelly|Nelly]]'s final appearances were in the penultimate episode, "Look Whose Wheel's Come Off". The remaining eighteen signed off in the final episode, "How Not to Cry at Weddings", most notably [[Norman Clegg]], who appeared in every one of the 295 episodes. The episode was also the final acting turn for Clegg's actor [[Peter Sallis]] before his death in 2017.

==List of episodes==

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! style="background:#ffdead; width:17%;"|Title
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! style="background:#ffdead; width:45%;"|Description
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|-
|"Behind Every Bush There is Not Necessarily a Howard"
|25 July
|Hobbo enlists the services of his 'team' to help Toby win back the affections of his ex-wife. Glenda decides to make it her mission to find Morton a woman. Howard sneaks into the library to tell Marina there's a problem with their bike ride that afternoon - Pearl is going out too. Meanwhile, PCs Cooper and Walsh try out a new in-car fryer.
|
* Audience of 4.93m - 23rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|"Happy Camping"
|1 August
|Pearl throws Howard out of the house, but when he goes to Clegg's for sympathy it falls on deaf ears, while Pearl tells Nelly she's going to have to sort out Howard once and for all. Meanwhile, Glenda decides that Barry and herself are fat and that something must be done before Gloria's wedding, and forces Barry to embark on a new fitness regime. And PC Walsh informs PC Cooper that the sergeant is on their back - he's complaining about the amount of crumbs they're leaving in the car.
|
* An apparent appearance by Peter Sallis and Frank Thornton in an outdoor scene in this episode is achieved by [[green screen technology]].
* Audience of 4.14m - 34th most watched programme of the week
|-
|"The Rights of Man (Except for Howard)"
|8 August
|Hobbo decides that the still-homeless Howard needs to show Pearl who's boss, but after Pearl slams the door in his face, Howard is despondent. Hobbo is insistent that Howard just needs to remind Pearl of the good times. But will his bicycle skills be enough to win her back? Meanwhile, Marina helps Miss Davenport upgrade her appearance, and decides to seize the moment with Mr Waddle.
|
* An apparent appearance by Peter Sallis and Frank Thornton in an outdoor scene in this episode is achieved by green screen technology.
* Audience of 4.06m - 36th most watched programme of the week
|-
|"Howard and the Great Outdoors"
|15 August
|Attempting to persuade Pearl to take her errant husband back, Howard's friends try to convince her he has become a tramp - but he is far from happy with the prospect of going it alone in the wilderness. Meanwhile, Toby's bid to win back his wife, Monica, is thwarted by a dog, and Marina decides to try dressing down for a change.
|
* Howard and Pearl's surname, Sibshaw, (from Roy Clarke's 1987 novel 'The Moonbather') is used for the first and only time in a televised episode.
* Audience of 4.23m - 35th most watched programme of the week
|-
|"Look Whose Wheel's Come Off"
|22 August
|Wondering if Pearl still loves him, Howard asks Hobbo to give her a peck on the cheek from him - only to become even more despondent when he sees his wife deliver a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Glenda sends Barry off to paint a landscape, hoping the activity will take his mind off his hunger - but fish and chips is the only thing on his mind.
|
* Final appearances of Ivy and Nelly.
* Audience of 4.55m - 29th most watched programme of the week
|-
|"How Not to Cry at Weddings"
|29 August
|In this final episode of the long-running comedy, everyone is getting ready for a wedding - prompting Howard and Pearl to look back at their relationship. Meanwhile, Alvin flirts with Stella, Toby tries to smarten himself up in a bid to win back Monica, and Clegg worries that he's forgotten something important.
|
* Guest appearance of [[David Ross (actor)|David Ross]].
* Final appearances of the remaining eighteen regular cast characters (see above).
* Final episode of the series.
* This episode was referred to as "The Very Last of the Summer Wine" in TV listings and TV trailers, but not in the actual episode itself.
* Audience of 5.71m - 19th most watched programme of the week
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 31 was released by Universal Playback in August 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 31 & 32.

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| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 31 & 32'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-31-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KU0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PWFQGHBSQT8AYXBP1K8V|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 31 & 32 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 18 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |15 August 2016
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2010 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)

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| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|12|31|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|6|21|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 11
| prev_series = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 29)|29]]
| next_series = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 31)|31]]
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'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s 30th series''' originally aired 19 April 2009. All eleven episodes in series 30 were 30 minutes in length. A New Years Special aired on 31 December 2008. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

This series is notable for forming a new trio composed of Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo, who was introduced in the New Years Special.
Clegg ([[Peter Sallis]]) and Truly ([[Frank Thornton (actor)|Frank Thornton]]) are now demoted to secondary characters, filmed only in studio scenes due to the cost of insurance for the actors at their age on location.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Russ Abbot]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Hobbo Hobdyke|Hobbo]]
|-
| [[Burt Kwouk]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Electrical Entwistle|Entwistle]]
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]
|}

==First appearances==
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Hobbo Hobdyke|Hobbo Hobdyke]] (2008–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Stella|Stella]] (2008–2010)

==Episode Information==

'''New Year Special (2008)'''
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|-
|I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies
|31 December
|Retired milkman Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke calls upon his MI5 experience to form a band of reluctant volunteers, to react to any emergency.
|
*First appearances of Hobbo and Stella.
*This episode sees the introduction of the new trio: Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo. Clegg and Truly are reduced to secondary characters, and only appear briefly in the episode.
*This episode was dedicated to [[Kathy Staff]] who died 2 weeks before this episode aired. Her character, Nora Batty, does not appear in this episode. It is explained that she is visiting Australia, and her sister, Stella, is house-sitting for her.
*Final New Year special
*Provisional audience figure of 3.9m.
|-
|}

'''Regular series'''
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|-
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! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
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|-
|Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
|19 April
|When Hobbo discovers that the newly divorced Morton is lonely and depressed, what else should a former milkman and undercover spy do, but find him a good friend. Meanwhile, the hapless Barry is also depressed when he finds that Toby, the Golf Captain is moving-in next door, and firmly cements the ill-will that exists between them by smashing his bedside lamp. The situation is set for happy endings all round.
|
|-
|The Mother of All Mistakes - Or is it?
|26 April
|Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother. He has found out her name and exactly where she lives, but how should he approach the poor woman to tell her the good news? Meanwhile, Howard is in trouble when Marina, on finding out that he has been making inquiries about another woman, turns up at his house.
|
|-
|Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed?
|3 May
| Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl. Howard does his best to look inconspicuous, but his rumbling stomach and an electronic fault on his transmitter may scupper his plans.
|
|-
| Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly?
|10 May
|Hobbo, former milkman and undercover agent at Primrose Dairies, is ready for any dangerous situation – and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of disguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections. Hobbo then discovers the danger of exercising when his neck locks solid while doing some simple head movements. Not only is this dangerous, but highly hazardous when trying to sip a pint of beer sideways.
|
|-
|Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
|17 May
|Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
|
|-
|Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
|24 May
| When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella. At the cafe, Ivy observes and listens as Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle discuss their foolproof scheme. Later, Ivy warns Stella about the plot to provide her with one house-trained potential husband. Hobbo and his team return with Norris, but both Stella and Ivy look at him with total disdain. Hobbo decides to save the day, but Stella has other ideas.
|
*Guest Appearance of David Williams reprising his role of Mr. Fairburn
*Williams previously portrayed the forsaken character in the 1983 feature-length episode ''Getting Sam Home'', over a quarter of a century before.
|-
|Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
|31 May
|Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river. After a little rehearsal and some invaluable tips on how to give Stella 'the look', Randolph demonstrates that he has no chance whatsoever of impressing her. But there must be some way – for instance, who is Stella's favourite movie character?
|
|-
| In Which Romance Springs A Leak
|7 June
| Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him. Fortunately, Hobbo is on hand to skilfully guide him on the route back to marital bliss. But, for some reason, his wife doesn't want him back, and flowers don't work. Undaunted, Hobbo reminds Toby that, in films, romance equals music.
|
|-
|Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
|14 June
|In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl. Soon realising what Howard is up to, the women plant a completely false story about Hobbo's father being a hippie. Hobbo loses no time in making himself look exactly like the description of his father, complete with earrings and beads. Unfortunately, by the time the women see the fruits of their imagination, Hobbo is being arrested.
|
|-
| Goodnight Sweet Ferret
|21 June
| When word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought. They find that he has a bad leg and is confined to the shed, where at least he doesn't have to listen to his wife's snoring. Tearfully, Heptonstall tells them he wants to go to the churchyard and bury a very dear friend. They are scuppered, however, by a wedding in progress, and by PCs Cooper and Walsh.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Peter Baldwin (actor)|Peter Baldwin]]
|-
|}

==Reception==

===Viewers===
*This series started on 19 April 2009.

===Critics===
This comedy show is criticised for its speculated loss of quality and the fact that it is generally aimed at the older generation. Despite this, the show still gains respectable viewing figures.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

==DVD release==
The box set for series thirty was released by Universal Playback in August 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 31 & 32.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 31 & 32'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-31-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KU0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PWFQGHBSQT8AYXBP1K8V|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 31 & 32 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 18 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |15 August 2016
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)}}
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2008 British television seasons]]
[[Category:2009 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 29)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|06|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2008|08|31|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 11
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 28)|28]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)|30]]
}}
The '''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-ninth series''' aired on [[BBC One]] from 22 June to 31 August 2008. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nora Batty|Nora Batty]] (1973–2001, 2003–2008)

==List of episodes==

{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=50%|Notes
|-
|Enter The Finger
|22 June
|Barry's fitness-mad neighbour annoyingly outshines him in all things physical. When it comes to karate, however, Barry has friends who can help him even the balance.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Brian Conley]].
*This episode was dedicated to [[Brian Wilde]] who died earlier that year.
*Audience of 3.39m – 50th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Will the Genuine Racer Please Stand Up?
|29 June
|Howard decides to disguise himself from Pearl but discovers it is not as easy as he thought.
|
*Audience unknown.
|-
|A Short Introduction To Cooper's Rules
|6 July
|Just as PCs Cooper and Walsh master the art of fighting crime from the rear, Barry spoils it all by taking a retired vicar out for the day.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Nicholas Smith (actor)|Nicholas Smith]]
*A very rare instance of an episode being shown on [[BBC Two]] due to late change in listings because of the late finish of the men's final of the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships]]. (The only other instance of the show being on BBC Two was late one night in 1996, when the first episode was shown as part of the 'Pilot Paradise' strand.)
*This episode is unique in that it revolves almost entirely around PCs Cooper and Walsh, who are usually secondary characters. Clegg and Truly are barely seen in this episode.
*In this episode, PC's Cooper and Walsh are finally given names after years of being referred to as "1st Policeman" and "2nd Policeman."
*1.75 million viewers watched this episode.
|-
|Is Jeremy Quite Safe?
|13 July
|A retired jewel thief regales Marina and Miss Davenport with fanciful stories of his past exploits in the South of France. When Auntie Wainwright finds an old safe without a key, who better to open it?
|
*Guest Appearance of [[John Challis]].
*Audience unknown. Episode shown at 5.05pm. This was probably the earliest start time for a first run episode of Last of the Summer Wine in the series' entire run. The following repeat of Doctor Who failed to reach the top 70 programmes that week.
|-
|All That Glitters Is Not Elvis
|20 July
|When Alvin and Entwistle see Lance trying to convince his wife that Elvis is still alive, they feel a duty to help the King make an appearance.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Kenneth Cope]] & [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]
*These guest stars also appeared in the 1997 episode ''The Love Mobile''
*Audience unknown.
|-
|Eva's Back in Town
|27 July
| Eva, an old acquaintance of Alvin's makes an appearance, and proves to be just the woman to make Howard's life more complicated.
|
*Guest Appearance [[Shirley Anne Field]].
*Audience unknown.
|-
|In Which Romance Isn't Dead – Just Incompetent
|3 August
| Barry has a lonely neighbour on his hands and takes it upon himself to find him a girlfriend. But who, and how? Meanwhile, Howard is desperate for Pearl to find him attractive again.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Tyler Butterworth]], son of '[[Carry On films|Carry On]]' actor [[Peter Butterworth]] and actress/impersonator [[Janet Brown]].
*Audience unknown.
|-
|The Mischievous Tinkle in Howard's Eyes
|10 August
| Howard discovers there are better ways than the mobile phone to contact 'certain acquaintances', and quite openly, too – [[Morris dance|morris dancing]] bells. Elsewhere, Alvin and Entwistle have fun on [[Roller skating|rollerskates]].
|
*Audience unknown.
|-
|Of Passion And Pizza
|17 August
| Mervyn is deeply in love with 'Her' at the pizza take-away, but lacking the courage to tell her himself, he unfortunately makes the terrible mistake of letting Entwistle and Alvin try to bring them together.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Philip Fox (actor)|Philip Fox]].
*This episode has an unusual self-referential moment in which Tom off-handedly mentions that Smiler has disappeared.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|It's Never Ten Years
|24 August
| Clegg and Truly reminisce fondly about their old friend Compo, who suffered at the hands of Nora Batty – and them, thus teaching Alvin a thing or two.
|
*The only episode to be a '[[clip show]]', featuring clips of Bill Owen.
*''Tarzan of the Towpath'' and ''Last Post & Pigeon'' clips are featured
*Audience unknown.
|-
|Get Out of That, Then
|31 August
| Lenny, heavily chained, is determined that he has a showbusiness future as an escapologist. Sidekick Cliff is not as enthusiastic.
|
*Guest Appearances of [[Barbara Young (actress)|Barbara Young]], [[Tommy Cannon]] and [[Bobby Ball]], (the third time for [[Cannon and Ball]]).
*Barbara Young makes a guest appearance as Florrie in this episode, before returning in series 30 as the regular character of Stella.
*This episode marks the final appearance of Nora Batty due to the death of Kathy Staff. Kathy was unable to appear in Series 30 due to ill health, and died four months after this episode's broadcast.
*This also marks the final episode to feature Clegg and Truly as part of the main trio due to insurance costs. They become secondary characters in Series 30 and Series 31.
*From this episode until the end of the series, the programme is credited as BBC Productions.
*Audience of 4.8m – 27th most watched programme of the week. A later time slot seems to have helped the ratings for this episode to return to previous levels.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 29 was released by Universal Playback in May 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 29 & 30.

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 29 & 30'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-29-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KMI/ref=pd_cp_74_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8C2NSP67N6WZETQYQ2J7|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 29 & 30 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |16 May 2016
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2008 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 22)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|04|01|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2001|06|03|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 10
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 21)|21]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 23)|23]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-second series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==

The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Keith Clifford]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Morton Beemish|Herman Teesdale]] (The Repo Man) (2001–2005, 2007–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Toby Mulberry Smith|Toby Mulberry Smith]] (The Captain) (2001–2006, 2008–2010)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Lolly Minerva Avery|Mrs Avery]] (2000–2001)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nora Batty|Nora Batty]] (1973–2001, 2003–2008)

==List of episodes==
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Getting Barry's Goat
|1 April
|Barry tries to return Tom's goat after it has been left in his garage.
|
*Billy becomes a regular character.
*First appearance of Herman Teesdale ([[Christopher Beeny]]).
*Audience figure 8.51 million
|-
|The Art of the Shorts Story
|8 April
|Howard gets into a panic when he cannot find his shorts and is questioned about them by Pearl. Howard enlists Billy's help to provide him with some spare shorts, though perhaps he has failed to appreciate the height difference between them.
|
|-
|The Missing Bus of Mrs. Avery
|15 April
|Howard is cheerful and Pearl is suspicious. Mrs. Avery is flustered to drive the ladies on their outing.
|
*First appearance of Toby Mulberry Smith (then known as "The Captain") ([[Trevor Bannister]]).
|-
|Hey, Big Vendor
|22 April
|Wesley's latest invention should prove a big hit at the jumble sale, if only the rude noises it makes could be quietened down! Meanwhile, Clegg, Truly and Billy seek to help Barry improve his standing at the local golf club.
|
|-
|Enter The Hawk
|29 April
|Barry is interested in a pinstripe suit that he feels will help him look like managerial material. Pearl makes Howard his favourite meal, and Howard becomes suspicious.
|
*Audience figure 5.38 million
|-
|Gnome and Away
|6 May
|Howard recruits Truly and Clegg to hide his latest gift for Marina until he can give it to her. The coffee circle becomes suspicious and attempts to uncover the truth behind the mysteriously shrouded object.
|
*[[Norman Wisdom]] makes his third guest appearance (though uncredited).
|-
|A Hair of the Blonde That Bit You
|13 May
|When Pearl finds a single blonde hair on one of Howard's shirts he need some assistance to get himself out of trouble enlisting Clegg, Truly and Billy to try to find him a plausible excuse.
|
|-
|A White Sweater and a Solicitor's Letter
|20 May
|As Barry and Howard indulge their latest respective passions, a solicitor's letter arrives, addressed to Compo. Truly, Clegg and a nervous Tom venture out to determine whether it's good Yorkshire fortune or a bad bookie debt.
|
*Audience figure 5.99 million
|-
|Why is Barry at an Angle?
|27 May
|Barry has the undesirable task of collecting on a customer's late payment, and the quartet have a little fun at his expense; meanwhile, Howard and Marina find themselves in a stickier-than-normal situation.
|
*Audience figure 4.86 million
|-
|The Coming of the Beast
|3 June
|While a rumour of a roaming tiger worries the townsfolk, Wesley's new toy gives Barry a chance to prove his usefulness in overalls.
|
*Audience figure 5.40 million
*Last appearance of [[Nora Batty]] until the [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|2002 Christmas special]].
*Final appearance of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Lolly Minerva Avery|Mrs. Avery]].
*[[Norman Wisdom]] makes his fourth guest appearance.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty two was released by Universal Playback in April 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 23 & 24.

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 23 & 24'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-23-DVD/dp/B006ZL2SEE/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=97VDQTGWVJ9RP2T7E99W|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 23 & 24 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 22 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 23 April 2012
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2001 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 13)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = UK
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1991|10|18|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1991|12|22|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 7
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)|12]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 14)|14]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s thirteenth series''' aired on [[BBC1]] in 1991. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

Notably, this series of the show was shot entirely on videotape. Prior to this, the show had used videotape for studio scenes and film for location footage. From the following series until 2004, when it started being shot digitally in High-Definition, the show moved to being shot entirely on film, although the laughter track is still included, respectively. The completed shows were still assembled on videotape (with credit and title captions being added during this stage) until the 1995 series.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==List of episodes==
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Quick, Quick, Slow
|18 October
|Following on from ''A Landlady for Smiler'', Nora still has Smiler in as her lodger, and Compo is depressed about it considering her "his bird", Clegg and Foggy try a variety of things to snap him out of the mood.
|
*[[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]]' appearance is noted as a special guest star
|-
|Give Us A Lift
|25 October
|Compo is convinced the hills are getting steeper, so Foggy sets out to invent a chair lift to make their lives easier enrolling Wesley Pegden to assist with the contraption, meanwhile Howard takes Marina birdwatching.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Tony Capstick]] as 1st PC
*Guest appearance of [[Ken Kitson]] as 2nd PC
|-
|Was That Nora Batty Singing?
|1 November
|Compo believes he can hear Nora singing, and is convinced that she and Smiler are having an affair and does everything in his power to get to the bottom of things and separate the pair.
|
*Cameo appearance of [[Johnny Leeze]]
|-
|Cashflow Problems
|8 November
|Compo is skint and will do anything for some money in his pocket when he remembers that he's owed money from an old schoolfriend, so the trio set off to track him down.
|
*Guest appearances of [[Roger Grainger]], [[Hope Johnstone]], [[Ian Fairbairn]] and [[Alan Starkey]]
|-
|Passing The Earring
|15 November
|Howard finds one of Marina's earrings caught in his jumper and is desperate to get it out of the house before Pearl sees it. The trio, with the help of Smiler, try their best to help.
|
*Cameo Appearance [[Chris Breeze]]
|-
|Pole Star
|29 November
|Compo is envious of Smiler because Nora Batty has asked him to help around the house. Foggy thinks that he can break Compo out of a pouty mood by teaching him pole-vaulting to impress the ladies.
|
*Cameo Appearance Tony Nelson
|-
|}

'''Christmas Special (1991)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Situations Vacant
|22 December
|Foggy decides to start up a motorbike courier service.
|
*[[Tom Owen (actor)|Tom Owen]] guest stars in this episode as a different character, before returning as Tom Simmonite 9 years later.
*Last episode to be entirely shot on Videotape.
*From the [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 14)|next series]] onward, the series was shot entirely on film.
*This was the last episode to have its interior scenes recorded in front of a studio audience at BBC Television Centre.

|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series thirteen was released by Universal Playback in December 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 13 & 14.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 13 & 14'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-13-DVD/dp/B001DTKY2Q/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PGMPQJCY4MRQZVJRPTAM |title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 13 & 14|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 26 December 2008
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1991 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)

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| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 1 & 2 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 6
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Plainlist|
* '''Pilot:''' {{Start date|1973|01|04|df=y}}
* '''Series:''' {{Start date|1973|11|12|df=y}} - {{End date|1973|12|17|df=y}}
}}
| last_aired =
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)|2]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''first series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 165–167</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[James Gilbert (producer)|James Gilbert]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "[[Of Funerals and Fish]]," originally premiered on the [[BBC|BBC's]] ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' on 4 January 1973 "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 16</ref> The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 17</ref>

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Cyril Blamire (Michael Bates)|Blamire]]
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#William .22Compo.22 Simmonite|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
|}

== First appearances ==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Compo Simmonite|Compo Simmonite]] (1973–2000)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Norman Clegg]] (1973–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Cyril Blamire|Cyril Blamire]] (1973–1975)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Sid|Sid]] (1973–1983)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Ivy|Ivy]] (1973–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nora Batty|Nora Batty]] (1973–2001, 2003–2008)

==Episodes==
<onlyinclude><includeonly>
;Pilot
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|- style="background-color: #009900; font-weight:bold"
| No. || Title || Original airdate || Disc
|- style="background-color: #DEDDE2;"
|| 1 (Pilot) || align=left|[[Comedy Playhouse]]: "[[Of Funerals and Fish]]" (AKA [[Last of the Summer Wine]]: "Of Funerals and Fish") || 4 January 1973 || 4 (Included as Extra feature on Series 31 & 32 boxset)
|}

;Regular Series</includeonly>
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|- align=center style="background-color:<noinclude>#DEDDE2</noinclude><includeonly>#F5EF78</includeonly>;font-weight:bold;"
| No. || No. in series ||Original title (top) Alternative title (bottom) || Original airdate || Prod. code || Disc
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|EpisodeNumber2=14011 (Pilot)
|Title=[[Of Funerals and Fish|The Last of the Summer Wine]]
|AltTitle=Of Funerals and Fish
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|1|4|df=y}}
|ProdCode=
|Aux4=4*
|ShortSummary=Compo, Clegg and Blamire go around town, discussing life and death, watching their fellow townspeople with their problems in the process.<ref name="Bright and Ross 165"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
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{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Short Back and Palais Glide
|AltTitle=The Lost Key
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|12|df=y}}
|ProdCode= LLC1042E
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= The trio go to the gloomy and pessimistic Judd's ([[Frank Middlemass]]) barber's shop for a haircut, then to the library where Blamire and Clegg hold Compo upside down to rid him of evil spirits. Compo realises he has lost his key and the trio go to find Mr Wainwright, the librarian. They find he has gone to a formal dinner dance, so Sid sneaks them into the back room where a game of cards ensues.<ref name="Bright and Ross 165">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 165</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title= Inventor of the 40-foot Ferret
|AltTitle=Compo goes to Church
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|19|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1044S
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= Blamire wants Compo to visit church and he is persuaded to go by Sid and Ivy but claims the only thing he felt was an itchy nose.<ref name="Bright and Ross 166">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 166</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Paté and Chips
|AltTitle=They don't make sandwiches like that any more
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|26|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1043Y
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= The trio decide to visit a local Stately Home with Compo's nephew, Chip ([[Tony Haygarth]]), and his family. They travel in Chip's crowded van and are left to look after the children, before eventually being thrown out after Compo and Chip's dog make an appearance to visitors, instead of the duke and duchess.<ref name="Bright and Ross 166"/> |LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Spring Fever
|AltTitle=Compo's Suit
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|3|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1045L
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Nora is panic-stricken when Compo cleans his house rather than go to the library with Clegg and Blamire. The next day, he buys a suit, and Clegg and Blamire discover Compo is advertising for a housekeeper. The trio meets Compo's new housekeeper ([[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]) at the bus stop and Compo treats her to a meal at Sid's Café. She soon realises Compo has nothing to offer her and leaves.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 166–167</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The New Mobile Trio
|AltTitle=The 30s car
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|10|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1163H
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Clegg buys a car from a man named Walter ([[Ronald Lacey]]) who attempted to teach a dog how to ride a bicycle. The test drive is unsuccessful when the brakes fail and Walter collides with a tractor. Clegg tries buying a car from a reputable dealer but is equally unsuccessful this time when they collide with the tractor all over again.<ref name="Bright and Ross 167">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 167</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts
|AltTitle=The Art of Photography
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|17|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1046F
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Blamire decides to take up photography. He and Compo go to Clegg's house and discover Clegg sorting out his camping equipment. Blamire takes pictures of the others and Clegg suggests they camp out and photograph the sunrise. While camping, a thunderstorm comes in and the trio are forced to shelter in a barn, where they oversleep and miss the sunrise.<ref name="Bright and Ross 167"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
|}</onlyinclude>
1''Comedy Playhouse'' episode number.

==DVD release==
The first and second series were released by Universal Playback as a combined box set in September 2002. The pilot episode is not included and some episodes have been altered from their original broadcast, prompting criticism from the show's fan base, however a re-release of the box set in 2011 had the altered episodes restored to original episodes, however the pilot still was not included in the re-release. The pilot episode was released on the final boxset series 31 & 32 as an extra on disc four on 15 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-31-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KU0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PWFQGHBSQT8AYXBP1K8V|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 31 & 32 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 1 & 2'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Michael-Bates/dp/B000067NSC|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 [DVD]|accessdate=21 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 13 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |2 September 2002
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Last of the Summer Wine}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-1 Series 1] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1973 British television seasons]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (series 01)}}

Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)

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{{Infobox television season
| season_number =
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image = LOTSWs1.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 1 & 2 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1975|03|05|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1975|04|16|df=yes}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)|1]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 3)|3]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''second series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 5 March and 16 April 1975.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 167–170</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Bernard Thompson]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

Although ratings from the first series were not good, the [[BBC]] ordered a second series of ''Last of the Summer Wine'' after the first season aired but were delayed due to strike action. The second series was eventually produced and aired during March and April 1975. For the first time, series 2 saw two episodes make it into the top ten programs of the week, starting with the opening show, "Forked Lightning," which was watched by over 18 million people.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 17–19</ref>

Joining the cast this season was [[Joe Gladwin]] as Wally Batty, Nora Batty's henpecked husband.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 96</ref> Series 2 would also mark the final appearance of Blamire, played by [[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]], who left at the end of the series due to health problems.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 19</ref>

The second series was released on DVD in [[DVD region code|region 2]] as a combined box set with series 1 on 2 September 2002.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Blamire]]
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wally Batty|Wally Batty]] (1975–1987)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Cyril Blamire|Cyril Blamire]] (1973–1975)

==Episodes==

<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|- align=center style="background-color: #<noinclude>DEDDE2</noinclude><includeonly>F5EF78</includeonly>; font-weight: bold;"
| No. || No. in series || Title || Original airdate || Prod. code || Disc
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title= Forked Lightning
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|03|05|df=yes}}
|ProdCode= LLC1196N
|Aux4=3
|ShortSummary= After Clegg has several extremely embarrassing accidents on his [[bicycle]], he decides to have it repaired. After Sid attempts to fix it and fails, Clegg decides to take it to the shop in Huddersfield where he bought it 30 years ago. Not allowed to take it on the bus, the trio get a lift in a horse-box, only to discover the shop has been closed for several years. Sid tries to fix the bicycle again and, believing he has succeeded, he rides it around outside the café and crashes, sending the front wheel rolling down a hill.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 167–169</ref> Guest appearance of [[Kenneth MacDonald (English actor)|Kenneth MacDonald]].
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|03|12|df=yes}}
|ProdCode= LLC1198B
|Aux4=3
|ShortSummary= Compo's neighbour, Gloria ([[Angela Crow]]), is emigrating to Australia, so he decides to throw her a farewell party at Sid's Café. After borrowing a piano, Compo gets stuck up a tree while trying to transport the piano to the café. At the party, Compo gets a dance from Nora Batty, which ends after he steps on her foot.<ref name="Bright and Ross 169">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 169</ref> Guest appearances of [[Jack Woolgar]] and [[Janet Davies (actress)|Janet Davies]].
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Changing Face of Rural Blamire
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|03|19|df=yes}}
|ProdCode=LLC1201Y
|Aux4=3
|ShortSummary=Blamire decides to get a job and is hired on by ShinyGlow Products, owned by a [[Welsh people|Welshman]] named Oswald Green ([[Gerald James]]). Blamire takes the company's van and, with Compo and Clegg, attempts to sell the product. Unknown to him, after accidentally spraying himself in the face, his skin turns darker, causing him to have trouble selling the product. After seeing his face in a mirror, he decides to give up, only to apply for another job after seeing an advert. On arriving, he finds the company also owned by Oswald Green.<ref name="Bright and Ross 169"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Some Enchanted Evening
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|03|26|df=yes}}
|ProdCode=LLC1199W
|Aux4=3
|ShortSummary= Compo's request for "[[Some Enchanted Evening (song)|Some Enchanted Evening]]" is played on the radio, dedicated to Nora. A knock at the door makes him think his luck with her has changed, but it is Wally Batty come to say goodbye. He has decided to go home to his mother. A week later, Blamire and Clegg find Compo dressed up and clean-shaven, preparing to move in with Nora. Clegg and Blamire play a trick on Compo, making him believe Wally is gone for good.<ref name="Bright and Ross 169"/> First appearance of [[Joe Gladwin]] as Wally Batty.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 96–99</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=A Quiet Drink
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|04|02|df=yes}}
|ProdCode=LLC1197H
|Aux4=4
|ShortSummary=The trio visit the Clothier's Arms, where one of the regular customers is a man named "Mouse" who is renowned for never buying a drink for anyone. The trio decide to con Mouse into buying a round by placing Tina, a drunken woman whose husband is carrying out dodgy business in the pub, in Mouse's car. The trio challenge Mouse to see how long they can all sit with an empty glass before one of them stands up, with the loser buying a round. Tina's husband rushes into the pub, yelling that his wife is driving around the car park in Mouse's car, causing him to stand up.<ref name="Bright and Ross 169"/> Guest appearance by [[Larry Noble (actor)|Larry Noble]] as Mouse.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 150</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Ballad for Wind Instruments and Canoe
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|04|09|df=yes}}
|ProdCode=LLC1200E
|Aux4=4
|ShortSummary=After a man named Arnpepper falls out of his canoe, the trio help him retrieve it. They decide to buy it from him, but soon lose it after attempting to try it out. They attempt to retrieve it in various ways, including hanging Compo over a bridge and putting on swimwear, which works until they lose the canoe again. The trio are forced to try to get home in the swimwear.<ref name="Bright and Ross 169"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Northern Flying Circus
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1975|04|16|df=yes}}
|ProdCode=?
|Aux4=4
|ShortSummary=The trio purchase a motorcycle and sidecar from the widow of a friend. Compo suffers a series of mishaps trying to test it out.
Last appearance of Michael Bates as Blamire
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
|}
</onlyinclude>

==DVD release==
The box set for series 1 and 2 was released by Universal Playback in September 2002.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 1 & 2'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Michael-Bates/dp/B000067NSC|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 [DVD]|accessdate=21 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 13 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |2 September 2002
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-2 Series 2] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (series 02)}}
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1975 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 6)

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{{Infobox television season
| season_number =
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image = LOTSWs5.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 5 & 6 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1981|12|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1982|2|15|df=y}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 5)|5]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)|7]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''sixth series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 4 January and 15 February 1982.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 176–178</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

The sixth series was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code|region 2]] as a combined box set with series 5 on 5 March 2007.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] (1982, 1984–2002)

==List of episodes==

'''Christmas Special (1981)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Whoops
|25 December
|The trio decide to look up some old school friends, to try and recapture the spirit of Christmas from the past.
|
* This is the first occasion when the title music, with added lyrics, was sung by the [[Holmfirth]] Choral Society.
* Included on Series 5 & 6 Boxset
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|In the Service of Humanity
|4 January
|Foggy decides to start up a rescue service, and Wally is a perfect customer.
|
*This episode marks the cameo appearance of [[Tony Good]]
|-
|Car & Garter
|11 January
|After meeting car enthusiast Wesley Pegden, Compo volunteers to test drive his car, in order to impress Nora Batty.
|
*This episode marked the first ever appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Wesley Pegdon|Wesley]] (as guest star), who would (due to popularity) return 2 years later.
|-
|The Odd Dog Men
|18 January
|Foggy decides to open up a dog walking service.
|
*This episode marks the cameo appearances of [[Pam Conway]] and [[Stewart Golland]]
|-
|-
|A Bicycle Made For Three
|25 January
|After the trio ride, and crash, Clegg's bike, they decide that they need a bike each. A local shopkeeper lets them build their own from his spares. Meanwhile, Sid and Ivy have redecorated the Cafe.
|
* Guest appearance of [[Joe Melia]]
* From this episode thereafter, until the series' end nearly 30 years later, the cafe is redecorated/revamped.
|-
|One of the Last Few Places Unexplored By Man
|1 February
|Compo wants to have his photograph taken in Nora Batty's bedroom.
|
|-
|Serenade For Tight Jeans and Metal Detector
|8 February
|Foggy persuades Compo to buy a new pair of trousers, and Clegg to buy a [[Metal Detector]].
|
|-
|From Wellies To Wet Suit
|15 February
|Compo buys Sid's wet suit and, after a go at snorkeling, he is persuaded to take up water-skiing.
|
*Cameo appearance of [[Jay Frankson]]
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 5 and 6 was released by Universal Playback in March 2007.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 5 & 6'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Peter-Sallis/dp/B000M06GNS/ref=pd_cp_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WRD4VFHERY0SS3JW53N4|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 [DVD]|accessdate=21 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 17 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |5 March 2007
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-6 Series 6] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (series 06)}}
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1982 British television seasons]]
[[Category:1981 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)

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{{Infobox television season
| season_number =
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image = LOTSWs7.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 7 & 8 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 8
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1982|12|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1983|12|27|df=y}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 6)|6]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)|8]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''seventh series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 25 December 1982 and 27 December 1983.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 178–181</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Sydney Lotterby]],<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref> except for "Getting Sam Home", which is produced and directed by [[Alan J.W. Bell]].

The seventh series was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code|region 2]] as a combined box set with series 8 on 3 March 2008.

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#PC Cooper|PC Cooper]] (1983, 1988–2010)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Sid|Sid]] (1973–1983)

==List of episodes==
'''Christmas Special (1982)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|All Mod Conned
|25 December
|Deciding to abandon the commercialised side of Christmas, Foggy books a caravan for the trio.
|
*Included on the Series 7 & 8 boxset.
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Frozen Turkey Man
|30 January
|Compo and Clegg decide that Foggy needs a woman, and they persuade a barmaid that he is a Millionaire.
|
*This (series 7 premier) episode had ratings of 15.95 million viewers, making it the 5th most watched programme of the same year.
|-
|The White Man's Grave
|6 February
|Deciding that Wally needs a break from Nora, the trio decide to swap Clegg with Wally.
|
|-
|The Waist Land
|13 February
|Foggy hits upon a money making idea – Selling junk food to people from the local health club.
|
*Guest appearance of [[John Barrard]] as Lapsley. Barrard who had previously played Josie's Dad in the 1976 episode [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 3)|"Going to Gordon's Wedding"]]
*Guest appearance of [[Hugh Lloyd]] as Alex
|-
|Cheering Up Ludovic
|20 February
|Ludovic has bought a tatty old van, but is too drunk to drive it. So it's up to Clegg to test drive it.
|
* [[Bryan Pringle]] guest-starred as Ludovic
|-
|The Three Astaires
|27 February
|Foggy volunteers the trio to help out at a church concert party, but Compo can't resist trying on a suit of armour
|
*Second and final appearance of [[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]] as the local vicar.
|-
|The Arts of Concealment
|6 March
|Foggy demonstrates his army camouflage techniques, to the dismay of a group of cyclists.
|
|-
|}
{{anchor|ChristmasSpecial1983}}'''Christmas Special (1983)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Getting Sam Home
|27 December
|The lads visit Sam in hospital, and agree to his request that he wants to spend one last night with his 'other woman', Lily Bless'er. Unfortunately, while at Lily's, Sam dies. It's up to Foggy, Compo, Clegg and Sid to get him back home in such a way that his wife Sybil thinks he died in his own bed. But that's not the end of their troubles, and worse still, Ivy is determined to find out what the four are up to.
|
*This was a 90-minute special, a film made for television.
*This was the first episode to have no laughter track.
*Based upon Roy Clarke's ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Novel.
*The title 'Getting Sam Home' is not given onscreen, but is used in all reference books and television listings.
*First and only appearance of Sam.
*Guest appearance of [[Lynda Baron]] as Lily Bless'er.
*This episode marked the final appearance of Sid. [[John Comer]]'s voice was affected by illness, and so his lines were dubbed over by another actor, [[Tony Melody]]. Comer died 6 weeks after the broadcast, and Tony Melody would later appear as a landlord in the 2003 episode [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|The Second Husband and the Showgirls]].
*This is the second occasion when the title music, with added lyrics, was sung by [[Mike Sammes|The Mike Sammes Singers]].
*This episode even marked the first appearance of [[Ken Kitson]] playing a [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Policemen|policeman]].
*Norris Fairburn (David Williams), who appears in this episode, later reprises his role in "Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?" in the [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)|2009 series]] 26 years later.
*Included on the Series 7 & 8 boxset.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 7 & 8'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Peter-Sallis/dp/B000YHMTGC/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FY8VYW2WXKJVY1R3CEYV|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 3 March 2008
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-7 Series 7] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (series 07)}}
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1983 British television seasons]]
[[Category:1982 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 28)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2007|07|15|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2007|09|23|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 10
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)|27]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 29)|29]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-eighth series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Alvin]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Truly]]
|}

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Smiler Hemingway|Smiler Hemingway]] (1988, 1990–2007)

==List of Episodes==

{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=50%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=25%|Notes
|-
|The Second Stag Night of Doggy Wilkinson
|15 July
|An old friend – Doggy – is getting remarried and invites Clegg, Truly, Alvin, Entwistle and Howard to his stag night at a local inn. At nearly 80, for Doggy it's more a 'stag afternoon' to celebrate his last day of freedom. Doggy is disappointed that this stag night is less fun than his last, and to make matters worse, he just can't remember the name of his bride to be. When he gets into a singing mode, he falls from a table and has to be wheeled home in a handcart – but manages to kiss a policeman on the way. Pearl is suspicious of Howard's whereabouts, and goes to the Inn where, unfortunately, Truly has arranged for Marina to be a Stripogram girl for Doggy's stag night.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Eric Sykes]].
*Audience of 3.28m – 68th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|What Happened to the Horse?
|29 July
|Clegg, Truly and Alvin never miss an opportunity to mislead Howard, so when Alvin observes that a particular strip of woodland looks as if it could be haunted, they soon convince him of its authenticity. Howard accepts the story that nobody goes to the wood at a certain time because of weird sightings of a ghostly tinker, and immediately sees the opportunity to go there for an innocent nature walk with Marina. To scare Howard, Alvin dresses-up to look like the ghostly tinker, however, into the wood comes Barry who is dressed in a costume for a part he has in an amateur dramatic production. When Alvin and Barry see each other, they both think they have seen the real ghostly tinker and flee. The local police see the frenzied escape of the men in Entwistle's truck and give pursuit. When Alvin – wide eyed and ghostly looks out from the truck, the Police car skids off the road into a roadside sign.
|
* Audience unknown.
|-
|Variations on a Theme of Road Rage
|5 August
|Howard purchases a used car, not knowing that the previous owner still has a claim to it.
|
*Audience of 3.2m – 64th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|In Which Howard Gets Double Booked
|12 August
|Howard agrees to take Pearl out on the same night that he's promised to take Marina out as well.
|
*Audience of 3.96m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Will the Nearest Alien Please Come In
|19 August
|Truly and Alvin look for alien life.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Mark Curry (television presenter)|Mark Curry]].
*Audience of 4.02m – 43rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Elegy for Small Creature and Clandestine Trackbike
|26 August
|Clegg reluctantly agrees to let Howard bring his new bicycle in to his house out of sight from Pearl, but is dismayed when he finds that it is a track bike. When Truly, Alvin and Entwistle are assisting Clegg to get the bike out of his house, Pearl appears and wants to know to whom it belongs. Howard tells her that it belongs to Clegg. Later the men happen upon Tom who is grieving over the death of a dear friend. After getting him drunk, they wheel him back on an abandoned supermarket trolley. Howard implores Clegg to dress-up as a motor cyclist and just be seen by Pearl with the bike. The ladies hear the noise of the bike and are just in time to see Clegg roar-off in pursuit of Tom in the supermarket trolley, which has silently rolled away. Pearl is convinced that Clegg is really a biker and, for a short while, Howard is in the clear.
|
* From this episode until Sinclair and the Wormley Witches, Nigel Hess temporarily took over as composer.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|The Crowcroft Challenge
|2 September
|Alvin and Howard agree to take up the Crowcroft Challenge, not realizing what it entails.
|
*Audience of 4.1m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Must Be Good Dancer
|9 September
|Alvin, Tom and Truly try to persuade Smiler to dance.
|
*Audience of 4.08m – 41st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump
|16 September
|Howard bumps into an old flame.
|
*Audience of 3.95m – 43rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Sinclair and the Wormley Witches
|23 September
|Sinclair wants to be exorcised but doesn't bargain for Smiler doing the exorcising.
|
*Final appearance of Smiler. His absence is explained by Tom in the next series.
*Audience of 4.6m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 28 was released by Universal Playback in May 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 29 & 30.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 29 & 30'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-29-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KMI/ref=pd_cp_74_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8C2NSP67N6WZETQYQ2J7|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 29 & 30 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |16 May 2016
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2007 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|12|18|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2006|12|28|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 10
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 26)|26]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 28)|28]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-seventh series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The quartet in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Keith Clifford]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nelly|Nelly]] (2005–2010)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy Hardcastle]] (1999–2006)

==List of Episodes==

'''Christmas Special (2005)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day
|18 December
|
|
*First appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Nelly|Nelly]] ([[June Whitfield]]).
*This is the last episode to be made in [[PAL]] ([[576i]]) format. From the next series onward the series is made in High Definition.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=50%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=25%|Notes
|-
|Follow That Bottle
|5 March
|Intrigued by a note in a bottle floating down the river, Clegg, Truly, Billy and Alvin recruit Entwistle to help them intercept it.
|
*This is the first episode to be made in High Definition.
*Audience of 4.43m – 59th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|How To Remove A Cousin
|12 March
|Truly, Billy and Alvin join forces to help Clegg encourage his overbearing cousin to go home.
|
*Guest Appearance of [[Trevor Bannister]]
*Audience of 4.26m – 57th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis?
|19 March
|As Barry frets to Glenda about wanting a mid-life crisis, the foursome attempts to break Howard out of his 24-hour house arrest.
|
*Unusually, this episode does not feature the theme tune played on harmonica.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi
|26 March
|Billy's expertise in all things outdoors is called into question, and Barry acquires the services of Tom and Smiler in an attempt to impress the Captain.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Trevor Bannister]].
*Audience unknown.
|-
|Barry in Danger From Reading & Aunt Jessie
|2 April
|When Ivy and Nora see Alvin strolling with a strange woman, Alvin devises a scheme to spark Nora's jealousy; meanwhile, Barry's trip to the library might end up put him off reading entirely.
|
*Audience of 4.23m – 54th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Who's That Merry Man with Billy, Then?
|9 April
|Billy is excited after learning he has recruited a new member for his Merry Men; unfortunately, the individual in question is not quite what he expected, forcing him to seek assistance from Clegg, Truly and Alvin.
|
*[[Valerie Leon]] guests as Billy's new recruit.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|Who's That Talking To Lenny?
|16 April
|Lenny hears a voice from above and decides he must wait patiently for more information. The gang makes sure he is well equipped to receive messages.
|
*Guest appearances (for the second time) of [[Tommy Cannon]] and [[Bobby Ball]].
*Audience of 3.98m – 54th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy
|23 April
|Howard agrees to look after a friend's dog but soon passes the job on to Clegg, in whose hands the dog inexplicably becomes ferocious.
|
*Audience of 4.30m – 48th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Plenty of Room in the Back
|30 April
|When Smiler and Tom go to collect Auntie Wainright's new company vehicle, they find it certainly has "plenty of room in the back". But is it really up to the job?
|
*Final appearance of Billy Hardcastle. As a result, the quartet reverts to being a trio.
*[[Eli Woods]] and [[James Casey (variety artist)|James Casey]] guest again as drunks.
*Audience unknown.
|-
|}

'''Christmas Special (2006)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|A Tale of Two Sweaters
|28 December
|When Howard is given sweaters by both Pearl and Marina he is forced to master the art of quick changing in order to stay out of trouble.
|
*This was the last Christmas themed special.
*Music composed by [[Nigel Hess]].
*Audience of 4.88m – 49th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series 27 was released by Universal Playback in October 2015, mislabelled as a box set for series 27 & 28.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 27 & 28'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-27-DVD/dp/B013SWUP60/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KWW6ZN723R0ZDKYMTEFW|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 27 & 28 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |5 October 2015
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2006 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 26)

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| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2004|12|19|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2005|5|29|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 11
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 25)|25]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)|27]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-sixth series''' aired on [[BBC One]] from December 2004 through May 2005. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The quartet in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Keith Clifford]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]
|-
| [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==Returning this series==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#PC Walsh|PC Walsh]] (1988–1989, 2004–2010)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Ros Utterthwaite|Ros Utterthwaite]] (2000–2005)

==List of episodes==

'''Christmas Special (2004)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley
|19 December
|Clegg is writing his memoirs, but he is having trouble remember people's names, particularly a tallish girl from school with blonde pigtails who liked black licorice. Ivy and Nora identify the girl as Audrey Needham, now the Widow Winstanley. Truly, Alvin, and Billy Hardcastle scheme to match the notoriously woman-shy Clegg up with the widow. When she shows up at his door, he takes refuge at a poetry reading, disguised as Father Christmas. Meanwhile, Auntie Wainwright, Smiler, and Tom attempt to retrieve a mahogany bedroom set that Auntie Wainwright sold to a man who has died, but Entwistle's truck is not up to the job.
|
*[[Norman Wisdom|Sir Norman Wisdom]] makes his seventh & final guest appearance as Billy Ingleton.
*Audience of 5.29m – 40th most watched programme of the week.
*[[Louis Emerick]] returns as PC Walsh after an absence of 15 years following the death of [[Tony Capstick]].
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=50%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=25%|Notes
|-
|The Swan Man of Ilkley
|13 March
|After Clegg, Truly, Billy and Alvin encounter a stranger planning to float to Ilkley using an inflatable swan, it's up to Entwistle to ensure the man completes his journey.
|
*Guest appearances (for the first time) of [[Bobby Ball]] and [[Tommy Cannon]].
*The trio becomes a quartet from this episode till the next series.
*Audience of 5.65m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Watching the Clock
|20 March
|Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height, and a delivery to the church hall gets a bit out of control.
|
*Audience of 4.55m – 54th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
|27 March
|Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Roy Barraclough]].
*Second appearance of Billy's house and second time Billy's wife is heard talking
*Audience of 4.53m – 52nd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Hermione (The Short Course)
|10 April
|A [["Do not disturb" sign|"Do Not Disturb" sign]] on Clegg's door rouses curiosity and worry among his friends; Smiler finds himself yearning for a lost love.
|
*Audience unknown.
*Tony Capstick's character, 2nd policeman, is referred to as having been transferred to Huddersfield.
|-
|Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
|17 April
|In an attempt to improve his appeal, Smiler transforms himself into an "intellectual" to both Marina's delight and Howard's chagrin.
|
*Audience of 5m – 38th most watched programme of the week.
*[[Jess Conrad]] makes an appearance as a walker.
|-
|Available for Weddings
|24 April
|After Clegg breaks his leg attempting a steep hill, the Yorkshire countryside becomes a test track for Truly's experimental studded bicycle tyres.
|
*Audience of 4.73m – 39th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
|1 May
|When Smiler tells the boys about the "girl who got away", they venture out to track her down and play Cupid.
|
*Audience of 3.9m – 59th most watched programme of the week.
*[[Dora Bryan]] is billed in the opening credits but does not appear.
|-
|The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
|8 May
|Truly heads a search for a manager Clegg worked under in his youth, finding that even the tyrannous can harbour virtue.
|
*Audience of 4.93m – 34th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Lot No. 8
|15 May
|Auntie Wainwright acquires a mystery parcel at an auction and sends Tom and Smiler to pick it up; when the items in question turn out to be coffins, the men try to think of other marketable uses for them.
|
*Audience Unknown
|-
|Little Orphan Howard
|29 May
|While Alvin endeavours to become the world's greatest kite flyer, Howard falls into a depression after Clegg devilishly convinces him that he's an orphan.
|
*Final appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Ros Utterthwaite|Ros Utterthwaite]].
*Audience of 3.67m – 59th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty-six was released by Universal Playback in October 2015, mislabelled as a box set for series 27 & 28.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 27 & 28'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-27-DVD/dp/B013SWUP60/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KWW6ZN723R0ZDKYMTEFW|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 27 & 28 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |5 October 2015
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (Series 26)}}
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2005 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 23)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2001|12|30|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2002|3|10|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 11
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 22)|22]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|24]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-third series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Keith Clifford]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Truly Truelove|Truly]]
|}

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] (1982, 1984–2002)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Eli Duckett|Eli Duckett]] (1987–2002)

==List of Episodes==

'''2001 Christmas Special'''
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|-
|Potts in Pole Position
|30 December
|
|
*[[June Whitfield]] makes a guest appearance in this episode, before joining the cast (in a different role) in [[List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes#Series 27 (2006)|Series 27]]. [[Warren Mitchell]] also made an appearance in the episode as Whitfield's husband (Not Travis!).
*Audience of 6.93 million – 44th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}

'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|A Brief Excursion in the Fast Lane
|6 January
|Glenda begins to worry when Barry becomes interested in a life in the fast lane.
|
*Final appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Eli Duckett|Eli]]. Danny O'Dea left the show due to ill health and died a year after this episode was broadcast.
*Audience of 5.20m – 54th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|The Mystical Squeak of Howard's Bicycle
|13 January
|Billy and Truly compete to prove who has the keener "sixth sense" and Howard seeks a way to deal with his own psychic phenomenon.
|
*Audience of 6.09m – 34th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Mervyn Would be Proud
|20 January
|A dedicated groupie follows Billy, who stages a moving demonstration of his inherited skill with a bow and arrow.
|
*Audience of 6.48m – 31st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|The Incredible Ordeal of Norman Clegg
|27 January
|When Howard leaves some picnic items at Clegg's for safekeeping he fails to mention that it includes Marina. Truly and Billy work to help Clegg get Marina out whilst Howard is next door at the ladies coffee morning – refusing to leave!
|
*Audience of 5.36m – 52nd most watched programme of the week.
*Guest appearance of [[Eli Woods]] and [[James Casey (variety artist)|James Casey]] as drunks.
|-
|Beware of the Hot Dog
|3 February
|Wesley brings culinary ingenuity to the Yorkshire wilderness as Howard decides to surveil Pearl and Ros during their day out.
|
* Nora Batty's absence is explained by her leaving to visit relatives in Australia; the episode opens with a faraway shot of her departing for the airport.
*Audience of 6.62m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.

|-
|In Search of Childlike Joy and the Farthest Reaches of the Lotus Position
|10 February
|Both a reluctant Smiler and the police feel the need for speed, and Barry's legs may hold the key to the trio's enlightenment.
|
*Audience of 6.29m – 30th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|A Chaise Longue Too Far
|17 February
|Barry's rejected romantic gift becomes the only method by which Howard can counter Marina's ultimatum.
|
*Audience of 5m – approximately 53rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Exercising Father's Bicycle
|24 February
|After successfully dodging a bill collector, Tom learns of the storied past of Compo's bicycle and wishes to help the legend live on.
|
*Audience of 4.82m – approximately 55th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Sadly, Madly, Bradley
|3 March
|Billy must spend the day with his brother-in-law Bradley, who can't stop spreading around his gloomy mood. With the help of Tom, Smiler, and a raft the trio try to get him out of the doldrums.
|
*Audience of 5.37m – 50th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|It All Began With an Old Volvo Headlamp
|10 March
|The trio latches on to the distraught Kevin, who in response to his being dumped by his girlfriend, wants to become a "Wise Man of the Woods".
|
*Final appearance of Wesley, due to Gordon Wharmby's death. Gordon died 2 months after this episode was broadcast.
*Guest appearance of [[Hywel Bennett]].
*achieved an audience of less than 4.82m and was below the 56th most watched programme of the week
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty-three was released by Universal Playback in April 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 23 & 24.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 23 & 24'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-23-DVD/dp/B006ZL2SEE/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=97VDQTGWVJ9RP2T7E99W|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 23 & 24 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 22 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 23 April 2012
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:2002 British television seasons]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 21)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|01|02|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2000|06|04|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 10
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 20)|20]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 22)|22]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twenty-first series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. Most of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]] {{efn|Compo only appeared in the Special and the first three episodes of this series prior to his death}}
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Tom Owen (actor)|Tom Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Tom]] {{efn|Tom only appeared in four episodes of this series and became a supporting character from series 22 till the show's end}}
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Truly]]
|}

{{notelist}}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Ros Utterthwaite|Ros Utterthwaite]] (2000–2005)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Tom Simmonite|Tom Simmonite]] (2000–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Lolly Minerva Avery|Mrs Avery]] (2000–2001)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Compo Simmonite|Compo Simmonite]] (1973–2000)

==List of Episodes==
'''Millennium Special (2000)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Last Post and Pigeon
|2 January
|Compo is selected to travel to France with a group of local WWII veterans, only to have the offer withdrawn when the organisers realise how scruffy he looks. The local ladies take pity on him and collect enough money for him to go, and Truly and Clegg join him for the trip.
Meanwhile, Edie's long-estranged sister Ros shows up in town, ready to make amends with Edie and possibly settle down again. Edie, angry at her for leaving her husband and devastating their mother, isn't interested in reconnecting.
In France, the trio has two goals: to release Billy Hardcastle's homing pigeon and to revisit a spot Compo and some of his fellow soldiers camped overnight after a grueling escape from the Germans. There's just one snag: Compo doesn't remember where it is.
|
*This special is 60 minutes long.
*This special features the first appearance of [[Dora Bryan]] as [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Ros Utterthwaite|Ros Utterthwaite]].
*This New Year special was the last ever episode to be filmed with [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]] as Compo and finished filming just days before he died. The BBC & crew agreed not to be credited at the closing credits but be moved to the opening credits instead, allowing for the moving final image of Compo. However, the first three episodes of Series 21 had already been filmed, thus Compo appears in them.
*Guest appearance of [[Ray Cooney]] as the jovial French café-owner.
*Second guest appearance of Billy Hardcastle.
*Audience of 9.16m - 22nd most watched programme of the week.

|}

'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|Lipstick and Other Problems
|2 April
|When Glenda finds Barry covered in lipstick he needs assistance from the trio to explain it away. Truly comes up with the notion of a sponsored kiss which only leaves one problem, making it look like they've each been kissed.
|
*The first three episodes of Series 21 had already been partly filmed before Bill Owen's death. To make them complete for broadcast, scripts were re-worked, camera tricks and stock shots were used, and a body double was used for far off shots. Compo is in fewer scenes, but plays a full part in those he is in.
*Audience of 7.91m - 35th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Under the Rug
|9 April
|Clegg finds himself having to model Howard's new wig after Pearl becomes suspicious. With Howard reluctant to take the wig they concoct a plan to show him attractive it makes the wearer to the ladies; roping in Smiler and Marina to help.
|
*Audience of 7.28m - 36th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Magic and the Morris Minor
|16 April
|The trio finds a married couple stranded in a field trying to contact ancient civilizations with a Morris Minor hubcap. Meanwhile, Howard tries to carry on his relationship with Marina over two-way radio, and Barry tries to prove he's "one of the boys".
|
*This was Bill Owen's last episode as Compo (Owen died around 9 months before this episode was aired).
*Audience of 7.96m - 32nd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Elegy for Fallen Wellies
|23 April
|Nora, in "sexy" costume for a church pageant, takes a dare from Ivy to call Compo's bluff and present herself on his doorstep. The unexpected result is that he collapses and has to be rushed to the hospital. Although Clegg and Truly expect the best, Compo dies as the doctors try to save him.
Cleggy and Truly, as well as Nora and Ivy, spend the night remembering him and trying to figure out how to give him a proper send-off.
|
*This was the first episode not to feature Bill Owen as he had died before filming for the rest of this regular season would resume.
*This, and the following 2 episodes were hastily written to deal with the death of Bill Owen.
*The end theme is slightly different to give it a more sombre tone. This and "Just a Small Funeral" are the only two episodes to use the sombre end theme.
*The first of the Compo's passing trilogy.
*The first of only two instances of Truly's house appearing, named as ''The Nick'', its other appearance being in the later episode "Waggoner's Roll".
*Audience of 6.45m - 46th most watched programme of the week.

|-
|Surprise at Throstlenest
|30 April
|Clegg and Truly find out a few unexpected things about Compo as they take his ferrets to their new home.
|
*Guest star [[Liz Fraser]] as Reggie Unsworth
*The second of the Compo's passing trilogy.
*Audience of 7.23m - 31st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Just a Small Funeral
|7 May
|As the funeral approaches, Howard struggles with having two dates for the occasion, Barry tries to conceal his engine noises from Wesley, and Compo's lady friend Regina is in desperate need of an appropriate dress.
|
*The Val Stokes Singers sing the theme tune for its third and final time, this time with lyrics rewritten to reflect Compo's death.
*The end theme is again given a more sombre tone.
*The third and final of the Compo's passing trilogy.
*Guest star [[Liz Fraser]] as Reggie Unsworth
*Audience of 7.86m - 25th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|From Here to Paternity
|14 May
| Nora intercepts a letter from Compo's son, Tom, who Compo didn't know about until shortly before he died. They learn that Tom doesn't know about his father's death and is coming to town for a visit.
|
*This marks the first appearance of [[Last of the Summer Wine#Tom Simmonite (2000-present)|Tom]] along with that of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Mrs (Lolly Minerva) Avery|Mrs Avery]] and [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Babs Avery|Babs]].
*Audience of 6.81m - 33rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Some Vans Can Make you Deaf
|21 May
|While others unite in the effort to repair his tatty van, Tom does his best to avoid lifting a finger to help.
|
*[[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#Ros Utterthwaite|Ros]] becomes a regular character from this episode onwards.
*Audience of 7.54m - 29th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Waggoner's Roll
|28 May
|Tom decides Babs is destined for showbiz, even though Babs herself wants nothing to do with it. Barry quickly becomes another unwilling participant in the act.
|
*Audience of 7.13m - 33rd most watched programme of the week.
*Second and final appearance of Truly's house, 'The Nick'.
|-
|I Didn't Know Barry Could Play
|4 June
|Picking up "music" for Babs turns out to be a deceptively simple-sounding task for Clegg, Truly and Barry.
|
*3rd & final appearance of Babs.
*Audience of 6.97m - 36th most watched programme of the week.

|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty one was released by Universal Playback in March 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 21 & 22.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 21 & 22'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-21-DVD/dp/B005NVKZV0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K61Z5S12W6569Y90T4W8|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 21 & 22 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 26 March 2012
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

*Series 21 and 22 box set has been released on DVD for the first time

[[Category:2000 British television seasons]]
[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]

Last of the Summer Wine (series 20)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1999|4|18|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1999|6|27|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 10
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 19)|19]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 21)|21]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'s twentieth series''' aired on [[BBC One]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Frank Thornton]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Truly]]
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Billy Hardcastle|Billy Hardcastle]] (1999–2006)

==List of Episodes==
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Pony Set
|18 April
|Compo decides to take up horse riding to impress Nora Batty, and it's up to Clegg and Truly to help him thanks to Auntie Wainwright's special horse-riding promotion. On their way to Wainwright's, the trio come across a man intending to 'end it all' because of problems with his wife.
|
*This is the first episode to be made in 16:9 widescreen.
*Audience of 8.4m – 30th most watched programme of the week.
*Guest appearance of [[Malcolm Hebden]] (Norris Cole of Coronation Street).
|-
|How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty
|25 April
|The trio come across Billy Hardcastle, a man who believes he is a direct descendant of Robin Hood and takes up dressing like his "ancestor" and recruit a band of Merry Men, but when Compo sees Nora fussing over him, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
|
*First appearance of [[Last of the Summer Wine#Billy Hardcastle (2001-2006)|Billy Hardcastle]] (guest star).
*Audience of 7.76m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Who's Thrown Away her Tom Cruise Photographs?
|2 May
|Marina finally gets fed up with Howard and swears off men entirely. Truly thinks he can change her mind if only they can make Howard appear more desirable.
|
*Audience of 6.22m – 47th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|What's Happened to Barry's Nose?
|16 May
|Truly tries to help Barry become more confident, but things turn nasty leading to some damage to Barry's nose. Meanwhile, Howard and Marina buy megaphones from Auntie Wainwright.
|
*Audience of 6.52m – 47th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Optimism in the Housing Market
|23 May
|Smiler injures his foot while selling door to door for Auntie Wainwright. The trio tries to assist him in recovering from his injury, with disastrous results.
|
*Audience of 6.95m – 43rd most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Will Barry go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music?
|30 May
|Compo, Clegg and Truly are intrigued when they meet a man testing for earthquakes.
|
*Guest appearance of [[Colin Bennett (actor)|Colin Bennett]]
*Audience of 7.21m – 17th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Beware the Vanilla Slice
|6 June
|Compo tries to revive interest in the childhood game of "thumpy-dub", Truly tries to sell his useless lawn-mower and Marina generates gossip with her pastry purchase.
|
*Audience of 6.98m – 31st most watched programme of the week.
|-
|Howard Throws a Wobbler
|13 June
|Howard seethes with jealousy when he becomes positive that Pearl is having an affair. Eager to show off his detective skills, Truly volunteers to shadow her and find out what she's up to.
|
*Audience of 6.37m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|The Phantom Number 14 Bus
|20 June
| Truly investigates the curious case of 'The Phantom Number 14 Bus' which disappeared between stops.
|
*Audience of 7.46m – 48th most watched programme of the week.
*Guest appearance of [[Stanley Lebor]].
|-
|Ironing Day
|27 June
|Smiler gets drunk and adventurous on Auntie Wainwright's homemade wine, and Truly and Compo attempt to keep him under control.
|
*Audience of 7.22m – 27th most watched programme of the week.
|-
|}
'''Special (1999)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Batsman
|1999
|A selection of many famous comedy characters telling the story of the Batsman, this included [[Norman Clegg]] as portrayed by [[Peter Sallis]].
|
*Audience of 6 million
*Shown as a promotion for comedy on the BBC.
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series twenty was released by Universal Playback in March 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 21 & 22.

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 21 & 22'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-21-DVD/dp/B005NVKZV0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K61Z5S12W6569Y90T4W8|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 21 & 22 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 21 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 26 March 2012
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1999 British television seasons]]

List of Last of the Summer Wine characters

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Last of the Summer Wine'' characters}}

The following is a list of characters in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] '''''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''''' and its prequel series, '''''[[First of the Summer Wine]]'''''. The main series focused primarily on a trio of old men and their interaction with other characters in the town. Due to the longevity of the series it was often necessary to replace key characters due to an actor's death, illness, or unavailability for other reasons. Many characters were first seen in "one-off" appearances and were popular enough or felt to have enough potential for them to be brought back as regulars, in some instances replacing previous members of the cast. Some characters also featured in the prequel series as well as several shorts.

==Summer Wine trio==

{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan="8" style="line-height:150%;" | Series and year
|-
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)|1]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)|2]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 3)|3]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 4)|4]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 5)|5]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 6)|6]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)|7]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)|8]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|9]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 10)|10]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 11)|11]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)|12]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 13)|13]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 14)|14]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 15)|15]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 16)|16]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 17)|17]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 18)|18]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 19)|19]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 20)|20]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 21)|21]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 22)|22]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 23)|23]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|24]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 25)|25]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 26)|26]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)|27]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 28)|28]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 29)|29]]
}}
! {{flatlist|
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)|30]]
* [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 31)|31]]
}}
|- style="font-size: 85%; text-align:left;"
| 1973
| 1976
| 1986
| 1990
| 1998
| 2001
| 2007
| 2009
|-
| style="background:#FFEEED;" | '''[[#Cyril Blamire|Cyril]]''' {{small|([[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]])}}
| style="background:#D5EBFF;" | '''[[#Foggy Dewhurst|Foggy]]''' {{small|([[Brian Wilde]])}}
| style="background:#E7FFE1;" | '''[[#Seymour Utterthwaite|Seymour]]''' {{small|([[Michael Aldridge|Michael Aldridge]])}}
| style="background:#D5EBFF;" | '''Foggy'''
| style="background:#F3EBF5;" colspan="3" | '''[[#Truly Truelove|Truly]]''' {{small|([[Frank Thornton]])}}
| style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Hobbo Hobdyke|Hobbo]]''' {{small|([[Russ Abbott|Russ Abbott]])}}
|-
| style="background:#D5EBFF;" colspan="7" | '''[[Norman Clegg|Clegg]]''' {{small|([[Peter Sallis]])}}
| style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Electrical Entwistle|Entwistle]]''' {{small|([[Burt Kwouk|Burt Kwouk]])}}
|-
| style="background:#D5EBFF;" colspan="5" | '''[[Compo Simmonite|Compo]]''' {{small|([[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]])}}
| style="background:#F3EBF5;" | '''[[#Billy Hardcastle|Billy]]''' {{small|([[Keith Clifford]])}}
| style="background:#FFFAD1;" colspan="2" | '''[[#Alvin Smedley|Alvin]]''' {{small|([[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]])}}
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| colspan="8" style="line-height:120%; text-align:left;" | {{midsize|Timeline of trios of principal characters. Truly and Clegg continued as secondary characters until the end of the show. Billy first appeared in series 20, and Alvin and Entwistle both in series 24. In the second half of series 21, [[#Tom Simmonite|Tom Simmonite]] was temporarily in the trio after the death of Compo.}}
|}

===Norman Clegg===
([[Peter Sallis]]; 1973–2010)
{{Main|Norman Clegg}}

===Compo Simmonite===
([[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]; 1973–2000)
{{Main|Compo Simmonite}}

===Cyril Blamire===
([[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]]; 1973–75) The first "third man", and the most childishly argumentative and snobbish, Blamire was the contrast to Compo. Blamire was fired up by displays of youthful enthusiasm, energetic gusto, or any sign of the British spirit.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 56–57</ref> He served as a [[corporal]] in the [[British Army]] in the [[Royal Signals]] regiment during [[World War II|"The Great Fight for Freedom"]]<ref name="The New Mobile Trio ep">{{cite episode|title=Last of the Summer Wine: The New Mobile Trio |series= Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & James Gilbert (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|season=1|number=5}}</ref> as a "supply wallah" (a storeman) in India and retains his military bearing.

He was a [[Tory]] and a self-important [[know-it-all]] with [[Upper class|upper-class]] aspirations, who often dissociated himself from the other two, especially Compo, as he considered himself superior to them.<ref name="Of Funerals and Fish ep">{{cite episode|title=Last of the Summer Wine: Of Funerals and Fish|series=Comedy Playhouse|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & James Gilbert (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1973-01-04|season=14|number=1}}</ref> Because of his sophisticated interests and insistence on [[table manners]], Compo liked to refer to him as a "poof" (in turn, Cyril would often use insults such as "grotty little herbert" to Compo). Cyril would often reprimand Compo whenever he addressed him by his given name, as he preferred the "more rounded tone of Mr. Blamire" and would say that Compo had to touch his "tatty cap" whenever he did so.<ref>Series 1, Episode 0 – ''pilot''</ref>

Out of all of the third men, Blamire tolerated Compo's antics the least (though sometimes when he got caught up in them he would join in, such as backchatting Miss Probert on one occasion) and treated him the worst such as occasionally telling Compo he should kill himself by "read[ing] the tailgate of a reversing lorry". In spite of this, Compo and Blamire were close, as shown by Compo's misery in the episodes immediately after he left.<ref name="Of Funerals and Fish ep"/> Despite his snobby nature Blamire had more commonsense than most of his successors. Bates left the cast in 1975 due to [[cancer]] and concentrated on his role in ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]''. Blamire was written out of the series; it was said that he had left to get married. The last we hear of him is a very organised letter, instructing Clegg and Compo to meet their old classmate, Foggy Dewhurst.<ref name="The Man from Oswestry ep">{{cite episode|title=The Man from Oswestry|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Sydney Lotterby (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1976-10-27|season=3|number=1}}</ref> After Foggy's first episode, Cyril is never mentioned again.

===Foggy Dewhurst===
([[Brian Wilde]]; 1976–85, 1990–97 and Colin Harris; 1997) Walter C. "Foggy" Dewhurst was the successor to Blamire, Foggy was a former soldier who liked to boast of his military exploits in [[Burma]] during the [[Second World War]]. In fact, he was a [[signwriter]]; and unlike Blamire, many of his old military stories were untrue.

Although he considered himself very regimental and heroic, when confronted, Foggy was generally meek and incompetent. Like the previous third man – and all subsequent third men – he considered himself the leader of the trio, and frequently took charge of Compo and Clegg. Foggy was infamous for trying to figure out a solution to the trio's everyday problems, only to make them much worse. In earlier years, Foggy wore a scarf with regimental colours on it. When Wilde left the series in 1985 to star in his own sitcom and to pursue other TV work, it was explained that Foggy had moved to Bridlington to take over his family's [[egg decorating|egg-painting]] business.<ref name="Uncle of the Bride ep">{{cite episode|title=Uncle of the Bride|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1986-01-01|season=8}} New Year Special.</ref>

Returning in 1990 after the sudden departure of Michael Aldridge, he claimed he had tired of egg painting, and wanted to return to his old life.<ref name="Return of the Warrior ep">{{cite episode|title=Return of the Warrior|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1990-09-02|season=12|number=1}}</ref> A regular skit from this period included Foggy crossing paths with a stranger and then rambling about his supposed military career, typically boring each stranger to death. At other times he would try and recreate scenarios from his military days which also confused and bored passing strangers. He would often explain that he was a trained killer, which would inevitably lead to him getting into trouble and on the odd occasion being arrested (stupidly, he could never understand why people always found this explanation strange). During his second stint, Foggy was shown to have mellowed somewhat and he did not argue with Compo as much as he had done previously. In 1997, when Wilde's illness stopped him taking part, he was written out of the series in the Special, "There Goes the Groom", in which the character was only seen in brief, non-face shots, played by a [[body double|double]] (performed by regular art department crew member [[Colin Harris (actor)|Colin Harris]]). This episode also introduced his successor, Truly.

An unconscious, hung-over Foggy was swept off to Blackpool by the local postmistress. There he inadvertently proposed to her in a verbal slip-up over the wedding rings of which he had taken charge "for safe keeping" (out of the dubious care of Best Man, Barry). But he must have at least liked her, as he was never heard from again after that.<ref name="There Goes the Groom ep">{{cite episode|title=There Goes the Groom|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1997-12-29|season=18}} Christmas Special.</ref> Foggy's real first name was revealed to be Walter (with the middle initial "C");<ref name="The Odd Dog Men ep">{{cite episode|title=The Odd Dog Men|airdate=1982-01-18|season=6}}</ref> "Foggy" is a nickname, derived from the traditional song "[[Foggy Dew (English song)|The Foggy Foggy Dew]]"; perhaps also because, in his earlier episodes, he would occasionally "blank out" everything around him to help him concentrate, particularly when he was thinking up new ideas or finding solutions to problems. This is particularly noticeable in the episode "The Man from Oswestry". In one of his earlier episodes, his name is hinted to be Oliver when Clegg finds one of his old army trunks with the initials 'COD'. (Because he was a corporal in the army).{{clarify|date=November 2016}} Due to his dislike of Compo's attire and nature he was often seen making insults of disgust to Clegg and often addressed Compo as "him" or "that man".

In ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]'' episode "Not Thee Missus", the young Foggy is called Graham by his mother. In this series he is played by [[Richard Lumsden]].

===Seymour Utterthwaite===
([[Michael Aldridge]]; 1986–90) The first successor to Foggy. A snobbish inventor, Edie's and Ros's brother Seymour always felt it was his duty to educate the masses, and in particular, Compo and Clegg, to whom he was reintroduced by his brother-in-law, Wesley Pegden (who often called him a pillock), shortly before the wedding of Wesley's daughter. Seymour went to school with Clegg and Compo but lost touch when he went to grammar school (in Series 10, episode 5, "Downhill Racer", Nora Batty undermines Edie's bragging about Seymour's intellect by pointing out that their grandmother was on the Education Committee).<ref>As indicated in the prequel series ''First of the Summer Wine''{{Vague|date=July 2013}} and the ninth series episode "When you take a good bite, Yorkshire tastes terrible",</ref> Whereas Cyril and Foggy tried to solve the problems of the residents of Holmfirth, when Seymour was around he always liked to invent, but the resulting inventions invariably led to disaster – especially for Compo, who was always the reluctant test subject and called him a twit whenever anything went disastrously wrong.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Despite this, he was well-liked by the other two and was more willing to play along with their childish antics than his predecessors.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} He did have occasional bouts of bravery: in series 9, episode 6 ("The Ice-Cream Man Cometh") he contradicted Pearl, Ivy and Nora Batty in one sitting for which Clegg, Compo and a random passer-by heartily congratulated him.

Seymour usually blamed the failure of his inventions on divine punishment for his once having had an affair with a barmaid. Seymour's house, outside the town, was modified into a laboratory, filled with new devices and contraptions that seldom, if ever, worked properly. His sister Edie always spoke very highly of him and how he was 'educated', refusing to take into account his continual failed inventions (though she would secretly be embarrassed by his involvement in the antics of the other two). Because Seymour's inventions were always built poorly he would normally get Wesley to fix them (or he would just get Wesley to build them in the first place, much to the latter's annoyance). Seymour had previously been the [[headmaster]] of a school, although it is not entirely clear how successful he was in running it.<ref name="Uncle of the Bride ep"/> When Compo and Clegg were in his home Seymour would often put on his old headmaster's gown and treat the two of them like schoolchildren when trying to explain a new invention. He sometimes appeared to take an unhealthy delight in corporal punishment, and was appalled to hear that it has been prohibited.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

While Aldridge played Seymour actor Paul McLain played the younger version of the same character in the prequel series ’‘[[First of the Summer Wine]]’’. When Aldridge left the series in 1990 for personal reasons, Seymour was last seen leaving on a bus to take up a new job as interim headmaster at a [[private school]]—just as previous third man Foggy returned.<ref name="Return of the Warrior ep"/>

There were allegedly plans for Seymour to make a comeback, but Michael Aldridge died in 1994. The character was never alluded to again. However a photo of Seymour can be seen on Glenda’s fireplace in the late 90s, but it disappeared by the early 00s.

===Truly Truelove===
([[Frank Thornton]]; 1997–2010) Herbert Truelove known as "Truly of the Yard" second (and last) successor to Foggy. He was a retired policeman and was initially played with a pompous self-importance in all things criminal.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 71</ref> However, this aspect of the character was fairly quickly softened, and Truly is more relaxed and 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 joke]]s or witty schemes. Likewise, he can be equally sly in getting people out of a scrape or just helping out a friend. He is divorced, and makes disparaging comments about "the former Mrs. Truelove" (who evidently feels the same way about him, judging by the reaction of her new husband, who appears in one episode, to Truly). The former Mrs Truelove is an [[unseen character]].<ref name="The Second Husband and the Showgirls ep">{{cite episode|title=The Second Husband and the Showgirls|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2003-03-09|season=24|number=9}}</ref> Because of his previous job in the police, Truly refers to himself as "Truly of the Yard"; he was also once misheard and thought to have said he was "Trudy" (of the Yard).<ref name="There Goes the Groom ep"/> In early appearances he was initially shown as snobbish and pompous, like his predecessors (sometimes taking out his police notebook in unnecessary situations) but he gradually became a more likeable character and made less snide remarks over Compo's attire. He also appeared to be more respected than his predecessors by the other regular characters such as Wesley and Howard as well as the local ladies. In the two final series he is demoted to a secondary character along with Norman Clegg, so his role as third man was filled by Hobbo.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

===Billy Hardcastle===
([[Keith Clifford]]; 1999–2006) Billy Hardcastle was first introduced (as a guest star) in the 20th series in 1999.<ref name="How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty ep">{{cite episode|title=How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=1999-04-25|season=20|number=2}}</ref> He also appeared in the 2000 [[New Year]]'s special<ref name="Last Post and Pigeon ep">{{cite episode|title=Last Post and Pigeon|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2000-01-02|season=20}} Millennium Special.</ref> and made two appearances in the 21st series (aired in 2000).<ref name="I Didn't Know Barry Could Play ep">{{cite episode|title=I Didn't Know Barry Could Play|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2000-06-04|season=21|number=10}}</ref> Because of his popularity, he was made a regular character in the 22nd series (aired in 2001).<ref name="Getting Barry's Goat ep">{{cite episode|title=Getting Barry's Goat|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2001-04-01|season=22|number=1}}</ref>

Billy believes he is a direct descendant of [[Robin Hood]]. His first appearance on the show showed him attempting to recruit a band of Merry Men to go with him while he robs from the rich to give to the poor.<ref name="How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty ep"/> At the end of the 21st series, Billy moves next door to Truly<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 140</ref> and is teamed as the third member of the trio. When Billy joined with Clegg and Truly, much of the humour Compo previously brought to the series returned in Billy's childlike demeanour, although an element of [[Physical comedy|physical humour]] was still lacking in the series. On his first appearance, Nora was shown to be attracted to him dressed in his Robin Hood costume, which made Compo extremely jealous and decided to dress up as Robin Hood himself. Much of his dialogue bemoaned the domestic presence of "the wife" or "the wife's sister" (two other characters who are never seen, only referred to). Billy was last seen at the end of the 27th series following the departure of Keith Clifford from the show and the character was never alluded to again.

===Alvin Smedley===
([[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]]; 2003–10) Alvin Smedley was introduced in the 24th series (aired in 2003) as Nora Batty's new next door neighbour following the death of Compo. When Tom's former acquaintance, Mrs. Avery, gives up the lease she owns on Compo's old house, Alvin purchases it.<ref name="The Lair of the Cat Creature ep">{{cite episode|title=The Lair of the Cat Creature|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2003-01-05|season=24|number=1}}</ref> Although he publicly claims to hate Nora Batty, he feels it is his duty to try to bring some joy to her life, often in the form of practical jokes similar to those Compo once played on her. In the 26th series (aired in 2005) he joined the main trio thus making them a quartet (this was largely to compensate for Clegg's decreasing role) but following the 27th series (aired in 2006) following Billy Hardcastle's departure the quartet once again became a trio although in the 28th & 29th series (aired in 2007 and 2008) he was mostly teamed up with Entwistle. His arrival to the main trio brought a sense physical humour that had been missing since Compo's death. Despite his childlike personality, he was shown to be more level headed than his predecessors. In the final two series he and Entwistle teamed up with Hobbo, thus making a new trio.

=== Electrical Entwistle===
([[Burt Kwouk]]; 2002–10) Electrician and fortune-teller from the land of eastern wisdom, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. His original surname was McIntyre, but he changed it so that people wouldn't mistake him for a Scotsman. When Wesley died, Entwistle took over his job of shuttling the others across the countryside, in a battered red [[Toyota Hilux]] pick-up truck, and occasionally constructing the various contraptions the main trio produce. He also seemed to be taking over a character version of Auntie Wainwright, although he mainly sold second-hand washing machines.

Following the departure of Billy Hardcastle in series 27, Entwistle was often paired with Alvin, with many stories revolving around their dealings with Howard or Barry. During this period his role increased and he often hung around with the main trio (sometimes to compensate for Clegg's decreasing role). In the final two series 30 and 31, Entwistle became the second man (officially taking over from Clegg) in a new trio when Hobbo arrived and recruited Alvin and Entwistle to form a band of volunteers to respond to emergencies in the village.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

===Hobbo Hobdyke===
([[Russ Abbot]]; 2008–10) Luther "Hobbo" Hobdyke is a former milkman with ties to MI5 who was first introduced in the 2008 New Years special, to set up his role in the 30th series. He is Clegg's new next door neighbour. Upon first arriving in the village, Hobbo recruits Alvin and Entwistle to form a small band of volunteers who will react to any emergency that arises in the village, thus forming a new trio (with Hobbo taking Truly's role in the trio). Hobbo is incredibly cautious, and always on the lookout for enemy attack. He fondly remembers his time spent with MI5, when he used to leap from aeroplanes ("Holding crates of milk?" asks Entwistle) and dive for cover from enemy fire. Throughout his time on the show Hobbo is convinced that Nelly is his mother and he frequently bothers her (or uses other people) for attention, much to her annoyance. Clegg and Truly recall that Hobbo was never much of a milkman but was exemplary at needlework.<ref name="I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies ep">{{cite episode|title=I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies|series=Last of the Summer Wine|credits=Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director)|network=[[BBC One]]|airdate=2008-12-31|series-no=30}} New Years Special.</ref> He was also one of the last two new characters to be introduced to the series with Nora Batty’s sister Stella both first appearing in the same episode.

==Other regular characters==
{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:100%; text-align:center;"
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! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)|1]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)|2]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 3)|3]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 4)|4]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 5)|5]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 6)|6]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)|7]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)|8]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|9]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 10)|10]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 11)|11]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)|12]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 13)|13]]
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! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 20)|20]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 21)|21]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 22)|22]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 23)|23]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 24)|24]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 25)|25]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 26)|26]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)|27]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 28)|28]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 29)|29]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 30)|30]]
! [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 31)|31]]
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| colspan="22" style="background:#FFEEED;" | '''[[Nora Batty]]''' {{small|([[Kathy Staff]])}}
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="5" style="background:#FFEEED;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#E7FFE1;" | '''[[#Sid|Sid]]''' {{small|([[John Comer]])}}
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="10" |  
| colspan="1" |  
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| colspan="31" style="background:#E7FFE1;" | '''[[#Ivy|Ivy]]''' {{small|([[Jane Freeman (actress)|Jane Freeman]])}}
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| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="8" style="background:#FFEEED;" | '''[[#Wally Batty|Wally Batty]]''' {{small|([[Joe Gladwin]])}}
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="10" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="1" style="background:#F3EBF5;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="16" style="background:#F3EBF5;" | '''[[#Wesley Pegden|Wesley]]''' {{small|([[Gordon Wharmby]])}}
| colspan="7" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
|  
| colspan="1" style="background:#D5EBFF;" |
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="10" style="background:#D5EBFF; text-align:right;" | '''[[#PC Cooper|PC Cooper]]'''
|  
| colspan="11" style="background:#D5EBFF; text-align:left;" | {{small|([[Ken Kitson]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#E7FFE1;" | '''[[#Milburn ("Crusher")|Crusher]]''' {{small|([[Jonathan Linsley]])}}
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="10" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="24" style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Howard Sibshaw|Howard]]''' {{small|([[Robert Fyfe]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="24" style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Pearl Sibshaw|Pearl]]''' {{small|([[Juliette Kaplan]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="24" style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Marina|Marina]]''' {{small|([[Jean Fergusson]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="16" style="background:#F3EBF5;" | '''[[#Edie Pegden|Edie]]''' {{small|([[Thora Hird]])}}
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="23" style="background:#F3EBF5;"| '''[[#Glenda Wilkinson|Glenda]]''' {{small|([[Sarah Thomas (actress)|Sarah Thomas]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="4" style="background:#F3EBF5;" |
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="15" style="background:#F3EBF5;" | '''[[#Barry Wilkinson|Barry]]''' {{small|([[Mike Grady (actor)|Mike Grady]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="15" style="background:#fffff0;" | '''[[#Eli Duckett|Eli]]''' {{small|([[Danny O'Dea]])}}
| colspan="7" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="1" style="background:#D5EBFF;" |
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="7" style="background:#D5EBFF; text-align:right;" | '''[[#Second Policeman|2nd Policeman]]'''
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="5" style="background:#D5EBFF; text-align:left;" | {{small|([[Tony Capstick]])}}
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="1" style="background:#FFFAD1;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="17" style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Smiler Hemingway|Smiler]]''' {{small|([[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]])}}
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| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#D5EBFF; |
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="7" style="background:#D5EBFF; | '''[[#PC Walsh|PC Walsh]]''' {{small|([[Louis Emerick]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#FFFAD1;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="19" style="background:#FFFAD1;" | '''[[#Auntie Wainwright|Auntie Wainwright]]''' {{small|([[Jean Alexander]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="11" style="background:#F7F2E9;" | '''[[#Tom Simmonite|Tom Simmonite]]''' {{small|([[Tom Owen (actor)|Tom Owen]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="6" style="background:#F3EBF5;" | '''[[#Roz Utterthwaite|Ros]]''' {{small|([[Dora Bryan]])}}
| colspan="4" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#F7F2E9;" | '''[[#Lolly Minerva Avery|Mrs Avery]]''' {{small|([[Julie T. Wallace]])}}
| colspan="8" |  
| colspan="1" |  
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="5" style="background:#F7F2E9; text-align:right;" | '''[[#Morton Beemish|Morton Beemish]]'''
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="1" style="background:#F7F2E9;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#F7F2E9; text-align:left;" | {{small|([[Christopher Beeny]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="1" style="background:#F3EBF5;" |
| colspan="1" |  
| colspan="4" style="background:#F3EBF5; text-align:right;" | '''[[#Toby Mulberry Smith|The Captain]]'''
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#F3EBF5; text-align:left;" | {{small|([[Trevor Bannister]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="3" |  
| colspan="8" style="background:#fddaec;" | '''[[#Lucinda Davenport|Miss Davenport]]''' {{small|([[Josephine Tewson]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" style="background:white;" | '''[[#Nelly|Nelly]]''' {{small|([[June Whitfield]])}}
|-
| colspan="5" |  
| colspan="6" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="9" |  
| colspan="2" style="background:#FFEEED;" | '''[[#Stella|Stella]]''' {{small|([[Barbara Young (actress)|Barbara Young]])}}
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===Nora Batty===
([[Kathy Staff]]; 1973–2001, 2003–2008)
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===Sid===
([[John Comer]]; 1973–1983, [[Tony Melody]]; 1983), bluff café owner, who featured prominently for the first ten years, before Comer's death in 1984. Ivy remembers him fondly, and often mentions him in conversation. Sid was one of the few characters who actually seemed to enjoy getting involved in the misadventures of the three central characters, and often saw them as an excuse to get out of the café for a few hours. However, occasionally he was shown to be extremely irritated by some of their schemes and antics (most notably in the episode "Getting on Sidney's wire" where he gets angry with Foggy for ruining his attempts to fit a new doorbell to the cafe and subsequently throws him out). Like Wally Batty he often welcomed Compo's affection for his wife. In one episode, he remarks that he "can't help admiring Compo's nerve".

Ivy and Sid often shouted and argued with each other, and Ivy was never shy about bringing up Sid's infidelity; but as with many of the show's couples, there was little doubt that they loved each other. Throughout his time in the series Sid and Wally were shown to be best friends and the two of them often joined each other in trying to sneak away from their wives to the pub or any other activity, often involving the main trio. Another long running gag during his time on the show were ongoing rumours of his supposed affair with a local unseen bus conductress. Ivy was aware of this and often accused him of being unfaithful. Although Sid once admitted to the trio he was friends with the conductress, he always flatly denied the rumours and despite the odd verbal hint very little evidence of this was ever seen onscreen.

For John Comer's last ever appearance, in the 1983 feature-length Christmas special, "Getting Sam Home", illness caused by cancer affected his speech, and so his lines were dubbed over by another actor, [[Tony Melody]]. Comer died two months later in February 1984. Sid's death was eventually referred to in the 1986 New Year's Day special "Uncle of the Bride". It was hinted after his death that Sid was a supporter of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].

After his death, Sid was often mentioned by Ivy usually during the ladies' coffee mornings. In the 2000 episode "Just a Small Funeral" as Ivy is getting ready for Compo's funeral, she finds a photo of Sid in her handbag. The cafe was later named Sid's Cafe.

===Ivy===
([[Jane Freeman (actress)|Jane Freeman]]; 1973–2010) joint owner of café with husband Sid, with whom she would often have blazing rows in the kitchen, until his death. She later ran it alone. Physically formidable, she viciously scolded anyone who dared misbehave or criticise the food by throwing them out the café or often hitting them on the head with a tray. Generally the wisest and most level-headed of the show's female social circle, she was also on occasion a target of Compo's unwanted affection, who often said that if it wasn't for Nora Batty, he'd be all over her. This regularly resulted in Compo along with the others (sometimes including Sid) being thrown out or being on the receiving end of her anger in other ways. In earlier episodes she was shown to tolerate the main trio more when they visited the café. In widowhood she became stricter with them, although after Compo's death she became more amused by their antics. Ivy is the only character other than Clegg ([[Peter Sallis]]) to have been present throughout the course of the series, although Clegg is the only one to have appeared in every episode.

In some of the episodes, particularly earlier ones, she seemed to have a rivalry with Nora. Ivy would often criticize Nora's taste in hats, and Nora once said Ivy's pastry wasn't light enough (which succeeded in bringing Ivy to the verge of tears). It is unknown if she took Sid’s surname when she married as his surname was never revealed, but Ivy’s surname was said to be Bolton in ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''. In that prequel series the character is played by Sarah Dangerfield.

===Wally Batty===
([[Joe Gladwin]]; 1975–1987) Nora's perennially shell-shocked husband and Compo's next-door neighbour, Wally Batty was a short and quiet man, kept on a short leash by his wife. His relationship with Nora stood in stark contrast to Compo's unrequited lust after her; in fact, he often welcomed the prospect of Compo running off with her. Initially mentioned but not seen, he was generally seen doing chores or stealing a quick moment away from Nora at the pub. Despite being dominated by his wife, Wally had an acerbic wit and was often quick to reply with a sharp-tongued comment when Nora told him off, though this often caused more trouble for him. Wally had a passion for racing pigeons and owned a motorbike and sidecar, occasionally taking Nora for a spin around the countryside.

When Joe Gladwin died in 1987, Wally died off-screen, but he was still occasionally mentioned. Gladwin last appeared in series 9. He died just days before the broadcast of his final appearance.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

In the [[Comedy Playhouse]] pilot, the character (still unseen) was referred to as Harold. The character was played by Gary Whitaker in the prequel series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''.

===Wesley Pegden===
([[Gordon Wharmby]]; 1982, 1984, 1985–2002) Edie's husband, who spent all his time in his workshop.

In one of the most popular and often reused scenes in the series, Edie would call Wesley in from his garage and lay down a trail of newspaper for him to stand on, often also slipping sheets onto chairs and walls he was inclined to sit or lean against. Wesley generally kept out of Edie's way in his garage, restoring old motors.

Mechanic Wesley was often called upon by the main trio to construct the many bizarre creations they came up with, and to drive them into the hills for test runs. One recurring theme is the occasional explosion caused by projects in Wesley's shed accompanied by billows of white smoke. On some occasions, Wesley's hat is also smouldering and smoking. In his early years in the series, Wesley seemed to have a love of loud [[rock music]], which led to the trio desperately trying to call over it to get his attention on a number of occasions. Though he was clearly a very skilled builder and mechanic, much of his projects were poorly and hastily built and he would get easily embarrassed and annoyed by anyone managing to fix something he can't (notably, Compo once managed to rewire Edie's car correctly, much to Wesley's annoyance). Unlike Edie, Wesley did not speak highly of Seymour (Wesley calling him a pillock) and was often annoyed by Seymour's requests to construct the latter's ridiculous inventions as well as Seymour's pompous school headmaster nature. His attitude towards Foggy was similar to that of Seymour but during later years when Truly was introduced on the show he was shown to be more willing to help the trio out in their schemes. Sometimes Wesley would be extremely secretive about his inventions (largely down to his fear of other people copying them) but they were often exposed by the main trio or Edie and would go to extreme lengths to hide what he was building (on one occasion he kept a guard dog in his shed that chased Barry away).

The character first appeared in the 1982 episode "Car and Garter" in a cameo role. The writer and producers liked him so much they brought him back for "The Loxley Lozenge" and again in "Who's Looking After The Cafe Then?". He reappeared in the 1985 feature-length Christmas special "Uncle of the Bride", in which he was established as Edie's husband, at which point both became regulars from this special thereafter.

When Gordon Wharmby died in 2002, the character is said to have also died. Although he was not formally written out, subsequent references to him were in the past tense. His character was last referenced by Glenda in the final series when she claimed "my mother’s idea of naked was my father with his cap off".

===PC Cooper===
([[Ken Kitson]]; 1983, 1988–2010, 2014) Kitson first appeared in the 1983 Christmas special "Getting Sam Home" and made two further guest appearances before becoming a semi-regular character from series 12 onwards. In series 29 he was finally given the name PC Cooper.<ref name='radiotimes listing 2008-07-06'>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=92&programmeId=80821101&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp|title= Last of the Summer Wine – Sunday 6 July|work=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=4 July 2008}}</ref> Cooper tends to be the bigger-headed of the two, but he has many ingenious ways of dealing with petty crimes with minimal disruption to his relaxation. In his first episode he is shown to be a friend of Sid's (which was the latter's last appearance on the show before his death).

Kitson returned to the role of PC Cooper in a set of shorts, written by Roy Clarke, two of which were released exclusively online. These shorts served as pilots to a potential spin-off that never came to be. The two released shorts are titled "Under Fire" and "Guardians of the Law".

===Milburn ("Crusher")===
([[Jonathan Linsley]]; 1984–1987) Sid and Ivy's giant, lumbering and very strong nephew, who looked like a younger version of his own late uncle.

The character was first introduced in 1984, following the death of John Comer (who played Sid in the series). Crusher helped his widowed auntie Ivy out in the cafe for 3½ years. His real name was Milburn, but he insisted on being called "Crusher". He was influenced by the Rock and Rollers of the 1950s and was into heavy metal music. Well-meaning but not overly bright, he was rather easily led. Crusher was first seen in the touring stage show around 1984 before being introduced into the 8th series. In the 1988 Christmas Special "Crums" he was shown to have a girlfriend (though Crusher himself did not appear in this episode as Jonathan Linsley had left the show by then) named Fran (played by [[Yvette Fielding]]) who, according to Ivy, was as daft as he is. In his early episodes, he seemed to have a crush on Marina much to Ivy's displeasure. This stemmed from the fact that Ivy told him to find "some poor lass that's had a hard time".<ref>Series 9, Episode 1 – "Uncle of the Bride"</ref>

However Crusher did not return in the tenth series, as Jonathan Linsley left the show to work on other TV projects{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}: most of the character's humour came from the contrast between his menacing size and his total harmlessness. Following his departure in early 1988 (after the 1987 Christmas special), Ivy ran the cafe alone (with occasional help from Nora Batty).

===Howard Sibshaw===
([[Robert Fyfe]]; 1985–2010) Howard is the shy, beady-eyed, constantly conniving, simpering, henpecked husband of Pearl. Doubtless owing to his wife's domineering nature, Howard often tries to escape from her. Most episodes involve Howard dating peroxide blonde, Marina, behind his wife's back. In most episodes, Marina would simper, "Oh Howard.", followed by Howard's "Oh Marina."- sometimes the order was reversed, He is a creative but unconvincing liar. He and Pearl live next door to Clegg, and, much to the annoyance of the latter, Howard is always pestering him for aid in his various schemes to escape Pearl and be with Marina. Over the years he has come up with countless disguises, cover stories and hideaways to allow him to see Marina, all of which have ultimately been doomed or exposed by Pearl. In their earlier appearances, they were frequently shown in disguise with Howard saying, "I think we've really cracked it this time". However, he tends to ignore Marina when he's out with her, partly out of fear of his wife Pearl, and partly because he gets so deeply caught up in fabricating charades to cover up his affair. As a result, their relationship does not appear to have gone beyond hand-holding and gazing into each other's eyes (much to the annoyance of Marina), and the occasional kiss in a field, haystack, or mobile hut somewhere, and it is hinted that if Howard ever ''did'' get the chance, he would be too cowardly to go through with it anyway. It has also been suggested that Howard loves Pearl underneath it all. In later series Howard was shown to be out of the house more regularly (despite Pearl knowing about his attempted affair with Marina) and eventually became more involved in the schemes of the main trio. Howard first appeared in the [[Bournemouth]] summer season show of the series, and was popular enough and felt to have enough potential that he was soon made a regular character. At first, he, Pearl and Marina were used semi-regularly, but as time passed and their popularity grew, they appeared in every episode (particularly after Wally Batty died). Howard and Pearl's surname was given as Sibshaw in Roy Clarke's novel ''The Moonbather'' in 1987, but only mentioned once in the entire TV series, in one of the last episodes, when Glenda refers to Howard as Mr. Sibshaw.

===Pearl Sibshaw===
([[Juliette Kaplan]]; 1985–2010) Howard's wife, a bit of a shrew and always one step ahead of his crafty schemes, she is often shown to know about his (attempted) affair with Marina, but is almost gleefully obsessed with exposing Howard's philandering and generally tormenting him. Although she has a fearsome reputation, she, like Nora, occasionally surprises Norman Clegg and others (not including Howard) with displays of kindness, especially after Compo died. She also showed shock when, after seeing Howard in the appropriate uniform, believed he had joined the French foreign legion and outright fainted in a Christmas Special when Compo casually remarked that Howard was in Wesley's hearse.

When she was first introduced on the show, Pearl was somewhat naive, especially towards Howard's affair with Marina. When introduced to the ladies' tea group, Nora, Ivy, and Edie integrated her into the group and, over time, her demeanour has hardened. Her accent also changed during the series.

===Marina===
([[Jean Fergusson]]; 1985–2010) Howard's busty love interest Marina works in the local supermarket. Despite her carefree appearance, Marina is a long-suffering type, having to deal with the disapproval of the prominent village women, the indirect wrath of Pearl, and timorous and neglectful romancing by Howard. She is often thought of as a "tart", and not without reason. She seems to have a soft spot for Clegg (often referring to him as "Norman Clegg that was" implying that they have a past), and occasionally briefly leaves Howard for other men. In the episode "A Double For Howard", she is also content for Eli to kiss her when he impersonates Howard. Marina works as a check-out girl at the local [[The Co-operative Group|Co-op]] (although in more recent series, the store's name has been seen as Lodges); Howard often sneaks there to pass or receive notes from her (or more often sends Norman Clegg in his place; leading on several occasions for Marina to believe mistakenly that Clegg is interested in her romantically). In "A Sidecar Named Desire" Clegg reveals that he was once trapped in a lift with Marina and she cuddled him for warmth, much to Howard's ire and jealousy. Though she perceived it to be a romantic incident, it left Clegg terrified of her. Clegg always strongly denies any romantic interest in her. Marina first appeared in the spin-off 1984 [[Eastbourne]] summer season show, and soon became a regular character.

===Edie Pegden===
([[Thora Hird|Dame Thora Hird]]; 1986–2003) Edith Pegden, Edie to her friends, was a highly opinionated older woman, sister of Seymour Utterthwaite (who called her Edith) and Wesley's wife, she was the house-proud hostess of the women's coffee mornings. She was introduced, along with Seymour, daughter Glenda and son-in-law Barry in the 1986 New Years Day special episode "Uncle of the Bride" (husband Wesley had been introduced in 1982, four years before).

The ladies' coffee mornings, where they would sit and discuss life (particularly the shortcomings of men), became a popular staple of the show from the 1990s onwards; they were usually held in Edie's front room. Wesley restored a red convertible [[Triumph Herald]] for her to drive, although she was a terrible driver, and was always accusing Wesley of moving things (particularly the gear lever) around. The other ladies (including Glenda) often accompanied her on the roads and as a result of Edie's poor driving, they would be fearing for their lives. Another running gag was Edie making a big performance of locking the front door, repeatedly pushing it to check that it was locked properly, a trait that Glenda, her daughter, appears to have inherited in some episodes. When her brother Seymour was around Edie would speak very highly of him and his inventions (refusing to count his numerous failed ones) despite the other ladies thinking he is just as daft as the rest of the trio (although when Seymour's antics became extreme she would secretly be annoyed and embarrassed).

In later years Hird, who was still in the series at the age of 90, suffered poor health, which affected her ability to stand. To cover this, she was often seen sitting down, or, when standing, had something to hold on to (often out of camera shot). For driving and distance shots, her double, [[Amy Shaw]], was used.

When Thora Hird died in 2003, Edie was also said to have died. As with her husband Wesley previously, it was not immediately made obvious, but later references to the character indicated that she had died. In the final three series, a framed photo of Edie can be seen on Barry and Glenda's [[Fireplace mantel|mantelpiece]].

In one episode Barry talks about ghosts and Glenda asks if he had seen her mother. Barry's response in the negative includes immense gladness, in that she scared him enough alive.

For the first few series in which she appeared, Edie was extremely concerned with her reputation in the neighbourhood: whenever there was company, Edie would try to put on a posh, educated voice—which would suddenly vanish when she was shouting for (or at) Wesley. Edie's character was a prototype for [[Hyacinth Bucket]] in ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' (also written by [[Roy Clarke]]). In the episode "Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?" Edie says the line "Pegden residence, the lady of the house speaking" in order to seem of a higher class. This would later be used by Clarke word-perfect for Hyacinth's catchphrase "Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking". Once the latter series was created, this aspect of Edie's personality was toned down a bit (although not completely) in order to differentiate the two characters.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}

===Glenda Wilkinson===
([[Sarah Thomas (actress)|Sarah Thomas]]: 1986–2010) daughter of Edie and Wesley. The other women in the group consider that she is somewhat naive, even when she reaches middle-age; when her mother was alive, if she attempted to join in a mature conversation, Edie would snap "Drink your coffee!" She speaks glowingly of her husband Barry, but is often insecure and unsatisfied with him at home, often because of the pressure of her mother and other ladies in the group. She often comes to the defence of men when other women in the group speak the worst about them and does not believe that all men are evil, as they do. Likewise she is generally shown to be kinder to the main trio than the other ladies (particularly when her uncle Seymour was with them and notably in the episode "The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street" she lends Billy a skirt after his trousers are mauled by a vicious dog). She appears, like her husband, to have a very meek demeanour, but under duress she has proven to be quite a force to be reckoned with. In the very last episode of the programme, Glenda clearly seems to have joined the bossy Yorkshire women's brigade in her suggestions to Barry and Morton that are, in Barry's words "not optional". Although the rest of the ladies (particularly Pearl) disliked the flirtatious Marina, Glenda was seen to strike up friendship with her on a number of occasions (although this role was generally taken by Miss Davenport in the later series).

===Barry Wilkinson===
([[Mike Grady (actor)|Mike Grady]]; 1986–90, 1996–2010) meek and mild husband of Glenda. Dull and ineffectual, building society employee Barry strives for executive advancement and adventure but seems destined for paperwork and domesticity. His one pride is his shiny new car, which he was always trying to keep away from father-in-law Wesley, who could not resist tinkering under the bonnet (although in one episode, he did completely dismantle the engine).

Barry is often trying out new hobbies in an attempt to stop his life being humdrum; and in more recent years, has made a number of attempts to fit in at a local golf club, often upsetting the golf captain "the Major". Though he clearly loved his wife he was afraid to kiss her in public, out of fear of being judged by the neighbours. He was also afraid of his mother in law Edie, largely because she (along with the other ladies) would often judge Barry or accuse him of being guilty. In later series Barry became more regularly involved in the schemes of the main trio and in series 28–29 was often involved in schemes with Alvin, Entwistle and Howard. After being introduced in the feature-length "Uncle of the Bride" in 1986, which centres around Barry and Glenda's wedding, Barry was much-mentioned but not seen for around six years when Mike Grady originally left to pursue several other television projects, before returning as a regular from 1996 thereafter. He is one of the few characters to have left the series but returned in later series.

===Eli Duckett===
([[Danny O'Dea]]; 1987–2002) An extremely long-sighted bumbler, Eli maintained a highly cheerful, friendly attitude despite not having a clue what was going on around him. He generally made only brief cameo appearances, walking into a scene and commenting on his long-sighted misinterpretation of the action, and then walking off again. He was occasionally seen on a bicycle.

On occasion, his long-sightedness caused him to walk into slapstick (and carefully choreographed) mishaps such as walking into the back of a lorry and over the tops of cars, or falling into a skip. For much of his time in the series, Eli also had a [[Jack Russell Terrier|Jack Russell]] dog (which once disappeared, leading Eli to mistake a sheep for the dog). Despite his long-sightedness, Eli is eternally cheerful and optimistic, and glad to see anyone who stops to talk to him. In one episode, a passing comment by Compo seemed to suggest that Eli was a sniper during the [[Second World War]].

In the 1995 New Year Special episode featuring Sir Norman Wisdom, "The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti", Eli is the conductor of the Holme Silver Band. Originally brought in as a friend of Wally Batty, the character was so popular that Eli remained on the show after the death of actor [[Joe Gladwin]]. Eli and Wally appeared together in the series 9 episode, "Jaws", in 1987.

Eli never appeared again following the departure from production of the series, and eventual death of O'Dea, though the character was not explicitly killed off. He was replaced in one episode by two drunks (who were also in earlier episodes of the series, sometimes credited as Villagers), but appeared in only a few episodes. When Eli left the policeman’s role was extended and they served as a replacement to the Eli gags.

In the 1988 episode "The Pig Man Cometh" of [[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]] O'Dea played the character Rupe who, like Eli, had defective vision, clearly alluding to his role in ''Last of the Summer Wine''. In the 1992 [[Noel’s House Party]] short "Japanese Hand Grenade" is character is alluded to by Clegg, Compo and Edmonds himself.

===Second Policeman===
([[Tony Capstick]]; 1987, 1990–2004) Capstick made his first appearance in the 1987 special "Big Day at Dream Acres", before becoming a semi-regular alongside Kitson from series 12 in 1990, up to his death in late 2003. His last appearance was the episode "Yours Truly – If You're Not Careful". Capstick's character was spacey and less intelligent even than the often-oblivious Cooper.

=== Smiler Hemingway===
([[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]]: 1988, 1990, 1991–2007) Clem "Smiler" Hemingway eternally miserable and none-too-bright comic foil, similar to Lewis' character Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake in [[LWT]]'s hit comedy ''[[On The Buses]]'' (some episodes of which he co-wrote) from 1969 to 1973. Smiler was first seen as a one-off character in 1988's "That Certain Smile", in which the trio had to sneak a hospitalised Smiler's beloved dog Bess in to see him. During his first appearance he was almost entirely referred to by everyone else as his real name "Clem". The character was popular enough to be brought back on a semi-regular basis, and was a regular throughout the 1990s and most of the 2000s (although his dog died between his first and second appearances). In some early appearances, he was a [[lollipop man]], but for much of his time on the show worked for Auntie Wainwright, with whom he seems to be suffering some sort of indentured servitude. In early appearances, Smiler was also a lodger with Nora Batty, which enraged the jealous Compo. Smiler once described that working for Nora Batty was like being in the Army again, and always on Jankers. He also described it akin to jail at Stalag 14. Smiler also owned a big, but rather beaten up and poorly maintained, white convertible [[Chevrolet Impala (fifth generation)|1972 Chevrolet Impala]], in which he sometimes drove around with Tom, and which on occasion has been used in various promotions for Auntie Wainwright. The trio would often cross paths with Smiler and use him for whatever scheme or activity they were doing (largely because of his tall height and gormless nature). Smiler was last seen in the series 28 episode "Sinclair and the Wormley Witches". Lewis left the show at the end of series 28 because of ill health. He was last mentioned in the series 29 episode "Of Passion and Pizza" by Tom's saying that Smiler had disappeared.

===PC Walsh===
([[Louis Emerick]]; 1988–89, 2004–10, 2014) Emerick first appeared alongside Kitson in "Downhill Racer". He made one more appearance in the next series, in the episode "Three Men and a Mangle", and later reappeared in 2004 to partner Kitson after Tony Capstick's death. In series 29 he was finally given the name PC Walsh.<ref name='radiotimes listing 2008-07-06'/> Walsh is more level-headed than Cooper and enjoys "taking the mickey", but he tends to be a little more
naïve.

Emerick returned to the role of PC Walsh in a set of shorts, written by Roy Clarke, two of which were released exclusively online. These shorts served as pilots to a potential spin-off that never came to be. The two released shorts are titled "Under Fire" and "Guardians of the Law".

===Auntie Wainwright===
([[Jean Alexander]]; 1988–89, 1992–2010) Howard's aunt. A sly and grasping bric-a-brac shop owner. Whilst she and her nephew both have a general predisposition towards sneakiness, Auntie Wainwright is much more adept at applying it.

Clegg is reluctant to go into her shop, since she always sells him something he doesn't want, but she usually finds ways to trick him into entering. She is extremely mean, and pretends to be cheated when she gives the slightest discount. At Compo's funeral, she grabbed Eli by the arm and pretended to be blind in order to avoid giving money to a collection outside the church. Whenever customers entered the shop she would surprise them by talking through a loudspeaker, saying things like "Stay where you are!", "Don't touch anything or you will be electrocuted", (or things of that nature). Though she is largely based in her usual junk shop, she was occasionally shown to own (or she was the tenant of) other shops and even junkyards (which comes to the shock of the trio and other characters). She was also extremely security conscious (even pointing a [[shotgun]] at the trio on one occasion).

As with several other characters, she was originally seen in a "one-off" appearance in the 1988 Christmas Special "[[Last of the Summer Wine (series 10)#List of episodes|Crums]]". However she became so popular that she was brought back for a second appearance at Christmas 1989, eventually becoming a regular from 1992 thereafter.

She may have had a sister called Elsie – this is the name of Howard's mother. Her alias alternative business name was Uncle Henry so it is possible (with Uncle being the opposite of Auntie) that Henry is the opposite of Henrietta. Though this is unconfirmed.

Note: Auntie Wainwright is no relation to Mr Wainwright from the library. (See Below)

===Tom Simmonite===
([[Tom Owen (actor)|Tom Owen]]; 1991, 2000–10) Compo's long-lost son, arriving just after his father’s death, Tom is played by Bill Owen’s real-life son. Tom is a layabout like Compo but seems a bit more enterprising in his attempts to maintain his slothful lifestyle. Originally it was planned that Tom would fill the gap in the three-man line-up left by his father, but it was soon felt that this line-up did not quite work. For most of his time in the series, he was paired with Smiler working for Auntie Wainwright, and also, in one episode, goes to live with Smiler (though it's not clear if this continued). Of the duo, he designates himself the 'leader' and the planner (often leaving Smiler to struggle with Auntie Wainwright's antiquated hand-cart while he strolls on ahead), although in truth, he is not particularly bright himself. After Smiler was written out of the series, Tom continued to work for Aunty Wainwright until the conclusion of the show's run. Clegg and Truly often take advantage of his desire to live up to his father's reputation in order to convince him to do rather stupid things. After the death of Compo, Nora feels somewhat maternal towards Tom, and often showers him with affection—much to the embarrassment of Tom. He also has a scruffy puppet dog called Waldo which he aspires to use in an unconvincing ventriloquist act. When not working for Auntie Wainwright, Tom can usually be found in his [[Allotment_(gardening)| allotment]] shed, avoiding the repo man (he rarely, if ever used his allotment to grow vegetables). When he first arrived in the series, Tom also had a tatty old yellow [[Renault]] van, but this was seen in only a couple of his early appearances.

For some years before joining the series as Tom Simmonite, Tom Owen sometimes appeared in uncredited walk-on parts on the show. He was only credited as "bank customer" in the 1991 Christmas special "Situations Vacant".

===Roz Utterthwaite===
([[Dora Bryan]]; 2000–05) Edie's and Seymour's sister, who has always been more romantically adventurous, to Edie's unending shame. She often speaks of past flings, frequently with married men. She was often paired with Pearl Sibshaw. Ros was last seen at the end of the 26th series following the departure of Dora Bryan owing to ill health. Her role of being paired with Pearl was replaced by June Whitfield's character Nelly.

Before Ros actually appeared in the series, she had never been mentioned and it was not known that Edie and Seymour had a sister. In the credits her name is spelt both "Roz" and "Ros" on numerous occasions.

===Lolly Minerva Avery===
([[Julie T. Wallace]], 2000–01) Lolita "Lolly" Minerva Avery, known as Mrs. Avery to most, was Tom's live-in "associate"; much larger than him, and something of a battle-axe, yet rather easily manipulated. Although Tom always insisted that she was merely an acquaintance, Mrs Avery always wanted more, and was under the impression that Tom had promised to marry her. After a brief spell of living in the pair's bus, they moved into the deceased Compo's home, next-door to Nora Batty. During her stay at Compo's home, she began a rivalry with Nora, often copying each other (cleaning their windows or vacuuming their rugs). This was not to last; she threw Tom out and disappeared from the series after two years on the show.

In Roy Clarke’s other sitcom [[Still Open All Hours]] two references are made to an off-screen "Mrs. Avery".

===Morton Beemish===
([[Christopher Beeny]]; 2001–05, 2007–10) Originally known as the "Repo Man" Herman Teesdale who is always pursuing Tom Simmonite, claiming that he owes money.

He is determined but gullible, and Tom always evades him. From 2005 on, he has not only been mentioned by name, but also calls on Barry for social visits, with Barry not being too thrilled at this newfound friendship. In certain episodes in 2005, it is clear that he still repossesses belongings, which Glenda suggests is the reason none of his friendships lasted: he kept repossessing his friends' goods.

The character returned in a 2007 episode of the show; and again in the 2008 New Year special, saying that he has retired from debt collecting and changed his name to Morton Beemish in order to start a new life for himself. He seeks out the friendship of his former nemesis, Tom (though Tom was still suspicious of him and would often hide from him when he saw sight of him).

In the final two seasons 30–31 the character practically lives next door to Barry and Glenda as a near-lodger with Toby Mulberry Smith, (aka The Captain).

A previous episode from 1989 featured a character called Jack Harry Teesdale but it is not established whether they're related.

===Toby Mulberry Smith===
([[Trevor Bannister]]; 1992, 2001–06, 2008–2010) The Captain of the local golf club where Barry is often trying to fit in as a member; but, despite his best efforts to impress him, Barry always manages to annoy or offend the Captain, either by becoming involved with some escapade with the main trio, or by some other social faux pas.

Trevor Bannister is best known for playing Mr Lucas in another comedy favourite, ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', with [[Frank Thornton]] (Truly) from 1972 to 1979, and also starred with [[Brian Wilde]] (Foggy) in the short-lived ''[[Wyatt's Watchdogs]]'' in 1988.

He had previously played a tailor in the 1992 episode "Who's Got Rhythm?" which could be the same character but is unconfirmed. The Captain returned for the 2008 New Years Special "I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies", where he received a name, Toby, for the first time. In series 30 he moves in next door to Barry and Glenda and shortly after gains Morton Beemish (aka Herman Teesdale), the former repo man, as a near-lodger, since he's always there doing tasks around the house. During this time his relationship with Barry appeared to improve and the two (along with Glenda) would often bond over their annoyance of Morton.

===Lucinda Davenport===
([[Josephine Tewson]], 2003–10) After many years of the library setting seldom being used, Miss Davenport was introduced as the new librarian in 2003. A very emotional woman haunted by a string of past rejections, she first appeared as a guest, driving Gavin Hinchcliff around while he skied on the van roof. Originally, Glenda took up the cause of socializing her and tried to fit her in with the coffee-drinker circle of Nora, Ivy, Pearl, and co. They did not take too well to each other; in more recent episodes, she's bonded with Marina instead, with the pair of them both longing for love in their individual ways. In the episode: "In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump", it is revealed that Miss Davenport's first name is "Lucinda".

===Nelly===
([[June Whitfield|Dame June Whitfield]]; 2001, 2005–10) A more recent addition to the ladies' coffee-drinking set, and Pearl's comrade-in-arms. Nelly's never-seen husband Travis needs constant attention, which Nelly generally administers over her mobile phone. Nelly occasionally provides more "sophisticated" viewpoints as a result of having lived further south for some time, but even she regards them with some befuddlement. June Whitfield previously made a "one off" appearance in the series as a different character, Delphi Potts, in the 2001 Christmas Special, "Potts in Pole Position", married to Lother (played by [[Warren Mitchell]]) a couple of years before she became a regular as Nelly. In Series 30, she became the object of Hobbo's obsession when he became convinced that she was his long-lost mother, much to her annoyance. She was one of the only two regular characters (the other being Ivy) not to appear in the final episode. She reveals to Hobbo her full name used to be Nelly Bradshaw, before marrying Travis.

===Stella===
([[Barbara Young (actress)|Barbara Young]]; 2008–10) Stella is Nora's sister, she first appeared in the 2008 New Years Special, "I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies" as a replacement for and to compensate for the absence of actress Kathy Staff, (who was unable to continue her role as Nora owing to ill health and subsequent death).

With Nora having departed for Australia, Stella moved in to house-sit for her sister, and had become a new member of the elder women's talking circle. She is a former pub landlady and appears to take a more free-spirited approach to life than Nora, as evidenced by her brighter wardrobe and hair. The storyline in her first episode saw her trying to give up smoking, and her yearning for a cigarette has continued unabated into subsequent episodes. Despite this she was equally annoyed as Nora by the pranks that Alvin played on her.

In the episode "Get Out of That, Then" Young wore a brown wig and played the part of Florrie, wife of Barry's cousin Lenny ([[Bobby Ball]]).

==Supporting characters==

===The Library===
In the early years of the show, the trio used to frequent the library and had a fractious relationship with the librarians.

* '''Mr Wainwright''' ([[Blake Butler]]; 1973, 1976) was the rather timid head of the local library, which the trio visited a lot in the show's early days – Compo nicknamed him 'Old Shagnasty'. Mr Wainwright left at the same time as Mrs Partridge's departure (see below), but was "transferred back" to the area in the third series, featuring in two episodes where he was once again romancing his new assistant, Miss Moody. It is shown in Series 1 he, unlike Miss Probert, approves of the books with [[four-letter words]]. (Note: Mr Wainwright is not related to Auntie Wainwright.)
* '''Mrs Partridge''' ([[Rosemary Martin]]; 1973), a librarian at the same library, and who was engaged in an affair with Mr Wainwright which they mistakenly believed was secret. The characters were never really felt to catch on, and disappeared as the library was written out as a favourite haunt of the main trio. However, a few years later, the storyline was resurrected and occasionally used for [[#Howard Sibshaw|Howard]] and [[#Marina|Marina]]. The library was also brought back for Foggy to get thrown out of all the time. She has a twelve-year-old son, who is seen in "Short Back and Palais Glide".
* '''Miss Probert''' ([[June Watson]]; 1975) was one of the librarians who briefly replaced Wainwright and Partridge during the second series. Miss Probert is a radical "feminist", who is always railing against men to the more timid Miss Jones. Miss Probert has two missions in life; one is discouraging the lending out of books she considers "filthy"; the other is making a misandrist out of Miss Jones, in whom she seems to take a more than professional interest. Her disappearance from the series is unexplained, and it is presumed she went back to wherever she worked before.
* '''Miss Jones''' ([[Janet Davies (actress)|Janet Davies]]; 1975) was the other librarian who replaced Mr. Wainwright and Mrs. Partridge in the second series. Miss Jones is a quiet, timid female who is overshadowed by Miss Probert. She previously worked in a children's library, which she frequently says she wants to return to. She has a pair of pink fly-away glasses that are on a chain around her neck. She doesn't like working at the [[Holmfirth]] library, because of the [[four-letter words]]. She always does what Miss Probert asks her, always without question or protest. Like Miss Probert, her disappearance is unexplained, and it is believed she returned to the children's library. This is most likely due to the remark she made to Miss Probert about wanting to go back where "[[Puss in Boots]] means just that and not like that awful magazine".
* '''Miss Moody''' (Kate Brown; 1976) joined Mr. Wainwright upon his return. She only appeared in two episodes, and it is shown she shares Mr. Wainwrights dreams about [[revolution]]. She is the first woman to suffer the sight of Compo's [[matchbox]]. Although middle-aged, she is attractive and she and Mr. Wainwright are believed to one of the original structures for Howard and Marina.
* '''Library Attendant''' ([[Jim Bowen]]; 1988, 1992) worked in the Library during its short reintroduction in the 90s. Bowen’s character had previously been seen walking the streets in the 1988 special "Crums", but reappeared now working in the library.

===Holmfirth residents===
Throughout the show guest characters have appeared more than once in the series making several appearances.

* '''Eric''' ([[Derek Etchells]]; 1973, 1975) was the repo man who was seen going to Compo's house in both the pilot "Of Funerals and Fish" and the second series episode "Some Enchanted Evening".
* '''Mabel''' (Kathleen St. John; 1976) made two appearances in the third series.
* '''Vicar''' ([[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]]; 1977, 1983) made two appearances as the local vicar.
* '''Norris Fairburn''' ([[David Williams (actor)|David Williams]]; 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2008) was the haberdasher making his first appearance in the 1983 episode "Getting Sam Home". In his first appearance he had an unseen wife, but by his final appearance she had left him. He was also seen running a shop in one of his 90s guest turns.
* '''Jack Harry Teasdale''' ([[Bert Parnaby]]; 1989–90) made two appearances in the series as a person known to the trio. He is seen to be a shopkeeper in his second appearance.
* '''Traffic Warden''' ([[Brian Rawlinson]]; 1995, 1999) made three appearances in the show. He was a brief love interest of Marina.
* '''Billy Ingleton''' ([[Norman Wisdom|Sir Norman Wisdom]]; 1995–96, 2001–02, 2004) Like a number of other characters, Norman Wisdom was originally intended to make one guest appearance in the show, and ended up as a recurring character. He originally played the hapless Billy Ingleton in the 1995 New Year special "The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti". He proved so popular that like Auntie Wainwright before him, he was asked to appear in the following year's special ("Extra! Extra!"). From then on, much-loved comedian Norman Wisdom occasionally pops up, sometimes for the storyline of an episode, at other times in smaller appearances. He is not always credited for smaller appearances.
* '''Ethel''' ([[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]; 1979, 1997, 2008) is the argumentative wife of Lance. They both appeared in episodes "The Love Mobile" and "All That Glitters is Not Elvis". Ollerenshaw played an unnamed woman in 1979 episode "The Flag and Further Snags" and it's unknown if they are the same character.
* '''Lance''' ([[Kenneth Cope]]; 1997, 2008) is the argumentative husband of Ethel. They both appeared in episodes "The Love Mobile" and "All That Glitters is Not Elvis".
* '''Postwoman''' (Brenda Kempner; 1997–98) was the post lady for Compo’s area. She offered to look after Foggy Dewhurst while he was drunk and unconscious. She took Foggy to [[Blackpool]] and later tricked him into marriage. When Foggy took out a ring he was looking after for Barry out his purse she replied "Oh Mr Dewhurst, I thought you’d never ask". The postlady appears again after becoming Mrs. Dewhurst, but Foggy is not mentioned.
* '''Vicar''' (Gerard Hayling; 2000–01, 2005) made three appearances in the show. He was first seen making a film for the Church with Billy Hardcastle in the millennium special "Last Post and Pigeon", and made two subsequent appearances.
* '''Postwoman''' (Stephanie Roscoe; 2000–01) became the postal officer for Compo and Clegg’s area after the previous one tricked Foggy Dewhurst into marriage. She is very similar to the previous one. She made three appearances in the series following the millennium special "Last Post and Pigeon".
* '''Lenny Joliffe''' ([[Bobby Ball]]; 2005–06, 2008) was originally from the Pickle factory, but wanted to be known as "The Swan Man of Ilkley". He joined the quartet/trio on three occasions where they assisted his adventures. He is apparently a relation of Barry Wilkinson.
* '''Cliff Joliffe''' ([[Tommy Cannon]]; 2005–06, 2008) was a relation of Lenny. He made his first and second appearances briefly after being inconvenienced by the character of Lenny during boating. He is later revealed to be a relation of Lenny. Lenny and Cliff are both played by real-life comedy duo [[Cannon and Ball]].
* '''Aubrey''' (Colin Farrell; 2006) was the cousin of Norman Clegg. He appeared in two consecutive episodes living with Cleggy. He was bossy and forced Cleggy to live a certain way.

====The Pubs====
From the late 80s and after the pubs become a regular feature in the series. Many landlords and drunks over various different pubs made several guest appearances. The characters were mostly unnamed.

* '''Landlord''' (James Duggan; 1985–88, 1990) was the first publican in the series and made six appearances over a period of five years.
* '''Landlord''' ([[Johnnie Casson]]; 1987, 2009–10) was the fifth and final regular publican in the series. He made two appearances over a period of two years, and previously appeared in the 1987 special "Big Day at Dream Acres".
* '''Eli Woods''' ([[Eli Woods]]; 1988, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2006) made five appearances as a drunk with James Casey. The character’s name was originally unknown, but in his 2006 appearance he was credited with appearing as himself thus his real name is his characters name.
* '''James Casey''' ([[James Casey (variety artist)|James Casey]]; 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2006) made five appearances as a drunk with Eli Woods. The character’s name was originally unknown, but in his 2006 appearance he was credited with appearing as himself thus his real name is his characters name. He also appeared alone as a library attendant in the 1992 episode "Phantom of the Graveyard". In real life he was a cousin of Eli Woods.
* '''Landlord''' (Joe Marsden; 1989, 1995) was an occasional publican in the series and made two appearances. He briefly stood in for James Duggan’s landlord in 1989 and Johnnie Casson’s in 1995.
* '''Landlord''' ([[Michael Wardle]]; 1991–93) was the second regular publican (The Butchers Arms) and made five appearances as such over a period of two years.
* '''Landlord''' (Ron Backhouse; 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001) was the third and longest serving regular publican (The White Horse) and made ten appearances as such.
* '''Drunk''' (Tony Barton; 1995, 2007–08) was originally a landlord, but later a drunk. It is unknown whether he was still a landlord during his drunken escapades. In his second and third appearances he is nearly arrested by PCs Cooper & Walsh, but is let off on both occasions to save paperwork.
* '''Barmaid''' (Susan Mallinson; 1998, 2001) made two appearances in the series. She posed as the blonde that caused Howard to get a blonde hair on his shirt, covering for Marina.
* '''Landlord''' (Andrew Kitchen; 2004, 2006) was the fourth regular publican and made two appearances as such.

=== Prequel characters ===
From 1988 to 1989 two series of a prequel called ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]'' aired featuring many characters from the main series in their youth.
* '''Sherbet''' ([[Paul Oldham]]; 1988–89) was a friend of many trio members. His fate after the war is unknown as he was never alluded to in the main series. The character appeared in every prequel episode.
* '''Mr Clegg''' ([[Peter Sallis]]; 1988–89) was the father of Norman Clegg. He was played by Cleggy actor Peter Sallis meaning that Sallis appeared in every regular episode of the main show and the prequel.
* '''Mrs Clegg''' ([[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]; 1988–89) was the mother of Norman Clegg. Ollerenshaw appeared in every prequel episode. She also played occasional character Ethel in the main series.
* '''Mr Scrimshaw''' ([[Derek Benfield]]; 1988–89) appeared in every episode of the prequel series.
* '''Dilys''' ([[Joanne Heywood]]; 1988–89) appeared in every episode of the prequel series.
* '''Lena''' ([[Judy Flynn]]; 1988–89) appeared in nine episodes of the prequel series.
* '''Mrs. Dewhurst''' ([[Linda Beckett]]; 1988–89) was the mother of Foggy Dewhurst. She appeared in three episodes of the prequel series.
* '''Anita Pillsworth''' ([[Linda Davidson]]; 1989) appeared in four episodes of the prequel series.

===Compo's family===
Throughout Compo's time on the show, there were numerous references to Compo's vast family and their (implied) criminal tendencies. Although several relatives appeared in the show, this does not come close to the number of relatives mentioned lightly in conversation. By the time Compo’s son Tom appeared in the series it is said all of Compo’s family have died.

====Appeared====
* '''Chip Simmonite''' ([[Tony Haygarth]]; 1973) is Compo's relative from the series 1 episode "Pate and Chips". Chip and his wife Connie with their children and dog, take the Yorkshire trio to a large country home for a 'bit of culture' in a cramped van for transport (much to Cyril's disgust). When they arrive at the country home Cyril points out that Chip hasn't renewed his Road Fund License since 1967.
* '''Connie Simmonite''' ([[Margaret Nolan]]; 1973) is the wife of Chip Simmonite and was related to Compo through marriage.
* '''Big Malcolm Simmonite''' ([[Paul Luty]]; 1976) is Compo's cousin, as revealed in "The Man From Oswestry", who appeared in just two 1976 episodes. Within hours of his arrival in "The Man from Oswestry", Foggy is unfortunate enough to let Big Malcolm overhear him in a pub, saying he will fight to the death anyone who mocks his regimental scarf. Foggy is taken outdoors by Big Malcolm and returns the worse for wear. Several episodes later, Malcolm is one of the family guests in "Going to Gordon's Wedding".
* '''Eric Simmonite''' (Barry Hart; 1976) is Compo's relative. Eric's exact relationship to Compo is unknown, and he only appears in the episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding", in which he is shown to have feelings for Gordon's mother Dolly. He drinks a lot, and almost gets in a fight with Big Malcolm. Eric is also referred to, but not seen, in the first episode of the first series, "Short Back and Palais Glide". When the trio are in the police station whilst looking for Mr Wainwright, the desk sergeant asks Compo, "How's your Eric?". He is mentioned several times in the earlier series of the show.
* '''Gordon Simmonite''' ([[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]; 1976) is Compo's gormless fishing-obsessed nephew, an oft-forgotten character. He appeared in three 1976 episodes, two of which he joined the trio on a Bank Holiday trip to [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]. He became friendly with a young woman named Josie whilst in Scarborough, and married her in a later episode. In some ways he was a prototype of Barry, who was introduced in the mid-1980s. When he is married, it is revealed he has a sister, Julie. In the same episode his mother states to him that he's "queer", much to his annoyance, as he reveals that he knows there's been some rumors to that effect.
* '''Josie Simmonite''' ([[Liz Goulding]]; 1976) is Gordon's wife and another forgotten character. Josie met Gordon in the trio's Bank Holiday trip to [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], and they go back to Gordon's room at the Guest House at which they are staying and start a game of [[chess]]. In a later episode, she and Gordon marry, but as the wedding turns more and more disastrous, she turns more and more into her rather foreboding and complaining mother, Madge ([[Joan Scott (actress)|Joan Scott]]). It is unknown what became of her and Gordon after the wedding. While getting ready for her wedding, Josie's mother asks why she dumped "that nice boy from the building society" to which Josie said he was boring.
* '''Dolly Simmonite''' ([[Margaret Burton (actress)|Margaret Burton]]; 1976) is the mother of Gordon and his sister Julie. She is the object of Big Malcolm and Eric's affections, and hits both with her handbag when they attempt to drag her to two different seats at once. It is revealed her husband left her with Julie and Gordon a few years back. Like Gordon and Josie, it is unknown what happened to her after Gordon's wedding.
* '''Reggie Unsworth''' ([[Liz Fraser]]; 2000) was Compo’s Thursday woman and occasional girlfriend. When he died Compo left his ferrets to her. When Cleggy and Truly went to meet her for the first time they assumed Reggie was a male friend until they saw her. She attended Compo’s funeral.
* '''Babs Avery''' (Helen Turaya; 2000) was Mrs. Avery's niece who arrived with Tom, involved in a couple of schemes. The character was so unpopular that she was axed after just three episodes without explanation.

====Mention only====
* '''Mrs. Simmonite''' is the wife of Compo. They were married for a matter of weeks, before she ran off with a, to quote, "chuffin' Pole'. By 1973 Compo didn't even know if she was still alive.
* '''Bill Simmonite''' was Compo's uncle, notably having the same birth name as Compo.

===Mentioned characters===
Throughout the series many characters featured regularly through only mentions and obscured appearances. These characters were usually relations of regular characters and are always crucial to jokes or stories of the existing characters.

* '''Edith Clegg''' is the deceased wife of Norman Clegg, mentioned numerous times in the series. Cleggy visited her graveside in the pilot episode. It’s stated by Cleggy that he wasn’t attracted to her and their marriage sort of happened. He explains it put him off women for life. In the first series Cleggy described her as a "bitch".
* '''Mabel Truelove''' is the ex-wife of Truly of the Yard, often spoken of by him in unflattering ways. She was mentioned continuously as "the former Mrs. Truelove" throughout the series. In one episode a photo of her from the back can be seen.
* '''Miriam Utterthwaite''' is the ex-wife of Seymour Utterthwaite who left him. Her final message to Seymour was "your oven is in the tea" as a reference to his failed inventions. She is mentioned on many occasions during Seymour’s time on the show.
* '''Mrs. Cooper''' is the wife of PC Cooper. He often speaks of her in a negative way, but sometimes discusses ways to impress her.
* '''Mrs. Entwistle''' is the wife of Electrical Entwistle, occasionally mentioned by him. In the 2006 Christmas special "A Tale of Two Sweaters" her and Electrical had a row so later on they could make up.
* ''' Mrs. Hardcastle and her sister''' were the misery causes in Billy Hardcastle's life. He often remarked about their horrible nature towards him. Apparently they share a bed and Billy gets the spare room. In one episode they can both be heard laughing and speaking.
* '''Mrs. Utterthwaite''' was the mother of Edie, Seymour and Roz who is mentioned occasionally. In the millennium special "Last Post and Pigeon" it is mentioned that Roz and her mother had a falling out for Roz going off with a married man.
* '''Travis''' is Nelly's needy off-screen husband who is often housebound. In Nelly's first appearance Travis is outside Pearl's house being spoken to by Nelly, but is not heard or seen. He is mentioned continuously by his wife.

==Notes==
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==References==
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This article is a list of characters for the [[British television]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'', which was shown on [[BBC1]] from 1990 to 1995.

==Hyacinth and her family==
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===Hyacinth Bucket===
The show's protagonist, played by [[Patricia Routledge]], is the [[social-climbing]] [[snob]] Hyacinth Bucket (née Walton; b. 4 December 1937)<ref>In ''Young Hyacinth'' set in the 1950s, Hyacinth is 19. Depending on the exact year of the show, Hyacinth is born between 1930 (to be 19 on the first day of 1950) and 1940. The Walton name was also introduced in ''Young Hyacinth'', as it is never mentioned in the series.</ref> who insists that her surname is pronounced "Bouquet", as in an arrangement of flowers. Hyacinth's primary aims in life are to impress people, particularly of the upper and upper-middle classes, and to give the impression that she is of high social standing, despite her modest status.

Hyacinth and Richard live at number 22 Blossom Avenue, in a bungalow which Hyacinth refers to as "The Residence" when sending letters. She describes herself as a "local celebrity", and believes she is held in high and enviable esteem by the community for her candlelight suppers, charity work and her involvement in the local [[amateur dramatics]]. In an attempt to make callers think she is wealthy enough to employ domestic staff, she repeatedly (and famously) answers her beloved "pearl-white slimline telephone with automatic redial facility" with, "The Bouquet residence; the lady of the house speaking." While on the phone, she is prone to making impossible requests of people and does not understand why they cannot be met. Such situations include demanding a [[shipping forecast]] for a river, complaining how she suspects her water is "second hand", or calling the rubbish collectors and forbidding them from driving down her road on days they do not collect rubbish as she believes it gives the impression she produces "excessive rubbish".

Those around her despise her snobbery, her constant meddling, her outlandish plans and her refusal to listen to others. Hyacinth seems completely oblivious of everyone's terror of her and wants to believe the best of most people, that they are either enamoured with her and too shy to say so or that they are trying to be considerate of her by not bothering her. She cannot abide anyone one-upping her when it comes to social events or showing the same snobbery she herself shows. She has a penchant for finding the most disagreeable people to try to impress, while at the same time shunning agreeable people who are of lower social standing, but never seems to learn from her mistakes.

Hyacinth goes to great lengths to avoid her poorer or oddly-behaving relatives (Daisy, Onslow, Rose, Bruce and, to an extent, Daddy) in public, while boasting about her richer sister (Violet, who has "a Mercedes, sauna, and room for a pony") in order to maintain her vaunted social status. She loves her family, especially her father, and will rush to their aid in times of need. She rarely acknowledges the fact that her family treat her more kindly than most characters on the series whom she is trying to impress, being equally willing to come to her aid in an emergency as she is for them.

Another of Hyacinth's quirks is that she frequently refers to or makes preparations for her candlelight suppers, attendance at which almost seems mandatory, but we never actually see one in progress. She also plans other extravagant functions with equally extravagant names such as fancy riverside picnics (the "waterside supper with riparian entertainments" in Series 5) and barbecues (the "outdoors-indoors exclusive barbecue with finger buffet" in Series 4), which usually end in disaster. She is an excellent housekeeper, keeping the house immaculately clean and setting absolutely beautiful tables for dinners and functions. She is very proud of her various china dishes and [[objets d'art]], especially her [[Royal Doulton]] tea service "with the hand-painted periwinkles". She can play the piano, and often attempts to sing for (or at) people, in particular her neighbour Elizabeth's brother Emmett, upon learning he is the director of the local operatic society. While she has a rich, strong voice, she tends to force it too hard and loudly, making her singing unpleasant to listen to. She often plots and schemes to make herself or Richard look higher-class than they are, and has a tendency to embellish upon stories of her and Richard's exploits to make them sound better than they really were, to impress other people. She does the same with stories of her son, Sheridan, whom she adores even though he only wants her and Richard's money. She also has a great aversion to dogs and indeed most animals, which is reciprocated by the animals themselves.

As revealed in the special "Young Hyacinth", Hyacinth is the eldest of the four floral-named Walton sisters: in birth order, Hyacinth, Daisy, Violet, and Rose.

===Richard Bucket===
Played by [[Clive Swift]], Richard is Hyacinth's long-suffering husband who is at her beck and call. Richard is a calm, tolerant and relaxed character who cares little for enhancing or preserving social status, and he seems content with his (barely) middle class standing. He is usually laid back but has two great fears; [[acrophobia|heights]], and Hyacinth spending too much money on things. He pronounces his surname, [[Bucket]], as the English word, and snaps to Hyacinth in one episode: "It's not 'Bouquet', it's Bucket! It was always Bucket until I met you."

Richard Bucket married Hyacinth Walton (as she was back then) on 9 February 1963 and the pair moved into 22 Blossom Avenue at a later date. Although the house is in his name, he does not have a key for it: Hyacinth has the only key. Until series three, he works as a [[civil servant]], a deputy in the Town Council's Department of Finance and General Purposes. He dreads the idea of retirement, as it would mean being with Hyacinth all day, every day for the rest of his life, but is forced into early retirement despite begging and pleading with his boss. After his early retirement, Hyacinth attempts to get Richard back into the workforce in a "senior executive position" in several jobs, but the attempts never succeed. In "The Senior Citizens' Outing", he is seen reading a self-help book titled, ''Can You Afford to Retire?'', suggesting he too is still eager to get back into the workforce, though this is more likely as a means of escaping Hyacinth than any real monetary concern, though due to Hyacinth's excessive spending, it could partly be the latter.

Occasionally, Richard has stood up to Hyacinth in public because of her unreasonable behaviour, driving her into shock, but he is usually meek and mild in front of other people. He is not afraid to disagree with Hyacinth in private and does so frequently, though she never listens and he always winds up capitulating to her whims. These usually involve contrived plots to impress neighbours or aristocrats, or a far-fetched plan to avoid Hyacinth's lower-class family, whom he actually prefers to the upper-class people Hyacinth is determined to mingle with. Whenever anyone asks how he manages to cope with Hyacinth, he often compares his marriage to being in the army: every day is routinely planned out for him, and he never has to make any decisions. He also points out that Hyacinth is extremely kind and caters to his every need. In "Please Mind Your Head", it is revealed that they are no longer intimate, as Hyacinth disapproves of it at their age, and in other episodes Richard claims that Hyacinth "lost interest in him" once their son Sheridan was born.

Richard owns a blue 1986 [[Rover 216]], which he is often forced to polish, sometimes multiple times a day. He drives because Hyacinth cannot drive, but claims he only steers while Hyacinth drives by "word of mouth". A [[running gag]] of the series is that, besides directing every turn he makes, Hyacinth incessantly tells him to watch out for various people, animals, or objects that are on the side of the road or on the pavement, lest they suddenly leap out and block Richard's path. An exasperated Richard usually responds with "Minding the [object]!", in a silly voice, which irritates Hyacinth.

Richard is an avid reader, and is often shown with a book in hand – he mentions to the vicar in "Let There Be Light" that he uses reading as an escape from Hyacinth, often reading in the bathroom to avoid interruption. While Richard protests otherwise, Hyacinth insists Richard's favourite hobby is gardening, and forces him to work in the garden wearing a necktie and look happy while doing so, hoping neighbours will think they could afford a gardener but do not have one because Richard likes doing it himself. Hyacinth twice tries to get him started in golf, also to impress wealthy people, but Richard is no good at it. In "Richard's New Hobby", Hyacinth also tried to get him started in amateur [[cinematography]], but an unfortunate mishap involving the police put that to an end quickly. As shown in several episodes, Richard sings, and is actually a bit better at it than Hyacinth is, but he usually does not make a habit of singing unless asked to by someone else. In "The Father Christmas Suit", it was revealed he also knows how to play piano (Richard plays while he and Emmet drunkenly sing "[[Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer]]"). In "How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying", Richard is shown to be excellent at [[billiards]], when Onslow "kidnaps" him and takes him to a local pub.

[[Roy Clarke]], writer of the show, described Richard as a "foil" to show Hyacinth's character to worst advantage. Although various characters in the series often express bemusement as to Richard's tolerance for Hyacinth, the cast and crew observe that he simply loves her and that his sense of humour helps get him through.

===Daisy===
Daisy (played by [[Judy Cornwell]]) is the second-born of the Walton sisters. A happy, lively character, Daisy lives with her slovenly husband Onslow, her man-eating sister Rose and their [[dementia|senile]] father. Her married surname is never given. Daisy, Onslow and Rose are the lower-class relatives Hyacinth is ashamed of. It is repeatedly mentioned that Daisy and Onslow were once very wild and passionate lovers, but Onslow has considerably cooled down with age. Daisy is constantly trying to get her husband to show passion towards her; she often fails to rouse any signs of affection from him save the odd compliment, and, as a result, buries herself in [[Mills & Boon]] novels.

Her other attempts to get Onslow's attention include giving herself a makeover to attract the attention of other men, and getting herself a seventeen-year-old, motorbike-riding toy boy; Onslow was sensible enough to not fall for either of these. Much to Onslow's disbelief, Daisy repeatedly insists he is a "menace to the female sex" and is terrified of the thought of him possibly having another woman, or of other women (even Hyacinth) coming after him. In "A Celebrity for the Barbecue", she even likens him to [[Marlon Brando]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''. It is sometimes hinted that these claims are just attempts to rouse Onslow, however.

Daisy, like her husband, enjoys life in the slow lane; she spends most of her time sitting on the sofa eating, reading romance novels, or watching television. Daisy is full of life and always smiling, despite picking up her husband's bad habits of sleeping until noon, eating junk food, drinking beer and watching television all day. She and Onslow are actually fairly well-educated, and often have philosophical discussions, but these never last long because she usually tries to turn the conversation to love fairly quickly.

Daisy tries to rein in Rose's dramatics, but her own flighty nature often gets in the way of these endeavours. She also has trouble keeping an eye on Daddy, and frequently has to ask Hyacinth for help when he goes off on one of his exploits, or does something outlandish at home. She makes half-hearted efforts to look nice around Hyacinth and tries to get Onslow to do the same, but usually fails. She also tries to rescue the Vicar and Emmett from Rose when she can.

Daisy and Onslow have a daughter called Stephanie, who appears only in the final episode of series one, along with her own daughter Kylie and two lovers. In "Let There Be Light", Daisy reveals she was once a [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] supporter, but changed loyalties because of Onslow's intense hatred for the team. A kindly soul at heart, Daisy does try to help Hyacinth when the latter reluctantly has to ask for help on occasion, but is rarely ever acknowledged or thanked. Like Onslow, although Hyacinth is ashamed of her, she gets along well with every other character she meets during the series thanks to her cheerful nature.

===Onslow===
Onslow (his surname is never given) is played by [[Geoffrey Hughes (actor)|Geoffrey Hughes]]. Onslow is Hyacinth's brother-in-law, and is a tattooed, beer-guzzling, unemployed and apathetic slob intensely despised by Hyacinth. Onslow threatens his sister-in-law's social prestige with his scruffy clothes and common, coarse ways. Onslow describes himself as "workshy, bone idle and out of condition", and rarely gets up before lunch or dinner time. In multiple episodes, it is implied he was a bit wild in his youth, and it is suggested he may even have served time in prison,<ref>Onslow references being reminded of "hard labour" in the episode ''Problems with Relatives''</ref> but he has considerably mellowed with age and is a gentle soul under his rough exterior.

He watches an old television nearly all day and every day, which he turns on by hitting it hard. He is constantly eating crisps, drinking beer and smoking, and rarely moves from his armchair save to go to the bookmakers on occasion. He is very overweight. He calls himself "the breadwinner", but his only income comes from betting on horses and [[Department of Social Security (United Kingdom)|Social Security]]. Nevertheless, Onslow's intellectual reading matter and viewing of [[Open University]] programmes, have made him knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. He is also a fan of an unnamed football club, though he is known to dislike Liverpool – so much so that he felt ready to divorce Daisy when she revealed on their honeymoon that she supported Liverpool. Very occasionally, he goes to the local pub to play billiards or darts, once challenging Richard to play billiards and discovering Richard was actually better at it than he was. He also loves to eat, his favourite snack being Smoky Bacon crisps. He owns both a bicycle and a 1978 [[Ford Cortina]], which is [[decrepit car|falling apart]] and tends to [[back-fire]] and belch dark clouds of smoke from its exhaust, which often chokes Hyacinth whenever he drives off.

Onslow owns a mixed-breed dog, which lives outside in the rusting carcass of a [[Hillman Avenger]] in the front garden. He indicates that this is the dog's preference and not neglect on his part, and in several episodes it is shown he does care deeply for the dog and treats her well. He is an inattentive husband to Daisy, in that he never takes her out, nor has he ever bought her any jewellery or clothing. He does compliment her on occasion, and the two seem fond of each other despite their issues. His sex drive has slackened off considerably since his youth, and Daisy's frequent efforts to arouse him are often in vain.

Despite Hyacinth's utter contempt of him and her belief that he cannot succeed at anything, in the Christmas special "Sea Fever", Onslow managed to win a newspaper competition, which earned him and Daisy a first-class vacation on the [[QE2]]. Hyacinth and Richard were also on board in a cheaper cabin at the time, and, while at first intensely jealous, Hyacinth swallowed her pride and kindly wished Onslow congratulations and danced with him in the ship's ballroom. Also, despite Hyacinth's usual mistreatment of him, Onslow is willing to help Hyacinth when she needs it (though often she would rather it was someone else) and even rescued her three-piece suite in the episode of the same name when the van carrying it crashed. He also admitted in "Riverside Picnic" that he admired Hyacinth's "stiff upper lip" when things go wrong.

Despite Hyacinth's disdain for him, Onslow is shown to get on well with almost everyone, including his own vicar, Hyacinth's vicar, Emmett, Elizabeth, Bruce and Violet. He is exasperated by Rose and Daddy on occasion, and thinks Daisy should not take their dramatics so seriously. Onslow is also good friends with Richard, nicknaming him "Dickie", much to Hyacinth's chagrin (although Richard himself does not mind), and often tries to persuade him not to let Hyacinth browbeat him all the time.

Onslow is – when he can overcome his inherent sloth – an inherently kind and good natured character. He is Roy Clarke's favourite character in the show, as stated in the [[Comedy Connections]] series.

===Stephanie and Kylie===
Stephanie (played by [[Laura Shavin]]) is Daisy and Onslow's daughter and Hyacinth's niece. Her daughter, Daisy's and Onslow's granddaughter, is named Kylie and is christened in the episode "The Christening". Hyacinth does not approve of the name Kylie, claiming it "sounds like a foreign vegetable". She also disapproves of the fact that Stephanie had her baby out of [[marriage|wedlock]], as do others, though she is the only one to make a point of her disapproval. When Stephanie and Kylie do not show up to the christening, Hyacinth and Richard volunteer to search for them and find that Stephanie's [[RV|caravan]] has broken down. They also are horrified to discover that she has become a [[hippie]] and lives in the caravan with two men, and has no idea which of the two men is Kylie's father. Even the men themselves do not know, and after delivering the trio to the church for the christening, Hyacinth insists she and Richard hide behind a column in the church because she is so ashamed.

Stephanie and Kylie are not seen again in the show, although in "Problems with Relatives", while pushing Daddy in a wheelchair, Daisy says it reminds her of when she and Onslow used to push baby Stephanie in the pram. It also reminds them of why they had to bring the wedding forward, implying Daisy became pregnant out of wedlock as well.

=== Rose ===
Hyacinth's youngest, lustful sister, Rose has an eye for men and a taste for [[Miniskirt|short skirts]] and flashy, provocative outfits. In the episode "Early Retirement", she reveals she was once married, though it is not stated whether she is widowed or divorced. Her surname is also never given, though her maiden name is Walton like all the other sisters. She was played by [[Shirley Stelfox]] in series one and [[Mary Millar]] (whose performance was more over-the-top than Stelfox's) in every episode after that. She is another family member who threatens Hyacinth's social prestige, especially as the Vicar and Emmett are two of the men she sometimes chases. She even sometimes cosies up to Richard, though Hyacinth always puts a quick stop to that.

Rose is promiscuous, unstable, and prone to fits of [[hysteria]] and [[depression (mood)|depression]], some of which are genuine but most of which are merely attention-seeking tactics. Richard describes her as a gentle soul who is "just a bit mixed up". She is constantly having affairs with men, but her choice in men is poor and she often finds herself with married or otherwise unsuitable men who abandon her after a brief fling. Onslow has said more than once that her "[[estrogen|hormones]] never get a chance to settle", which explains her outrageous behaviour. She has a penchant for stealing Onslow's cigarettes, and for going into long tirades about men and their unfaithfulness. She regularly becomes "disillusioned" and decides to "give up men", sometimes several times in a week, but always has a new man in record time. She is shown to be relatively uneducated, never reads, often speaks simply, and cannot spell simple words.

Hyacinth is particularly ashamed of Rose, and at times goes to great lengths to keep her existence and their relationship a secret. But she does care for her, all the same. In the episode "Charity Shop", she stands and listens patiently as Rose confides to her about her dysfunctional love life. Hyacinth cheers her up and then kisses her on the cheek before sending her home. In "Iron Age Remains", when Rose has locked herself in a room in one of her depressive fits, Hyacinth panics that Rose may have harmed herself, especially when there is no answer at the door (in fact, Rose just had stereo headphones on and could not hear the people outside). She sends Richard up a ladder to investigate, but he falls off. Hyacinth also tries to stop a fight between Rose and one of her lovers in "A Picnic for Daddy", thinking he is a reputable member of society, though she changes her mind and tells the man to stop bothering Rose when she realises she had mistaken his identity and that he was indeed another of Rose's bad choices in men.

=== Violet and Bruce ===
Violet (played by [[Anna Dawson]]) is the third-eldest of the Walton sisters, who married a successful but eccentric [[turf accountant]] named Bruce (played by John Evitts). A sign outside their house reads "The Paddocks", but it is not revealed if this refers to their surname or is the name of their property. Violet and Bruce were initially [[unseen characters]], apart from the occasional glimpse from a distance, but in the fifth series, both became regulars on the show.

Bruce and Violet are extremely wealthy. Hyacinth often brags that Violet and Bruce have a [[mansion|large house]], [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]], [[sauna]], [[jacuzzi]], [[swimming pool]], musical [[bidet]], and room for a pony. They also have a cottage in the countryside and a [[villa]] in [[Ibiza]]. Violet has a troubled marriage with her eccentric, [[cross-dressing]] husband, and repeatedly phones Hyacinth to complain about Bruce's mad behaviour. Bruce often confiscates Violet's clothes in order to wear them himself, leaving her with his clothes. He also has had an affair with his [[secretary]], and has done other unsuitable things such as refusing to come down out of a tree, [[alcoholism|drinking to excess]], [[cosplay|wearing strange costumes]], throwing childish tantrums over trivial things, and buying much nude artwork. In "The Toy Store", Richard remarks that Bruce is supposed to be on some sort of medication, but it is implied he often does not take it. Despite everything, Hyacinth insists that Violet put up with Bruce for the luxurious lifestyle his wealth gives her, particularly the Mercedes.

While Violet is obviously far more affluent than Hyacinth, she is not the snob Hyacinth is. She is far more accepting of Daisy, Onslow and Rose than Hyacinth, in that she is not embarrassed by them. In "Riverside Picnic", when told by Hyacinth to find a friend "in the same income bracket" to drive her, Violet calls Onslow and invites her father and sisters to gatecrash Hyacinth's "waterside supper with riparian entertainments".

Although continually bragging about Violet to her friends, Hyacinth cannot use Violet and Bruce to her full advantage, as she often cannot introduce them to friends and neighbours due to their volatile marriage and Bruce's eccentric costumes. On the odd occasion, Hyacinth has invited Violet to her candlelight suppers (which Violet does not enjoy any more than anyone else), and it is implied the main reason Hyacinth invites Violet and Bruce around is because she likes to have their Mercedes in her driveway.

In the episode "A Barbecue at Violet's", when Hyacinth and Richard arrive at Violet's home, they arrive in the middle of a vicious domestic row, in which Violet and Bruce are arguing loudly and hurling objects at each other. By "Skis", Violet eventually wants to divorce Bruce, but Hyacinth frog-marches her distraught sister to the vicar to try to change her mind, determined not to lose her one genuine connection to a higher class. Richard is not fond of Violet, remarking how she is "always moaning", nor is he fond of Bruce and his eccentricities.

=== Daddy ===
Daddy (played by [[George Webb (actor)|George Webb]]) is the apparently [[dementia|senile]], divorced father of Hyacinth, Daisy, Rose and Violet; the prequel ''Young Hyacinth'' reveals his wife ran off with an [[United States of America|American]]. He lives with Onslow, Daisy and Rose. Hyacinth repeatedly makes bizarre excuses as to why he cannot live with her (one being that he "brings Sheridan out in a rash"), and Daisy herself remarks in "Angel Gabriel Blue" that to punish Daddy by making him live with Hyacinth would be "inhumane". Hyacinth loves her father dearly, however his antics and constant requirement for attention put her social standing at risk. She tends to make up outlandish stories to explain his behaviour to other people. It is often said by Richard that the rundown neighbourhood that Daddy lives in is the one he has lived in all his life, therefore revealing that Hyacinth grew up in the grubby, decrepit area she loathes visiting.

While mentally senile, Daddy is still quite capable physically, and seems unable to keep himself out of trouble. He is fit enough to climb onto roofs, ride a [[skateboard]], steal cars, dig [[trench]]es, ride bicycles, and wander all over the countryside – all of which he has done, usually causing some embarrassment to his family in the process. Rose apparently inherited her promiscuous streak from him, as he is constantly ogling, pursuing, and accosting women, sometimes promising to marry them. He also [[flashback (psychology)|relives experiences]] from his younger days, such as his childhood and his service in [[World War I|the war]], and in those moments he will assume the character of his younger self in the clothes he wears and the actions he takes. He often goes missing, and requires the rescue efforts of his daughters and sons-in-law. He has a medication which makes him very drowsy (and therefore manageable) when given, but whenever it wears off, he starts causing trouble again.

Daddy's screen appearances are somewhat rare, and his spoken lines even more so. Although his given name is unknown, his surname is revealed to be Walton in ''Young Hyacinth''.

=== Sheridan Bucket ===
An [[unseen character]], Sheridan (b. 1965) is Hyacinth's and Richard's spoiled and selfish only son. He is away at college (a [[polytechnic (United Kingdom)|polytechnic]] which Hyacinth insists is of a "university standard" – the first three series were written before the [[Further and Higher Education Act 1992]]) and is known to audiences primarily through Hyacinth's telephone conversations with him.

The central [[running gag]] surrounding Sheridan involves him ringing home whenever he needs money, Hyacinth without fail assuming at first that he is "just ringing his mummy" – despite his age, she still refers to herself and Richard as "mummy and daddy". Most of the time, he needs money for ludicrous things that his friend Tarquin has suggested, including a walking holiday in [[Iceland]] (before Iceland became a typical or affordable tourist destination) or "rebuilding [[Romania]]". He also has expressed occasional interest in [[radical politics]], telling his mother he is joining organizations with names like "The Worker's Revolutionary Vanguard" or "The Sword of the People" (at one point promising to repay his parents some money he is asking to borrow when he has robbed his first bank).

Although Sheridan usually convinces Hyacinth of his need for the money (much to Richard's exasperation), Hyacinth is very occasionally able to say no. Hyacinth claims Sheridan writes to her constantly, and often expects to receive letters from him, but Sheridan rarely gets in touch unless he wants money. Only once in the series did Sheridan do something for his parents; in the episode "What to Wear When Yachting", he arranged a weekend for Hyacinth and Richard on a small boat owned by Tarquin's father, which he claimed was a yacht but was in fact a rundown old tugboat.

Sheridan prefers not to talk to Richard on the phone, and is known to pretend to be someone else whenever he calls and Richard answers. The other running gag is that Richard suspects Sheridan is gay, something which is implied through his love of [[needlework]], his [[lilac]]-colored car, his desire for pure silk pyjamas, his male friend, Tarquin (with whom Sheridan makes his own curtains), and his repeatedly-stated lack of interest in girls. Richard periodically tries to raise the issue with Hyacinth, only for her to remain totally oblivious.

A glimpse of the back of Sheridan's head can be seen in the episode "Let There Be Light" while he is in a taxi, and during the opening credits, a photograph of him as a young boy is seen on Hyacinth's writing desk; this is the only time Sheridan has ever been seen on the show.

==Neighbours==
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=== Elizabeth 'Liz' Warden ===
Elizabeth Warden (née Hawksworth) is Hyacinth's friendly, tolerant next-door neighbour who lives at number 24 Blossom Avenue. She has a brother, Emmett, who moves in with her in Series 2. She is played by [[Josephine Tewson]]. Hyacinth addresses her as Elizabeth, but other characters call her Liz. Hyacinth often invites her round for coffee, and despite frequent encouragement from her brother, Liz is too weak-willed to say no despite living in fear of Hyacinth's invitations.

Aware of Hyacinth's house-proud ways, Elizabeth is terrified of spilling, dropping or breaking anything in her neighbour's home, but ironically, Hyacinth's flighty mannerisms and nagging make Liz especially clumsy in her presence, and she indeed ends up spilling, dropping or breaking something nearly every time.

Unlike most, Liz sympathises with Hyacinth, aware of how she is despised by everyone, including Liz's brother Emmet. She is likely Hyacinth's only real friend (although she makes a point of referring to Hyacinth as a "neighbour" rather than a friend). This friendship is tested by Hyacinth's tactless and unthinking remarks, which usually involve Elizabeth's [[dexterity]], clothes, car, appearance, and her daughter's intelligence. Liz likes Richard quite dearly, and has deep sympathy for him; the two seem discreetly fond of each other. Liz feels pity for Hyacinth's and Richard's son, Sheridan, as well, believing "he never really stood a chance" with Hyacinth for a mother. Liz is also unsure whether to be amused by or disapproving of her brother's frequent attempts to avoid and/or exact revenge on Hyacinth.

Liz's husband Mr Warden is never seen. His absence is explained when it is stated he is working abroad (he is variously mentioned as being in the [[Far East]] or in [[Saudi Arabia]]). In "Onslow's Birthday", it is implied that Liz and her husband were having marriage troubles, which is what prompted him to take the position abroad. They have a daughter, Gail, who is also never seen but mentioned in conversation in a few early episodes. Gail grew up friends with Sheridan, but unlike Sheridan she goes to a proper [[university]] and is trying to make something of herself. Hyacinth seems a bit jealous of Gail's success as compared to her son's, and sometimes finds reasons to put her down (such as having a live-in boyfriend) when she is mentioned.

While Elizabeth did eventually meet and become friends with Rose, Onslow, and Daisy in "Problems with Relatives", Hyacinth did her best to prevent this happening and afterwards would still go to great lengths to prevent her from seeing their shabby house. Both parties have offered lifts for the other when one is stranded on the side of the road, and have met on other occasions as well. Onslow even jokingly kissed Liz under the [[mistletoe]] in the episode "The Father Christmas Suit", which prompted an inebriated Richard to do the same.

Liz owns a white 1988 [[Austin Metro]], which appeared in most episodes and was also subject to tactless comments from Hyacinth about its age and appearance, even though Hyacinth's own car is older.

===Emmet Hawksworth===
Emmet, played by [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]], made his first appearance in "A Strange Man", and appeared in nearly every subsequent episode. At first, Hyacinth thought he was Liz's illicit lover, but later found out he was her brother who moved in after he reportedly<ref>Emmett claims to have lost his house in the divorce, but in more than one episode it is stated his wife ran away with another man and was the one at fault, so why he should lose his house is left an unresolved mystery.</ref> lost his own house in a "messy divorce".

Emmet is a cultured person, unlike most of Hyacinth's acquaintances. He [[equestrianism|rides horses]], enjoys working in the garden, and has a fondness for sherry (occasionally over-imbibing, which Liz chides him for). He is a classically trained [[pianist]], as well as both producer and director for the local amateur [[opera|operatic society]]. He is also shown to have a fair singing voice, himself. Richard suggests that Emmett probably makes a good salary for his talents. Hyacinth, who always wanted to be on the stage, frequently sings at Emmet, and drops broad hints that he should include her in his work, but to no avail.

Emmet has a tendency to be somewhat [[melodramatic]] (though not to the same extent as Rose), and is terrified of leaving the house because of Hyacinth's terrible singing and even worse manners being enough to "ruin his day." He develops a stronger aversion to Hyacinth than just about any other main character does, to the point he burst into tears when told they were going to visit Hyacinth when the latter was out of town in the episode "Violet's Country Cottage". He also frequently falls or hurts himself trying to run to escape her.

In "Singing for Emmett", Emmet explosively loses his temper at Hyacinth, only to realise Hyacinth is completely oblivious to it. Therefore, in later episodes, he frequently insults her practically to her face, because this incident taught him she does not listen and will not hear him. Emmett also begins to seek out ways to get back at Hyacinth for the misery she causes himself and Elizabeth. In "Let There Be Light", he and the Vicar's wife contrive to leave Hyacinth outside the church hall during the bring and buy sale to meet a wealthy guest (who happens to own two disagreeable dogs, but Hyacinth does not know this). In "Hyacinth Is Alarmed", Emmett makes a point to call Hyacinth and tell her when the house across the street is burgled twice, because he knows Hyacinth will be jealous that the burglars thought there were better pickings at that house than at her own house. Arguably, his most famous revenge against Hyacinth came in "Please Mind Your Head", when he discovered Hyacinth was dressed in riding gear to impress the neighbours. He forced her to actually ride a horse to prove she could, taking great delight in her horrible attempts to mount and get the horse started, but showing some remorse when the horse [[Bolting (equine)|bolted]].

In the latter years of the programme, Hyacinth can no longer ignore the fact Emmett is desirous to avoid her, but assumes he is shy and possibly has a romantic attraction to her. Upon hearing this, Emmet says, "I think I want to die!" Emmett is often pursued by Rose as well, because she considers him handsome. Emmett is initially flattered by Rose's attentions, even showing some attraction to her, but eventually comes to fear her as well because of how eagerly she forces herself on him.

Like Liz, Emmett deeply sympathises with Richard. He and Emmett become friends early on, and Emmett is one of the few people who can get Richard to do something for fun without Hyacinth being too upset, such as going to a pub in "Hyacinth is Alarmed" (though Emmett ends up buying both rounds). Emmett also is shown in several episodes to be friendly with Onslow, despite Hyacinth's initial attempts to keep them apart.

In the special features of the complete [[DVD]] collection of the series, it is revealed that David Griffin was being treated for cancer during much of the series' run. In later series, Emmett is noticeably much thinner and seems to have aged, because of this, though the show explains it as his having gained "prison [[pallor]]" from hiding indoors from Hyacinth all the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0619136/trivia|title="Keeping Up Appearances" Angel Gabriel Blue (TV Episode 1994) – IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

==Religious people==

===Michael (the vicar)===
Michael (played by [[Jeremy Gittins]]) is the young and handsome vicar of St. Mark's Church, which Richard and Hyacinth attend. Like most, he is terrified of Hyacinth, and does his best to avoid her, often unsuccessfully. Moreover, he often forgets that Hyacinth prefers her last name to be pronounced "bouquet" and addresses her as "Mrs Bucket". When he discusses Hyacinth with his wife, they refer to her as "the Bucket woman".

He first arrived in the [[parish]] in "The New Vicar", after being a prison chaplain for an unspecified amount of time.<ref>In Picnic for Daddy the Vicar's wife says "I liked it better when you were chaplain of a prison"</ref> He is called "that dishy vicar" by Rose, who often pursues him, much to the anger of his jealous wife, who dislikes the fact that the majority of Michael's congregation are women who "make a fuss" of him. The vicar being caught in compromising positions (which in context are quite innocent) with Rose or other women is a recurring gag in the series, as is the Vicar damaging whatever he is holding/using whenever Hyacinth's name is mentioned. However, despite his dislike, he feels it his duty to be sympathetic to Hyacinth most of the time, trying to rescue her from the [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]]'s amorous advances in "The Commodore" and agreeing to help her with her kitchen dilemma in "Angel Gabriel Blue". He also twice stops to offer Hyacinth and Richard lifts when he spots them stranded on the side of the road, and agrees to try to counsel her sister Violet in the episode "Skis", though Violet is unwilling to go through with it.

The vicar likes Onslow and Daisy and is always glad to see them, and more than once has been to their house to help with various issues (such as a [[ghost]] in Daddy's bedroom, or Rose being depressed). However, he made no secret of his dislike for Hyacinth's father, famously standing up to Hyacinth in the episode "The Father Christmas Suit" to demand she take her inebriated and nearly-nude father away from the church Christmas gathering "as soon as possible".

Only once did the vicar try to exact revenge on Hyacinth, in the episode "Senior Citizen's Outing". He saddled her with the two most difficult seniors to deal with, telling his wife he would "make up for it on Sunday".

===The vicar's wife===
Played by [[Marion Barron]], the vicar's wife is usually referred to as "dear" by her husband. She is a timid yet fiery young woman with a soft Scottish accent. She often finds her husband in compromising positions with Rose, whom she nicknames "the [[vamp (woman)|vampire]] sister", or other young females and incorrectly assumes the worst. These situations are usually prefaced in an earlier scene where she expresses jealousy over the attention that Michael's female parishioners give him. She is the first person in the series to refer to Hyacinth by the sobriquet "the Bucket woman", which is picked up by her husband.

The vicar's wife initially dislikes Hyacinth, but as the series goes on, she grows to see more humour in some of Hyacinth's behaviour than other characters do. She has been seen to stifle fits of laughter at Hyacinth's suggestion of leaving sick parishioners outside while the vicar attends a party of Hyacinth's, and on another occasion merrily bobbed her head in time to Hyacinth's horrendous singing. She is also the only person who seems willing (instead of forced) to go on Hyacinth's little expedition in "Riverside Picnic".

The Vicar's wife, like Emmett, has frequently attempted various small revenges against Hyacinth. In "How to Go On Holiday Without Really Trying", she tricks Hyacinth into cleaning the toilets in the church hall all by herself, and in "Let There Be Light", she assigned Hyacinth to the booth farthest away from anyone else in the church bring and buy sale. Furthermore, in the same episode, she and Emmett contrived to get Hyacinth to stay outside and wait for Mrs Drummond and her disagreeable dogs, instead of helping set up the sale.

===The other vicar===
The other vicar (played by [[Gerald Sim]]) had a single appearance in the episode "The Christening". He is older than Michael and is vicar of a different church. He is Onslow's and Daisy's friend and likes to joke around with them.

==Other townspeople==

===Michael the postman===
Michael the postman was played by Leo Dolan in the first series and by [[David Janson]] from the second series onwards. He is impertinent, high-strung, and completely overwhelmed by Hyacinth, of whom he lives in fear. He would rather avoid her, but tries to stand up to her when she pounces on him, which is every time he delivers (and occasionally throws) post to her house. She constantly makes sure she takes all letters in person, never allowing him to put them in the letterbox and sternly rebuking him when he tries to do so. She frequently makes impossible demands of him, such as letting her see Elizabeth's mail, or switching all second class stamps on her letters to first class stamps, or having him track down packages or letters that were never actually sent. He tries many techniques to not speak to Hyacinth, but all fail. In later episodes he develops a bad [[tic|twitch]], and he openly tells Hyacinth it is her fault, but she seems not to notice. He is the father of seven children.

===The milkman===
Played by Robert Rawles, the unnamed [[Milkman]] is in the same position as Michael the Postman, in that he constantly sneaks about doing his level best to avoid speaking to Hyacinth. Like the postman, he always fails, and usually finds himself bombarded with ridiculous requests such as finding out which specific cows the milk comes from and making sure Hyacinth receives exactly the same bottles every time. He and the postman consider themselves fellow brothers in affliction, and celebrate whenever Hyacinth is on holiday. However, unlike the postman, the milkman never loses his cool with Hyacinth and is not afraid of her, merely annoyed by her.

=== Major Wilton-Smythe ===
[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] Wilton-Smythe (played by [[Peter Cellier]]), commonly known simply as "the major", only appears in the first two series, and hopelessly lusts after Hyacinth even though he is married to a never-seen wife, whom he refers to as "the [[ball and chain]]".

He fought in World War II and is a veteran of the British [[North African Campaign]]. The Major lives in a large house called The Laurels, which is just around the corner from Hyacinth and Richard's bungalow. In "Golfing with the Major", he reveals he was wounded in the leg "somewhere east of [[Suez]]", and he still has "some poxy foreign [[bullet|lead]] in there somewhere". He pretends to limp on this injury when he wants to get out of doing something he does not like, walking normally whenever people are not watching.

He is brash and forceful, and disliked by Richard. In particular, Richard finds it odd that an elderly man like the major prefers whizzing about in a two-seat sports car convertible rather than driving in presumably a more sensible car – the major drives a [[Morgan Plus 4]].

Despite his irritating behaviour, his upper-class status means that Hyacinth refuses to sever contact with the man. At one point she admits "it's a good thing he's a Major... if he were a Sergeant, he wouldn't get a foot past the door!"

===Mrs Councillor Nugent===
Mrs Nugent (played by [[Charmian May]]) is high up the social ladder but low down the charismatic scale, being a dull, bad-tempered and ill-mannered woman. She speaks in an overly loud and militaristic tone and goes on unnecessary tirades about "excessive romantic behaviour" and wasting money. Despite her dislike of romance, however, she thinks it would be fun to be a part of the film industry, and dons a skimpy costume when she thinks Richard is filming an amateur movie in "Richard's New Hobby".

She also seems to be the only person who can get away with referring to Hyacinth as "Mrs Bucket" without Hyacinth correcting her. In "The Toy Store", when Mrs Nugent yells "Mrs Bucket", Hyacinth can be seen mouthing out "It's Bouquet", meaning she still wants to correct her, but stifles it.

Hyacinth tolerates her, not only because of her status, but also because she wants a place on her committee. The nature of the committee is never established. Hyacinth admits that she does not know what the committee does, she "just wants a seat on it".

===Sonia Barker-Finch===
Sonia Barker-Finch lives in the same street as Hyacinth, just opposite her own home in Number 23, Villa Costa Blanca. Above all her other acquaintances, Hyacinth is convinced that Mrs Barker-Finch is her greatest social rival; however, Mrs Barker-Finch does not seek to outdo Hyacinth in any way and generally wants nothing to do with her at all. She is referred to in many episodes, but only makes an uncredited appearance in the episode "Driving Mrs. Fortescue", appearing on the pavement with a friend just in time to see Hyacinth embarrassingly trapped on the back of a moving lorry.

Although Hyacinth invites Mrs Barker-Finch to parties and dinners, Mrs Barker-Finch usually declines. She also had the temerity to talk while Hyacinth was singing, once, firmly making her an enemy of Hyacinth's. Hyacinth hypocritically believes Mrs Barker-Finch to be a snob ("She was a Barker, he was a Finch, now suddenly they're hyphenated") and is determined to get one up on her at every opportunity.

She also believes Mrs Barker-Finch is inferior to her. In "Hyacinth is Alarmed", when Hyacinth hears that Mrs Barker-Finch has been burgled twice, rather than sympathise with her, she accuses Mrs Barker-Finch of being "pretentious", and opines that only a "low-class burglar" would rob number 23. Hyacinth furthermore becomes unreasonably jealous whenever Mrs Barker-Finch has some form of social success and becomes adamant that she will do better than her. This was best exampled in the episode "A Celebrity for the Barbecue", when Mrs. Barker-Finch invited a prominent businessman to her house. Hyacinth went to great lengths to throw a barbecue with a more distinguished celebrity.

In "Three Piece Suite", Hyacinth ordered a three-piece suite that was "an exact replica of the one at [[Sandringham House]]", and went to extraordinary lengths to ensure Mrs Barker-Finch saw it being delivered by "The van with the [[Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)|royal warrant]] on it", such as repeatedly phoning her so that she would have to come to the window and see the delivery van pull up. An ill-timed phone call from Sheridan to ask for money fouled the plan up, and Richard had to pay the van to drive away and come back. Unfortunately, the van crashed shortly thereafter, and Daisy and Onslow's hired lorry turned up just as this happened. This resulted in them delivering the three-piece suite to Hyacinth's house instead, which Mrs. Barker-Finch presumably saw (much to Hyacinth's dismay).

===Delia Wheelwright===
Delia Wheelright is another unseen rival of Hyacinth. Her apparent rivalry with Hyacinth forms the central plot for the episode 'How To Go On Holiday Without Really Trying'. At the beginning of the episode, Hyacinth is talking to Delia Wheelright on the phone. We do not hear the other side of the conversation, but it is revealed that the former is going on an expensive holiday to the Caribbean.

Although she does not express it on the telephone, Hyacinth is greatly put out by this and sets out to better her. Hyacinth drags Richard into town to visit some travel agencies and inquire about holidays, though not the cheap sort of holiday that "caters to the spaghetti and [[French fries|chips]] brigade". Of course the Buckets cannot afford to pay for any of the expensive holidays, but Hyacinth grabs information regarding trips for the [[Orient Express]] and the [[QE2]] (the latter trip being one they actually save up to take in the 1993 Christmas special). On the way home, Hyacinth deliberately throws the brochures out of the car window in front of some friends of Delia Wheelright, in the hope that they will see the brochures and the news gets back to her that Hyacinth is going on an expensive holiday. As usual the plan comes to nothing as the friends in question take no notice.

===Lydia Hawksworth===
Another of Hyacinth's social rivals, Lydia Hawksworth earned Hyacinth's ire during one of her candlelight suppers, when she obnoxiously commented that Hyacinth's kiwifruit were "lower middle-class", and further rubbed Hyacinth up the wrong way by boasting about her recent holiday in [[Corfu]]. This behaviour suggests she is either as snobbish as Hyacinth, or possibly just another of the many people exasperated by her and knows better than others how to get Hyacinth's goat.

In the episode, "The Rolls Royce", Hyacinth was outraged at losing to Lydia in a flower arranging contest, and dismayed that Lydia was now driving a new [[Jaguar XJ]]. She then began a scheme to show her up, by visiting an exclusive garage and convincing the owner to let her "test drive" a Rolls Royce.

However, Hyacinth badgered Richard into driving the Rolls out to the country club where Mrs Hawksworth often went, and the vehicle was reported as stolen. Hyacinth was apprehended by police officers as soon as Mrs Hawksworth arrived, much to the latter's glee.

=== Mrs Fortescue ===
Mrs Fortescue (played by [[Jean Anderson]]) is the irascible, bossy and inconsiderate widow of a wealthy businessman who is a parishioner at the Buckets' church. Her sister is married to a [[baronet]], which leads Hyacinth to perform favours for her even if they are inconvenient to her and Richard, with hopes of socializing with members of the nobility. She appeared in "Driving Mrs. Fortescue".

Mrs Fortescue asks for a lift into town – as she has had her own driving license revoked for speeding – and Hyacinth goes to enormous lengths to impress her, even forcing Richard to rehearse how he is going to ring her doorbell. Richard is not fond of Mrs Fortescue because she hits him with her walking stick. Much to Hyacinth's dismay, Mrs Fortescue accidentally meets Rose, Daisy and Onslow, and gets on extremely well with them.

===The two Miss Pillsworths===
Miss Pillsworth and Miss Pillsworth (played by Lois Penson and [[Clare Kelly]]) are two elderly spinster sisters that appear in the series 5 episode 'Skis'. They are from a rather posh and "very old" family, their late father having been a [[Colonel]]. Hyacinth and Richard drive through town, and on the way they pass the two Miss Pillsworths and, despite the lack of space in the car and the fact that both dislike Hyacinth and are reluctant to travel with her, manage to persuade the two women to take a lift. However, Hyacinth insists they detour through the beautiful neighbourhood Violet lives in before letting them out of the car, prompting the elder Miss Pillsworth to fear they have been kidnapped. Later on in the same episode, the sisters run away when they see Hyacinth coming, afraid she will insist on giving them another lift.

===The Thorgunbys===
Mr Reginald "Reggie" Thorgunby (played by Mark Brackenbury) was Richard's superior in the Department of Finance and General Purposes. In "The Father Christmas Suit", it was Hyacinth's intention to have Mr Thorgunby and his wife Fiona (played by Annette Peters) around for mulled wine and hot mince pies so that they could discuss the conditions of Richard's early retirement. Unfortunately for her, a series of mishaps involving a drunken Richard, a disguised Elizabeth, and a semi-naked Daddy caused the Thorgunbys to give up on the idea of a Christmas visit and drive back home.

Earlier on in the episode, Hyacinth phoned the Thorgunby's house. She was surprised to have a timid childish voice answer at the other end. Believing it to be a child, Hyacinth told the person to "run along, poppet, and tell your Mummy Mrs Thorgunby that there is a nice lady wanting to speak with her". However, it turned out that Hyacinth ''was'' speaking to Mrs Thorgunby.

===The Millburns===
Mr. Millburn (Played by [[Frederick Jaeger]]) is the owner of Frosticles Frozen Food factory, and a neighbour of Hyacinth and Richard. His unseen wife is a member of the Ladies' Luncheon Committee along with Hyacinth, and Hyacinth dislikes her, calling her a "thrusting creature." Hyacinth and Richard tend to refer to the Millburns as "Mr. and Mrs. Frosticles" instead of their actual names. Their acquaintance is only slight, as Richard forgot who they were for a time, and Millburn had no recollection at all of who Hyacinth and Richard were. He was shown as a not-very-bright man, who valued stupidity as a quality and who enjoyed golfing.

In "A Job for Richard", Millburn announced an open senior executive position at his factory. Hyacinth schemed with Onslow to get Richard the job, roping a reluctant Richard into it. The scheme involved Onslow pretending to be a hoodlum and Richard pretending to subdue him, to impress Millburn. The arrival of two real hoodlums (whom Hyacinth had to chase off herself) messed up the plan, and Millburn offered the job to Hyacinth instead, though she refused.

===The Cooper-Bassets===
The Cooper-Bassets (Mr. Cooper-Basset was played by [[Derek Waring]], Mrs. Helen Cooper-Basset was uncredited) were a wealthy married couple, who liked amusement parks, having met on a [[Dark ride|ghost train]]. They appeared in "Senior Citizen's Outing." Hyacinth, Richard, and Elizabeth ran into them while escorting some senior citizens on an outing to the seaside. Hyacinth initially wanted to meet up with them, but they went out of their way to avoid her. However, the tables were turned when the Cooper-Bassets showed up a second time while Hyacinth was dealing with an embarrassing situation with one of the senior citizens, and she tried to avoid them, but without success.

===Signor Farrini and Mrs. Lomax===
Appearing only in "Senior Citizen's Outing", Signor Farrini (played by [[Angus Lennie]]) and Mrs. Lomax (played by Rita Davies) were the two senior citizens Hyacinth was to escort to the outing at the beach. The vicar, knowing full well they were the two most difficult to manage of the group, deliberately saddled Hyacinth with them and told his wife that he knew it was "wicked" and that he would "make up for it on Sunday".

Signor Farrini was a senile, elderly Italian gentleman, who was almost instantly enamoured with Hyacinth. He did everything in his power to follow her around and express his love, even going so far as to handcuff himself and Hyacinth together when she was not looking. Mrs. Lomax was an even older lady, who suffered from severe [[motion sickness]], to the point she would even begin to feel sick in anticipation of getting in the car and would require stops every few miles to prevent her from vomiting. She also had a gluttonous appetite for sweets and ice cream.

===Mrs. Drummond===
Mrs. Drummond (played by [[Sue Lloyd]]) appeared in "Let There Be Light" and was a wealthy and very inconsiderate parishioner of Michael the vicar, and another person Hyacinth tried to impress. Her family lived on an estate called "The Grange", and Hyacinth always introduced them as "The Drummonds. From the Grange, you know." She had two ill-behaved [[Labrador retrievers]] who despised Hyacinth, but Hyacinth pretended not to notice, since Mrs. Drummond had said she had no time for anyone who disliked dogs. Mrs. Drummond would watch while other people worked, and was very much a snob.

===Bunty and Dorian===
Bunty and Dorian (played by [[Marcia Warren]] and [[Royce Mills]]) were two extremely eccentric neighbours of Bruce and Violet, who appeared in "Violet's Country Cottage". They lived in a [[manor house]] next door to the aforementioned cottage, but whether they actually were [[aristocracy]] or not was not mentioned (it was, however, strongly hinted, in that Hyacinth was keen to ingratiate herself with "the lady from the manor house" and in that she recalled Violet's description of her as "eccentric but very well-connected"). They tended to dress in shabby country wear and behaved very oddly, as befits friends of the equally eccentric Bruce, whom Bunty referred to as "The Weirdo". Bunty enjoyed drinking, hunting and shooting. She first met Hyacinth while looking for her lost dog (Hyacinth and Richard were staying in the cottage at the time). Unlike many of the people Hyacinth seeks to impress, Bunty did not seem to find anything amiss in Hyacinth's genteel manner. Richard met up with her husband Dorian while helping to look for the missing dog at Hyacinth's behest, and brought Dorian back to the cottage with him. Bunty quickly became drunk and Dorian started to pursue Hyacinth amorously, which amused Bunty to no end. For once, Hyacinth did not act snobbishly but went with the flow, and the three of them danced a [[conga line]] at the end of the episode.

===Zoe Zbygn (Mrs. Thing)===
Zoe Zbygn made an uncredited appearance in the episode "Violet's Country Cottage". She was an elderly lady from [[Poland]] who spoke very little English. While all the other characters could spell her surname, no one could figure out how to pronounce it. Daisy finally settled on "Mrs. Thing", which the other characters (even Hyacinth) also called her. She was Daddy's girlfriend for a time, and accompanied Daddy, Daisy, Onslow, and Rose to the cottage to visit Hyacinth. She seemed a mostly taciturn individual until she heard Richard calling her name, which made her excitedly leave Daddy's side and act amorously toward Richard. In actuality, Richard was calling Bunty's lost dog, who was also named Zoe.

===The Commodore===
The [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] (played by [[Nigel Davenport]]) appeared in the episode "The Commodore" and was an old [[seafaring]] man who became famous sailing round [[Cape Horn]] singlehandedly. He retired from the sea and made a living going around as a guest speaker at events. Hyacinth went to great lengths to meet and impress him, and volunteered the Vicar to give him a ride back to the train station after the Commodore had given a speech. The Commodore had a notorious reputation with the ladies, including a "scandalous" divorce. Hyacinth ignored warnings about him, enamoured with the prospect of meeting a Commodore, until he tried to seduce her in the back seat of the Vicar's car. The Vicar tried to rescue the terrified Hyacinth by offering to let her out of the car, but because stopping would mean the Commodore would miss his train Hyacinth told him to keep driving.

===His Lordship===
Never named, and played by [[Bruce Montague]], His Lordship was a suave and wealthy [[peerage|peer]] who lived on a large estate some miles out in the country from Hyacinth's house. He was said to be the son of the deceased [[Dowager]] [[Lady]] Ursula. He was one of the kindliest, most considerate characters in the series.

In "Country House Sale", Hyacinth first met His Lordship in the large drive of his mansion, at the estate sale of his late mother. Hyacinth, unaware to whom she was speaking, asked him for directions, which he happily gave her. Later, she overheard a [[servant]] address him as 'Milord' and realized who she was talking to. After the estate sale had concluded, Hyacinth, who had bought several bottles of homemade wine in the sale, sought out his Lordship, and the two seemed to get along well together. They shared a [[toast (honor)|toast]] to the late Dowager Lady Ursula, but the wine was too strong for Hyacinth, who promptly became hopelessly drunk. However, His Lordship was very nice about the whole business, blaming the wine and not Hyacinth and helping Richard get his confused wife safely back to the car.

===Sir Edward===
In the episode "Looking at Properties", Hyacinth and Richard briefly leased a second home in the form of a flat in the roof of a large manor house, and were neighbours to Sir Edward (played by [[John Arnatt]]). He lived on the ground floor, and spent most of his time snoozing in a [[wheelchair]] with his [[gout]]y foot propped up. He took an instant dislike to Hyacinth when the first thing she did was inadvertently bump into his gouty foot, and barely spoke to her after that incident.

===Mrs. Braddock===
Seen only in "Country Estate Sale", Mrs. Braddock (played by Jessica James) is a senile older woman who attends Senior Lunches with Daddy and who stalks his house and insists he [[proposal (marriage)|proposed]] to her, though Daddy remembers only offering her a "temporary arrangement". Rose and Daisy imply she has stalked their house before, but only one instance is shown, in which she shoos Onslow's dog away from the old car she lives in, and takes her place, waiting outside to nab Daddy. She causes Onslow to fall into the hedge (parodying a recurring gag of Hyacinth doing the same whenever the dog barks) by jumping out and yelling "Oi!" at him. She also scares Hyacinth into the hedge when she arrives later in the episode.

===Mr. Mawsby===
Mr. Mawsby (played by [[Preston Lockwood]]) appeared in "Angel Gabriel Blue". Daddy went off on one of his adventures and rented the room to the equally elderly Mr. Mawsby, giving him a receipt. Mr. Mawsby stayed in the room for a time, and Rose and Daisy mistook Mr. Mawsby for Daddy and brought him meals. When Rose found out he was not Daddy, Mr. Mawsby locked himself in the room and refused to leave. Eventually, after the entire family tried various tactics to get him out, Hyacinth sent Richard up a ladder to try to contact him through the window. However, Daddy came back and Mr. Mawsby left of his own volition, referring to his rented accommodation as a "madhouse".

===Rose's boyfriends===
Throughout the series, Rose has a long succession of boyfriends, sometimes seeing more than one at the same time. It is a running gag that Rose has a new one almost every episode. Most are unseen, but a few make appearances, usually embarrassing Hyacinth in some way in the process.

====Reg and Dennis====
Appeared in "The Christening", played by Bruce Bennett and Jonathan Fryer. Rose spent the first half of the episode on the phone alternately with the two men, playing them off each other and trying to make one of them jealous enough of the other to escort her to her grand-niece's christening. Unfortunately, this backfired as both men arrived at the church at the same time and began squabbling over Rose in front of all the guests.

====Charlie====
Charlie (played by John Darrell) was a local police inspector who appeared in the episode "Senior Citizen's Outing". It was implied he'd had a brief fling with Rose in the past; however, when he met her again, he was less than thrilled to renew the acquaintance, given she called him out in front of his peers at the police station.

====Mr. Sudbury====
Mr. Sudbury (played by Tony Kemp) was a tall, elegant man that Rose fell for because of his [[dancing]] skills. He appeared briefly in "The Father Christmas Suit", literally dancing down the street with her.

====Boris and Mr. Heliwell====
Boris and Mr. Heliwell, (played by [[Dicken Ashworth]] and Gregory Cox), were both mentioned in several episodes as on-again-off-again flames of Rose's, but only appeared in "The Candlelight Supper". They were two very large and loud men who embarrassingly fought over Rose's affections on Hyacinth's front doorstep, only getting louder when Rose told them to go away because she had fallen for Emmett. The disturbance prompted Hyacinth – who had Elizabeth and Emmett over for dinner – to sing as loud as she could to drown the fighting out. The horrible, off-key racket actually stopped the fight and made both men flee, which was not Hyacinth's intent but it did save the situation.

====Roger====
Roger (played by Jon Glover), a kindly younger man with a large black [[Newfoundland dog]] named Olive, appeared in "Early Retirement". He disrupted Hyacinth's tea party plans when he went to the wrong house to pick Rose up, having mistaken Hyacinth for Rose's mother. His dog then refused to leave Hyacinth's drive, and Roger ended up leaving her there while he went in search of something to entice her away. The big dog then chased the pet [[Yorkshire Terrier]] of Hyacinth's honoured guest.

====Mr. Merryweather====
Mr. Merryweather (played by [[Trevor Bannister]]), appeared in "Angel Gabriel Blue" and was a long-suffering, obsequious salesman in a store that sold kitchen fittings and remodeling services. Hyacinth, unaware he was involved with Rose, persuaded him to get her an out-of-stock [[worktop]] in the colour "[[Angel Gabriel]] [[Blue]]", so her house would be the only one in the neighbourhood with the "exclusive" colour. However, the scheme backfired when Onslow found a new worktop being given away and Mr. Merryweather identified it as Angel Gabriel Blue as well, thus meaning Daisy and Onslow's house now had the "exclusive" colour.

Bannister's appearance on the show was a cameo, as he had previously played Mr. Lucas – almost exactly the same character, in terms of personality and occupation, as Mr. Merryweather – in the popular BBC comedy ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''.

====Mr. Marinopoulous====
In "Onslow's [[Birthday]]" Rose infamously became involved with a wealthy Greek gentleman by the name of Mr. Marinopoulous (played by Ivan Santon), who also happened to have a [[limousine]]. Rose offered Hyacinth and Richard a ride in the limousine, to Onslow's birthday party. Hyacinth, thrilled that Rose was moving up in the world, invited people over for [[cocktails]] and bought Onslow a pair of expensive [[cufflinks]], to impress the wealthy Greek when he arrived. However, Mr. Marinopoulos was, in fact, a well-to-do [[undertaker]], and when the limousine broke down, he came to pick Hyacinth and Richard up in his [[hearse]] instead, in front of a crowd of guests invited to see the limousine.

====C.P. Benedict====

In "A Celebrity for the [[Barbecue]]", C.P. Benedict (played by Paul Williamson) was an acquaintance of Richard's who passed the time of day during strolls, as well as a former fling of Rose's who had parted with her on amicable terms. Furthermore, Hyacinth knew of C.P. from watching him on television, advertising his lucrative [[garden centre]], and referred to him as "The Garden Centre King". However, none of the three were aware that either of the others knew him, until Richard happened to casually mention him in conversation with Hyacinth. Hyacinth, thinking him a celebrity, invited him to a barbecue in hopes of impressing the neighbours. She even had Richard deck the house out in live plants from C.P.'s garden centre until it resembled a jungle (the "outdoors-indoors exclusive barbecue with finger buffet"), and wore one of her best dresses, only to have Rose and Daisy accidentally crash the party. C.P. gleefully reunited with Rose, much to Hyacinth's dismay.

====Mr. Finchley====
Appeared in "The Art Exhibition". The occupation of Mr. Finchley (played by Nicholas Bennett) is unknown, but he happened to own a van with [[loudspeakers]] in the roof and a [[microphone]] in the cab. He also happened to be one of Rose's most amorous pursuers. When Daddy went missing one day, Rose borrowed Mr. Finchley's vehicle to go look for him, though he ended up having to drive her. Unfortunately Mr. Finchley turned on the loudspeakers by accident, and as the two of them rode through town, everyone could hear his and Rose's rather scandalous conversation blaring at full blast, much to Hyacinth's horror.

====Mr. Whatsit====
Seen only as a [[silhouette]] in the back seat of a car, Mr. Whatsit appeared/was mentioned in two episodes, "The Fancy Dress Ball" and "Hyacinth is Alarmed". His real name was unknown, but Rose stated that it was a [[Polish language|Polish]] surname with "too many [[z]]eds" in it, hence her calling him either "Cuddly Chops" or "Mr. Whatsit". He was the most serious of Rose's lovers, actually proposing to her, but Hyacinth was afraid she would have to call Rose "Mrs. Whatsit" or "Mrs. Cuddly Chops" if the marriage came to pass. However, when he went back to Poland, he fell for a Polish woman and broke the engagement off. Rose was more philosophical about this breakup than most, musing "Well, I couldn't pronounce him anyway".

== Animal characters ==

===Onslow's dog===

Onslow's dog doesn't have a name, simply referred to as "Girl" or "Dog". In some episodes she appears as an [[Old English Sheepdog]] mix of some sort, but for the most part she appears as an [[Irish Wolfhound]] mix. She is most often found in the Hillman Avenger that has been left to rust in the front yard of Onslow's home, though she sometimes snuggles on Onslow's lap, hanging off it as she is too big to fit. Generally placid and friendly to visitors, the dog barks aggressively at only two characters: Hyacinth and Mrs Councillor Nugent, the two most disagreeable characters on the show. Onslow clearly is very fond of his dog – he feeds her scraps, takes her for car rides, and in "Country Estate Sale", when one of Daddy's fiancées shoos the dog out and stays in the old car herself, Onslow is visibly distraught and goes down the street looking for her. Richard also seems to be fond of the dog; however, he becomes unhappy with her when, in "A Picnic for Daddy", she takes a liking to Richard's suit and snuggles with him, pinning him to the couch against his wishes.

In what is arguably the series' most memorable running gag, the dog startles Hyacinth into falling into the nearby hedge by barking at her from the car whenever she walks down the path to the house. Sometimes the dog startles her in other places by barking, as well, such as from a window or from the church hall car park. This habit of the dog's was also responsible for Richard's leg injury in "Iron Age Remains"; she barked at Hyacinth, who in turn jumped backwards and hit the ladder Richard was standing on, knocking him off it. In "Country Estate Sale", Hyacinth, emboldened by gooseberry wine, snuck up on the car and barked into it to startle the dog and teach her a lesson. This backfired, however, since Daddy's fiancée was in the car instead of the dog and barked back at Hyacinth, again startling her into the hedge.

=== Violet and Bruce's pony ===
Hardly ever seen and only referenced on the phone or on the gates of Violet's house, the pony is part of a main running gag, which features Hyacinth introducing Violet on the telephone (shouting to Liz, her next-door neighbour, from the corridor) by exclaiming: "The one with the swimming pool, the new Mercedes and room for a pony... But not in the car!" Or replacing the Mercedes part with "...[[Sauna]]..." or "...Musical [[bidet]]..." and referencing the joke that there is not room for it in the Sauna or the Musical bidet.

In "Problems with Relatives", When Hyacinth and Richard plan on taking Daddy to Violet and Bruce's house, the pony makes a brief cameo in the background. The stables is also seen briefly in this episode.

===Olive===
Only appearing in "Early Retirement", Olive was a massive black [[Newfoundland dog|Newfoundland]] that belonged to one of Rose's beaus, Roger. She was incredibly stubborn and disobedient, and caused mayhem when she sat on Hyacinth's driveway and flatly refused to move, just as Hyacinth was expecting a prominent guest to arrive. Neither her owner nor Hyacinth could get her to move by command, so Elizabeth and Hyacinth tried pulling and pushing her instead while her owner walked off. Unfortunately, the guest (and her [[Yorkshire Terrier]]) arrived at Hyacinth's house at that moment. Olive, who liked to play with smaller dogs according to her owner, chased after the Yorkie, dragging Hyacinth down the street behind her.

===Zoe the spaniel===
Zoe is never seen but her actions drive much of the plot of "Violet's Country Cottage". She is reportedly a liver-and-white [[English Springer Spaniel]] belonging to Bunty and Dorian. It is revealed Bunty was training her to be a [[gun dog]]. However, Zoe is very scared of loud noises and ran away when Bunty fired the gun, and has not been seen since. Bunty first meets Hyacinth and Richard while trying to find Zoe, and in order to ingratiate herself with the wealthy eccentric lady, Hyacinth sends Richard to look for the dog. Richard spends much of the episode looking for Zoe, and in doing so meets Dorian, Bunty's husband, who saves him from getting stuck in a patch of nettles. Later, while still looking for Zoe and calling her name, Richard is amorously pursued by one of Daddy's girlfriends, whose first name also happens to be Zoe.

===Vicar's dog===
Only seen in "A Picnic for Daddy", the vicar and his wife own a fat, black and white [[Cocker spaniel]] mix. Her name is never given – like Onslow's dog, people refer to her only as "girl" or "the dog". She, like most dogs, despised Hyacinth. When Vicar gave Hyacinth a lift, with the dog riding in the boot of the car, the dog barked at her furiously and proceeded to eat all the artificial fruit off of her fancy hat. She also barked at a policeman who was following the car.

===Mrs. Drummond's dogs===
Also unnamed, appearing in "Let There Be Light". They belonged to a wealthy parishioner of Michael the vicar and were two [[Labrador Retriever|Labradors]], atypically vicious for the breed, who lunged at and tried to attack Hyacinth. She was eventually able to calm them and try to take them for a walk, but an ill-timed electrical explosion in the church hall spooked them into running away from her.

== See also ==
* ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' ([[List of Keeping Up Appearances episodes|list of episodes]])

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Last of the Summer Wine (series 16)

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{{Infobox television season
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =
| caption =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1995|01|01|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1995|02|26|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 9
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 15)|15]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 17)|17]]
}}

'''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''''s '''sixteenth series''' aired on [[BBC1]]. All of the episodes were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==List of episodes==
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! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti
|1 January
|After Wesley almost runs over Billy Ingleton. Foggy gets to prove his talents as a concert promoter.
|
*60 minute special.
*This episode marks the first appearance of [[Norman Wisdom]] as a recurring guest star playing Billy Ingleton.
*First episode to be in broadcast in a widescreen aspect ratio.
*Filming took place at one of the locks of the Huddersfield Broad Canal.
|-
|The Glory Hole
|8 January
|While out in the hills one day, Foggy sees a hole in the road that reminds him of a World War II slit trench. Compo swaps his portable air raid siren for a flag pole from Auntie Wainwright.
|
*From this point onward, (until the end), the concluding theme tune and credits are shorter.
|-
|Adopted by a Stray
|15 January
|The trio meet Mr Broadbent, who is giving up everything to find the wilderness. He gives the trio his van, but they don't expect Mrs Broadbent to come with it.
|
*Guest appearances of [[Geoffrey Bayldon]] and [[Emily Perry (English actress)|Emily Perry]] as Mr and Mrs Broadbent.
|-
|The Defeat of the Stoneworm
|22 January
|Howard says he has stoneworm in his cellar, so the trio try to convince everyone that stoneworm are real.
|
|-
|Once in a Moonlit Junkyard
|29 January
|Compo has a visit from a mysterious motorcyclist and eventually realises it could be Babs, one of his old girlfriends.
|
|-
|The Space Ace
|5 February
|Stanley Pocklington is training to be an astronaut, but when he gets drunk, Foggy devises a whole training programme for him.
|
|-
|The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire
|12 February
|The trio have a go at hypnotherapy to help Howard take control over Pearl, but Foggy ends up hypnotising himself.
|
*The concluding theme tune is played by brass band at marching pace consistent with Foggy's adopted military step.
|-
|The Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall
|19 February
|Foggy believes he could be related to the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Compo buys Nora Batty a hat.
|
|-
|The Sweet Smell of Excess
|26 February
|Compo uses his bed as a trampoline to get up to Nora Batty's window, but ends up getting stuck in the bed springs. On his release, he falls down a manhole and the trio then have to find a way to get rid of the resulting smell.
|
|-
|}

==DVD release==
The box set for series sixteen was released by Universal Playback in December 2010, mislabelled as a box set for series 17 & 18.

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|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 17 & 18'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-17-DVD/dp/B0042AMHNW/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1RCYHC62KKVWMHE26S8A|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 17 & 18 [1995] [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 20 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 27 December 2010
|}

==References==
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==See also==
{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1995 British television seasons]]