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{{Infobox television season
| season_number =
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image =

| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 9 & 10 DVD
| starring =
| country = United Kingdom
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|10|16|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1988|12|24|df=yes}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|9]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 11)|11]]
| episode_list =
}}

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'''
{| 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 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)'''
{| 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
|-
|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".

{| 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 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 10) - Revision history

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