Last of the Summer Wine - Series 17 & 18 [DVD] [1995]

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Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life.

Although he considered himself very regimental and heroic, when confronted Foggy was generally meek and incompetent, even a coward. Like the previous third man – and all subsequent third men – he considered himself the leader of the trio, and frequently took charge of Compo and Clegg. Foggy was infamous for trying to figure out a solution to the trio's everyday problems, only to make them much worse. In earlier years, Foggy wore a scarf with regimental colours on it. When Wilde left the series in 1985 to star in his own sitcom and to pursue other TV work, it was explained that Foggy had moved to Bridlington to take over his family's egg-painting business. [6] Clegg and Truly find out a few unexpected things about Compo as they take his ferrets to their new home.

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The trio, along with Sid and Ivy, crowd in Compo's nephew, Gordon's, van for a trip to Scarborough for the weekend. Hobbo discovers that Morton is lonely and depressed, what else should a former milkman and undercover spy do, but find him a good friend. For some years before joining the series as Tom Simmonite, Tom Owen sometimes appeared in uncredited walk-on parts on the show. He was only credited as "bank customer" in the 1991 Christmas special "Situations Vacant". Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods. Seymour usually blamed the failure of his inventions on divine punishment for his once having had an affair with a barmaid. Seymour's house, outside the town, was modified into a laboratory, filled with new devices and contraptions that seldom, if ever, worked properly. His sister Edie always spoke very highly of him and how he was 'educated', refusing to take into account his continual failed inventions (though she would secretly be embarrassed by his involvement in the antics of the other two). Because Seymour's inventions were always built poorly he would normally get Wesley to fix them (or he would just get Wesley to build them in the first place, much to the latter's annoyance). Seymour had previously been the headmaster of a school, although it is not entirely clear how successful he was in running it. [6] When Compo and Clegg were in his home Seymour would often put on his old headmaster's gown and treat the two of them like schoolchildren when trying to explain a new invention. He sometimes appeared to take an unhealthy delight in corporal punishment, and was appalled to hear that it has been prohibited. [ citation needed]

Wesley brings culinary ingenuity to the Yorkshire wilderness as Howard decides to surveil Pearl and Ros during their day out. Truly investigates the curious case of 'The Phantom Number 14 Bus' which disappeared between stops. Barbara Young; 2008–2010) Stella is Nora's sister, she first appeared in the 2008 New Years Special, "I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies" as a replacement for and to compensate for the absence of actress Kathy Staff, (who was unable to continue her role as Nora owing to ill health and subsequent death). In the 1995 New Year Special episode featuring Sir Norman Wisdom, "The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti", Eli is the conductor of the Holme Silver Band. Originally brought in as a friend of Wally Batty, the character was so popular that Eli remained on the show after the death of actor Joe Gladwin. Eli and Wally appeared together in the series 9 episode, "Jaws", in 1987. James Casey( James Casey; 1988, 1992–1993, 1995, 2003, 2006) made five appearances as a drunk with Eli Woods. The character’s name was originally unknown, but in his 2006 appearance he was credited with appearing as himself thus his real name is his characters name. He also appeared alone as a library attendant in the 1992 episode " Phantom of the Graveyard". In real life he was a cousin of Eli Woods.Aubrey(Colin Farrell; 2006) was the cousin of Norman Clegg. He appeared in two consecutive episodes living with Cleggy. He was bossy and forced Cleggy to live a certain way. Compo hires a motorbike and sidecar from Auntie Wainwright and takes Nora Batty for a ride in it. This is the last episode with Brian Wilde. In 1972, Duncan Wood, the BBC's Head of Comedy, watched a comedy on television called The Misfit. Impressed by writer Roy Clarke's ability to inject both comedy and drama into the sitcom, Wood offered Clarke the opportunity to write a sitcom. [6] Clarke nearly turned the job down as he felt that the BBC's idea for a programme about three old men was a dull concept for a half-hour sitcom. Instead, Clarke proposed that the men should all be unmarried, widowed, or divorced and either unemployed or retired, leaving them free to roam around like adolescents in the prime of their lives, unfettered and uninhibited. [6] As of 29 August 2010 (the very last day of transmission), a total of 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, three New Year Specials and a Millennium Special (but not the short Christmas sketch, a comedy trial or the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentaries). Some of these have been regular episodes (often held over from the previous series, or taken from the forthcoming series), others have been dedicated festive stories. Some of these specials have also been feature-length. All episodes are 30 minutes long, unless otherwise stated.

Mrs. Simmonite was the wife of Compo. They were married for a matter of weeks, before she ran off with a, to quote, "chuffin' Pole" in 1947. By 1973 Compo didn't even know if she was still alive. Barry is often trying out new hobbies in an attempt to stop his life being humdrum; and in more recent years, has made a number of attempts to fit in at a local golf club, often upsetting the golf captain "the Major". Though he clearly loved his wife he was afraid to kiss her in public, out of fear of being judged by the neighbours. He was also afraid of his mother in law Edie, largely because she (along with the other ladies) would often judge Barry or accuse him of being guilty. In later series Barry became more regularly involved in the schemes of the main trio and in series 28–29 was often involved in schemes with Alvin, Entwistle and Howard. After being introduced in the feature-length "Uncle of the Bride" in 1986, which centres around Barry and Glenda's wedding, Barry was much-mentioned but not seen for around six years when Mike Grady originally left to pursue several other television projects, before returning as a regular from 1996 thereafter. He is one of the few characters to have left the series but returned in later series. Clegg and Foggy are determined to avoid Christmas joys and so pretend it is November, but Compo is reluctant and even brings three women around as a Christmas treat. Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director) (5 January 2003). "The Lair of the Cat Creature". Last of the Summer Wine. Season 24. Episode 1. BBC One. While trying to get himself fit for Christmas, Howard ends up with a broken leg and can't leave the house.Before Ros actually appeared in the series, she had never been mentioned and it was not known that Edie and Seymour had a sister. In the credits her name is spelt both "Roz" and "Ros" on numerous occasions.

Violet Clegg( Maggie Ollerenshaw; 1988–1989) was the mother of Norman Clegg. Ollerenshaw appeared in every prequel episode. She also played occasional character Ethel in the main series. When Joe Gladwin died in 1987, Wally died off-screen, but he was still occasionally mentioned. Gladwin last appeared in series 9. He died just days before the broadcast of his final appearance. [ citation needed] a b Roy Clarke (writer) & Alan J. W. Bell (director) (29 December 1997). "There Goes the Groom". Last of the Summer Wine. Season 18. BBC One. Christmas Special. Roy Clarke (writer) & James Gilbert (director). "Last of the Summer Wine: The New Mobile Trio". Last of the Summer Wine. Season 1. Episode 5. BBC One. Pearl throws Howard out of the house, but when he goes to Clegg's for sympathy it falls on deaf ears.Foggy decides to embark upon a campaign to clean up the countryside, starting with an old mattress.