British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC
Last Of The Summer Wine

Last Of The Summer Wine

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973 - 2010
  • 295 episodes (31 series)

Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.

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All Last Of The Summer Wine episodes

Comedy Playhouse

  1. 1 - Of Funerals And Fish

Series 1

  1. 1 - Short Back And Palais Glide
  2. 2 - Inventor Of The Forty Foot Ferret
  3. 3 - Pate And Chips
  4. 4 - Spring Fever
  5. 5 - The New Mobile Trio
  6. 6 - Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts

Series 2

  1. 1 - Forked Lightning
  2. 2 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?
  3. 3 - The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
  4. 4 - Some Enchanted Evening
  5. 5 - A Quiet Drink
  6. 6 - Ballad For Wind Instruments And Canoe
  7. 7 - Northern Flying Circus

Series 3

  1. 1 - The Man From Oswestry
  2. 2 - Mending Stuart's Leg
  3. 3 - The Great Boarding-House Bathroom Caper
  4. 4 - Cheering Up Gordon
  5. 5 - The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
  6. 6 - Going To Gordon's Wedding
  7. 7 - Isometrics And After

Series 4

  1. 1 - Ferret Come Home
  2. 2 - Getting On Sidney's Wire
  3. 3 - Jubilee
  4. 4 - Flower Power Cut
  5. 5 - Who Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
  6. 6 - Greenfingers
  7. 7 - A Merry Heatwave
  8. 8 - The Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent

Small Tune On A Penny Wassail

  1. Special - Small Tune On A Penny Wassail

Series 5

  1. 1 - Full Steam Behind
  2. 2 - The Flag And Its Snag
  3. 3 - The Flag And Further Snags
  4. 4 - Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
  5. 5 - Earnshaw Strikes Again
  6. 6 - Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
  7. 7 - Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
  8. Special - And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree

Whoops

  1. Special - Whoops

Series 6

  1. 1 - In The Service Of Humanity
  2. 2 - Car And Garter
  3. 3 - The Odd Dog Men
  4. 4 - A Bicycle Made For Three
  5. 5 - One Of The Last Few Places Unexplored By Man
  6. 6 - Serenade For Tight Jeans And Metal Detector
  7. 7 - From Wellies To Wet Suit
  8. Special - All Mod Conned
  9. Special - The Funny Side Of Christmas

Series 7

  1. 1 - The Frozen Turkey Man
  2. 2 - The White Man's Grave
  3. 3 - The Waist Land
  4. 4 - Cheering Up Ludovic
  5. 5 - The Three Astaires
  6. 6 - The Arts Of Concealment

Getting Sam Home

  1. Special - Getting Sam Home

The Loxley Lozenge

  1. Special - The Loxley Lozenge

Series 8

  1. 1 - The Mysterious Feet Of Nora Batty
  2. 2 - Keeping Britain Tidy
  3. 3 - Enter The Phantom
  4. 4 - Catching Digby's Donkey
  5. 5 - The Woollen Mills Of Your Mind
  6. 6 - Who's Looking After The Café Then?

1986 Specials

  1. Special - Uncle Of The Bride
  2. Special - Merry Christmas Father Christmas

Series 9

These episodes were originally commissioned as two separate series, but broadcast as one.

  1. 1 - Why Does Norman Clegg Buy Ladies' Elastic Stockings?
  2. 2 - The Heavily Reinforced Bottom
  3. 3 - Dried Dates And Codfanglers
  4. 4 - The Really Masculine Purse
  5. 5 - Who's Feeling Ejected Then?
  6. 6 - The Ice-Cream Man Cometh
  7. 7 - Set The People Free
  8. 8 - Go With The Flow
  9. 9 - Jaws
  10. 10 - Edie And The Automobile
  11. 11 - Wind Power
  12. 12 - When You Take A Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible
  13. Special - Big Day At Dream Acre

Series 10

  1. 1 - The Experiment
  2. 2 - The Treasure Of The Deep
  3. 3 - Dancing Feet
  4. 4 - That Certain Smile
  5. 5 - Downhill Racer
  6. 6 - The Day Of The Welsh Ferret
  7. Special - Crums

Series 11

  1. 1 - Come Back Jack Harry Teesdale
  2. 2 - The Kiss And Mavis Poskit
  3. 3 - Oh Shut Up And Eat Your Choc-Ice
  4. 4 - Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?
  5. 5 - Happy Anniversary, Gough And Jessie
  6. 6 - Getting Barry Higher In The World
  7. 7 - Three Men And A Mangle
  8. Special - What's Santa Brought For Nora Then?

Series 12

  1. 1 - Return Of The Warrior
  2. 2 - Come In Sunray Major
  3. 3 - The Charity Balls
  4. 4 - Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous
  5. 5 - That's Not Captain Zero
  6. 6 - Das (Welly) Boot
  7. 7 - The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built
  8. 8 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
  9. 9 - Roll On
  10. 10 - A Landlady For Smiler
  11. Special - Barry's Christmas

Series 13

  1. 1 - Quick, Quick, Slow
  2. 2 - Give Us A Lift
  3. 3 - Was That Nora Batty Singing?
  4. 4 - Cashflow Problems
  5. 5 - Passing The Earring
  6. 6 - Pole Star
  7. Special - Situations Vacant

Series 14

  1. 1 - By The Magnificent Thighs Of Ernie Burniston
  2. 2 - Errol Flynn Used To Have A Pair Like That
  3. 3 - The Phantom Of The Graveyard
  4. 4 - The Self-Propelled Salad Strainer
  5. 5 - Ordeal By Trousers
  6. 6 - Happy Birthday, Howard
  7. 7 - Who's Got Rhythm?
  8. 8 - Camera Shy
  9. 9 - Wheelies
  10. 10 - Stop That Castle!

Series 15

  1. 1 - How To Clear Your Pipes
  2. 2 - Where There's Smoke There's Barbecue
  3. 3 - The Black Widow
  4. 4 - Have You Got A Light Mate?
  5. 5 - Stop That Bath
  6. 6 - Springing Smiler
  7. 7 - Concerto For Solo Bicycle
  8. 8 - There Are Gypsies At The Bottom Of Our Garden
  9. 9 - Aladdin Gets On Your Wick
  10. Special - Welcome To Earth

The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti

  1. Special - The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti

Series 16

  1. 1 - The Glory Hole
  2. 2 - Adopted By A Stray
  3. 3 - The Defeat Of The Stoneworm
  4. 4 - Once In A Moonlit Junkyard
  5. 5 - The Space Ace
  6. 6 - The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire
  7. 7 - The Dewhirsts Of Ogleby Hall
  8. 8 - The Sweet Smell Of Excess

Series 17

  1. 1 - Leaving Home Forever, Or Till Teatime
  2. 2 - Bicycle Bonanza
  3. 3 - The Glamour Of The Uniform
  4. 4 - The First Human Being To Ride A Hill
  5. 5 - Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure
  6. 6 - Desperate For A Duffield
  7. 7 - The Suit That Turned Left
  8. 8 - Beware Of The Elbow
  9. 9 - The Thing In Wesley's Shed
  10. 10 - Brushes At Dawn
  11. Special - A Leg Up For Christmas

Extra! Extra!

  1. Special - Extra! Extra!

Series 18

  1. 1 - The Love Mobile
  2. 2 - A Clean Sweep
  3. 3 - The Mysterious C.W. Northrop
  4. 4 - A Double For Howard
  5. 5 - How To Create A Monster
  6. 6 - Deviations With Davenport
  7. 7 - According To The Prophet Bickerdyke
  8. 8 - Next Kiss Please
  9. 9 - Destiny And Six Bananas
  10. 10 - A Sidecar Named Desire
  11. Special - There Goes The Groom

Series 19

  1. 1 - Beware Of The Oglethorpe
  2. 2 - Tarzan Of The Towpath
  3. 3 - Truly And The Hole Truth
  4. 4 - Oh Howard, We Should Get One Of Those
  5. 5 - The Suit That Attracts Blondes
  6. 6 - The Only Diesel Powered Saxophone In Captivity
  7. 7 - Perfection - Thy Name Is Ridley
  8. 8 - Nowhere Particular
  9. 9 - From Audrey Nash To The Widow Dilhooley
  10. 10 - Support Your Local Skydiver

Series 20

  1. 1 - The Pony Set
  2. 2 - How Errol Flynn Discovered The Secret Of Nora Batt
  3. 3 - Who's Thrown Her Tom Cruise Photographs Away?
  4. 4 - What Happened To Barry's Nose?
  5. 5 - Optimism In The Housing Market
  6. 6 - Will Barry Go Septic Despite Listening To Classical Music?
  7. 7 - Beware The Vanilla Slice
  8. 8 - Howard Throws A Wobbler
  9. 9 - The Phantom Number 14 Bus
  10. 10 - Ironing Day

Last Post And Pigeon

  1. Special - Last Post And Pigeon

Series 21

  1. 1 - Lipstick And Other Problems
  2. 2 - Under The Rug
  3. 3 - Magic And The Morris Minor
  4. 4 - Elegy For Fallen Wellies
  5. 5 - Surprise At Throstlenest
  6. 6 - Just A Small Funeral
  7. 7 - From Here To Paternity
  8. 8 - Some Vans Can Make You Deaf
  9. 9 - Waggoners Roll
  10. 10 - I Didn't Know Barry Could Play

Series 22

  1. 1 - Getting Barry's Goat
  2. 2 - The Art Of The Shorts Story
  3. 3 - The Missing Bus Of Mrs Avery
  4. 4 - Hey, Big Vendor
  5. 5 - Enter The Hawk
  6. 6 - Gnome And Away
  7. 7 - A Hair Of The Blonde That Bit You
  8. 8 - A White Sweater And A Solicitor's Letter
  9. 9 - Why Is Barry At An Angle?
  10. 10 - The Coming Of The Beast
  11. Special - Potts In Pole Position

Series 23

  1. 1 - A Brief Excursion In The Fast Lane
  2. 2 - The Mystical Squeak Of Howard's Bicycle
  3. 3 - Mervyn Would Be Proud
  4. 4 - Incredible Journey Of Norman Clegg
  5. 5 - Beware Of The Hot Dog
  6. 6 - In Search Of Childlike Joy And The Farthest Reaches Of The Lotus Position
  7. 7 - A Chaise Lounge Too Far
  8. 8 - Exercising Father's Bicycle
  9. 9 - Sadly, Madly, Bradley
  10. 10 - It All Began With A Volvo Headlamp
  11. Special - A Musical Passing For A Miserable Muscroft

Series 24

  1. 1 - The Lair Of The Cat Creature
  2. 2 - Ancient Eastern Wisdom - An Introduction
  3. 3 - A Pickup Of The Later Ming Dynasty
  4. 4 - The Secret Birthday Of Norman Clegg
  5. 5 - In Which Gavin Hinchcliff Loses The Gulf Stream
  6. 6 - The Miraculous Curing Of Old Goff Helliwell
  7. 7 - The Frenchies Are Coming
  8. 8 - The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff
  9. 9 - The Second Husband And The Showgirls
  10. 10 - All Of A Florrie
  11. Special - A Short Blast Of Fred Astaire

Series 25

  1. 1 - Jurassic No Parking
  2. 2 - The General's Greatest Battle
  3. 3 - Spores
  4. 4 - Happy Birthday Robin Hood
  5. 5 - Who's That With Barry And Glenda..?
  6. 6 - An Apple And A Day
  7. 7 - Barry Becomes A Psychopathic Killer But Only Part Time
  8. 8 - Things To Do When Your Wife Runs Off With A Turkish Waiter
  9. 9 - Beware Of Laughing At Nora's Hats
  10. 10 - Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful
  11. Special - Variations On A Theme Of The Widow Winstanley

Series 26

  1. 1 - The Swan Man Of Ilkley
  2. 2 - Watching The Clock
  3. 3 - Has Anyone Seen A Peruvian Wart?
  4. 4 - Hermione (The Short Course)
  5. 5 - Who's That Mouse In The Poetry Group?
  6. 6 - Available For Weddings
  7. 7 - The McDonaghs Of Jamieson Street
  8. 8 - The Afterthoughts Of A Co-op Manager
  9. 9 - Lot No. 8
  10. 10 - Little Orphan Howard
  11. Special - Merry Entwistle And Jackson Day

Series 27

  1. 1 - Follow That Bottle
  2. 2 - How To Remove A Cousin
  3. 3 - Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis
  4. 4 - The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi
  5. 5 - Barry In Danger From Reading And Aunt Jessie
  6. 6 - Who's That Merry Man With Billy, Then?
  7. 7 - Who's That Talking To Lenny?
  8. 8 - Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy
  9. 9 - Plenty Of Room In The Back
  10. Special - A Tale Of Two Sweaters

Series 28

  1. 1 - The Second Stag Night Of Doggy Wilkinson
  2. 2 - What Happened To The Horse?
  3. 3 - Variations On A Theme Of Road Rage
  4. 4 - In Which Howard Gets Double Booked
  5. 5 - Will The Nearest Alien Please Come In
  6. 6 - Elegy For Small Creature And Clandestine Trackbike
  7. 7 - The Crowcroft Challenge
  8. 8 - Must Be A Good Dancer
  9. 9 - In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump
  10. 10 - Sinclair And The Wormley Witches

Series 29

  1. 1 - Enter The Finger
  2. 2 - Will The Genuine Racer Please Stand Up?
  3. 3 - A Short Introduction To Cooper's Rules
  4. 4 - Is Jeremy Quite Safe?
  5. 5 - All That Glitters Is Not Elvis
  6. 6 - Eva's Back In Town
  7. 7 - In Which Romance Isn't Dead - Just Incompetent
  8. 8 - The Mischievous Tinkle In Howard's Eyes
  9. 9 - Of Passion And Pizza
  10. 10 - It's Never Ten Years
  11. 11 - Get Out Of That, Then
  12. Special - I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies

Series 30

  1. 1 - Some Adventures Of The Inventor Of The Mother Stitch
  2. 2 - The Mother Of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
  3. 3 - Will Howard Cross The Atlantic Single-Handed?
  4. 4 - Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?
  5. 5 - Nobody Messes With Tony The Throat
  6. 6 - Will Stella Find True Love With Norris Fairburn?
  7. 7 - Will Randolph Make A Good Impression?
  8. 8 - In Which Romance Springs A Leak
  9. 9 - Variations On A Theme Of Father's Day
  10. 10 - Goodnight Sweet Ferret

Series 31

  1. 1 - Behind Every Bush There Is Not Necessarily A Howard
  2. 2 - Happy Camping
  3. 3 - The Rights Of Man (Except For Howard)
  4. 4 - Howard And The Great Outdoors
  5. 5 - Look Whose Wheel's Come Off
  6. 6 - The Very Last Of The Summer Wine: How Not To Cry At Weddings

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