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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

Best Episodes Summary

"Just A Small Funeral" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine". It scored 9/10 based on 85 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".

  • Just A Small Funeral
    9.0/1085 votes
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    #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

  • Full Steam Behind
    8.7/1074 votes
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    #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

  • Elegy For Fallen Wellies
    8.7/1086 votes
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    #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

  • Return Of The Warrior
    8.6/1067 votes
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    #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

  • Who's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
    8.5/1066 votes
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    #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

  • The Man From Oswestry
    8.4/1089 votes
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    #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

  • Greenfingers
    8.4/1071 votes
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    #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

  • A Merry Heatwave
    8.4/1068 votes
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    #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

  • Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
    8.4/1058 votes
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    #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

  • Car And Garter
    8.4/1060 votes
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    #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

  • From Wellies To Wetsuit
    8.4/1059 votes
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    #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

  • The Frozen Turkey Man
    8.4/1062 votes
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    #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

  • The Day Of The Welsh Ferret
    8.4/1051 votes
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    #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

  • The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
    8.4/1050 votes
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    #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

  • Surprise At Throstlenest
    8.4/1061 votes
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    #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

  • The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
    8.3/1076 votes
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    #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

  • The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper
    8.3/1089 votes
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    #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

  • Cheering Up Gordon
    8.3/1081 votes
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    #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

  • The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
    8.3/1077 votes
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    #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

  • Going To Gordon's Wedding
    8.3/1080 votes
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    #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

  • A Bicycle Made For Three
    8.3/1058 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • The White Man's Grave
    8.3/1057 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • The Arts of Concealment
    8.3/1058 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
    8.3/1056 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Edie And The Automobile
    8.3/1054 votes
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    #25 - Edie And The Automobile

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/1987

    Edie learns to drive, so obvious disaster is expected.

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke