Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)

The Last of the Summer Wines twelfth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Last of the Summer Wine
Series 12
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	2 September – 27 December 1990
Series chronology

With the departure of Michael Aldridge who had left to nurse his ill wife, the character of Foggy Dewhirst returned to the fold.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor	Role
Michael Aldridge	Seymour
Bill Owen	Compo
Peter Sallis	Clegg
Brian Wilde	Foggy

^1 Seymour only appeared briefly in Return of the Warrior

Returning this series

Foggy (1976–1985, 1990–1997)

Smiler

Last appearances

Seymour (1985–1990)
Barry (1985–1990, 1996–2010)

List of episodes

Regular series

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Return Of The Warrior	2 September	Compo and Clegg see Seymour off, ready to take up a post of headmaster, and ponder what they will do with their lives now he has gone; they just keep missing a returning Foggy, until they finally bump into him.	Final appearance of Seymour and the return of Foggy (Having been absent since Series 8, 1985 five years before). First episode featuring two of the 'third men', but they never meet. When Compo and Clegg inform Seymour that the caning of children is now illegal, Seymour is clearly disappointed by this news, despite him knowing it about in the 1987 feature-length episode Big Day At Dream Acres
Come In, Sunray Major	9 September	After a miscommunication leads to Foggy getting split up from Compo and Clegg while out walking, he comes up with an idea - portable radios.
The Charity Balls	16 September	Compo, Clegg, Foggy and Howard take part in sponsored football dribble for charity.	This episode includes the second and final appearance of Bert Parnaby as Jack Harry Teesdale.
Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous	23 September	Foggy is tired of not receiving what he perceives as sufficient gravitas for his position and dreams up a suitably high-profile game befitting his status within the community: bicycle polo.
That's Not Captain Zero	30 September	After meeting Captain Zero, the human cannonball, the trio take him to the pub while his van is fixed. Unfortunately, when he gets arrested for being drunk, it is up to Compo to take his place.	Guest Appearance Trevor Peacock (Captain Zero) The last appearances of Clegg and Howard's original respective homes.
Das (Welly) Boot	7 October	Foggy decides to restore an old boat, and Compo knows who he wants to take on the first trip...Nora Batty, but how can they lure her on board with him? Foggy has a plan yet again.	Clegg and Howard move into new homes, still next-door neighbours. They would remain there for the rest of the series, until the show's end. Episode title is a spoof on the film Das Boot
The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built	14 October	After seeing an argument over a parking space, Foggy decides that there must be money to be made out of car parking.	Cameo Appearance James Thackeray (Motor Cyclist)
The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression	21 October	In another attempt to woo Nora Batty, Compo decides to go on a local television programme with his Maurice Chevalier impression, but unfortunately decides it's also a good idea to bring along his lucky ferret	Guest-featuring a then injury-recovering Gorden Kaye (of 'Allo 'Allo fame) as Maynard Lavery.
Roll On	28 October	The trio train for a barrel- rolling event.	Cameo Appearance Rachel Bell (Barmaid) Cameo Appearance Max Harvey (Customer)
A Landlady For Smiler	4 November	The lads do their best to find a new place to live for a returning Smiler, without much luck, until they strike upon the idea of the widow Nora Batty, though Compo is not too keen for another man to live with "his bird".	Guest Appearance Chris Breeze Due to popularity two years before the character of Smiler returns Smiler becomes a regular character until 2007.

Christmas Special (1990)

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Barry's Christmas	27 December	It's Christmas 1990, and Glenda's so upset because Barry didn't come home the night before. The trio find him dressed as Santa Claus, under a table in the local pub	there is no on-screen title for this episode uniquely, the open and close of this episode feature a fade to sepia Last appearance of Barry, who returns 6 years later in the 1996 Christmas Special "Extra! Extra!" as Mike Grady left to pursue other TV projects of work at the time. This was the last episode to use 16mm film for outdoor scenes until series 14. The next series was shot entirely on video tape.

DVD release

The box set for series twelve was released by Universal Playback in December 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 13 & 14.

The Complete Series 13 & 14

Set Details[1]

15 episodes 3-disc set Language: English

Release Date

Region 2

26 December 2008

References

1. "Last of the Summer Wine Series 13 & 14". Amazon. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

See also