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Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episodes

  • 1973-2010
  • 31 Seasons
  • BBC Warner
  • Comedy
  • TV-PG
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A long-running British sitcom about the daily lives of a group of immature old men in Yorkshire. The group's membership changed over the years, but their attitude did not. The guys experienced a second childhood with no wives, jobs, or responsibilities. They passed the time by speculating about the lives of the other townspeople, and testing out their inventions. The initial group consisted of William "Compo" Simmonite, Norman "Cleggy" Clegg, and Cyril Blamire. Compo was born as the illegitimate son of a single mother during the aftermath of World War I, and he was apparently raised in poverty. He had a failed marriage in the 1940s, when his wife left him for a Polish expatriate. Since the 1950s, Compo had a long-term unrequited love for his neighbor Nora Batty. He continued to court her throughout the years of her marriage and in the early years of her widowhood, though Nora was a stern Northern "battleaxe". Norman was a retired lino salesman, and a widower. He recalled that he was never actually attracted to his wife, and he claimed that the experience of a loveless marriage to a verbally abusive wife put him off women for life. For most of the series, he had a cynical outlook in life, despite being the friendliest character of the group. He was also brutally honest when assessing people and situations. Norman had a fear of driving, and he suffered panic attacks when his friends forced him to drive various vehicles. Cyril was a retired corporal of the British Army and a war veteran (of World War II). He retained his military bearing in civilian life. He was snobbish and politically conservative, considering himself to belong to a higher class than his friends though they were classmates in their youth. Cyril was the first person to leave the group, determined to court his old flame. He left written instructions to the others concerning which person should serve as his replacement.

Season 12 Episode Guide

Season 12

11 Episodes 1990 - 1990

Episode 1

Return of the Warrior

Seymour leaves for a new teaching job and Foggy Dewhurst makes his return, he can't find Compo or Clegg but the little village soon learns he's back- and the ladies coffee group decide trouble comes in threes.

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Episode 2

Come in Sunray Major

29 mins

Foggy has Wesley fix a pair of old WW2 walkie-talkies and he has Clegg and Compo take one out for a test, but a tractor mangles Compo's and he and Clegg have to come up with a way to explain the mistake without upsetting Foggy - enter Howard & Marina to the rescue!

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Episode 3

The Charity Balls

29 mins

A village charity is sponsoring a "Football Dribble" for teams of two, each team under the supervision of a responsible person. Foggy wants to be recognized as a "responsible person" so he enters Norman and Compo as a team. Howard tries to make Pearl believe that he has entered the Dribble, so she calls his bluff by promising to come to watch.

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Episode 4

Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous

30 mins

Foggy becomes overly concerned that he is not respected in the community, so he sets out to transform the game of Polo.

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Episode 5

That's Not Captain Zero

29 mins

An aging human-cannonball, hired to entertain at the village garden party, becomes inebriated and is arrested for drunk driving. Foggy convinces Compo to pose as is "Captain Zero" and stall the crowd until the real performer becomes available.

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Episode 6

Das (Welly) Boot

29 mins

Clegg moves into his new house and Compo decides to impress Nora with his water-rescue skills, and Foggy becomes Ivy's new Fix-It-Man... and Barry has misplaced his car's engine.

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Episode 7

The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built

30 mins

Parking in the village has become a problem so Foggy intends to introduce Valet Parking, using an industrial ruin that is no where near the shopping area. He also does not own or have permission to use the property.

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Episode 8

The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression

Compo goes on a televised talent show to impress Nora Batty

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Episode 9

Roll On

30 mins

Foggy enters Compo, Clegg, and himself in the local "Barrel Rolling Contest" where people crawl into empty oil drums and then are set rolling from the top of a large hill. Pearl buys Howard a gift - a tropical fish tank.

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Episode 10

A Landlady for Smiler

30 mins

Marina is not happy in her relationship with Howard. Smiler's dog has died. His wife has run off to Australia and his house has been sold. Foggy, Norman and Compo try to repair Howard's life and find lodging for Smiler.

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Episode 11

Barry's Christmas

29 mins

Foggy goes out of his way to inform everyone that he now has a pager. Barry is discovered, hungover, under a table at a pub, dressed as Father Christmas. Glenda is frantic that Barry is missing and snide comments from the lady's morning coffee group is not helping calm her fears.

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