9.0/1082 votesLoading...#1 - Just A Small Funeral
Season 21 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2000
It's Compo's funeral day, and all his friends come to pay their last respects to the "little scruffy one". Even Auntie Wainwright closes the shop to attend his funeral.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.7/1074 votesLoading...#2 - Full Steam Behind
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1979
Foggy takes Compo and Clegg on a nostalgic trip to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.7/1086 votesLoading...#3 - Elegy For Fallen Wellies
Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2000
After seeing Nora Batty dressed in a "sexy" outfit, Compo's heart doesn't live up to the excitement. He dies a happy man! His friends show him their respects, and 200 pairs of white overalls provide an ideal goodbye to Compo...
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.6/1067 votesLoading...#4 - Return Of The Warrior
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/1990
Seymour leaves to look after a school. Will life be boring for Compo and Clegg? Not for long, as Foggy Dewhirst returns to the fold.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.5/1066 votesLoading...#5 - Who's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1977
Foggy visits a lady friend in Wales, but trouble is soon at the door when Compo and Clegg go after him.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1086 votesLoading...#6 - The Man From Oswestry
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1976
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
8.4/1071 votesLoading...#7 - Greenfingers
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1977
The British vegetable is in deterioration due to a lack of good honest "muck" - where can the trio get hold of good fresh vegetables?
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1068 votesLoading...#8 - A Merry Heatwave
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/1978
Nora's brother is near to death and not likely to see another Christmas. So Foggy decides to re-create an old-fashioned Christmas-in the middle of a sweltering hot summer.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1058 votesLoading...#9 - Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1979
Compo gets his hang-glider-courtesy of Wally Batty.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1060 votesLoading...#10 - Car And Garter
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1982
Compo enters a car race to impress Nora. Will Wesley's old banger ever start?
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1059 votesLoading...#11 - From Wellies To Wetsuit
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/1982
Compo buys a wet suit from Sid and decides to take up water skiing.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1062 votesLoading...#12 - The Frozen Turkey Man
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/1983
Compo convinces a barmaid that Foggy is an eccentric millionaire.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1051 votesLoading...#13 - The Day Of The Welsh Ferret
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1988
The trio attend a funeral.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1050 votesLoading...#14 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/1990
To stop Nora taking him for granted, Compo becomes a TV star for the day doing his legendary impression.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1061 votesLoading...#15 - Surprise At Throstlenest
Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2000
Clegg, Truly and Barry spend the day trying to find someone to take care of Compo's ferrets. They end up finding the ideal person for the task, also uncovering a secret that Compo kept for quite some time.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/1076 votesLoading...#16 - The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/1975
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
8.3/1089 votesLoading...#17 - The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1976
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
8.3/1081 votesLoading...#18 - Cheering Up Gordon
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1976
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
8.3/1077 votesLoading...#19 - The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1976
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
8.3/1080 votesLoading...#20 - Going To Gordon's Wedding
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1976
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
8.3/1062 votesLoading...#21 - In The Service Of Humanity
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1982
After a close encounter with an emergency, Foggy decides to go into the rescue business, all in the service of humanity, of course.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/1058 votesLoading...#22 - A Bicycle Made For Three
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/1982
Foggy convinces his companions to design a bicycle that fits each of their personalities.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/1057 votesLoading...#23 - The White Man's Grave
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/1983
Wally is fed up with Nora's constant nagging so Compo, Clegg and Foggy devise a plan to get him out of the house for a few hours.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/1058 votesLoading...#24 - The Arts of Concealment
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/1983
Trying to camouflage himself, Foggy upsets a group of cyclists. Compo also upsets someone over the state of his trousers
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.3/1056 votesLoading...#25 - The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/1985
Foggy says Nora has big feet, thus upsetting Compo, so they set out to find out whether it is true or not.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine
Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Just A Small Funeral" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine". It scored 9/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Alan J. W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 5/7/2000. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Full Steam Behind".