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Last of the Summer Wine — Series 17

Last of the Summer Wine's seventeenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Episodes

  • E01 Leaving Home Forever, Or Till Teatime

    Sep 3, 1995 · 30m

    This time's for real! Howard's had enough of Pearl and decides to leave home forever. It's up to the trio to get the couple back together, when it's visible that Howard misses Pearl more than he thought he would.

  • E02 Bicycle Bonanza

    Sep 10, 1995 · 30m

    Foggy thinks the trio should be more in touch with the wilderness, so he thinks of the ideal plan, counting with Auntie Wainwright's bicycle bonanza, a map, and a basket of sandwiches.

  • E03 The Glamour Of The Uniform

    Sep 17, 1995 · 30m

    Marina leaves Howard for good this time. He suspects that she has been seeing another man, and asks for the help of the trio to get her back. Foggy feels that what Howard needs is a bit of "the glamour of the uniform". Auntie Wainwright's new established costume department might be just the perfect place to find it.

  • E04 The First Human Being To Ride A Hill

    Sep 24, 1995 · 30m

    When Pearl starts getting suspicious of Howard's affair once again, she locks his bicycle. It's now up to the trio to come up with a secret bicycle for Howard, which turns out to be a little more secret than they'd have thought.

  • E05 Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure

    Oct 1, 1995 · 30m

    When word comes around that there's a treasure buried in town, it's up to the trio to go and find it. To do so they need the help of the one man that has the *only* map, Lieutenant Commander Willoughby (Royal Navy, retired). It's up to Foggy to pay the 30 pounds the map's worth. The problem is... how many maps were sold in the first place? Foggy vows not to be near one cash dispenser again...

  • E06 Desperate For A Duffield

    Oct 8, 1995 · 30m

    When Compo reaches a crucial point in his "relationship" with Nora Batty, and realises he's not going anywhere with her, he decides to go looking for his old "girlfriends" from his school days, with whom he expects to get a more "personal" relationship. It turns out he wasn't really ready for some of the surprises he encounters after all these years... people DO change sometimes.

  • E07 The Suit That Turned Left

    Oct 15, 1995 · 30m

    The trio comes across a very weird scientist and his unusual new invention. Meanwhile Wesley's new suit causes some trouble during the ladies outing.

  • E08 Beware Of The Elbow

    Oct 22, 1995 · 30m

    The trio encounters a man, and his inflatable doll, which creates some natural curiosity among the three elders.

  • E09 The Thing In Wesley's Shed

    Oct 29, 1995 · 30m

    When Wesley starts acting very weird about some new invention he has in his shed, the trio tries to find out what kind of invention is he working on.

  • E10 Brushes At Dawn

    Nov 5, 1995 · 30m

    When a local man "takes advantage" of Nora Batty, Compo challenges him to a duel.

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