List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes
The following is an episode list for the BBC One sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. The pilot episode aired as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first full series of episodes premiered on 12 November 1973. The 31st series started broadcasting on 25 July 2010.[1]
As of 29 August 2010, 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, two New Year Specials, and a Millennium Special (but not the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentary Specials). Some of these have been regular episodes (often held over from the previous series, or taken from the forth-coming series), others have been dedicated festive stories. Some of these specials have also been feature-length. All episodes are 30 minutes long, unless otherwise stated.
The list is by episodes' original air dates.
Series
The following is an overview of all series of Last of the Summer Wine. This overview does not include the pilot episode, Christmas and New Years specials, or the three films.
| Series |
Eps. |
Originally
aired |
Prod.
line |
DVD Region 2 Release Date |
| 1 |
6 |
1973 |
LLC104xx |
2 September 2002 |
| 2 |
7 |
1975 |
LLC1xxxx |
2 September 2002 |
| 3 |
7 |
1976 |
LLCGxxxx |
26 July 2004 |
| 4 |
7 |
1977 |
LLCxxxxx |
26 July 2004 |
| 5 |
7 |
1979 |
LLCA52xx |
5 March 2007 |
| 6 |
7 |
1982 |
LLCD01xx |
5 March 2007 |
| 7 |
6 |
1983 |
LLCE50xx |
3 March 2008 |
| 8 |
6 |
1985 |
LLCG08xx |
3 March 2008 |
| 9 |
12 |
1987 |
LLCI6xxx |
5 May 2008* |
| 10 |
6 |
1988 |
LLCK10xx |
22 September 2008 |
| 11 |
7 |
1989 |
|
22 September 2008 |
| 12 |
10 |
1990 |
|
26 December 2008 |
| 13 |
6 |
1991 |
|
26 December 2008 |
| 14 |
9 |
1992 |
|
26 October 2009 |
| 15 |
9 |
1993 |
|
26 October 2009 |
| 16 |
8 |
1995 |
|
27 December 2010 |
| 17 |
10 |
1995 |
|
27 December 2010 |
| 18 |
10 |
1997 |
|
7 February 2011 |
| 19 |
10 |
1998 |
|
7 February 2011 |
| 20 |
10 |
1999 |
|
30 January 2012 |
| 21 |
10 |
2000 |
|
30 January 2012 |
| 22 |
10 |
2001 |
|
6 March 2012 |
| 23 |
10 |
2002 |
|
6 March 2012 |
| 24 |
10 |
2003 |
|
TBA |
| 25 |
10 |
2004 |
|
TBA |
| 26 |
10 |
2005 |
|
TBA |
| 27 |
9 |
2006 |
|
TBA |
| 28 |
10 |
2007 |
ENTA4xxx |
TBA |
| 29 |
11 |
2008 |
|
TBA |
| 30 |
10 |
2009 |
|
TBA |
| 31 |
6 |
2010 |
|
TBA |
* The DVD boxset issued on this date is labelled Series 9 & 10. However, it contains only the twelve episodes listed for Series 9 below plus the three Specials. It contains none of the episodes listed for Series 10. The six Series 10 episodes were released along with the seven of Series 11 and two Specials in a boxset labelled Series 11 & 12. The ten Series 12 episodes were released along with the six Series 13 episodes and two Specials in another boxset labelled Series 13 & 14. The nine series 14 episodes were released along with the nine series 15 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 15 & 16 released on 26 October 2009. The eight series 16 episodes were released along with the ten series 17 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 17 & 18 released on 27 December 2010. The ten series 18 episodes were released along with the ten series 19 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 19 & 20 on 7 February 2011. Due to the inaccurate numbering on the series 9 & 10 boxset, it is unclear which series and episodes will appear on future boxsets until the episodes are cleared by the BBFC.
| Colour |
Description |
|
Blue |
Specials |
|
Red |
Documentaries |
The three episodes of series one are edited together on the DVD in what appears to be a straight transfer from the video release in the 1990s. Episode 3 (Pâté & Chips) ends with credits for all three episodes plus the original BBC Video ident.
Series 1 (1973)
Pilot
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| Pilot - 1 |
4 January 1973 |
"The Last of the Summer Wine"
"Of Funerals and Fish"
|
|
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 2 |
12 November 1973 |
"Short Back and Palais Glide" |
1 |
| 3 |
19 November 1973 |
"Inventor of the 40-Foot Ferret" |
1 |
| 4 |
26 November 1973 |
"Pâté and Chips" |
1 |
| 5 |
3 December 1973 |
"Spring Fever" |
2 |
| 6 |
10 December 1973 |
"The New Mobile Trio" |
2 |
| 7 |
17 December 1973 |
"Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts" |
2 |
Series 2 (1975)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 8 |
5 March 1975 |
"Forked Lightning" |
3 |
| 9 |
12 March 1975 |
"Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?" |
3 |
| 10 |
19 March 1975 |
"The Changing Face of Rural Blamire" |
3 |
| 11 |
26 March 1975 |
"Some Enchanted Evening" |
3 |
| 12 |
2 April 1975 |
"A Quiet Drink" |
4 |
| 13 |
9 April 1975 |
"Ballad for Wind Instruments and Canoe" |
4 |
| 14 |
16 April 1975 |
"Northern Flying Circus" |
4 |
Series 3 (1976)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 15 |
27 October 1976 |
"The Man from Oswestry" |
1 |
| 16 |
3 November 1976 |
"Mending Stuart's Leg" |
1 |
| 17 |
10 November 1976 |
"The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" |
1 |
| 18 |
17 November 1976 |
"Cheering Up Gordon" |
1 |
| 19 |
24 November 1976 |
"The Kink in Foggy's Niblick" |
1 |
| 20 |
1 December 1976 |
"Going to Gordon's Wedding" |
2 |
| 21 |
8 December 1976 |
"Isometrics and After" |
2 |
Series 4 (1977–1978)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 22 |
9 November 1977 |
"Ferret Come Home" |
2 |
| 23 |
16 November 1977 |
"Getting On Sidney's Wire" |
2 |
| 24 |
23 November 1977 |
"Jubilee" |
2 |
| 25 |
30 November 1977 |
"Flower Power Cut" |
3 |
| 26 |
7 December 1977 |
"Who Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?" |
3 |
| 27 |
14 December 1977 |
"Greenfingers" |
3 |
| 28 |
4 January 1978 |
"The Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent" |
3 |
Christmas Specials (1977–1978)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 29 |
1 January 1978 |
"A Merry Heatwave" |
3 |
| 30 |
26 December 1978 |
"Small Tune on a Penny Wassail" |
3* |
* Small Tune on a Penny Wassail on disc 3 of series 5 & 6 DVD
Series 5 (1979)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 31 |
18 September 1979 |
"Full Steam Behind" |
1 |
| 32 |
25 September 1979 |
"The Flag And Its Snag" |
1 |
| 33 |
2 October 1979 |
"The Flag And Further Snags" |
1 |
| 34 |
9 October 1979 |
"Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire" |
1 |
| 35 |
16 October 1979 |
"Earnshaw Strikes Again" |
1 |
| 36 |
23 October 1979 |
"Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder" |
1 |
| 37 |
30 October 1979 |
"Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder" |
2 |
Christmas Specials (1979–1981)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 38 |
27 December 1979 |
"And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree" |
3 |
| 39 |
25 December 1981 |
"Whoops" |
3 |
Series 6 (1982)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 40 |
4 January 1982 |
"In The Service Of Humanity" |
2 |
| 41 |
11 January 1982 |
"Car & Garter" |
2 |
| 42 |
18 January 1982 |
"The Odd Dog Men" |
2 |
| 43 |
25 January 1982 |
"A Bicycle Made For Three" |
2 |
| 44 |
1 February 1982 |
"One Of The Last Few Places Unexplored By Man" |
2 |
| 45 |
8 February 1982 |
"Serenade For Tight Jeans and Metal Detector" |
3 |
| 46 |
15 February 1982 |
"From Wellies To Wet Suit" |
3 |
Christmas Special (1982)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 47 |
25 December 1982 |
"All Mod Conned" |
3* |
* All Mod Conned on disc 3 of series 7 & 8 DVD
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| Sketch |
27 December 1982 |
Part of "The Funny Side of Christmas" BBC Special |
Series 7 (1983)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 48 |
30 January 1983 |
"The Frozen Turkey Man" |
1 |
| 49 |
6 February 1983 |
"The White Man's Grave" |
1 |
| 50 |
13 February 1983 |
"The Waist Land" |
1 |
| 51 |
20 February 1983 |
"Cheering Up Ludovic" |
1 |
| 52 |
27 February 1983 |
"The Three Astaires" |
1 |
| 53 |
6 March 1983 |
"The Arts of Concealment" |
1 |
Christmas Specials (1983–1984)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 54 |
27 December 1983 |
"Getting Sam Home" |
3 |
| 55 |
30 December 1984 |
"The Loxley Lozenge" |
3 |
Series 8 (1985)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 56 |
10 March 1985 |
"The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty" |
2 |
| 57 |
17 March 1985 |
"Keeping Britain Tidy" |
2 |
| 58 |
24 March 1985 |
"Enter The Phantom" |
2 |
| 59 |
31 March 1985 |
"Catching Digby's Donkey" |
2 |
| 60 |
7 April 1985 |
"The Woollenmills of your Mind" |
2 |
| 61 |
14 April 1985 |
"Who's Looking After The Café Then?" |
2 |
Series 9 (1987)
New Year Special (1986)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 62 |
1 January 1986 |
"Uncle Of The Bride" |
3 |
Christmas Special (1986)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 63 |
28 December 1986 |
"Merry Christmas Father Christmas" |
3 |
Regular series
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 64 |
4 January 1987 |
"Why Does Norman Clegg Buy Ladies' Elastic Stockings?" |
1 |
| 65 |
11 January 1987 |
"The Heavily Reinforced Bottom" |
1 |
| 66 |
18 January 1987 |
"Dried Dates And Codfanglers" |
1 |
| 67 |
25 January 1987 |
"The Really Masculine Purse" |
1 |
| 68 |
1 February 1987 |
"Who's Feeling Ejected Then?" |
1 |
| 69 |
8 February 1987 |
"The Ice-Cream Man Cometh" |
1 |
| 70 |
15 February 1987 |
"Set The People Free" |
2 |
| 71 |
22 February 1987 |
"Go With The Flow" |
2 |
| 72 |
1 March 1987 |
"Jaws" |
2 |
| 73 |
8 March 1987 |
"Edie and the Automobile" |
2 |
| 74 |
15 March 1987 |
"Wind Power" |
2 |
| 75 |
22 March 1987 |
"When You Take A Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible" |
2 |
Christmas Special (1987)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 76 |
27 December 1987 |
"Big Day At Dream Acres" |
3 |
Series 9 sold as Series 9 and 10 on DVD
Series 10 (1988)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 77 |
16 October 1988 |
"The Experiment" |
1 |
| 78 |
23 October 1988 |
"The Treasure of the Deep" |
1 |
| 79 |
30 October 1988 |
"Dancing Feet" |
1 |
| 80 |
6 November 1988 |
"That Certain Smile" |
1 |
| 81 |
13 November 1988 |
"Downhill Racer" |
1 |
| 82 |
20 November 1988 |
"The Day of the Welsh Ferret" |
1 |
Christmas Special (1988)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 83 |
24 December 1988 |
"Crums" |
3 |
Series 11 (1989)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 84 |
15 October 1989 |
"Come Back, Jack Harry Teesdale" |
2 |
| 85 |
22 October 1989 |
"The Kiss and Mavis Poskitt" |
2 |
| 86 |
29 October 1989 |
"Oh Shut Up and Eat Your Choc Ice" |
2 |
| 87 |
5 November 1989 |
"Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?" |
2 |
| 88 |
12 November 1989 |
"Happy Anniversary Gough And Jessie" |
2 |
| 89 |
19 November 1989 |
"Getting Barry Higher in the World" |
3 |
| 90 |
23 November 1989 |
"Three Men and a Mangle" |
3 |
Christmas Special (1989)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 91 |
23 December 1989 |
"What's Santa Brought for Nora Then?" |
3 |
Series 10 and 11 sold as Series 11 and 12 on DVD
Series 12 (1990)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 92 |
2 September 1990 |
"Return of the Warrior" |
1 |
| 93 |
9 September 1990 |
"Come In, Sunray Major" |
1 |
| 94 |
16 September 1990 |
"The Charity Balls" |
1 |
| 95 |
23 September 1990 |
"Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous" |
1 |
| 96 |
30 September 1990 |
"That's Not Captain Zero" |
1 |
| 97 |
7 October 1990 |
"Das Welly Boot" |
1 |
| 98 |
14 October 1990 |
"The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built" |
2 |
| 99 |
21 October 1990 |
"The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression" |
2 |
| 100 |
28 October 1990 |
"Roll On" |
2 |
| 101 |
4 November 1990 |
"A Landlady for Smiler" |
2 |
Christmas Special (1990)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 102 |
27 December 1990 |
"Barry's Christmas" |
2 |
Series 13 (1991)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 103 |
18 October 1991 |
"Quick, Quick, Slow" |
3 |
| 104 |
25 October 1991 |
"Give Us a Lift" |
3 |
| 105 |
1 November 1991 |
"Was That Nora Batty Singing?" |
3 |
| 106 |
8 November 1991 |
"Cash Flow Problems" |
3 |
| 107 |
15 November 1991 |
"Passing the Earring" |
3 |
| 108 |
29 November 1991 |
"Pole Star" |
3 |
Christmas Special (1991)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 109 |
22 December 1991 |
"Situations Vacant" |
3 |
Series 12 and 13 sold as Series 13 and 14 on DVD
Series 14 (1992)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 110 |
25 October 1992 |
"By The Magnificent Thighs of Ernie Burniston" |
1 |
| 111 |
1 November 1992 |
"Errol Flynn Used to Have a Pair Like That" |
1 |
| 112 |
8 November 1992 |
"The Phantom of the Graveyard" |
1 |
| 113 |
15 November 1992 |
"The Self-Propelled Salad Strainer" |
1 |
| 114 |
22 November 1992 |
"Ordeal by Trousers" |
1 |
| 115 |
29 November 1992 |
"Happy Birthday, Howard" |
2 |
| 116 |
6 December 1992 |
"Who's Got Rhythm?" |
2 |
| 117 |
13 December 1992 |
"Camera Shy" |
2 |
| 118 |
20 December 1992 |
"Wheelies" |
2 |
Christmas Special (1992)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 119 |
26 December 1992 |
"Stop That Castle" |
2 |
Series 15 (1993)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 120 |
24 October 1993 |
"How to Clear Your Pipes" |
3 |
| 121 |
31 October 1993 |
"Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue" |
3 |
| 122 |
7 November 1993 |
"The Black Widow" |
3 |
| 123 |
14 November 1993 |
"Have you Got a Light Mate?" |
3 |
| 124 |
21 November 1993 |
"Stop That Bath" |
3 |
| 125 |
28 November 1993 |
"Springing Smiler" |
4 |
| 126 |
5 December 1993 |
"Concerto for Solo Bicycle" |
4 |
| 127 |
12 December 1993 |
"There are Gypsies at the Bottom of our Garden" |
4 |
| 128 |
19 December 1993 |
"Aladdin Gets on Your Wick" |
4 |
Christmas Special (1993)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 129 |
27 December 1993 |
"Welcome To Earth" |
4 |
Series 14 and 15 sold as Series 15 and 16 on DVD
Series 16 (1995)
New Year Special (1995)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 130 |
1 January 1995 |
"The Man who Nearly Knew Pavarotti" |
4* |
* The Man who Nearly Knew Pavarotti on disc 4 of series 17 & 18 DVD
Regular Series
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 131 |
8 January 1995 |
"The Glory Hole" |
1 |
| 132 |
15 January 1995 |
"Adopted by a Stray" |
1 |
| 133 |
22 January 1995 |
"The Defeat of the Stoneworm" |
1 |
| 134 |
29 January 1995 |
"Once in a Moonlit Junkyard" |
1 |
| 135 |
5 February 1995 |
"The Space Ace" |
1 |
| 136 |
12 February 1995 |
"The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire" |
1 |
| 137 |
19 February 1995 |
"The Dewhursts of Ogleby Hall" |
2 |
| 138 |
26 February 1995 |
"The Sweet Smell of Excess" |
2 |
Series 17 (1995)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 139 |
3 September 1995 |
"Leaving Home Forever Or Till Teatime" |
2 |
| 140 |
10 September 1995 |
"Bicycle Bonanza" |
2 |
| 141 |
17 September 1995 |
"The Glamour Of The Uniform" |
2 |
| 142 |
24 September 1995 |
"The First Human Being To Ride A Hill" |
2 |
| 143 |
1 October 1995 |
"Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure" |
3 |
| 144 |
8 October 1995 |
"Desperate For A Duffield" |
3 |
| 145 |
15 October 1995 |
"The Suit That Turned Left" |
3 |
| 146 |
22 October 1995 |
"Beware Of The Elbow" |
3 |
| 147 |
29 October 1995 |
"The Thing In Wesley's Shed" |
3 |
| 148 |
5 November 1995 |
"Brushes At Dawn" |
3 |
Christmas Specials (1995–1996)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 149 |
25 December 1995 |
"A Leg Up For Christmas" |
4 |
| 150 |
29 December 1996 |
"Extra! Extra!" |
1* |
Series 16 and 17 sold as Series 17 and 18 on DVD
* Extra Extra on disc 1 of series 19 & 20 DVD
25 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine (1997)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| Special 1 |
30 March 1997 |
"25 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine" |
Series 18 (1997)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 151 |
20 April 1997 |
"The Love-Mobile" |
1 |
| 152 |
27 April 1997 |
"A Clean Sweep" |
1 |
| 153 |
4 May 1997 |
"The Mysterious C. W. Northrop" |
1 |
| 154 |
11 May 1997 |
"A Double For Howard" |
1 |
| 155 |
18 May 1997 |
"How To Create A Monster" |
1 |
| 156 |
25 May 1997 |
"Deviations With Davenport" |
1 |
| 157 |
1 June 1997 |
"According To The Prophet Bickerdyke" |
2 |
| 158 |
8 June 1997 |
"Next Kiss Please" |
2 |
| 159 |
15 June 1997 |
"Destiny And Six Bananas" |
2 |
| 160 |
22 June 1997 |
"A Sidecar Named Desire" |
2 |
Christmas Special (1997)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 161 |
29 December 1997 |
"There Goes The Groom" |
2 |
Series 19 (1998)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
Disc |
| 162 |
4 January 1998 |
"Beware the Oglethorpe" |
3 |
| 163 |
11 January 1998 |
"Tarzan of the Towpath" |
3 |
| 164 |
18 January 1998 |
"Truly and the Hole Truth" |
3 |
| 165 |
25 January 1998 |
"Oh Howard, We Should Get One of Those" |
3 |
| 166 |
1 February 1998 |
"The Suit That Attracts Blondes" |
3 |
| 167 |
8 February 1998 |
"The Only Diesel Saxophone in Captivity" |
4 |
| 168 |
15 February 1998 |
"Perfection - Thy Name is Ridley" |
4 |
| 169 |
22 February 1998 |
"Nowhere Particular" |
4 |
| 170 |
1 March 1998 |
"From Audrey Nash to the Widow Dilhooley" |
4 |
| 171 |
8 March 1998 |
"Support Your Local Skydiver" |
4 |
Series 18 and 19 sold as Series 19 and 20 on DVD.
Series 20 (1999)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 172 |
18 April 1999 |
"The Pony Set" |
| 173 |
25 April 1999 |
"How Errol Flynn Discovered the Secret Scar of Nora Batty" |
| 174 |
2 May 1999 |
"Who's Thrown her Tom Cruise Photos Away?" |
| 175 |
16 May 1999 |
"What's Happened to Barry's Nose?" |
| 176 |
23 May 1999 |
"Optimism in the Housing Market" |
| 177 |
30 May 1999 |
"Will Barry go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music?" |
| 178 |
6 June 1999 |
"Beware the Vanilla Slice" |
| 179 |
13 June 1999 |
"Howard Throws a Wobbler" |
| 180 |
20 June 1999 |
"The Phantom Number 14 Bus" |
| 181 |
27 June 1999 |
"Ironing Day" |
Series 21 (2000)
New Year Special (2000)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 182 |
2 January 2000 |
"Last Post and Pigeon" |
Regular series
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 183 |
2 April 2000 |
"Lipstick and Other Problems" |
| 184 |
9 April 2000 |
"Under the Rug" |
| 185 |
16 April 2000 |
"Magic and the Morris Minor" |
| 186 |
23 April 2000 |
"Elegy for Fallen Wellies" |
| 187 |
30 April 2000 |
"Surprise at Throstlenest" |
| 188 |
7 May 2000 |
"Just a Small Funeral" |
| 189 |
14 May 2000 |
"From Here to Paternity" |
| 190 |
21 May 2000 |
"Some Vans Can Make you Deaf" |
| 191 |
28 May 2000 |
"Waggoner's Roll" |
| 192 |
4 June 2000 |
"I Didn't Know Barry Could Play" |
Series 22 (2001)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 193 |
1 April 2001 |
"Getting Barry's Goat" |
| 194 |
8 April 2001 |
"The Art of the Shorts Story" |
| 195 |
15 April 2001 |
"The Missing Bus of Mrs. Avery" |
| 196 |
22 April 2001 |
"Hey, Big Vendor" |
| 197 |
29 April 2001 |
"Enter the Hawk" |
| 198 |
6 May 2001 |
"Gnome and Away" |
| 199 |
13 May 2001 |
"A Hair of the Blonde That Bit You" |
| 200 |
20 May 2001 |
"A White Sweater and a Solicitor's Letter" |
| 201 |
27 May 2001 |
"Why is Barry at an Angle?" |
| 202 |
3 June 2001 |
"The Coming of the Beast" |
Christmas Special (2001)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 203 |
30 December 2001 |
"Potts in Pole Position" |
Series 23 (2002)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 204 |
6 January 2002 |
"A Brief Excursion in the Fast Lane" |
| 205 |
13 January 2002 |
"The Mystical Squeak of Howard's Bicycle" |
| 206 |
20 January 2002 |
"Mervyn Would be Proud" |
| 207 |
27 January 2002 |
"The Incredible Ordeal of Norman Clegg" |
| 208 |
3 February 2002 |
"Beware of the Hot Dog" |
| 209 |
10 February 2002 |
"In Search of Childlike Joy and the Farthest Reaches of the Lotus Position" |
| 210 |
17 February 2002 |
"A Chaise Longue Too Far" |
| 211 |
24 February 2002 |
"Exercising Father's Bicycle" |
| 212 |
3 March 2002 |
"Sadly, Madly, Bradley" |
| 213 |
10 March 2002 |
"It All Began With an Old Volvo Headlamp" |
Christmas Special (2002)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 214 |
29 December 2002 |
"A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft" |
Series 24 (2003)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 215 |
5 January 2003 |
"The Lair of the Cat Creature" |
| 216 |
12 January 2003 |
"Ancient Eastern Wisdom - An Introduction" |
| 217 |
19 January 2003 |
"A Pick-Up of the Later Ming Dynasty" |
| 218 |
26 January 2003 |
"The Secret Birthday of Norman Clegg" |
| 219 |
2 February 2003 |
"In Which Gavin Hinchcliffe Loses the Gulf Stream" |
| 220 |
9 February 2003 |
"The Miraculous Curing of Old Goff Helliwell" |
| 221 |
23 February 2003 |
"The Frenchies Are Coming" |
| 222 |
2 March 2003 |
"The Man Who Invented Yorkshire Funny Stuff" |
| 223 |
9 March 2003 |
"The Second Husband and the Showgirls" |
| 224 |
16 March 2003 |
"All of a Florrie" |
Christmas Special (2003)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 225 |
21 December 2003 |
"A Short Blast Of Fred Astaire" |
30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine (2003)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| Special 2 |
13 April 2003 |
"30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine" |
Series 25 (2004)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 226 |
8 February 2004 |
"Jurassic No Parking" |
| 227 |
15 February 2004 |
"The General's Greatest Battle" |
| 228 |
22 February 2004 |
"Spores" |
| 229 |
7 March 2004 |
"Happy Birthday Robin Hood" |
| 230 |
14 March 2004 |
"Who's That With Barry and Glenda? - It's Not Barry and Glenda" |
| 231 |
21 March 2004 |
"An Apple a Day" |
| 232 |
28 March 2004 |
"Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer But Only Part Time" |
| 233 |
4 April 2004 |
"Things To Do When Your Wife Runs Off With a Turkish Waiter" |
| 234 |
11 April 2004 |
"Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats" |
| 235 |
18 April 2004 |
"Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful" |
Christmas Special (2004)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 236 |
19 December 2004 |
"Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley" |
Series 26 (2005)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 237 |
13 March 2005 |
"The Swan Man Of Ilkley" |
| 238 |
20 March 2005 |
"Watching the Clock" |
| 239 |
27 March 2005 |
"Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?" |
| 240 |
10 April 2005 |
"Hermione (the short course)" |
| 241 |
17 April 2005 |
"Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?" |
| 242 |
24 April 2005 |
"Available for Weddings" |
| 243 |
1 May 2005 |
"The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street" |
| 244 |
8 May 2005 |
"The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager" |
| 245 |
15 May 2005 |
"Lot Number 8" |
| 246 |
29 May 2005 |
"Little Orphan Howard" |
Christmas Special (2005)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 247 |
12 December 2005 |
"Merry Entwhistle and Jackson Day" |
Series 27 (2006)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 248 |
5 March 2006 |
"Follow That Bottle" |
| 249 |
12 March 2006 |
"How To Remove A Cousin" |
| 250 |
19 March 2006 |
"Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis?" |
| 251 |
26 March 2006 |
"The Genuine Outdoors Robin Hood Barbi" |
| 252 |
2 April 2006 |
"Barry In Danger From Reading & Aunt Jessie" |
| 253 |
9 April 2006 |
"Who's That Merry Man with Billy, Then?" |
| 254 |
16 April 2006 |
"Who's That Talking To Lenny" |
| 255 |
23 April 2006 |
"Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy" |
| 256 |
30 April 2006 |
"Plenty Of Room In The Back" |
Christmas Special (2006)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 257 |
28 December 2006 |
"A Tale of Two Sweaters" |
Series 28 (2007)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 258 |
15 July 2007 |
"The Second Stag Night of Doggy Wilkinson" |
| 259 |
29 July 2007 |
"What Happened to the Horse?" |
| 260 |
5 August 2007 |
"Variations on a Theme of Road Rage" |
| 261 |
12 August 2007 |
"In Which Howard Gets Double Booked" |
| 262 |
19 August 2007 |
"Will the Nearest Alien Please Come In" |
| 263 |
26 August 2007 |
"Elegy for Small Creature and Clandestine Trackbike" |
| 264 |
2 September 2007 |
"The Crowcroft Challenge" |
| 265 |
9 September 2007 |
"Must Be Good Dancer" |
| 266 |
16 September 2007 |
"In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump" |
| 267 |
23 September 2007 |
"Sinclair and the Wormley Witches" |
Series 29 (2008)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 268 |
22 June 2008 |
"Enter The Finger" |
| 269 |
29 June 2008 |
"Will The Genuine Racer Please Stand Up" |
| 270 |
6 July 2008 |
"A Short Introduction To Cooper's Rules" |
| 271 |
13 July 2008 |
"Is Jeremy Quite Safe?" |
| 272 |
20 July 2008 |
"All That Glitters Is Not Elvis" |
| 273 |
27 July 2008 |
"Eva's Back In Town" |
| 274 |
3 August 2008 |
"In Which Romance Isn't Dead - Just Incompetent" |
| 275 |
10 August 2008 |
"The Mischievous Tinkle in Howard's Eyes" |
| 276 |
17 August 2008 |
"The Mischievous Of Passion And Pizza" |
| 277 |
24 August 2008 |
"It's Never Ten Years" |
| 278 |
31 August 2008 |
"Get Out Of That, Then" |
Series 30 (2009)
New Year's Eve Special (2008)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 279 |
31 December 2008 |
"I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies" |
Regular series
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 280 |
19 April 2009 |
"Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch" |
| 281 |
26 April 2009 |
"The Mother Of All Mistakes - Or is It?" |
| 282 |
3 May 2009 |
"Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single-Handed?" |
| 283 |
10 May 2009 |
"Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly?" |
| 284 |
17 May 2009 |
"Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat" |
| 285 |
24 May 2009 |
"Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?" |
| 286 |
31 May 2009 |
"Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?" |
| 287 |
7 June 2009 |
"In Which Romance Springs A Leak" |
| 288 |
14 June 2009 |
"Variations on a Theme of Father's Day" |
| 289 |
21 June 2009 |
"Goodnight Sweet Ferret" |
Series 31 (2010)
| Episode number |
Original airdate |
Title |
| 290 |
25 July 2010 |
"Behind Every Bush There is Not Necessarily a Howard" |
| 291 |
1 August 2010 |
"Happy Camping" |
| 292 |
8 August 2010 |
"The Rights of Man (Except for Howard)" |
| 293 |
15 August 2010 |
"Howard and the Great Outdoors" |
| 294 |
22 August 2010 |
"Look Whose Wheel's Come Off" |
| 295 |
29 August 2010 |
"How Not to Cry at Weddings" |
- Notes: This is the last series of Last of the Summer Wine, as the BBC announced in June 2010 that it would be cancelled after its 31st series.
- "How Not to Cry at Weddings" was credited as The Very Last of the Summer Wine.
See also
References