Last of the Summer Wine (series 27)
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The quartet in this series consisted of:| Actor | Role |
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| Brian Murphy Brian Murphy (actor) Brian Murphy is a British actor.Murphy was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Although a prolific actor in many films and theatre productions for almost half a century, Murphy's most famous role was as the henpecked husband George Roper in the sitcom Man About the House and spin-off George and... |
Alvin |
| Keith Clifford Keith Clifford Keith Clifford in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle on Last of the Summer Wine between 1999 and 2006.... |
Billy Hardcastle |
| 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 |
| 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 |
List of Episodes
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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| Follow That Bottle | 5 March | Intrigued by a note in a bottle floating down the river, Clegg, Truly, Billy and Alvin recruit Entwistle to help them intercept it. |
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| How To Remove A Cousin | 12 March | Truly, Billy and Alvin join forces to help Clegg encourage his overbearing cousin to go home. |
Trevor Bannister Trevor Gordon Bannister was an English actor best known for playing the womanising junior salesman Mr. Lucas in the sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the longest-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010... |
| Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis? | 19 March | As Barry frets to Glenda about wanting a mid-life crisis, the foursome attempts to break Howard out of his 24-hour house arrest. |
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| The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi | 26 March | Billy's expertise in all things outdoors is called into question, and Barry acquires the services of Tom and Smiler in an attempt to impress the Captain. |
Trevor Bannister Trevor Gordon Bannister was an English actor best known for playing the womanising junior salesman Mr. Lucas in the sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the longest-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010... |
| Barry In Danger From Reading & Aunt Jessie | 2 April | When Ivy and Nora see Alvin strolling with a strange woman, Alvin devises a scheme to spark Nora's jealousy; meanwhile, Barry's trip to the library might end up put him off reading entirely. |
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| Who's That Merry Man with Billy, Then? | 9 April | Billy is excited after learning he has recruited a new member for his Merry Men; unfortunately, the individual in question is not quite what he expected, forcing him to seek assistance from Clegg, Truly and Alvin. |
Valerie Leon Valerie Leon is an English actress who had roles in a number of high profile British film franchises, including the Carry On series.-Early life:... guests as Billys new recruit. |
| Who's That Talking To Lenny? | 16 April | Lenny hears a voice from above and decides he must wait patiently for more information. The gang makes sure he is well-equipped to receive messages. |
Bobby Ball Bobby Ball is one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Tommy Cannon.He married his first wife, Joan, in 1964, with whom he had two sons, Robert and Darren , who are now a comedy double act in their own right, performing under their surname 'Harper'. Bobby and his first wife... and Tommy Cannon Tommy Cannon Tommy Cannon is a comedian and the feed member of comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball.... . |
| Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy | 23 April | Howard agrees to look after a friend's dog but soon passes the job on to Clegg, in whose hands the dog inexplicably becomes ferocious. |
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| Plenty Of Room In The Back | 30 April | When Smiler and Tom go to collect Auntie Wainright's new company vehicle, they find it certainly has "plenty of room in the back". But is it really up to the job? |
Eli Woods Eli Woods is an English comedian and comic actor, born in Stockton-on-Tees, possibly best known for his work with stage comedian Jimmy James , and particularly for his part in the famous 'elephant-in-the-box' routine. Woods's birth name is actually Jack Casey.Jimmy James developed his famous act... and James Casey James Casey James Byron Casey is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Texans in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice.-Baseball career:Casey was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of... guest again as drunks. |
2006 Christmas Special
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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| A Tale of Two Sweaters | 28 December | When Howard is given sweaters by both Pearl and Marina he is forced to master the art of quick changing in order to stay out of trouble. |
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