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Last of the Summer Wine
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly.
- Created by:
- Roy Clarke
- Cast:
- Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jane Freeman, Jean Fergusson
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One
Episode guide
Seasons
Series 30
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
2009-04-19 · 30mHobbo tries to find a friend for Morton and Barry is depressed when Toby moves next door.
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E02
Episode 2
The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
2009-04-26 · 30mAdopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
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E03
Episode 3
Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed?
2009-05-03 · 30mHobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.
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E04
Episode 4
Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?
2009-05-10 · 30mHobbo is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of diguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections.
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E05
Episode 5
Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
2009-05-17 · 30mHoward is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
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E06
Episode 6
Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
2009-05-24 · 30mWhen Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella.
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E07
Episode 7
Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
2009-05-31 · 30mHobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river.
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E08
Episode 8
In Which Romance Springs a Leak
2009-06-07 · 30mToby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.
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E09
Episode 9
Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
2009-06-14 · 30mIn order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl.
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E10
Episode 10
Goodnight Sweet Ferret
2009-06-21 · 30mWhen word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought.
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Peter Sallis
Clegg
Frank Thornton
Truly
Jane Freeman
Ivy
Jean Fergusson
Marina
Robert Fyfe
Howard
Juliette Kaplan
Pearl
Sarah Thomas
Glenda
Jean Alexander
Auntie Wainwright
Mike Grady
Barry
Brian Murphy
Alvin
