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| image                = LOTSWs1.jpg
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| 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         = 
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'''''[[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.&nbsp;167&ndash;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;17&ndash;19</ref>

Joining the cast this season was [[Joe Gladwin]] as Wally Batty, Nora Batty's henpecked husband.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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==

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|- align=center style="background-color: #<noinclude>DEDDE2</noinclude><includeonly>F5EF78</includeonly>; font-weight: bold;"
| No. || No. in<br />series || Title || Original airdate || Prod. code || Disc
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|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.&nbsp;167&ndash;169</ref> Guest appearance of [[Kenneth MacDonald (English actor)|Kenneth MacDonald]].
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{{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.&nbsp;169</ref> Guest appearances of [[Jack Woolgar]] and [[Janet Davies (actress)|Janet Davies]].
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{{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"/>
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{{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.&nbsp;96&ndash;99</ref>
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{{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.&nbsp;150</ref>
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{{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
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}}
|}
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==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==
{{IMDb title|tt0069602|Last of the Summer Wine}}

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[[Category:Last of the Summer Wine series]]
[[Category:1975 British television seasons]]