Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)

Last of the Summer Wine Series 8

Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8 DVD
Country of origin UK
No. of episodes 6
Broadcast
Original channel BBC1
Original run 10 March 1985 –
14 April 1985
Home video release
DVD release date 3 March 2008
Season chronology
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Last of the Summer Wine's eighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 10 March 1985 and 14 April 1985.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.[2]

The eighth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 7 on 3 March 2008.

Contents

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor Role
Bill Owen Compo
Peter Sallis Clegg
Brian Wilde Foggy

First appearances

Howard (1985-2010)
Pearl (1985-2010)
Marina (1985-2010)

Last appearances

Foggy (1976-1985, 1990-1997)

List of episodes

Title Airdate Description Notes
The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty 10 March Foggy and Compo have a disagreement about the size of Nora's feet, so they set out to find out the truth.
Keeping Britain Tidy 17 March Foggy decides to embark upon a campaign to clean up the countryside, starting with an old mattress.
  • This episode features the Introduction of Crusher, despite him appearing in the previous Christmas Special.
  • Guest Appearance of Brian Glover. Note that Brian Glover and Brian Wilde previously co-starred in Porridge.
Enter The Phantom 24 March Compo transforms himself into 'The Phantom', a daredevil motorcyclist. Will this impress Nora?
  • 'Crusher' Milburn is a regular character from this episode until the 1987 Christmas Special
Catching Digby's Donkey 31 March Foggy offers to help Digby catch his Donkey.
The Woollen Mills of your Mind 7 April Compo comes up with yet another plan to impress Nora - entering a marathon.
Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then? 14 April Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe, while she goes out.

DVD release

The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.

The Complete Series 7 & 8
Set Details[3]
  • 15 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
3 March 2008

Notes

  1. ^ Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182
  2. ^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
  3. ^ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8". BBC Shop. http://www.bbcshop.com/Comedy/Last-of-the-Summer-Wine-The-Complete-Series-7-and-8-DVD/invt/8253902. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 

References

Bright, Morris; Robert Ross (2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage. London: BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN 0563551518. 

See also

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