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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Last of the Summer Wine Season 9 Episode 4 - The Really Masculine Purse
    10.0/10(61 votes)

    #1 - The Really Masculine Purse

    S9:E4

    After Compo claims that any man who uses a purse is effeminate, Seymour tries to invent a strictly masculine purse.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  2. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 2 - Short Back And Palais Glide
    7.0/10(105 votes)

    #2 - Short Back And Palais Glide

    S1:E2

    The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. Then they go to the cafe, where the first (of many) arguments between Ivy and Sid takes place. Compo realizes he forgot his house key in the library and the trio wonders through town, in search for the librarian (Mr. Wainwright).

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  3. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 1 - Of Funerals and Fish (pilot)
    0.0/10(125 votes)

    #3 - Of Funerals and Fish (pilot)

    S1:E1

    Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town talking about, life, death and fish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  4. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 3 - Inventor Of The 40-Foot Ferret
    0.0/10(112 votes)

    #4 - Inventor Of The 40-Foot Ferret

    S1:E3

    Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles and the possibility of an afterlife.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  5. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 4 - Pâté And Chips
    0.0/10(94 votes)

    #5 - Pâté And Chips

    S1:E4

    The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  6. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 5 - Spring Fever
    0.0/10(98 votes)

    #6 - Spring Fever

    S1:E5

    Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship for him. He ends up hiring a female housekeeper, in search of new-found love.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  7. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 6 - The New Mobile Trio
    0.0/10(99 votes)

    #7 - The New Mobile Trio

    S1:E6

    Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal that proves to be more trouble than it's worth.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  8. Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode 7 - Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts

    S1:E7

    With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.

    Director:James Gilbert
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  9. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 1 - Forked Lightning
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Forked Lightning

    S2:E1

    After Clegg suffers a little incident with his bicycle it's up to the trio to find someone to mend it.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  10. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 2 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?
    0.0/10(88 votes)

    #10 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?

    S2:E2

    Gloria, a friend of Nora Batty is emigrating to Australia. It's up to the trio to find a piano for her surprise farewell party.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  11. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 3 - The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
    0.0/10(88 votes)

    #11 - The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire

    S2:E3

    Thinking they have too much free time on their hands, the trio decides to find some kind of occupation. They come across a dodgy bankrupt dealer who persuades them to sell his new product, with disastrous results, particularly for Blamire.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  12. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 4 - Some Enchanted Evening
    0.0/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Some Enchanted Evening

    S2:E4

    When Wally Batty threatens to leave home, Compo sees it as a perfect opportunity to move in with Nora Batty, so he does everything possible to impress her, like cleaning his home and dressing smartly.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  13. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 5 - A Quiet Drink
    0.0/10(90 votes)

    #13 - A Quiet Drink

    S2:E5

    The trio tries to persuade a tight-fisted man to buy a round of drinks, for which they concoct a very peculiar plan.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  14. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 6 - Ballad For Wind Instruments And Canoe
    0.0/10(85 votes)

    #14 - Ballad For Wind Instruments And Canoe

    S2:E6

    The trio comes across a canoe, and it seems it's time for a little expedition up the river. Of course, with Blamire in charge they are soon likely to get wet.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  15. Last of the Summer Wine Season 2 Episode 7 - Northern Flying Circus
    0.0/10(81 votes)

    #15 - Northern Flying Circus

    S2:E7

    Compo takes up motorcycling, much to the surprise of Blamire and Clegg.

    Director:Bernard Thompson
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  16. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 1 - The Man From Oswestry
    0.0/10(101 votes)

    #16 - The Man From Oswestry

    S3:E1

    Compo is bored. Since Cyril Blamire left for Oswestry, to live with a woman, things have been a bit too calm for him in town. But soon, Clegg brings the solution to all their boredom. A letter from Blamire asking them to welcome home an old fried of his, called Foggy Dewhurst, and help him cope with the sudden changes in his life, after he was more or less forced to retire. Compo and Clegg meet with the new "third man", the war hero Foggy Dewhurst, who because of his peculiar life and his endless wartime stories soon makes his presence noted around town. His military posture, and his "murderous" impulses only get him in a fight with Big Malcolm, and his military precision doesn't seem to be a great help, when the trio tries to carry Foggy's heavy wartime luggage up a hill.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  17. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 2 - Mending Stuart's Leg
    0.0/10(95 votes)

    #17 - Mending Stuart's Leg

    S3:E2

    Mr Wainwright is back in town, and quickly throws the trio out of the library. The trio goes back to the cafe, where Ivy is having the usual battle of wits with Sid. There they meet with Stuart, and old man who's having a strange click in his leg. Later the trio helps Sid to mend a whole in the roof of the cafe with the usual disastrous results. Meanwhile Wainwright dates the new female librarian.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  18. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 3 - The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper
    0.0/10(102 votes)

    #18 - The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper

    S3:E3

    The trio takes takes a little holiday in Scarborough, but what's the deal with Compo's cardboard box?

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  19. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 4 - Cheering Up Gordon
    0.0/10(93 votes)

    #19 - Cheering Up Gordon

    S3:E4

    When the trio notices Compo's nephew Gordon is depressed, they come up with various ways of cheering him up.

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  20. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 5 - The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
    0.0/10(88 votes)

    #20 - The Kink In Foggy's Niblick

    S3:E5

    When Foggy discovers his old golf clubs in the attic of his home, he takes Compo, Clegg and Sid for a little practice of "the noble sport".

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  21. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 6 - Going To Gordon's Wedding
    0.0/10(92 votes)

    #21 - Going To Gordon's Wedding

    S3:E6

    It's Gordon's wedding day and, as always, problems are near. this time they appear with a face and a name: Big Malcolm. As always it's up to the trio to see that the wedding ends properly, but not without some incidents in between.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  22. Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 Episode 7 - Isometrics And After
    0.0/10(83 votes)

    #22 - Isometrics And After

    S3:E7

    Foggy decides Compo and Clegg are not as fit as they should be. The path back to physical fitness is isometrics-or is it? Maybe... not.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  23. Last of the Summer Wine Season 4 Episode 1 - Ferret Come Home
    0.0/10(84 votes)

    #23 - Ferret Come Home

    S4:E1

    When one of Compo's ferrets escapes and takes residence in Nora's house, it's up to Wally Batty to get it back safely.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  24. Last of the Summer Wine Season 4 Episode 2 - Getting On Sydney's Wire
    0.0/10(84 votes)

    #24 - Getting On Sydney's Wire

    S4:E2

    Sid's plan to install a new bell for the cafe door is doomed from the moment he asks for the help of the trio.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  25. Last of the Summer Wine Season 4 Episode 3 - Jubilee
    0.0/10(87 votes)

    #25 - Jubilee

    S4:E3

    Keen to celebrate the Silver Jubilee, Foggy decides the trio should have their own float.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Really Masculine Purse" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine". It scored 10/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 1/25/1987. This episode scored 3.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Short Back And Palais Glide".