The Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast on BBC One. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and...

s tenth series aired on BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke

Roy Clarke

Roy Clarke OBE is an English comedy writer.-Career:Clarke is best known for creating BBC Sitcoms; Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances...

 and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell

Alan J. W. Bell

Alan J. W. Bell is a British television producer and director. He has produced and/or directed many BBC series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

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Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor	Role
Michael Aldridge Michael Aldridge Michael William ffolliott Aldridge was an English actor. While it was his role as Seymour in the television series Last of the Summer Wine which made him widely recognised, his long career as a successful character actor on stage and screen dated back to the 1930s.-Early life:The son of Dr...	Seymour
Bill Owen	Compo
Peter Sallis Peter Sallis Peter Sallis, OBE is an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles require him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.Sallis is best known for his role as the main character...	Clegg

First appearances

Smiler (1988, 1990-2007)

Auntie Wainwright (1988, 1989, 1992-2010)

List of episodes

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
The Experiment	16 October	Compo wonders why blood rushes to your head when your upside down. Seymour sets up an experiment to explain.
The Treasure of the Deep	23 October	After finding a valuable-looking object in a stream, Seymour is convinced it's part of robbers' swag, and sets out to recover the rest of the stolen items.
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	This episode marks the first appearance of Clem Hemmingway a.k.a Smiler- originally intended to be his only appearance. Smiler is in hospital, and missing his beloved dog. The trio attempt to smuggle her into the hospital.
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 episode 1988

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Crums	24 December	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 Wainright's shop.	60 Minute Special. First appearance of Auntie Wainwright (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 Jim Bowen Jim Bowen is an English stand-up comedian and TV personality. He is best known as the host of the ITV gameshow Bullseye, which he hosted between 1981 and 1995.-Early life:...  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." Guest appearance of Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...  as Fran (Milburn's girlfriend). Although Milburn himself didn't actually appear as Jonathan Linsley Jonathan Linsley Jonathan Linsley is an English actor who made his professional debut in 1980, and has gone on to a career on the stage, television and films...  left the show a year before. Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... 's Mistletoe and Wine Mistletoe and Wine "Mistletoe and Wine" is a popular single by Cliff Richard.Written by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan, it was originally performed as part of the musical Scraps at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, London in 1976...  can be heard in the background in the pub scene. Wally Batty is said to have died in this episode following the death of Joe Gladwin Joe Gladwin Joe Gladwin was a British actor born in the Ordsall district of Salford, Lancashire. He was baptised at Mount Carmel RC Church, Ordsall and educated at the parish school...  a year earlier.

DVD release

The box set for series nine was released by Universal Playback

Universal Playback

Playback is a label of Universal Studios Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom, which specialises in releasing Region 2 DVDs of classic and cult television programmes. In particular, it has the rights to a number of well-known BBC sitcoms.-DVD releases:...

 in May 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 9 & 10.

The Complete Series 9 & 10

Set Details

15 episodes 3-disc set Language: English

Release Date

Region 2

5 May 2008