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Last of the Summer Wine (series 18)

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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
Frank Thornton Frank Thornton Frank Thornton is an English actor who is best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Truly in Last of the Summer Wine.-Early life:...	Truly

Truly's only appearance in this series was There Goes the Groom

List of Episodes

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
The Love Mobile	20 April	A mobile dating agency is in the area and Smiler has a date with the owner's wife.	Guest Appearance of Kenneth Cope Kenneth Cope Kenneth Cope is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk , Jed Stone in Coronation Street and Ray Hilton in Brookside.- Career :... Guest Appearance of Maggie Ollerenshaw Maggie Ollerenshaw Maggie Ollerenshaw is a British actress most famous for her role as Mavis on the sitcom Open All Hours. She also played Mrs. Clegg in the short-lived series, First of the Summer Wine. She became a more familiar television face after playing Florence Ranby in The House of Eliott terrorising the... Note: these two guest stars also appeared in the 2008 episode "All That Glitters Isn't Elvis" Note: Maggie Ollerenshaw plays Cleggy's mother in the prequel "First of the Summer Wine"
A Clean Sweep	27 April	An unlucky chimney sweep is in town and Foggy finds him a good old fashioned chimney to sweep.	Keith Marsh plays the sweep.
The Mysterious C. W. Northrop	5 May	Smiler has a crush on Ivy.
A Double For Howard	11 May	Howard wants to find someone his size so he won't be in trouble with Pearl
How To Create A Monster	18 May	Foggy decides to train Smiler to help him become more confident and lose his deepest fears. Is the world ready though for Smiler as "Captain Catastrophe"?	This is the first episode in which Barry and Glenda's current home is seen, next door hasn't been built yet.
Deviations With Davenport	25 May	The trio help Mr Davenport to write a hiker's guidebook to the area, but Foggy gets them completely lost.	Guest Appearance of Jack Smethurst Jack Smethurst Jack Smethurst is an English TV and film comic actor whose career dates back to the 1950s.-Career:Smethurst made his film debut in 1958's Carry On Sergeant...
According To The Prophet Bickerdyke	1 June	The prophet Bickerdyke has predicted that the world is coming to an end. Clegg wonders if this information should be trusted.
Next Kiss Please	8 June	Foggy bets that Nora Batty will kiss Compo by the end of the day.
Destiny And Six Bananas	15 June	A mysterious beast has been spotted in the woods. The trio & Wesley try to capture it.
A Sidecar Named Desire	22 June	Compo hires a motorbike & sidecar from Auntie Wainwright and takes Nora Batty for a ride in it.	Final appearance of Foggy, as played by Brian Wilde (Foggy is seen in some shots of the next episode, but is played by a body double). This is the last episode not to have a Cold open Cold open A cold open in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown... . Although some subsequent episodes don't have it (albeit less frequent).

1997 Christmas Special

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
There Goes the Groom There Goes the Groom "There Goes The Groom" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine first shown on 29 December 1997. It was the first to feature Frank thornton as the new third man leader Herbert "Truly" Truelove-Synopsis:...	29 December	Barry is best man at a friend's wedding, but the groom doesn't want to get married. Truly, Compo & Clegg try to convince him of the advantages of a good married life.	This is a 1 hour special First appearance of Truly. Final appearance of Foggy. The second episode featuring two of the 'third men' (albeit Foggy being played by a body double as Wilde was unable to take part due to ill health), however they never converse. Although Foggy is seen in some faraway shots, his face is obscured, and a body double is used.

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