Last of the Summer Wine (series 16)

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Last of the Summer Wine
Series 16
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network BBC1
Original release1 January (1995-01-01) –
26 February 1995 (1995-02-26)
Additional information
Filming dates
  • Series 16: 1994
Series chronology
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List of episodes

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.

Contents

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

ActorRole
Bill Owen Compo
Peter Sallis Clegg
Brian Wilde Foggy

List of episodes

TitleAirdateDescriptionNotes
The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti1 JanuaryAfter Wesley almost runs over Billy Ingleton. Foggy gets to prove his talents as a concert promoter.
  • 60 minute special.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Norman Wisdom as a recurring guest star playing Billy Ingleton.
  • First episode to be in broadcast in a widescreen aspect ratio.
  • Filming took place at one of the locks of the Huddersfield Broad Canal.
The Glory Hole8 JanuaryWhile out in the hills one day, Foggy sees a hole in the road that reminds him of a World War II slit trench. Compo swaps his portable air raid siren for a flag pole from Auntie Wainwright.
  • From this point onward, (until the end), the concluding theme tune and credits are shorter.
Adopted by a Stray15 JanuaryThe trio meet Mr Broadbent, who is giving up everything to find the wilderness. He gives the trio his van, but they don't expect Mrs Broadbent to come with it.
The Defeat of the Stoneworm22 JanuaryHoward says he has stoneworm in his cellar, so the trio try to convince everyone that stoneworm are real.
Once in a Moonlit Junkyard29 JanuaryCompo has a visit from a mysterious motorcyclist and eventually realises it could be Babs, one of his old girlfriends.
The Space Ace5 FebruaryStanley Pocklington is training to be an astronaut, but when he gets drunk, Foggy devises a whole training programme for him.
The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire12 FebruaryThe trio have a go at hypnotherapy to help Howard take control over Pearl, but Foggy ends up hypnotising himself.
  • The concluding theme tune is played by brass band at marching pace consistent with Foggy's adopted military step.
The Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall19 FebruaryFoggy believes he could be related to the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Compo buys Nora Batty a hat.
The Sweet Smell of Excess26 FebruaryCompo uses his bed as a trampoline to get up to Nora Batty's window, but ends up getting stuck in the bed springs. On his release, he falls down a manhole and the trio then have to find a way to get rid of the resulting smell.

DVD release

The box set for series sixteen was released by Universal Playback in December 2010, mislabelled as a box set for series 17 & 18.

The Complete Series 17 & 18
Set Details [1]
  • 20 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
27 December 2010

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<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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 17 & 18 [1995][DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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