Last of the Summer Wine Episode Rating Graph
Jan 1973 - Aug 2010
Jan 1973 - Aug 2010
7.3
Browse episode ratings trends for Last of the Summer Wine. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Last of the Summer Wine's 269 episodes.
S12 Ep6
8.7
7th Oct 1990
Ivy lets Foggy fix her toaster, and it goes to his flippin' head. Now he thinks he can restore the tatty sunken boat he's found at the bottom of the lake. He actually accomplishes even this, so Compo decides he must get Nora Batty into the boat alone with him. But surely Nora knows better - she'll have to be tricked.
S29 Ep10
8.6
24th Aug 2008
Clegg and Truly reminisce fondly about their old friend Compo, who suffered at the hands of Nora Batty - and them.
S29 Ep3
8.5
6th Jul 2008
Policemen Cooper and Walsh are looking to have a quiet day out, but while trying to avoid everyones problems they end up kidnapping a vicar, believing its the best think for him.
S23 Ep4
8.5
27th Jan 2002
Clegg is dismayed when Howard leaves with him a "picnic accessory" which he plans to collect later - Marina! He will only collect her when Pearl is safely away, but that could be some time, as the ladies are coming to tea next door. Auntie Wainwright's advertising dummy becomes key in the plan as Truly and Billy help Clegg get free of the imposed house guest.
S17 Ep2
8.5
10th Sep 1995
Foggy thinks the trio should be more in touch with the wilderness, so he thinks of the ideal plan, counting with Auntie Wainwright's bicycle bonanza, a map, and a basket of sandwiches.
S30 Ep10
8.4
21st Jun 2009
When word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought.
S18 Ep6
8.4
25th May 1997
The trio gets lost in the woods with Mr Davenport, a man in search of wisdom.
S15 Ep9
8.4
19th Dec 1993
After seeing a man on a sailboard, Foggy has the idea of inventing a three-man version.
S15 Ep8
8.4
12th Dec 1993
Dewhirst's Nature Tours are launched by Foggy after he believes he's discovered the nesting place of a giant woodpecker.
S15 Ep7
8.4
5th Dec 1993
Foggy comes up with the crazy idea of bicycle safety underwear after he collides with Compo riding his old bike.
S14 Ep10
8.4
26th Dec 1992
Foggy is left in charge of arranging the local gala. All goes well until he accidentally punctures the bouncy castle!
S31 Ep6
8.4
29th Aug 2010
In this final episode of the long-running comedy, everyone is getting ready for a wedding - prompting Howard and Pearl to look back at their relationship. Meanwhile, Alvin flirts with Stella, Toby tries to smarten himself up in a bid to win back Monica, and Clegg worries that he's forgotten something important.
S17 Ep3
8.4
17th Sep 1995
Marina leaves Howard for good this time. He suspects that she has been seeing another man, and asks for the help of the trio to get her back. Foggy feels that what Howard needs is a bit of "the glamour of the uniform". Auntie Wainwright's new established costume department might be just the perfect place to find it.
S24 Ep2
8.3
12th Jan 2003
Whilst out walking, Clegg and Truly meet a Chinese handyman full of wisdom for a price - Entwistle from Hull. Also, Tom gets visited by the repo-man.
S17 Ep7
8.3
15th Oct 1995
The trio comes across a very weird scientist and his unusual new invention. Meanwhile Wesley's new suit causes some trouble during the ladies outing.
S31 Ep2
8.3
1st Aug 2010
Pearl throws Howard out of the house, but when he goes to Clegg's for sympathy it falls on deaf ears, while Pearl tells Nelly she's going to have to sort out Howard once and for all. Meanwhile, Glenda decides that Barry and herself are fat and that something must be done before Gloria's wedding, and forces Barry to embark on a new fitness regime. And PC Walsh informs PC Cooper that the sergeant is on their back - he's complaining about the amount of crumbs they're leaving in the car.
S12 Ep7
8.3
14th Oct 1990
After a heated encounter with two motorists, Foggy decides there must be money to be made providing parking spaces.
S29 Ep7
8.3
3rd Aug 2008
Barry decides to help his lonely neighbour find a girlfriend.
S29 Ep4
8.3
13th Jul 2008
Howard becomes jealous when Marina and Miss Davenport become enamored with Jeremy, a man who claims to be an international jewel thief. When Tom discovers a safe in Aunty Wainwright's store which she can't remember the combination to, Howard puts Jeremy to the test by enlisting him to crack the safe.
S29 Ep1
8.3
22nd Jun 2008
Barry is tired of being outperformed in fitness by his physically fit neighbour, so his friends decide to help him out.
S11 Ep2
8.3
22nd Oct 1989
Clegg could be the answer to a lonely widow's prayer! Meanwhile, who is kissing who?
S28 Ep10
8.3
23rd Sep 2007
While standing on a hillside admiring the view, Alvin, Truly, and Entwistle get stoned by a stranger. Smiler does some witchcraft. Pearl & Nelly track Howard.
S28 Ep5
8.3
19th Aug 2007
Science-fiction addict Kevin believes aliens from outer space may have landed. Truly, Clegg and Alvin help to convince him he is right.
S24 Ep4
8.3
26th Jan 2003
In order to avoid any fuss, Clegg spends his birthday having a quiet meal in a nice small hotel - but as usual things don't work out as he might want them to...
S22 Ep9
8.3
27th May 2001
Barry needs to collect overdue insurance from someone he has never met, so Clegg, Truly, and Billy help him stand up (at an angle) and be brave and make a call to his house with confidence. He's at an angle because the trio got Barry drunk.
S21 Ep4
8.3
23rd Apr 2000
After seeing Nora Batty dressed in a "sexy" outfit, Compo's heart doesn't live up to the excitement. He dies a happy man! His friends show him their respects, and 200 pairs of white overalls provide an ideal goodbye to Compo...
S17 Ep10
8.3
5th Nov 1995
When a local man "takes advantage" of Nora Batty, Compo challenges him to a duel.
S12 Ep5
8.3
30th Sep 1990
Our trio helps Captain Zero when his vehicle breaks down, but don't reckon on him getting drunk.
S29 Ep5
8.2
20th Jul 2008
After witnessing Lance trying to convince his wife that Elvis does truly indeed still live, Alvin and Entwistle conceive a plan to make The King appear.
S28 Ep8
8.2
9th Sep 2007
Tom decides that Smiler should answer an ad looking for a dance partner so Truly and gang decide to turn him into "Fred Astaire"; Barry has Glenda help him find the mysterious squeak in his car.
S28 Ep7
8.2
2nd Sep 2007
Alvin and Truly tie one on in a bar and Alvin volunteers to complete the Crowcroft Challenge - a task that has never been completed. Howard volunteers when he realizes that he might be able to get together with Marina during the Challenge.
S23 Ep5
8.2
3rd Feb 2002
Wesley and Barry come up with a winning idea to sell hot dogs to tourists from Wesley's new wheelbarrow. Meanwhile, Clegg, Truly and Tom turn their thoughts to Nora Batty's life in Australia and remember Compo.
S19 Ep10
8.2
8th Mar 1998
Nora Batty gets a postcard from a Gladwin in the Canary Islands. Compo's jealous, and tries to find something to win her heart back. First he tries to sing, but receives a wet response. Then he finds an airman uniform in Auntie Wainwright's shop, and tries his luck at skydiving, with disastrous results. Howard enlists Truly's help in yet another scheme to fool Pearl about his outdoor activities. He asks him to tell Pearl he's his security advisor. Wesley has a new invention, and he asks Barry to be the one to test it.
S16 Ep8
8.2
26th Feb 1995
Compo's inexpert attempt at constructing a homemade trampoline sets off a series of unfortunate mishaps.
S7 Ep6
8.2
6th Mar 1983
Trying to camouflage himself, Foggy upsets a group of cyclists. Compo also upsets someone over the state of his trousers
S4 Ep3
8.2
23rd Nov 1977
Keen to celebrate the Silver Jubilee, Foggy decides the trio should have their own float.
S30 Ep8
8.2
7th Jun 2009
Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.
S28 Ep4
8.2
12th Aug 2007
Howard decides it's time to take Pearl out for a dinner to the "Fox and Duck" - so Pearl invites Nelly to come with, and Truly invites Marina to go with, now if only Howard knew about it.
S27 Ep6
8.2
9th Apr 2006
Billy gets a new merry man to join his band..unfortunately it's a merry woman!..Howard wants people to think he is having flying lessons, so Auntie Wainwright kits him out in the right gear..circa 1925!
S22 Ep10
8.2
3rd Jun 2001
To generate some excitement in the village, Truly stops a common citizen (who happens to be Billy Ingleton, the man who almost knew Pavarotti) in a car and warns him about "The Tiger". Billy gets worried and gets pulled over again. The rumour spreads across town and Howard buys things from Auntie Wainwright to protect him and Marina against the tiger.
S20 Ep4
8.2
16th May 1999
Truly tries to help Barry become more confident, but things turn nasty leading to some damage to Barry's nose.
S19 Ep6
8.2
8th Feb 1998
Barry buys a new saxophone from Auntie Wainwright. Glenda doesn't let him play indoors, so he has to find a spot outside to practice. The problem starts when Barry discovers in what type of case the saxophone comes in. Compo and an old local man start a competition to see which one of them is in better shape. The challenges include finding out who can climb a tree faster (problem is climbing down again), and who can go downhill faster, using Wesley's new invention.
S18 Ep4
8.2
11th May 1997
When Pearl's "security" at home becomes too much for Howard to handle and Pearl starts suspecting his furtive encounters with Marina, the trio tries to find a double for Howard, so Pearl can see them together, and think she was mistaken all these years regarding Howard's secret love.
S17 Ep8
8.2
22nd Oct 1995
The trio encounters a man, and his inflatable doll, which creates some natural curiosity among the three elders.
S19 Ep8
8.1
22nd Feb 1998
Howard buys a new van, as part of his new scheme to be left in peace with Marina. He even buys some furniture to put on the back of the van, to make it "a little more comfortable". Unfortunately the engine is not up to the test of those hills, and they end up coming down faster than they went up. Truly and Clegg spend the day dealing with a problem regarding Clegg's taxes.
S17 Ep9
8.1
29th Oct 1995
When Wesley starts acting very weird about some new invention he has in his shed, the trio tries to find out what kind of invention is he working on.
S6 Ep5
8.1
1st Feb 1982
Compo wants to take a photo. Problem is... he wants it taken in Nora Batty's bedroom.
S29 Ep8
8.1
10th Aug 2008
Howard attempts to contact other nature lovers but finds out there are better ways than the mobile phone to do so.
S12 Ep8
8.1
21st Oct 1990
To stop Nora taking him for granted, Compo becomes a TV star for the day doing his legendary impression.
S31 Ep3
8.1
8th Aug 2010
Howard is missing home, and Hobbo concocts various schemes to have Pearl take Howard back. Meanwhile, Barry is missing his hearty meals and Toby and Morton lament being divorced.
S29 Ep2
8.1
29th Jun 2008
Howard disguises himself like a racer to escape Pearl's watchful eye but discovers disguises have effects he didn't bargain for when Aunty Wainwright mistakes him for Tom.
S6 Ep4
8.1
25th Jan 1982
Foggy convinces his companions to design a bicycle that fits each of their personalities.
S4 Ep2
8.1
16th Nov 1977
Sid's plan to install a new bell for the cafe door is doomed from the moment he asks for the help of the trio.
S31 Ep5
8.0
22nd Aug 2010
Wondering if Pearl still loves him, Howard asks Hobbo to give her a peck on the cheek from him - only to become even more despondent when he sees his wife deliver a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Glenda sends Barry off to paint a landscape, hoping the activity will take his mind off his hunger - but fish and chips is the only thing on his mind.
S31 Ep4
8.0
15th Aug 2010
Hobbo and his 'team' turn Howard into a tramp to show Pearl how rough he's been living and convince her to take him back. The men pitch him a tent but Howard's isn't keen and goes for a meal with Glenda and Barry. The men return to the camp with Howard to show Pearl how much he's roughing it, but Marina arrives at the same time and Hobbo and Howard bundle her into the tent. Howard lies on an ants nest and suddenly jumps to life, along with Marina and Hobbo. Pearl sees all and is not impressed.
S30 Ep7
8.0
31st May 2009
Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river.
S30 Ep5
8.0
17th May 2009
Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
S29 Ep11
8.0
31st Aug 2008
Lenny, heavily-chained, is determined that he has a showbusiness future as an escapologist. Sidekick Cliff is not as enthusiastic.
S29 Ep6
8.0
27th Jul 2008
Eva, who happens to be a woman from Alvin's past, finds a way to make Howard's life even more complicated.
S28 Ep9
8.0
16th Sep 2007
Pearl, Miss Davenport, Nora Batty, Nelly, Ivy, and Glenda have entered a baking contest. Howard runs into an old flame while out with Truly, so he takes it upon himself to help the two get back together.
S28 Ep3
8.0
5th Aug 2007
Howard feels he has out grown the bicycle so he purchases a car from a woman who says it reminds her too much of her late-husband.
S27 Ep2
8.0
12th Mar 2006
Clegg's overbearing cousin Aubrey comes to stay, he challenges Alvin and Billy to a bike riding competition. Auntie Wainwright employs Smiler and Tom as shop dummies. Nora Batty goes blonde.
S25 Ep10
8.0
18th Apr 2004
Someone keeps calling Truly's new cell phone; Truly worries it might be The Former Mrs. Truelove calling to announce a visit. But she wouldn't do that... would she?
S25 Ep2
8.0
15th Feb 2004
Nora is to appear in a parade as the wife of a local hero. The hero himself is to be portrayed by a life-sized dummy, which has been at Auntie Wainwright's for cleaning. Can The General get back in one piece?
S25 Ep1
8.0
8th Feb 2004
Barry must dispose of a prize he's won; Truly plots to fob it off on Howard, who has forgotten an important birthday and needs a present quickly. Glenda doubts Miss Davenport's claims of seeing a large dinosaur in their neighborhood. Alvin takes up propecting for gold in the river.
S23 Ep9
8.0
3rd Mar 2002
When Billy's brother Bradley arrives on the scene, not even Clegg and Truly can bring a smile to his dour face. Meanwhile, an inflatable feeding trough poses logistical nightmares for Wesley and Auntie Wainwright...
S23 Ep7
8.0
17th Feb 2002
One of Glenda's unwanted anniversary presents proves to be useful in strange ways, especially as Howard becomes trapped in his own bathroom...
S20 Ep10
8.0
27th Jun 1999
Clegg tackles his ironing and ends up ironing for Howard too after he falls into a river. Smiler gets tiddly on two very small glasses of Auntie Wainwright's home-made wine and Barry takes up dog walking and ends up with a kiss from Marina and a telling off from Glenda.
S20 Ep2
8.0
25th Apr 1999
The trio comes across a man dressed as Robin Hood. Compo knows that Nora has a birth mark on one of her knees, but can't remember on which one, so he thinks of a way discover it.
S19 Ep9
8.0
1st Mar 1998
An old sweetheart of Truly is back in town, after many years living abroad. He spends the day preparing for their reunion, but he certainly takes more than he expected when he sees former Audrey Nash, now known as "the Widow Dilhooley".
S19 Ep5
8.0
1st Feb 1998
Glenda gives one of Barry's old suits to the jumble sale, because she thinks it attracts blondes. Compo ends up buying the suit, with money from Truly and Clegg, and he DOES end up being chased by a blonde. Compo gives Nora Batty her last chance. When she turns him down, he starts searching for other women he dated when he was young, hoping to find the right one to marry him.
S19 Ep1
8.0
4th Jan 1998
Clegg, Compo and Truly bump into an old school mate, who now has a miserable and peaceful life. Compo's afraid to become like him, so he tries to think of ways to improve the trio's daily routine. The trio ends up rolling down a hill, as they did when they were children, but their age proves to speak louder than their will for adventure.
S18 Ep8
8.0
8th Jun 1997
Compo bets Foggy he can get Nora Batty to kiss him before sunset. Will he manage to win the bet?
S18 Ep7
8.0
1st Jun 1997
Glenda forces Barry to ask Wesley to "listen" to the car engine. Foggy, Norman and Compo meet a man who is obsessed with an end of the world prophecy. Auntie Wainwright send Smiler out to stalk a customer that escaped her shop without purchasing anything.
S17 Ep6
8.0
8th Oct 1995
When Compo reaches a crucial point in his "relationship" with Nora Batty, and realises he's not going anywhere with her, he decides to go looking for his old "girlfriends" from his school days, with whom he expects to get a more "personal" relationship. It turns out he wasn't really ready for some of the surprises he encounters after all these years... people DO change sometimes.
S16 Ep7
8.0
19th Feb 1995
Foggy's become interested in his lineage and is positive he's related to the Dewhirsts living on a big estate nearby. Compo spots Nora eyeing some hats in a shop window and concludes that a hat is his ticket to winning Nora's heart. Foggy offers to help buy one if Compo assists him in his scheme to make a good impression on the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Also in this plot-heavy episode, Marina is looking for love with a taller man, but a note declaring her intentions gets misrouted.
S16 Ep5
8.0
5th Feb 1995
Well, the trio was about due for a run-in with another village idiot. The latest one tumbles down hills in a trashbin. He wants to become an astronaut - the trio just gets him drunk instead.
S16 Ep1
8.0
8th Jan 1995
Foggy grows dafter and is lately only interested in standing in a pit at a construction site because it reminds him of a foxhole in the war. Compo and Clegg get roped into his plans to recreate a battle scene. Are they headed for triumph, or is Triumph headed for them?
S14 Ep9
8.0
20th Dec 1992
When Auntie Wainwright forces a gigantic tractor wheel on the trio, Foggy decides to make the best of it by crafting a vehicle out of it.
S14 Ep6
8.0
29th Nov 1992
Clegg is the unwilling guardian of a giant stuffed panda bear, Marina's birthday present to Howard that must be delivered without Pearl catching on.
S1 Ep7
6.5
17th Dec 1973
With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.
S18 Ep1
6.7
20th Apr 1997
The trio comes across a mobile lonely hearts agency. This time it seems it's the owners of the agency who need a bit of marital advice. Smiler tries to get rid of a tandem Auntie Wainright sold him. He ends up being the perfect client for the lonely hearts agency.
S2 Ep1
6.9
5th Mar 1975
After Clegg suffers a little incident with his bicycle it's up to the trio to find someone to mend it.
S4 Ep8
7.0
4th Jan 1978
When "laugh a minute" Amos Hames, who toured Europe during the 1940's returns to town after many years, suspicions arise about the reason for his return.
S22 Ep7
7.0
13th May 2001
Pearl finds a blonde hair and assumes it's Howard seeing another woman. Pearl wants to go to the coast to be loved but Howard and Marina work it out.
S2 Ep5
7.1
2nd Apr 1975
The trio tries to persuade a tight-fisted man to buy a round of drinks, for which they concoct a very peculiar plan.
S20 Ep1
7.1
18th Apr 1999
When Compo decides to take up horseriding lessons to impress Nora Batty, it's up to Clegg and Truly to help him. For that they buy Auntie Wainwright's wooden horse. The problems start when its wheels prove to be too much of a ride.
S1 Ep6
7.1
10th Dec 1973
Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal that proves to be more trouble than it's worth.
S8 Ep5
7.1
7th Apr 1985
Compo enters the local marathon in order to impress Nora.
S3 Ep3
7.1
10th Nov 1976
The trio takes takes a little holiday in Scarborough, but what's the deal with Compo's cardboard box?
S27 Ep3
7.1
19th Mar 2006
Howard is on 24-hr "lock down" by Pearl, so his friends accept the challenge to help him escape. Barry thinks he's missing out on something because he feels contented with his life; Entwistle has too much fun with his dog.
S9 Ep11
7.2
15th Mar 1987
How can Seymour harness the power of the wind for the benefit of mankind? Once again, Compo is the test pilot.
S15 Ep5
7.2
21st Nov 1993
The trio finds they are involved in yet another of Howard's schemes to get a present to Marina - this time a cast iron bath!
S23 Ep6
7.2
10th Feb 2002
An unhappy Smiler is cheered by one of Wesley's inventions, a trolley. All that is needed is a hill and some driving skills...
S27 Ep1
7.2
5th Mar 2006
Glenda decides that Barry would suit a hat, Smiler finds a suit of armour in the shop storeroom, Cleggs cousin turns up and Clegg, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Entwistle follow a bottle with a message in it. Marina and Miss Davenport compare notes on their love lives. Nelly joins the ladies for coffee at the cafe.
S1 Ep1
7.2
4th Jan 1973
Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town talking about, life, death and fish.
S3 Ep1
7.2
27th Oct 1976
Compo is bored. Since Cyril Blamire left for Oswestry, to live with a woman, things have been a bit too calm for him in town. But soon, Clegg brings the solution to all their boredom. A letter from Blamire asking them to welcome home an old fried of his, called Foggy Dewhurst, and help him cope with the sudden changes in his life, after he was more or less forced to retire. Compo and Clegg meet with the new "third man", the war hero Foggy Dewhurst, who because of his peculiar life and his endless wartime stories soon makes his presence noted around town. His military posture, and his "murderous" impulses only get him in a fight with Big Malcolm, and his military precision doesn't seem to be a great help, when the trio tries to carry Foggy's heavy wartime luggage up a hill.
S2 Ep7
7.2
16th Apr 1975
Compo takes up motorcycling, much to the surprise of Blamire and Clegg.
S5 Ep2
7.2
25th Sep 1979
Foggy has a vision to put a flag in a prominent place on the great British landscape - but first he needs a flag and a flagpole.
S9 Ep10
7.2
8th Mar 1987
Edie learns to drive, so obvious disaster is expected.
S13 Ep3
7.3
1st Nov 1991
Compo can't get over his suspicion of Nora's new lodger, Smiler. When he thinks he hears Nora singing a happy tune, he nearly goes to pieces. The trio tracks them around town, with Compo agonizing all the way. Meanwhile, Edie wants to go shopping at Huddersfield, but Wesley just wants to tinker with engines. Who do you suppose gets to have their way?
S15 Ep3
7.3
7th Nov 1993
Too much home brew at a funeral tea leaves Compo and Foggy having to rescue Clegg from the arms of an amorous widow.
S21 Ep2
7.3
9th Apr 2000
Howard has a wig delivered to Clegg's, but when Pearl is suspicious Clegg has to not only pretend ownership of it, but be seen wearing it, much to Truly's amusement. Howard is only persuaded to reclaim the wig after the trio arrange for Smiler to wear it and Marina to kiss him. Meanwhile Barry tries and fails to be master of his own home, and Compo offers himself to Nora Batty as a "limited sale".
S27 Ep8
7.3
23rd Apr 2006
Howard gets to look after a friend's dog for the day. Glenda and Barry get dressed up as Cleopatra and an Egyptian Mummy to go to a fancy dress party. Auntie Wainwright upgrades Tom and Smilers transport..to a tandem!
S8 Ep4
7.3
31st Mar 1985
The trio set about the near impossible task of catching a stubborn donkey.
S1 Ep5
7.3
3rd Dec 1973
Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship for him. He ends up hiring a female housekeeper, in search of new-found love.
S12 Ep10
7.3
4th Nov 1990
Compo is more than a little concerned when Smiler moves in as Nora Batty's lodger.
S18 Ep10
7.3
22nd Jun 1997
Remembering Nora used to enjoy a ride on a motorbike and sidecar when her husband was alive, Compo hires a motorbike from Auntie Wainwright, and invites Nora for a ride. Wesley tries to fix Barry's car (again), with disastrous results.
S21 Ep3
7.3
16th Apr 2000
Our trio helps a middle-aged couple get their old car out of a field, but the wife insists she's recieving ancient telepathic messages through its hubcap. Or is she making it up as an excuse to chase after a certain younger gentleman? Meanwhile, Auntie Wainwright is trying to vanquish her demons by splurging on Ivy's most expensive cream cake.
S26 Ep1
7.3
13th Mar 2005
Lennie from the pickle factory, who has visions of sailing the canals in a swan boat, unwisely allows Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy to help him on his way. But a passing narrowboat puts paid to his dream.
S2 Ep2
7.4
12th Mar 1975
Gloria, a friend of Nora Batty is emigrating to Australia. It's up to the trio to find a piano for her surprise farewell party.
S14 Ep1
7.4
25th Oct 1992
Is Ernie Burniston's fitness all a bluff? To prove it, Foggy uses Compo as his "guinea pig."
S1 Ep2
7.4
12th Nov 1973
The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. Then they go to the cafe, where the first (of many) arguments between Ivy and Sid takes place. Compo realizes he forgot his house key in the library and the trio wonders through town, in search for the librarian (Mr. Wainwright).
S9 Ep9
7.4
1st Mar 1987
Seymour insists Edie must be up to date with his latest design in waste disposal.
S9 Ep12
7.4
22nd Mar 1987
Old chum Bill Henry dies in America, which prompts Clegg to take Compo and Seymour on a sentimental journey.
S23 Ep10
7.4
10th Mar 2002
When a man needs to be alone with his thoughts, help is on hand to provide the right atmosphere - but noone counts on him becoming the 'Wise Man Of The Woods'...
S14 Ep2
7.4
1st Nov 1992
After overhearing a conversation between Nora and a neighbour, Compo discovers that Nora has a weakness for men in riding gear.
S22 Ep6
7.4
6th May 2001
Howard buys a gnome for Marina and tries to keep it from Pearl. The trio helps him take it away. Smiler ends up taking it and Marina gets attracted to him, and then to other people who own the exact same gnome!
S23 Ep2
7.4
13th Jan 2002
When Howard's bicycle starts squeaking around Pearl, he worries that it is some kind of curse. He decides to get the bicycle exorcised by a local expert - Norman Clegg...
S27 Ep5
7.4
2nd Apr 2006
Miss Davenport teases Barry making him think she has the hots for him. Alvin is seen by Nora with a tall, mysterious blonde.
S1 Ep3
7.4
19th Nov 1973
Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles and the possibility of an afterlife.
S1 Ep4
7.4
26th Nov 1973
The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways.
S10 Ep1
7.5
16th Oct 1988
Compo wonders why all the blood rushes to his head when he's turned upside down. Seymour sets out to discover why.
S7 Ep3
7.5
13th Feb 1983
Foggy finds there's money to be made selling food to the desperate inhabitants of a local health farm.
S9 Ep1
7.5
4th Jan 1987
Clegg has to deliver a note to Marina in the supermarket. Can Seymour invent something highly original to justify all the security?
S10 Ep5
7.5
13th Nov 1988
Seymour tries to prove that skiing is more than just a winter sport for the rich.
S13 Ep4
7.5
8th Nov 1991
Compo needs money, so he tries to collect on a fifty-year-old debt from a school chum.
S20 Ep6
7.5
30th May 1999
Compo, Clegg, Truly and Wesley meet a man with an earthquake detector and Barry spends the episode with his arm in a sling.
S20 Ep8
7.5
13th Jun 1999
Howard is suspicious when Pearl suddenly starts looking glamorous and very happy. He is so concerned he sends Compo to meet Marina to tell her he can't make it for their rendezvous and then recruits Clegg, Truly and Wesley to follow Pearl with him to see what she is up to. Meanwhile Barry goes missing after leaving for a jog, Glenda recruits Edie, Ivy, and Nora to help look for him unaware that Auntie Wainwright has recruited him to help her and Smiler collect some furniture.
S21 Ep10
7.5
4th Jun 2000
Glenda buys Barry a white suit to go on a picnic but he ends up with Clegg, Truly and Wesley at the station collecting an organ for Tom. Howard buys some platform shoes from Auntie Wainwright to make him taller.
S24 Ep3
7.5
19th Jan 2003
After helping Entwistle to repair his broken-down truck, Truly, Clegg and Billy find their skills are in demand again - to help Tom and Smiler find the source of a squeak on their handcart.
S25 Ep6
7.5
21st Mar 2004
Nora Batty is recruiting for charity, which in this case is giving a day out to an older rural family. But who exactly is "the Lad" and why is he carrying an apple? Meanwhile, Barry considers making a charity appearance in Western gear.
S26 Ep2
7.5
20th Mar 2005
Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height. scared of heights, Truly, Alvin, Billy and Howard have to get him down.
S26 Ep6
7.5
24th Apr 2005
After Clegg ends up with his foot in a plaster and an arm in a sling after a bike trip with Billy & Alvin, Truly and the Boys try to invent a bike that also an ATV. Barry gets bit by the camping bug.
S27 Ep4
7.5
26th Mar 2006
Billy takes Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Entwistle into the green wood for a barby. Pearl chains Howard to the house and Miss Davenport tries to get the ladies to discuss romantic novels.
S27 Ep9
7.5
30th Apr 2006
Auntie Wainwright supplies Tom and Smiler with new transport.....but is it suitable?
S28 Ep1
7.5
15th Jul 2007
An old friend, Doggy, is almost 80 and getting married again - so The Boys take him out for his bachelors party complete with arranged special lady ... But what starts out as a boring dry affair soon gets pronounced as "better than my first stag" by the groom.
S2 Ep3
7.5
19th Mar 1975
Thinking they have too much free time on their hands, the trio decides to find some kind of occupation. They come across a dodgy bankrupt dealer who persuades them to sell his new product, with disastrous results, particularly for Blamire.
S2 Ep6
7.5
9th Apr 1975
The trio comes across a canoe, and it seems it's time for a little expedition up the river. Of course, with Blamire in charge they are soon likely to get wet.
S10 Ep2
7.5
23rd Oct 1988
Is the piece of silver fished out of the canal really a thief's haul? Is there more where it came from?
S10 Ep3
7.5
30th Oct 1988
Compo's feet hurt - but why go to visit "The Witch" for a cure?
S10 Ep4
7.5
6th Nov 1988
A visit by a much-loved pet seems the only way to bring a smile to Clem's face during a spell in hospital.
S12 Ep2
7.5
9th Sep 1990
Foggy has an idea to use portable radios to improve communications.
S15 Ep2
7.6
31st Oct 1993
The trio gets a gas grill from Auntie Wainwright, but its alarming potency brings an explosive touch to their barbeque. Howard is busy making improvements on his love-nest. Will it enflame Marina's passions, or just enflame Marina? And how did Howard end up with a wooden leg?
S3 Ep6
7.6
1st Dec 1976
It's Gordon's wedding day and, as always, problems are near. this time they appear with a face and a name: Big Malcolm. As always it's up to the trio to see that the wedding ends properly, but not without some incidents in between.
S7 Ep2
7.6
6th Feb 1983
Wally is fed up with Nora's constant nagging so Compo, Clegg and Foggy devise a plan to get him out of the house for a few hours.
S18 Ep3
7.6
4th May 1997
Ivy's getting some love letters from a mysterious man that calls himself C. W Northrop. The trio wants to know who this person really is, and end up having a little surprise.
S20 Ep9
7.6
20th Jun 1999
Compo, Clegg and Truly meet a man who wants to solve the mystery of the phantom number 14 bus. Meanwhile Smiler has to deliver some furniture to the notorious Cooper Street. Pearl makes Howard sell off his collection of glue and Compo also ponders that great question... has Nora Batty got a tattoo?
S21 Ep5
7.6
30th Apr 2000
Clegg, Truly and Barry spend the day trying to find someone to take care of Compo's ferrets. They end up finding the ideal person for the task, also uncovering a secret that Compo kept for quite some time.
S26 Ep10
7.6
29th May 2005
Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.
S4 Ep4
7.6
30th Nov 1977
Some people talk to trees, but Clegg is serenading flowers in the cafe...
S9 Ep4
7.6
25th Jan 1987
After Compo claims that any man who uses a purse is effeminate, Seymour tries to invent a strictly masculine purse.
S11 Ep1
7.6
15th Oct 1989
Is Jack Harry's cumbersome caravan wrecking his marriage? Seymour seems to think so, so he drags in Compo and Clegg to lend a hand.
S13 Ep1
7.6
18th Oct 1991
Compo is depressed because Nora has a lodger. Foggy has an unusual way of curing his malaise-dancing!
S17 Ep1
7.6
3rd Sep 1995
This time's for real! Howard's had enough of Pearl and decides to leave home forever. It's up to the trio to get the couple back together, when it's visible that Howard misses Pearl more than he thought he would.
S21 Ep8
7.6
21st May 2000
Clegg, Truly and Wesley help Tom find a new exhaust for his van. Howard discovers the simple pleasures, by having breakfast on the terrace. The ladies meet an addition to their tea party.
S22 Ep5
7.6
29th Apr 2001
First, Auntie Wainwright takes a half hour break from the shop, leaving Smiler in charge, and is impatient for the half hour to be over so she can go back to work. Smiler gets very upset of her calling him every five minutes! Pearl thinks Howard is a bit overactive and cheerful so she fixes him a big supper to slow him down, but that doesn't stop him from seeing Marina! Barry wants a new suit to look more of an "executive type person" but Glenda refuses him to buy it. He buys it anyway and goes along with the trio and Tom around town, testing the suit out, and everyone thinks Barry has gone to a funeral! After yelling at him, Glenda thinks that she was too harsh on him and sets out with Wesley and Edie looking for him. Petal and Tom start Ace Carpeting, for which the van is in very poor shape, so they get Wesley to fix it.
S24 Ep1
7.6
5th Jan 2003
Alvin the Birdman crashes from the skies into the lives of Truly, Clegg and Billy. He thinks he has landed in France, and has thus broken the long-distance hang-gliding record. After breaking the news about the failure of his flight, the wily trio desperately try to find something that he can be first at. Rumours of a mystery cat creature lurking in the nearby woods gives them the perfect opportunity. Can Alvin turn stalker to identify the beast?
S24 Ep6
7.6
9th Feb 2003
Old Goff Helliwell is due to die soon, so Clegg, Truly and the others look for something that will give him a reason to carry on...
S24 Ep9
7.6
9th Mar 2003
Tom and Smiler arrange an interesting blind date and Truly discovers his ex-wife's new husband is coming to town.
S1 Ep1
7.2
4th Jan 1973
Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town talking about, life, death and fish.
S1 Ep2
7.4
12th Nov 1973
The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. Then they go to the cafe, where the first (of many) arguments between Ivy and Sid takes place. Compo realizes he forgot his house key in the library and the trio wonders through town, in search for the librarian (Mr. Wainwright).
S1 Ep3
7.4
19th Nov 1973
Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles and the possibility of an afterlife.
S1 Ep4
7.4
26th Nov 1973
The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways.
S1 Ep5
7.3
3rd Dec 1973
Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship for him. He ends up hiring a female housekeeper, in search of new-found love.
S1 Ep6
7.1
10th Dec 1973
Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal that proves to be more trouble than it's worth.
S1 Ep7
6.5
17th Dec 1973
With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.
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The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine aired on January 04, 1973.
The last episode of Last of the Summer Wine aired on August 29, 2010.
There are 269 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine.
There are 31 seasons of Last of the Summer Wine.
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Last of the Summer Wine has ended.