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Last of the Summer Wine (series 4)
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Last of the Summer Wine's
fourth series originally aired on BBC One
between 9 November 1977 and 4 January 1978. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke
and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby
.
The fourth series was released on DVD
in region 2
as a combined box set with series 3 on 26 July 2004. A box set featuring just series 4 was released for region 1
on 9 September 2008.
, and Peter Sallis was starring in another sitcom Leave It To Charlie.
in March 2004.
In addition, Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1977 has been released on 9 September 2008 and included all episodes from the fourth series including a rare 1977 interview with Roy Clarke.
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...
fourth series originally 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...
between 9 November 1977 and 4 January 1978. All episodes from this series 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 Sydney Lotterby
Sydney Lotterby
Sydney Lotterby OBE is a British television producer and director. He started as a cameraman at the BBC and progressed to becoming technical manager...
.
The fourth series was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in region 2
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
as a combined box set with series 3 on 26 July 2004. A box set featuring just series 4 was released for region 1
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
on 9 September 2008.
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 |
List of episodes
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferret Come Home | 9 November | One of Compo's ferrets escapes into Nora's house. Can Wally retrieve it? | |
| Getting on Sidney's Wire | 16 November | Sid is installing a doorbell in the cafe, and the trio decide to help him. | |
| Jubilee | 23 November | It's the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and Foggy decides that the trio should help the vicar's parade. |
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| Flower Power Cut | 30 November | Clegg tries to persuades the others that flowers have feelings and will respond to music. |
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| Who Made a Bit of a Splash in Wales Then? | 7 December | Foggy is visiting a lady friend in Wales, but what will happen when Compo and Clegg intrude? |
Jean Boht Jean Boht is an English actress.She is most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread.... Margaret John Margaret John was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, best known for her role as Doris in Gavin & Stacey. She has been described, by fellow actress Ruth Jones, as "an absolute national treasure".-Early life:... |
| Greenfingers | 14 December | Foggy is disappointed in the size of the vegetables being sold in the market, so searches out some bigger examples. | |
| The Bandit From Stoke-on-Trent | 04 January 1978 | Why has "Laugh a Minute" Amos Hames returned to town? Foggy is suspicious. |
Timothy Bateson Timothy Dingwall Bateson was a British actor. The son of Dingwall Bateson, a solicitor later knighted, he was educated at Uppingham School and Wadham College, Oxford.... |
Christmas episodes (1977 - 1978)
There were no new series commissioned in 1978 as Roy Clarke has further commitments with Open All HoursOpen All Hours
Open All Hours is a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series a first run in 1976, a second run in 1981, third in 1982 and finally with a fourth run in 1985, with a pilot episode from the Seven of One series in 1973...
, and Peter Sallis was starring in another sitcom Leave It To Charlie.
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Merry Heatwave | 01 January 1978 | Nora's brother, who lives in Australia, is unlikely to see another British Christmas. Foggy decides to film an old fashioned Christmas to send to him, unfortunately where do you find holly in the middle of a summer heatwave. |
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| Small Tune on a Penny Wassail | 26 December | Christmas arrives and the trio visit a friend in hospital, before opening their presents. |
Teddy Turner Teddy Turner was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who shot to fame as dustbin man, Chalky Whiteley in the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs... |
DVD release
The box set for series 3 and 4 was released by Universal PlaybackUniversal 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 March 2004.
| The Complete Series 3 & 4 | ||||
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| Release Date | ||||
| Region 2 DVD region code DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region... |
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| 26 July 2004 | ||||
In addition, Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1977 has been released on 9 September 2008 and included all episodes from the fourth series including a rare 1977 interview with Roy Clarke.
External links
- Series 4 at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- Series 4 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...