Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)

Last of the Summer Wine
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	18 December 2005 (2005-12-18) – 28 December 2006 (2006-12-28)
Season chronology

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:

Actor	Role
Keith Clifford	Billy
Brian Murphy	Alvin
Peter Sallis	Clegg
Frank Thornton	Truly

First appearances

• Nelly (2005–2010)

Last appearances

• Billy Hardcastle (1999–2006)

List of Episodes

Christmas Special (2005)

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day	18 December		First appearance of 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

Title	Airdate	Description	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 guest again as drunks. Audience unknown.

Christmas Special (2006)

Title	Airdate	Description	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.

The Complete Series 27 & 28

Set Details

21 episodes 4-disc set Language: English

Release Date

Region 2

5 October 2015