6.1/1035 votes#1 - Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
Season 30 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2009
Hobbo tries to find a friend for Morton and Barry is depressed when Toby moves next door.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.5/1032 votes#2 - The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
Season 30 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2009
Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.2/1033 votes#3 - Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed?
Season 30 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2009
Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.2/1034 votes#4 - Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?
Season 30 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2009
Hobbo is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of diguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.2/1034 votes#5 - Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
Season 30 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2009
Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.1/1030 votes#6 - Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
Season 30 Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2009
When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
5.5/1032 votes#7 - Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
Season 30 Episode 7 - Aired 5/31/2009
Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
5.9/1028 votes#8 - In Which Romance Springs a Leak
Season 30 Episode 8 - Aired 6/7/2009
Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.7/1038 votes#9 - Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
Season 30 Episode 9 - Aired 6/14/2009
In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.6/1038 votes#10 - Goodnight Sweet Ferret
Season 30 Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/2009
When word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 30
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 30 Ratings Summary
"Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" season 30. It scored 6.1/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 4/19/2009. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?".