Last of the Summer Wine (series 16)
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The Last of the Summer Wine
s sixteenth 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 sixteenth 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Brian Wilde Brian Wilde Brian George Wilde was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and "Foggy" Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine... |
Foggy |
1995 New Year Special
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti | 1 January | After Wesley almost runs over Billy Ingleton. Foggy gets to prove his talents as a concert promoter. | This episode marks the first appearance of Norman Wisdom Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin... as a recurring guest star where he plays Billy Ingleton. |
Regular Series
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Glory Hole | 8 January | While out in the hills one day, Foggy sees a hole in the road that reminds him of a WWII slit trench. Compo swaps his portable air raid siren for a flag pole from Auntie Wainwright. | From this episode till the end, the end theme and credits are shorter. |
| Adopted by a Stray | 15 January | The trio meet Mr Broadbent, who is giving up everything to find the wilderness. He gives the trio his van, but they don't expect Mrs Broadbent to come with it. | |
| The Defeat of the Stoneworm | 22 January | Howard says he has stoneworm in his cellar, so the trio try to convince everyone that stoneworm are real. | |
| Once in a Moonlit Junkyard | 29 January | Compo has a visit from a mysterious motorcyclist and eventually realises it could be Babs, one of his old girlfriends. | |
| The Space Ace | 5 February | Stanley Pocklington is training to be an astronaut, but when he gets drunk, Foggy devises a whole training programme for him. | |
| The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire | 12 February | The trio have a go at hypnotherapy, but Foggy ends up hypnotising himself. | The concluding theme tune is played by brass band at marching pace consistent with Foggy's adopted military step. |
| The Dewhursts of Ogleby Hall | 19 February | Foggy believes he could be related to the Dewhursts of Ogleby Hall. Compo buys Nora Batty a hat. | |
| The Sweet Smell of Excess | 26 February | Compo uses his bed as a trampoline to get up to Nora Batty's window, but ends up getting stuck in the bed springs. On his release, he falls down a manhole and the trio then have to find a way to get rid of the resulting smell. | |