NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/1973
With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.
Director: James Gilbert
Writer: Roy Clarke
5.5/1032 votesLoading...#2 - 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 votesLoading...#3 - 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
6.1/1035 votesLoading...#4 - 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
6.1/1030 votesLoading...#5 - 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
6.2/1033 votesLoading...#6 - 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 votesLoading...#7 - 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 votesLoading...#8 - 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
6.5/1032 votesLoading...#9 - 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
6.6/1030 votesLoading...#10 - Sadly, Madly, Bradley
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2002
When Billy's brother Bradley arrives on the scene, not even Clegg and Truly can bring a smile to his dour face. Meanwhile, an inflatable feeding trough poses logistical nightmares for Wesley and Auntie Wainwright...
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.7/1028 votesLoading...#11 - A Hair Of The Blonde That Bit You
Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2001
Pearl finds a blonde hair and assumes it's Howard seeing another woman. Pearl wants to go to the coast to be loved but Howard and Marina work it out.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.7/1037 votesLoading...#12 - Will The Nearest Alien Please Come In
Season 28 Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/2007
Science-fiction addict Kevin believes aliens from outer space may have landed. Truly, Clegg and Alvin help to convince him he is right.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.7/1038 votesLoading...#13 - 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
6.8/1035 votesLoading...#14 - Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis?
Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2006
Howard is on 24-hr "lock down" by Pearl, so his friends accept the challenge to help him escape. Barry thinks he's missing out on something because he feels contented with his life; Entwistle has too much fun with his dog.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.8/1034 votesLoading...#15 - Who's That Talking To Lenny?
Season 27 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2006
Clegg, Truly and Billy meet up again with Lenny, the former Swan Man of Ilkley, he has heard voices from above so the lads help him in his quest to be a prophet. The two policemen see a mysterious leg, they follow it and it belongs to Howard. Miss Davenport continues her teasing of Barry.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.8/1035 votesLoading...#16 - Howard and the Great Outdoors
Season 31 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2010
Hobbo and his 'team' turn Howard into a tramp to show Pearl how rough he's been living and convince her to take him back. The men pitch him a tent but Howard's isn't keen and goes for a meal with Glenda and Barry. The men return to the camp with Howard to show Pearl how much he's roughing it, but Marina arrives at the same time and Hobbo and Howard bundle her into the tent. Howard lies on an ants nest and suddenly jumps to life, along with Marina and Hobbo. Pearl sees all and is not impressed.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.8/1035 votesLoading...#17 - Look Whose Wheel's Come Off
Season 31 Episode 5 - Aired 8/22/2010
Wondering if Pearl still loves him, Howard asks Hobbo to give her a peck on the cheek from him - only to become even more despondent when he sees his wife deliver a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Glenda sends Barry off to paint a landscape, hoping the activity will take his mind off his hunger - but fish and chips is the only thing on his mind.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1032 votesLoading...#18 - The Art Of The Shorts Story
Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2001
Howard has lost his boxer shorts and Pearl is upset at him. But it turns out she hid them from him just to keep him on his toes. Barry wants to become thin and Tom and Mrs. Avery help him out by being his personal fitness trainers. The trio help Howard figure out a way to prove to Pearl that he's found his shorts.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1029 votesLoading...#19 - Enter The Hawk
Season 22 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2001
First, Auntie Wainwright takes a half hour break from the shop, leaving Smiler in charge, and is impatient for the half hour to be over so she can go back to work. Smiler gets very upset of her calling him every five minutes! Pearl thinks Howard is a bit overactive and cheerful so she fixes him a big supper to slow him down, but that doesn't stop him from seeing Marina! Barry wants a new suit to look more of an "executive type person" but Glenda refuses him to buy it. He buys it anyway and goes along with the trio and Tom around town, testing the suit out, and everyone thinks Barry has gone to a funeral! After yelling at him, Glenda thinks that she was too harsh on him and sets out with Wesley and Edie looking for him. Petal and Tom start Ace Carpeting, for which the van is in very poor shape, so they get Wesley to fix it.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1031 votesLoading...#20 - The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff
Season 24 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2003
Howard gets a present from Marina - a lifesize fake gorilla. The question is how to get it home?
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
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#21 - Barry Becomes A Psychopathic Killer But Only Part Time
Season 25 Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2004
Alvin buys equipment to listen for sounds from space, but Howard's the one hearing disembodied voices. Billy goes for a spin. Barry struggles with his role in a dramatic group. At last, there's a woman who's attracted to Smiler - unfortunately for him.
Director: Alan J. W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1036 votesLoading...#22 - 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
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#23 - The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi
Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2006
Billy takes Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Entwistle into the green wood for a barby. Pearl chains Howard to the house and Miss Davenport tries to get the ladies to discuss romantic novels.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1033 votesLoading...#24 - In Which Howard gets Double Booked
Season 28 Episode 4 - Aired 8/12/2007
Howard decides it's time to take Pearl out for a dinner to the "Fox and Duck" - so Pearl invites Nelly to come with, and Truly invites Marina to go with, now if only Howard knew about it.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
6.9/1033 votesLoading...#25 - Sinclair And The Wormley Witches
Season 28 Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2007
While standing on a hillside admiring the view, Alvin, Truly, and Entwistle get stoned by a stranger. Smiler does some witchcraft. Pearl & Nelly track Howard.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Roy Clarke
The Worst Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine
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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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts" is the worst rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by James Gilbert and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 12/17/1973. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?".