Last of the Summer Wine series 5

Last of the Summer Wine
Series 5
Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 DVD
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	18 September (1979-09-18) – 27 December 1979 (1979-12-27)
Additional information
Filming dates	Series 5: 1979 Christmas special: 1979
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 18 September and 30 October 1979. ^[1] All episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby. ^[2]

The fifth series was something of a departure; it was the first to include multiple two-part episodes and saw an increase in the more physical comedy for which the programme would become more well-known latterly.

The fifth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 6 on 5 March 2007.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor	Role
Bill Owen	Compo
Peter Sallis	Clegg
Brian Wilde	Foggy

Episodes

Regular series

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
"Full Steam Behind"	18 September	Foggy takes Compo and Clegg to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.	Partly filmed along the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Favourite episode of Peter Sallis Only Compo, Foggy and Clegg from the main cast appear in the episode. The station seen in the episode is Oakworth.
"The Flag & Its Snag"	25 September	Foggy has a plan to erect a huge flag in the hills, but first they'll have to get the flagpole up there.	Guest appearance of Gordon Gostelow Part one of a two-parter
"The Flag & Further Snags"	2 October	Foggy collects his flag, and achieves his dream...for a little while.	Guest appearance of Robert Lang, Maggie Ollerenshaw and Stan Richards Part two of a two-parter
"Deep in the Heart of Yorkshire"	9 October	What are Sid and Wally doing in the woods?
"Earnshaw Strikes Again"	16 October	Foggy upsets the others by denying the existence of the ancient Yorkshire gods.	Guest appearance of David Ryall This episode had ratings of 22.2 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of Last of the Summer Wine.
"Here We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder"	23 October	Compo wants to impress Nora by taking up hang-gliding, so the trio ask Wally to build a hang-glider for them.	Guest appearance of John Dair Part one of a two-parter
"Here We Go Again into the Wild Blue Yonder"	30 October	Wally has finished the hang-glider and it's ready to test.	Guest appearance of Chris Webb Part two of a two-parter

Christmas special (1979)

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
"And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree"	27 December	Foggy decides to start his Christmas shopping early, but is surprised that the shops aren't selling Christmas cards in the summer. He then takes up an offer of buying some Christmas trees.	Guest appearance of Juliet Cooke Included on Series 5 & 6 Boxset

DVD release

The box set for series 5 and 6 was released by Universal Playback in March 2007.

The Complete Series 5 & 6

Set Details [3]

17 episodes 3-disc set Language: English

Release Date

Region 2

5 March 2007

Notes

1. Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 174–176
2. Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
3. "Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

References

Bright, Morris; Robert Ross (2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage . London: BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN   0-563-55151-8.

External links

• Last of the Summer Wine series 5 at IMDb