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The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

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...
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  • Full Steam Behind
    8.7/10(78)
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    #1 - 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

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  • Who's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
    8.5/10(71)
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    #2 - 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

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  • From Wellies To Wetsuit
    8.5/10(63)
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    #3 - 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

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  • The Man From Oswestry
    8.4/10(94)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Greenfingers
    8.4/10(76)
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    #5 - 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

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  • A Merry Heatwave
    8.4/10(73)
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    #6 - 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

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  • Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
    8.4/10(63)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Car And Garter
    8.4/10(64)
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    #8 - 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

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  • The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
    8.3/10(79)
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    #9 - 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

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  • The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper
    8.3/10(93)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Cheering Up Gordon
    8.3/10(85)
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    #11 - 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

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  • The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
    8.3/10(81)
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    #12 - 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

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  • A Bicycle Made For Three
    8.3/10(61)
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    #13 - 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: N/A

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
    8.3/10(59)
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    #14 - 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

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  • Edie And The Automobile
    8.3/10(56)
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    #15 - 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

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  • The Day Of The Welsh Ferret
    8.3/10(55)
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    #16 - The Day Of The Welsh Ferret

    Season 10 Episode 6

    Aired 11/20/1988

    The trio attend a funeral.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • Three Men And A Mangle
    8.3/10(57)
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    #17 - Three Men And A Mangle

    Season 11 Episode 7

    Aired 11/26/1989

    Compo wants to help Nora Batty with a troublesome chore, but Seymour ends up taking over and fouling up the entire operation. Howard tests out a series of lame disguises.

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • Stop That Castle!
    8.3/10(29)
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    #18 - Stop That Castle!

    Season 14 Episode 10

    Aired 12/26/1992

    Foggy is left in charge of arranging the local gala. All goes well until he accidentally punctures the bouncy castle! [This entry should be in the Christmas Specials section, but placed here in error. No problem though as it is still part of the '92 season, just remember the slip when you are numbering your episodes for Kodee or similar media player reference].

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • Springing Smiler
    8.3/10(49)
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    #19 - Springing Smiler

    Season 15 Episode 6

    Aired 11/28/1993

    Smiler is sick of living in misery with Nora Batty and will hand over 50 quid to anyone who will help him move out and live in misery someplace else. Foggy has a plan to get Smiler thrown out, but will Compo murder Smiler before they can put it into action?

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • Going To Gordon's Wedding
    8.2/10(84)
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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

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  • In The Service Of Humanity
    8.2/10(65)
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    #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: N/A

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • The Odd Dog Men
    8.2/10(62)
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    #22 - The Odd Dog Men

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 1/18/1982

    Foggy's latest scheme to earn some money appears when he discovers that there's good money to be made by walking other people's pets around town.

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • The Treasure Of The Deep
    8.2/10(48)
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    #23 - The Treasure Of The Deep

    Season 10 Episode 2

    Aired 10/23/1988

    Is the piece of silver fished out of the canal really a thief's haul? Is there more where it came from?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • Oh Shut Up And Eat Your Choc-Ice
    8.2/10(49)
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    #24 - Oh Shut Up And Eat Your Choc-Ice

    Season 11 Episode 3

    Aired 10/29/1989

    The trio examines a haystack, resulting in their having to push it back to the top of a hill.

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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  • The Thing In Wesley's Shed
    8.2/10(41)
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    #25 - The Thing In Wesley's Shed

    Season 17 Episode 9

    Aired 10/29/1995

    When Wesley starts acting very weird about some new invention he has in his shed, the trio tries to find out what kind of invention is he working on.

    Director: Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer: Roy Clarke

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Best Episodes Summary

"Full Steam Behind" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine". It scored 8.7/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 9/18/1979. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Who's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?".