8.7/1074 votes#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
7.6/1060 votes#2 - The Flag And Its Snag
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1979
Foggy has a vision to put a flag in a prominent place on the great British landscape - but first he needs a flag and a flagpole.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.7/1063 votes#3 - The Flag And Further Snags
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1979
Foggy collects his flag and achieves his vision. His dream is achieved.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.0/1063 votes#4 - Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1979
When Sid and Wally are seen disappearing into the woods, their wives wonder what they're up to.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/1061 votes#5 - Earnshaw Strikes Again
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1979
Anyone criticising Yorkshire is rousing old Yorkshire ghosts - Clegg for one is very superstitious, so he doesn't want to wake up old ghosts.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
7.9/1058 votes#6 - Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1979
Compo contemplates the sport of hang-gliding. Nora gets Wally to take her out for a meal.
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Writer: Roy Clarke
8.4/1058 votes#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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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 5 Ratings Summary
"Full Steam Behind" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 9/18/1979. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Flag And Its Snag".