Last of the Summer Wine (series 20)

Last updated

Last of the Summer Wine
Series 20
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release18 April (1999-04-18) –
27 June 1999 (1999-06-27)
Additional information
Filming dates
  • Series 20: 1998-1999
Series chronology
← Previous
19
Next →
21
List of episodes

Last of the Summer Wine's twentieth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Contents

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

ActorRole
Bill Owen Compo
Peter Sallis Clegg
Frank Thornton Truly

First appearances

List of Episodes

Regular series

TitleAirdateDescriptionNotes
The Pony Set18 AprilCompo decides to take up horse riding to impress Nora Batty, and it's up to Clegg and Truly to help him thanks to Auntie Wainwright's special horse-riding promotion. On their way to Wainwright's, the trio come across a man intending to 'end it all' because of problems with his wife.
  • This is the first episode to be made in 16:9 widescreen.
  • Audience of 8.4m – 30th most watched programme of the week.
  • Guest appearance of Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole of Coronation Street).
How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty25 AprilThe trio come across Billy Hardcastle, a man who believes he is a direct descendant of Robin Hood and takes up dressing like his "ancestor" and recruit a band of Merry Men, but when Compo sees Nora fussing over him, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
  • First appearance of Billy Hardcastle (guest star).
  • Audience of 7.76m – 32nd most watched programme of the week.
Who's Thrown Away her Tom Cruise Photographs?2 MayMarina finally gets fed up with Howard and swears off men entirely. Truly thinks he can change her mind if only they can make Howard appear more desirable.
  • Audience of 6.22m – 47th most watched programme of the week.
What's Happened to Barry's Nose?16 MayTruly tries to help Barry become more confident, but things turn nasty leading to some damage to Barry's nose. Meanwhile, Howard and Marina buy megaphones from Auntie Wainwright.
  • Audience of 6.52m – 47th most watched programme of the week.
Optimism in the Housing Market23 MaySmiler injures his foot while selling door to door for Auntie Wainwright. The trio tries to assist him in recovering from his injury, with disastrous results.
  • Audience of 6.95m – 43rd most watched programme of the week.
Will Barry go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music?30 MayCompo, Clegg and Truly are intrigued when they meet a man testing for earthquakes.
  • Guest appearance of Colin Bennett
  • Audience of 7.21m – 17th most watched programme of the week.
Beware the Vanilla Slice6 JuneCompo tries to revive interest in the childhood game of "thumpy-dub", Truly tries to sell his useless lawn-mower and Marina generates gossip with her pastry purchase.
  • Audience of 6.98m – 31st most watched programme of the week.
Howard Throws a Wobbler13 JuneHoward seethes with jealousy when he becomes positive that Pearl is having an affair. Eager to show off his detective skills, Truly volunteers to shadow her and find out what she's up to.
  • Audience of 6.37m – 37th most watched programme of the week.
The Phantom Number 14 Bus20 JuneTruly investigates the curious case of 'The Phantom Number 14 Bus' which disappeared between stops.
  • Audience of 7.46m – 48th most watched programme of the week.
  • Guest appearance of Stanley Lebor.
Ironing Day27 JuneSmiler gets drunk and adventurous on Auntie Wainwright's homemade wine, and Truly and Compo attempt to keep him under control.
  • Audience of 7.22m – 27th most watched programme of the week.

Special (1999)

TitleAirdateDescriptionNotes
The Batsman1999A selection of many famous comedy characters telling the story of the Batsman, this included Norman Clegg as portrayed by Peter Sallis.
  • Audience of 6 million
  • Shown as a promotion for comedy on the BBC.

DVD release

The box set for series twenty was released by Universal Playback in March 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 21 & 22.

The Complete Series 21 & 22
Set Details [1]
  • 21 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
26 March 2012

Related Research Articles

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> British TV sitcom (1973–2010)

Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom set in Yorkshire created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show from late 1981 to 2010. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that Last of the Summer Wine would no longer be produced and the 31st series would be its last. Subsequently, the final episode was broadcast on 29 August 2010. Since its original release, all 295 episodes, comprising thirty-one series—including the pilot and all films and specials—have been released on DVD. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on BBC One, Gold, Yesterday, and Drama. It is also seen in more than 25 countries, including various PBS stations in the United States and on VisionTV in Canada. With the exception of programmes 'rebooted' after long hiatuses, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running TV comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running TV sitcom in the world.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 1) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 2) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'ssecond series originally aired on BBC1 between 5 March and 16 April 1975. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Bernard Thompson.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 3) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'sthird series originally aired on BBC1 between 27 October 1976 and 24 December 1976. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced by Sydney Lotterby Five episodes were directed by Sydney Lotterby but two: the two-parter, "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon", were directed by Ray Butt.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 4) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'sfourth series originally aired on BBC1 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.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 5) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'sfifth series originally aired on BBC1 between 18 September and 30 October 1979. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 6) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'ssixth series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January and 15 February 1982. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 7) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'sseventh series originally aired on BBC1 between 25 December 1982 and 27 December 1983. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby, except for "Getting Sam Home", which is produced and directed by Alan J.W. Bell.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 8) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'seighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

<i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> (series 9) Season of television series

Last of the Summer Wine'sninth series originally aired on BBC1 between 1 January 1986 and 27 December 1987. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

The Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-ninth series aired on BBC One from 22 June to 31 August 2008. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

The tenth series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC1 in 1988. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

The eleventh series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC1 in 1989. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's fourteenth series aired on BBC1 in 1992. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's fifteenth series aired on BBC1 in 1993. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's sixteenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's 17th series was broadcast on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-first series aired on BBC One. Most of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-seventh 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's 31st and final series was aired in 2010, beginning on 25 July. All six episodes in series 31 were 30 minutes in length. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

References

  1. ↑ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 21 & 22 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

See also

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.