| Last of the Summer Wine | |
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| Series 27 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 18 December 2005 – 28 December 2006 |
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| Series chronology | |
The twenty-seventh series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
The quartet in this series consisted of:
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Sallis | Clegg |
| Frank Thornton | Truly |
| Keith Clifford | Billy |
| Brian Murphy | Alvin |
Christmas special (2005)
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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| "Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day" | 18 December |
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Regular series
| 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. |
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| "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. |
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| "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. |
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| "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. |
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| "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? |
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Christmas special (2006)
| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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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The box set for series twenty-seven was released by Universal Playback in October 2015, mislabelled as a box set for series 27 & 28.
| Set Details [1] | ||
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| Release Date | ||
| Region 2 | ||
| 5 October 2015 | ||