Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)

Last of the Summer Wine Series 12

Country of origin

No. of episodes

Broadcast

Original channel

BBC1

Original run

2 September 1990 – 4 November 1990

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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.

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

1 Outline
2 Returning this series
3 Last appearances
4 List of episodes
- 4.1 Christmas episode 1990
5 See also

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor	Role
Michael Aldridge	Seymour ^[1]
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)

Last appearances

Seymour (1986-1990)
Barry (1986-1990, 1996-2010)

List of episodes

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Return of the Warrior	2 September	Compo and Clegg see Seymour off, ready to take up a post of headmaster. They then just keep missing a returning Foggy.	Final appearance of Seymour. Foggy returns for the first time having been absent since Series 8 in 1985 The first episode featuring two of the 'third men', however they never meet.
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	The trio take part in sponsored football dribble, for charity.
Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous	23 September	Foggy has come up with another idea, 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's up to Compo to take his place.	Last episode to feature 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.	From this episode onwards Clegg and Howard move to their new respective homes although still next door neighbours. They would remain there for the rest of the series.
The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built	14 October	After seeing an argument over a parking space, Foggy decides there must be money to be made out of car parking.
The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression	21 October	Compo impresses a local TV reporter with his Maurice Chevallier impression.	Featuring Gorden Kaye as Maynard Lavery.
Roll On	28 October	The trio train for a barrel rolling event.	tis was the shows hundreth episode
A Landlady for Smiler	4 November	The lads help Smiler find a new place to live.	Smiler becomes a regular character from this episode onwards.

Christmas episode 1990

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Barry's Christmas	27 December	Glenda is upset because Barry didn't come home the previous night. The trio find him dressed as Santa Claus, under a table in the local pub	Last appearance of Barry until the 1996 Christmas Special "Extra! Extra!" as Mike Grady left to focus on other work at the time. Last episode to use film effect until series 14. The next series is shot entirely on video tape.