Last of the Summer Wine (series 11)
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The Last of the Summer Wine
s eleventh series aired on BBC One
. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke
and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell
.
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 eleventh 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...
.
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 |
List of episodes
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come Back, Jack Harry Teesdale | 15 October | After getting a lift from Jack Harry Teesdale and his wife, the trio offer to help solve a marriage problem - getting their caravan into the drive. | Jack Harry Teesdale would later reappear in the next series episode "The Charity Balls". |
| The Kiss and Mavis Poskitt | 22 October | Clegg is in hiding, after Nora, Ivy and the rest of the ladies, want to fix him up with a timid woman who he knew at school. | |
| Oh Shut Up and Eat Your Choc Ice | 29 October | After knocking a bale of hay down the hill, how will they get it back into place? | |
| Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then? | 5 November | Compo is filled with jealousy when he spots Nora with a man. | |
| Happy Anniversary Gough And Jessie | 12 November | The lads are at the golden wedding anniversary of an old friend, and decide that it's time for him to sample some of the other pleasures of life, away from his wife. | |
| Getting Barry Higher in the World | 19 November | Seymour designs a kite for Compo, but doesn't count on Wesley mixing the measurements up. | |
| Three Men and a Mangle | 23 November | Nora asks Compo to deliver her mangle to a friend. What can possibly go wrong? | |
Christmas episode 1989
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? | 23 December | Compo is trying to earn some money to buy Nora a Christmas present. Surely Auntie Wainwright will have something suitable. |
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