Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)

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Last of the Summer Wine
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Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8 DVD
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release30 December 1984 (1984-12-30) –
17 March 1985 (1985-03-17)
Season chronology
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Last of the Summer Wine's eighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.[2]

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

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor Role
Bill Owen Compo
Peter Sallis Clegg
Brian Wilde Foggy

First appearances

Returning this series

Last appearances

List of episodes

Christmas Special (1984)

Title Airdate Description Notes
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 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.[3]

Regular series

Title Airdate Description Notes
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.
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 Howard, Pearl and 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.
Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then? 17 March Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe while she goes out.

DVD release

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

The Complete Series 7 & 8
Set Details[4]
  • 15 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
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

  1. ^ Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182
  2. ^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
  3. ^ DigitalCavalry (2015-07-17). "Christmas Special 1984: The Loxley Lozenge". Summer Winos. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  4. ^ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8". Amazon. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

References

Bright, Morris; Robert Ross (2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage. London: BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN 0-563-55151-8.

External links

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