6.9/1036 votes#1 - The Swan Man Of Ilkley
Season 26 Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2005
Lennie from the pickle factory, who has visions of sailing the canals in a swan boat, unwisely allows Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy to help him on his way. But a passing narrowboat puts paid to his dream.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.2/1033 votes#2 - Watching the Clock
Season 26 Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2005
Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height. scared of heights, Truly, Alvin, Billy and Howard have to get him down.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.0/1034 votes
#3 - Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
Season 26 Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/2005
Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.2/1035 votes
#4 - Hermione (The Short Course)
Season 26 Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2005
Smiler is more miserable than usual. He's pining for Hermione, a woman he met the night before.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.3/1036 votes
#5 - Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
Season 26 Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2005
Smiler pretends to be an intellectual in an attempt to enchant Marina. Howard, a simple thinker, wants to keep an eye on them at the poetry group without being seen so, foolishly, he goes along with Truly's idea.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.5/1033 votes
#6 - Available for Weddings
Season 26 Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2005
After Clegg ends up with his foot in a plaster and an arm in a sling after a bike trip with Billy & Alvin, Truly and the Boys try to invent a bike that also an ATV. Barry gets bit by the camping bug.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.1/1033 votes
#7 - The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
Season 26 Episode 7 - Aired 5/1/2005
Smiler regrets never having taken up the offer from Mavis McDonagh to look her up sometime. Truly, Alvin and Billy go on the trail to track her down. With the help Nora and Ivy, they find out that the woman had lived in Jamieson Street, now renamed Pepworth Street. So they go knocking on doors.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.0/1033 votes
#8 - The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
Season 26 Episode 8 - Aired 5/8/2005
Clegg is trying to remember the name of a particularly obnoxious superior of his, from his days working in the Co-op.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.1/1031 votes
#9 - Lot Number 8
Season 26 Episode 9 - Aired 5/15/2005
Overcome by the smell of a real bargain, Auntie Wainwright has made a successful bid at the auction rooms.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
- 7.3/1033 votes
#10 - Little Orphan Howard
Season 26 Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2005
Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 26
Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 26!
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
Season 26 Ratings Summary
"The Swan Man Of Ilkley" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" season 26. It scored 6.9/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 3/13/2005. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Watching the Clock".