List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes

One of Compo's ferrets finds its way into Nora Batty's house.

The trio help Sid install a doorbell.

Foggy ropes Compo and Clegg into participating in a parade at the local church to commemorate the Queen's silver jubilee.

After nearly getting hit by a funeral car, Clegg ends up developing the opinion that flowers have feelings. Things get worse after the trio attends a friend's funeral, with Clegg attempting to prove his theory. But does he truly believe that flowers are alive or is he just attempting to fool Compo, Foggy and Sid? Meanwhile, Compo has a new approach to seducing Nora Batty.

On the day Foggy is due to return home from Wales, Compo, Clegg and Sid decide to hire a car and collect Foggy personally. But Clegg proves to be a terrible driver and when they finally get to Wales, Clegg can't find the right driveway to the house where Foggy is at. Meanwhile, Foggy starts developing feelings for the lady friend he is staying with, despite the protests of the lady's grandmother.

Believing that Britain is failing with its vegetables, Compo, Clegg and Foggy decide to start a feud with the famous vegetable grower. They manage to steal a giant plastic carrot from a shop window to give the impression that they are the world's best vegetable grower. But what will become of them and the carrot after showing it to their new enemy?

The trio try to film Christmas celebrations in summer for Nora's dying and home-sick brother in Australia.

An old acquaintance has returned to town in suspicious circumstances.

It's Christmas morning; the trio visit Edgar in hospital, then exchange presents at Clegg's, Sid gives Ivy a black nightie for Boxing Day, Wally and Sid get fed up with family visitors, and havoc is created with a brass band on the way to going AWOL to Cleggy's for refreshments with the trio.

Foggy takes the trio on a railway walk, with disastrous results. Peter Sallis has stated that this is his personal favourite episode.

The first in a two-parter. Foggy gets the chance to raise the tone of the neighbourhood by raising a flag, but things don't go smoothly.

Continued from previous episode.

The trio spy Sid and Wally sneaking into the woods, and try to find out what is going on.

Compo and Clegg warn Foggy not to criticise old Yorkshire traditions, and invent a Yorkshire deity called Earnshaw, in an attempt to keep him in line.

The first in a two-parter, where Compo takes up hang-gliding.

Continued from previous episode.

Foggy buys a map for a plantation of Christmas trees from "Big Eric" the Head Forester for ten quid in a pub, and Compo gets de-bagged by Ivy and Nora, in Sid's Cafe.

Realizing that Christmas is losing it's magic and accepting that they're dwindling into old age, Compo, Clegg and Foggy decide to re-enact the old days and invite two of their old school friends for Christmas drinks. Unfortunately, because of how many years has passed, they don't recognize the trio. Meanwhile, Sid and Wally feel that Christmas has too much magic and attempts to use the trio's party as an opportunity to escape celebrating with their wives.

Foggy starts a rescue service.

Compo is roped in to test drive an old friend's latest car. First- and intended to be the only- appearance of Wesley Pegden.

Foggy begins a dog-walking service.

After crashing Clegg's bicycle into a ditch, Compo, Clegg and Foggy decide to make their own individual bicycles. But it proves harder than the trio thought and Clegg ends up being the only one to make a good bike while Compo and Foggy's bicycles end in disaster. Determined not to be beaten, Foggy decides to invent a bicycle made for three. Meanwhile, Ivy is celebrating the opening of her newly decorated café despite Sid and Wally's protests.

Without warning, Compo suddenly decides that he wants a photograph of himself taken inside Nora Batty's bedroom. With the reluctant assistance of Clegg and Foggy, Compo prepares for the biggest event of his life. But it proves a difficult task and they end up relying on Wally to get Compo inside Nora's house.

Foggy starts looking for treasure with the help of a cheap metal detector.

Compo takes up water-skiing.

Compo, Clegg and Foggy prepare to go away for their Christmas holiday, but it turns out that Foggy has been conned after their cottage turns out to be a burnt-out broken down caravan miles away from anywhere. Determined to make the best of their holiday, things only go from bad to worse after Compo accidentally destroys the lavatory, breaks down the door and falls through the roof before the final disaster strikes.

Clegg and Foggy are determined to avoid Christmas joys and so pretend it is November, but Compo is reluctant and even brings three women around as a Christmas treat. They have to pay them off, and resort to having turkey and after all, celebrating Christmas. Part of "The Funny Side of Christmas" BBC Special

For a joke, Compo and Clegg convince a barmaid that Foggy is a multi-millionaire.

The trio have Clegg stand in for Wally in an attempt to give Wally a few hours' freedom.

Foggy attempts to earn some ready cash by smuggling junk food to some health farm inmates.

Clegg is roped in to drive a van when an old friend is too drunk to use it.

The trio help out at a church concert, but Compo is more interested in a suit of armour.

Foggy lands himself in trouble with a group of local cyclists when he demonstrates his supposed skill at camouflage.

Last of the Summer Wine: The Movie (1 of 3). The lads smuggle terminally-ill Sam Mordroyd out of his home to spend a last night with his girlfriend Lily Bless'Er. Sam dies during their terminal cuddle in bed, after which the trio, using Sid's old chip van, have to smuggle the smiling corpse in the dead of night back to his own bed past his cold-hearted wife. However, their problems don't finish there... (This extended episode features the "Summer Wine" song, performed by the Mike Sammes Singers, during the opening credits.)

Wesley is thrilled to have discovered a rare old racing car – a Loxley Lozenge – and the trio are roped in to help him tow it back to his workshop.

The trio conduct an experiment to see how big Nora's feet are.

Foggy organises a clean-up after finding a discarded mattress.

Compo takes up stunt biking.

While the trio attempt to help a friend round up his donkey, this episode marks the first appearance of Howard Sibshaw, his wife Pearl, and the woman Howard tries to have an affair with, Marina.

Compo enters a marathon.

Ivy is going out. She has arranged for a fellow caterer to look after the cafe in her absence, but when he is indisposed, Foggy insists on stepping in.

Last of the Summer Wine: The Movie (2 of 3), Seymour's first appearance.

Pearl intercepts a present to Howard from Marina, and Father Christmas Compo falls about on roofs.

Howard persuades a reluctant Clegg to deliver a message to Marina at the supermarket where she works. Meanwhile, Seymour searches for oil, but somehow ends up drilling into his own water main.

Compo takes up canoeing- again!

Seymour invents a high-security doorstop, and Compo is in search of a treasured possession- a date Nora Batty threw at him!

When Compo declares purses to be effeminate, Seymour sets out to invent a masculine equivalent.

Seymour builds an ejector seat, which Compo has to test.

Seymour tries to revive the old tradition of ice-cream men on bicycles.

Howard and Wally are confined to quarters. The trio attempt to spring them for a few hours.

Seymour decides to help out at the local church. Their annual show is in danger of being cancelled due to lack of interest, so he is given the job of selling a few tickets.

Seymour invents a new waste disposal unit for Edie.

Edie has decided to take her driving test.

Seymour invents wind-powered rollerskates.

Clegg receives news of the death of a close friend from childhood, and the trio set out on a trail round their old haunts. Final appearance of Wally Batty.

Last of the Summer Wine: The Movie (3 of 3)

Seymour organises an experiment to show Compo why the blood rushes to your head when you're upside down.

After finding a bit of valuable-looking metal near the canal, Seymour becomes convinced he is on the trail of some robbers.

Compo seeks a remedy for hard skin under his feet.

The trio visit an old friend, Clem Hemmingway (later to become known as Smiler) in hospital. He misses his beloved pet (which never appeared again) so they try to smuggle it into the hospital. This episode also marks the only appearance of Smiler's estranged wife, whom it is later revealed left him and emigrated to Australia.

Seymour invents a cheaper alternative to skiing.

Compo's lost ferret causes chaos.

Howard enlists the trio to help his aunt guard her shop over Christmas. First appearance of Auntie Wainright.

The trio help an old friend who is having trouble with his caravan.

Compo is determined to get a kiss from Nora Batty before the day's out. The ladies try to set Clegg up with an old school friend, but predictably fail.

When the trio accidentally dislodge a bale of hay, Seymour insists they try to restore it to its former position.

Compo becomes insanely jealous when he sees Nora with another man.

The trio attend the golden wedding anniversary of an old friend, but the trio's plan to whisk him off for a few hours' freedom ends in disaster.

Seymour builds a kite for Compo, but Wesley gets the measurements wrong.

The trio attempt to take Nora's mangle to a friend.

Compo becomes desperate when he fails to find a gift for Nora in time for the Christmas party.

This episode marks the final brief appearance of Seymour. Resorting back to his teaching days, Seymour leaves town and therefore leaves Compo and Clegg. But things look up when Foggy Dewhurst arrives back in town and attempts to find his friends, who have no idea that Foggy is back. Foggy does his best, but Compo and Clegg keep finding themselves one step too far in front. But when they finally do meet again, things only get worse.

After a stint pulled on by Compo and Clegg, Foggy has Wesley make up some walkie-talkies so that the trio can always keep in contact whenever they're in long distances away from each other. Not very interested, Compo and Clegg fear the consequences when they accidentally break the first walkie-talkie machine and resort to crude lengths to keep the truth from Foggy.

The trio, along with Howard, participate in a sponsored football dribble. This episode includes the second, and final, appearance of Jack Harry Teesdale.

Having been made a fool of in public many times by Compo, Foggy fears people are only seeing him as an idiot and decides to become famous. With the unwilling assistance of Compo and Clegg, Foggy decides to conquer fame by inventing bicycle polo, only for it to later become bicycle water polo.

With a festival nearing in the village, all the people are excited about is seeing Captain Zero with his human cannonball. Unfortunately for them, the trio find Captain Zero first and after an afternoon at the pub, he is too drunk to perform his cannon act and Compo is forced to step in his place after Captain Zero is arrested and charged for drink driving.

After discovering an old abandoned boat in the lake, Foggy has Wesley restore it to a former glory. Seeing an opportunity for romance, Compo convinces Foggy to help him use the boat to take Nora for a romantic cruise. Unfortunately, it proves difficult getting Compo in the boat. Meanwhile, Barry is looking for his missing engine from his car.

Due to a severe humiliation involving a parking space, Foggy decides that there aren't enough parking spaces for the town's citizens and sets about finding extra areas for the public with the reluctant help of Compo, Clegg and Wesley. With the plans in order, Foggy attempts to make a fortune. Meanwhile, Edie is waiting impatiently for Wesley to clean his shed.

Compo bags a slot on television as (supposedly) a Maurice Chevalier tribute act. Features a guest appearance from Gorden Kaye as a TV announcer.

Foggy tries to get the trio to recapture their glory days in the sport of barrel-rolling.

Clem Hemmingway, now known as Smiler, returns to town and reveals to Compo, Clegg and Foggy that his wife left him after he refused to answer her sudden question "do you love me?". Meanwhile, Howard is devastated when Marina breaks up with him because she wants a man more permanently in her life. When Compo learns about the two situations, he decides to help both Smiler and Howard with a cunning plan that involves Smiler moving in with Marina.

Having fallen drunkly unconscious at the bar the previous night, Barry fears what Glenda will do to him as punishment, causing him to seek help from Compo, Clegg, Foggy and Wesley. But Glenda, Edie, Nora, Ivy and Pearl reach the conclusion that Barry is having an affair with another woman. Meanwhile, Foggy is enjoying using his new bleeper phone that he brought himself for Christmas.

Much to Compo's annoyance, Smiler is lodging with Nora Batty and Compo falls into a chronic depression. But Foggy remains determined to get Compo back to his normal self and resorts to desperate measures with the assistance of Clegg and Wesley.

When Compo complains that the local hill is too steep for him, Foggy has Wesley rig up a chairlift.

Compo becomes convinced that Nora Batty and Smiler are lovers.

Being without money once again, Compo suddenly remembers old Biff Hemmingway who owes him a shilling. But Clegg and Foggy's school time memories of Biff strongly implies that he isn't the sort of man who Compo really wants to get involved with again. While searching for Biff, Compo questions whether living in poverty is actually the best thing.

Howard asks Clegg to return an earring Marina "accidentally" left in his jersey before Pearl finds it. But Pearl sees the first earring and things only get worse when Howard reveals he needs Clegg to return a second earring. Foggy soon takes charge, but Pearl ends up always being one step ahead of the trio. To avoid detection, Compo gets Smiler involved. Meanwhile, Smiler is getting depressed about living with Nora Batty.

Compo takes up pole-vaulting.

Foggy decides to start up a motorbike courier service. Tom Owen guest stars in this episode as a different character, before returning as Tom Simmonite 9 years later.

Howard asks Clegg to deliver a birthday card to Marina, and Foggy devises a fitness regime for Compo. This episode also marks the first appearance of Auntie Wainwright as a regular.

Compo takes up horse-riding.

The trio set out to attend the funeral of one of their old schoolteachers.

Wesley attempts to convert a clapped-out lawnmower into a device for cleaning windows more efficiently.

Compo and Clegg grow tired of Foggy's exaggerated war stories, and decide to put him through a rigorous lie-detection test.

The trio have the difficult job of delivering Marina's birthday gift to Howard without Pearl knowing- no easy feat when it's a stuffed panda bigger than they are!

Skint yet again, Compo buys some instruments from Auntie Wainwright and becomes a one-man band.

Foggy buys a camcorder from Auntie Wainwright, and Howard thinks he may have captured his liaison with Marina.

Foggy invents a giant wheel-shaped car, which Compo is persuaded to test-drive.

Foggy organises a fairy-tale themed pageant for charity, with the help of an inflatable castle bought from Auntie Wainwright.

Foggy subjects Compo and Clegg to a gruelling assault course which backfires when they end up stuck in a pair of drainpipes.

The trio purchase a barbecue from Auntie Wainwright.

After a heavy night of drinking Compo and Foggy must rescue Clegg from the clutches of an amorous old woman, however, their plan backfires for Foggy.

The trio have to buy an ornament from Aunty Wainwright for Howard to give Marina, but Auntie Wainwright is more interested in flogging them security lights.

The trio again have to take a present to Marina, this time a cast iron bath. Interestingly, Marina does not appear.

Much to Compo's delight, Smiler has decided he can't stand lodging with Nora Batty any longer, and offers money to anyone who can get him thrown out.

Foggy invents bicycle safety suits, and Compo is roped in to test the prototype.

Despite the title of this episode, the wandering gypsies who try (and for the most part fail) to sell the locals simple gifts, are only a subplot. Foggy mistakenly believes he has discovered the nest site of a rare bird, and, with the help of Wesley and a restored minibus, launches his own guided nature tours.

Smiler, in full oriental regalia, is sent out by Auntie Wainwright in her "Aladdin's Cave" van, to sell old lamps, with strict orders not to return until he has sold something. The trio, however, are more interested in buying something which could serve as a three-man sailboard.

Compo, Foggy, and Clegg encounter a stranger who claims aliens will land in Yorkshire.

This episode features one of several guest appearances by Norman Wisdom, as bumbler Billy Ingleton. Billy finds a piano, and as it has always been his dream to play professionally, the trio organise a piano recital. But when he's in the spotlight, Billy faints from stage fright. Luckily, Compo has an idea up his sleeve.

Foggy sets out to relive his days in World War II, after seeing a hole in the road, which made him think of trenches!

The trio meet a man who is throwing out his van, as he intends to live as a hermit. He happily gives them his van, but they didn't expect his wife to come with it!

Howard arranges a secret method of communication with Clegg, tapping through the walls. When Pearl almost catches him in the act, he invents a household pest called stoneworm, and, out of sympathy, the trio attempt to convince people that they exist.

Compo has a visit from a mysterious motorcyclist, who he thinks may be a former acquaintance.

The trio meet an amateur astronaut. They take him to the local pub, where he gets blind drunk. Whilst he sleeps it off, Foggy decides to organise a new training programme for him.

Foggy is convinced he has a knack for hypnotherapy, but he goes under himself.

Foggy becomes convinced he is a member of an old aristocratic family.

Compo uses his bed as a trampoline, but winds up caught in the bed spring. The trio manage to cut him free straight over a sewer, and then have to get rid of the resulting whiff, which prevents them from going anywhere public.

Pearl finally kicks Howard out, but instead of enjoying his freedom, Howard begs the trio to help him get home, it's Pearl's day for making his favourite dinner!

The trio hire some bicycles from Auntie Wainwright, and set off on a gruelling trek.

Marina leaves Howard for a policeman. Since the lady obviously loves a man in uniform, Foggy takes Howard under his wing and sets about training him to be an imposing man.

Pearl confiscates Howard's bicycle, and Wesley is roped in to build him a substitute.

The trio meet a conman who claims to have a map which leads to a pirate captain's treasure. Guest starring Ron Moody.

After being rebuffed by Nora Batty one time too many, Compo attempts to make her jealous by trying to track down an old flame.

The trio meet a man attempting to find the centre of magnetism. In an attempt to prevent Howard from straying, Pearl dresses in a micro-mini skirt that barely covers her knickers and makes Howard go walking through town with her. Eli mistakes Pearl for Marina.

The trio meet a man who is on a mission to promote being fat, and save the world from thin people, with the help of a fat lady balloon.

Wesley is working on a secret gadget, and the trio insist on helping out.

Compo catches a man in the cupboard with Nora Batty, and, helped by Foggy, challenges him to a duel.

While trying to get himself fit for Christmas, Howard ends up with a broken leg.

A film company arrive in the area to shoot a spoof horror film. When the trio persistently interrupt rehearsals, the director recruits them as extras, and they soon find a lot of people they know have had the same luck.

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The arrival of a mobile dating agency in the area causes chaos.

The trio meet an unlucky sweep, and help him drum up some business.

Smiler has a crush on Ivy, which causes chaos.

Howard has promised to take Marina out, but a threat from Pearl scares him out of it. The trio help him find someone to act as a stand-in.

Foggy tries to help Smiler be more macho.

The trio meet an amateur hiker who aspires to write a guidebook to the area. Foggy attempts to help, but gets them hopelessly lost.

Clegg wonders if there could be any truth in a local madman's assertion that the world is due to end.

Compo is on a mission to get a kiss from Nora Batty before the day's out.

Rumours circulate that there is a mysterious beast prowling the woods. The trio try to capture it, assisted by Wesley.

Compo buys a motorbike and sidecar from Auntie Wainwright and attempts to use it to romance Nora. But when, of course, does everything Auntie Wainwright makes go right? This episode marks the final speaking appearance of Foggy.

After drinking too much at a friend's stag do, Foggy passes out and is whisked off to Blackpool by the amorous village post-mistress. The last we hear is that she mistakenly believes he has proposed to her, and we never find out if he managed to wriggle out of it. We see Foggy slumped unconscious in this episode, but he has no dialogue. This episode also introduces the new third man, Herbert Trulove a.k.a. Truly.

The trio meet a world-weary old school chum, and resolve not to go the same way.

The trio attempt to relive an old childhood tradition of rolling down a hill instead of walking, but it wasn't as easy as they thought!

Truly is determined to get his name in the paper as a local philanthropist, even if he has to con his way in!

Could Wesley's new invention help Compo get close to Nora Batty than ever before?

Glenda gives one of Barry's suits away to a jumble sale, because she thinks it may cause him to be unfaithful- it soon falls into Compo's hands.

Barry buys a saxophone from Auntie Wainwright, but Glenda won't let him play it indoors, so he has to find somewhere to practise.

An elderly widower named Walter Ridley is moving back to the village after several years' absence. Compo and Howard are both tired of hearing the women praise his name, and when Compo learns that Nora is going to help clean his house, he is not pleased.

Howard buys a van, with plans to turn it into a love nest for himself and Marina, even buying some furniture for it. But nothing stays secret long when the trio get involved.

Truly learns that his childhood sweetheart is returning to the village, and decides to recreate their youthful meetings.

Compo is suspicious when Nora receives a postcard from Tenerife, as he is convinced she has an admirer. He takes up skydiving in yet another misguided attempt to impress her.

The trio come across a man intending to 'end it all' because of problems with his wife. Meanwhile, Auntie Wainwright has a special horse-riding promotion, which leads to several characters getting into a pickle. This was the first episode to be broadcast in 16:9 'widescreen' format.

The trio meet a man who claims to be a direct descendant of Robin Hood. This episode marks the first appearance of Keith Clifford as Billy Hardcastle.

Howard is late for a date with Marina causing her to end her 'friendship' with him, give up on men and throw away her Tom Cruise pictures, the trio suggest making Marina jealous, they 'borrow' Edie's car from Wesley and driven by Howard, Barry and Smiler end up in the back dressed as ladies...this seems to have the desired effect and Howard and Marina are reunited after he returns her Tom Cruise pictures which Compo had rescued from the bin.

Everyone seems to have taken up rollerskating, it starts with a sales drive by Auntie Wainwright with the slogan 'It's never too late to skate' which consists of Smiler giving out flyers on roller skates!..meanwhile Barry wants to be more assertive to attain promotion at work, Compo, Clegg and Truly take him under their wings which leads to Barry acquiring a blooded nose!...the only way to explain his nose predicament to Glenda is for all the lads to don rollerskates which of course leads to disaster, but gives Barry a reason for having a bloody nose.

On another sales drive, Auntie Wainwright sends Smiler out selling door to door with two rather heavy suitcases. The handle comes off one of the cases and it drops on his foot causing him to end up with his foot in plaster, along come Compo, Clegg, Truly and Wesley, who offers to make his wheelchair 'bump proof'...meanwhile Barry is still seeking promotion at work and Glenda has a word with his boss. Edie manages to get a local traffic warden to drive her round in her car while she does some errands.

Compo, Clegg, Truly and Wesley meet a man with an earthquake detector and Barry spends the episode with his arm in a sling.

Compo tries to resurrect the ancient art of Thumpy Dub. Auntie Wainwright sells Truly a broken lawn mower. Marina buys two vanilla slices from Ivy in the cafe, who is the other one for?..Glenda is relieved when Barry prefers an éclair, but Pearl isn't so happy when Howard has vanilla slice crumbs around his mouth.

Howard is suspicious when Pearl suddenly starts looking glamourous and very happy, he is so concerned he sends Compo to meet Marina to tell her he can't make it for their rendezvous and then recruits Clegg, Truly and Wesley to follow Pearl with him to see what she is up to. Meanwhile, Barry goes missing after leaving for a jog, Glenda recruits Edie, Ivy, and Nora to help look for him unaware that Auntie Wainwright has recruited him to help her and Smiler collect some furniture.

Compo, Clegg and Truly meet a man who wants to solve the mystery of the phantom number 14 bus, meanwhile Smiler has to deliver some furniture to the notorious Cooper Street. Pearl makes Howard sell off his collection of glue and Compo also ponders that great question... Has Nora Batty got a tattoo?

Clegg tackles his ironing and ends up ironing for Howard too after he falls into a river. Smiler gets tiddly on two very small glasses of Auntie Wainwright's homemade wine, and Barry takes up dog walking and ends up with a kiss from Marina and a telling-off from Glenda.

A short piece featuring many different comedy characters reprise their roles including Peter Sallis as Clegg.

After Compo is snubbed for a reunion of Dunkerque veterans, the village collects money so Clegg, Compo, and Truly can revisit Compo's wartime memories.

When Barry's mouth is lipstick-smeared after giving Marina a lift, Truly, with the help of Compo and Clegg, comes up with the idea of a sponsored kiss to explain it. Meanwhile, Auntie Wainwright road tests a motorcycle at high speed, to the concern of the local police and Eli tries his hand at being a shop window dummy without even realising it.

Howard has a wig delivered to Clegg's, but when Pearl is suspicious Clegg has to not only pretend ownership of it, but be seen wearing it, much to Truly's amusement. Howard is only persuaded to reclaim the wig after the trio arrange for Smiler to wear it and Marina to kiss him. Meanwhile, Barry tries and fails to be master of his own home, and Compo offers himself to Nora Batty as a "limited sale".

An eccentric couple claim to be in touch with an ancient civilisation via a Morris Minor hubcap; the wife identifies Barry as The Chosen One, to Glenda's horror. Meanwhile, Howard gets a 2-way radio to keep in touch with Marina, and Auntie Wainwright summons the courage to buy Ivy's most expensive cream cake. (Compo is missing from the last third of the episode, apart from an already-filmed final scene).

First in a 3-part farewell to Bill Owen. Compo suffers a fatal heart attack when Nora turns up on his doorstep wearing chorus girl clothes for a charity pageant. Devastated by his loss, Clegg fears that he never even got a chance to say goodbye while Howard fears that even through tragedy he isn't able to get close enough to Marina.

Despite being dead, Compo still affects Clegg and Truly's life by sending them on an errand to take his ferrets to an old friend of his named Reggie. But through the journey, everybody realizes what Compo's death will mean for them and the ladies therefore set about organizing Compo's funeral. However, a lot more is destined to be learned about Compo, who startles Clegg, Truly, Wesley and Barry when they learn who Reggie really is.

The village comes together to say goodbye to Compo, who with his wellies on the coffin is prepared for the ultimate funeral. But before the funeral, several other matters need to be sorted out and many people are forced to confront their feelings in the aftermath of Compo's death. With Reggie haunting everybody due to her and Compo's secret relationship, Holmfirth seems like it will never be the same again.

Yet another secret arises from Compo's grave after Clegg and Nora learn that Compo's long lost son Tom Simmonite (played by Bill Owen's real life son) is arriving in town, hoping to be reunited with his father. With Clegg set to reveal the saddening truth, Tom soon proves to be just as cunning and charming as his father, implying that Compo's legacy will carry on after all.

Like father like son- Tom has the rest of the locals attempt to repair his dilapidated van, whilst making sure he doesn't have to do anything!

The first in a two-parter sees Tom and Barry attempt to turn a reluctant Babs into a showbiz star.

Glenda buys Barry a white suit to go on a picnic but he ends up with Clegg, Truly and Wesley at the station collecting an organ for Tom. Howard buys some platform shoes from Auntie Wainwright to make him taller.

Tom has a hard time fitting into his new life with Clegg, Truly and Billy, who show Tom another side to Compo. While learning about his dead father, however, Tom is wanted by the insurance man and Barry. Clegg faces difficulties too when Howard gets him involved in the OAF club.

Howard faces severe humiliation when he can't find his shorts, not knowing that Pearl hid them, and teams up with Billy to get some others. Barry finds himself suffering physically when he teams up with Tom and Mrs Avery to get fit and healthy.

The ladies panic when they learn that Mrs Avery is driving them around town in a van for the day, but Howard attempts to use the ladies trip to his advantage to meet with Marina.

Wesley invents an electricity free vending machine for use at the local jumble sale, unfortunately it sounds like Billy's grandmother. Barry feels depressed and tries to impress The Captain, Mrs. Avery takes up palm reading.

Nora and Ivy advise Pearl to feed Howard stodge to stop him 'wandering', so she does and it slows him down, but not enough. Glenda thinks Barry has left her, but he has only gone to buy a new suit which he believes will advance his career. Auntie Wainwright takes time off from the shop leaving Smiler in charge.

Clegg, Truly and Billy end up in the situation of all times when Howard smuggles a huge singing garden gnome into Clegg's house, wanting him to take it to Marina. The trio try to, but the gnome alerts the ladies and they question whether they'll ever get it to Marina.

Howard is in deep trouble when Pearl finds a blonde hair on his jacket, Tom comes up with a way of explaining it. Barry puts on his boots and goes off into the wilds with Marina !!!

Nora spreads word around town that Compo's got a solicitor's letter and later gives it to Tom, who eventually learns that a friend of Compo's lost a bet against him and as a result left him a television. Howard tries to get Clegg involved in tennis, but Clegg refuses after learning he has to wear a white sweater and shorts.

Pearl gets Howard to put together some flat pack furniture which stops him from going to meet Marina, he enlists the help of Clegg, Truly, Billy and Tom and he ends up literally stuck to Marina. Smiler takes up children's entertainment against his will and Barry looks for Dutch courage to help him collect unpaid loans to the building society.

Truly lies to Billy Ingleton about a tiger being on the roam around town, only for Billy to spread the news resulting in the whole town hiding and sending panic everywhere. Not worried about the rumour, Truly and his friends spend the day trying to have fun.

A woman dispatches the gang to find her husband who is in training for an Antarctic expedition.

Smiler acquires a new lodger when Tom is made homeless after being thrown out by Mrs. Avery. Barry starts a midlife crisis and desires speed and danger, Wesley makes him a motorised scooter while Glenda takes up motorbiking. Howard is jealous when he sees Marina kissing Tom

Glenda's old school friend, Astrid, comes to visit so Tom tries to set her up with Smiler. Billy and Truly have a competition to see who has the best sixth sense. Howard thinks Pearl has put a spell on his bicycle and gets Clegg to exorcise it. Thora Hird did not appear in this episode.

Barry has decided to take Glenda to his works dance, so it's a dinner suit for him and a long frock for her. Billy has to practise his archery skills for a display he has promised to his new fan Mervyn. Howard buys Marina a cuckoo clock and Pearl an out of tune musical box.Edie's car continues to prove it has a mind of its own when it ends up in a field.

Howard presses some picnicware on Clegg for safekeeping, but fails to mention that Marina herself comes with them. Truly and Billy have to help get her away from Clegg, whilst Howard causes trouble at the ladies' coffee morning. Smiler and Tom find themselves pushing a dummy around on a cart to advertise Auntie Wainwright's clothing department.

Pearl and Roz go for a day out, Howard is suspicious and recruits Smiler to help him follow them. The trio meet a man who is looking for his missing girlfriend. Marina has ditched Howard- again!- and by sheer coincidence encounters the runaway girlfriend. The pair decide to start a life together, forswearing male company. Wesley invents a portable hot dog stand which, with the help of Clegg, Truly, Billy and Tom he takes out into the country to test. Auntie Wainwright tries to sell a second hand wardrobe.

Tom tries to help Smiler achieve a sense of childlike joy with the help of Wesleys homemade trolley. The ladies go for a run in Edie's car and end up hiding from the police who happen to be in a lake. Barry gets stuck in the lotus position in a barn. Jean Alexander did not appear in this episode.

It's Barry & Glenda's wedding anniversary. Barry goes out to buy jewellery at Auntie Wainwright's and comes back with a chaise loungue which Glenda rejects due to lack of space, but it comes in handy when Truly, Clegg, Billy, Tom & Smiler try to help Howard escape from his own home so he can meet Marina.

Barry challenges a colleague to a duel. Howard gets stuck on the roof and while trying to avoid the Repo man Tom tries ro recreate some of his father's stunts on his old bicycle

Billy Hardcastle's gloomy brother-in-law, Bradley, is in town, and the trio, along with Tom and Smiler, attempt to get him smiling with a day on the river in a rubber dinghy.

Clegg, Truly and Billy meet the wise man of the woods, who is neither wise nor living in the woods. Barry goes on an errand of mercy

Billy Ingleton acquires a mobile pipe organ. The ladies feel its appropriate for a charity pageant. Marina declines to go out with Howard because she's caught the showbiz bug, and is rehearsing a play at the local church. Howard asks the trio to help him think of something "showbizzy" they can do together.

The trio meet a local daredevil, Alvin, when his hang glider crashes outside Cleggs house. they call his bluff- is he as brave as he says he is? Alvin later becomes a regular character, living in Compo's old house, courting Nora Batty, and becoming one of the main trio.

Howard adopts the alter ego of "The Smiling Bandido", after reading about him in a novel. Truly and Clegg meet a man named Entwhistle, who, despite his name, is of Chinese descent, and claims to know about Eastern Wisdom. They enlist him to help Tom escape the repo man. Entwistle will later become part of the trio.

Smilers cart gets a squeak and Entwistle's truck develops a fault. Barry takes up golf again only for his car to break down, Marina buys some camouflage netting from Auntie Wainwright and the two policeman witness a creature from another planet. Jane Freeman and Thora Hird did not appear in this episode.

It's Clegg's birthday and he wants a quiet celebratory lunch with Truly..unfortunately the rest of the regulars are attending a wedding at the same venue. Jean Alexander did not appear in this episode.

Clegg, Truly and Billy meet an old schoolfriend who wants to combat global warming, but his attempts are thwarted by his drunken girlfriend and a nervous driver. Howard and Pearl take up art and Barry is summoned to attend the ladies coffee morning.

The trio attempt to cheer up a depressed old school chum. This is not the same Goff who appeared in the much earlier episode "Happy Anniversary Gough and Jessie".

Billy is recruiting for his archery club so he can protect England should the French invade, he recruits Smiler, Tom and Barry, who is trying to give up golf. Pearl has set up an alarm to stop Howard leaving the house and Ivy and Nora start working at a charity shop.

Auntie Wainwright has a stuffed gorilla to sell and Howard ends up receiving it as a gift from Marina, Barry needs his ears syringing, meanwhile Clegg, Truly and Billy are trying to find an old friend, Cyril Cooper who left a trail of angry women...and Nora Batty becomes a nurse !!

Truly comes face to face with his ex-wife's new husband and it requires recruiting Barry to become his financial advisor. Smiler and Tom join Auntie Wainwrights new dating agency and they go to meet two ex-showgirls Babs and Queenie. Dora Bryan did not appear in this episode.

An acquaintance from Truly's past turns up with amorous intentions. Howard is not happy with the solution. Alvin moves into Compo's old house.

A tribute to the long-running sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine". Contains interviews with the show's major stars: Compo, Cleggy and Foggy; the battleaxe women, including Kathy Staff who turned the character of Nora Batty into a national icon; and the husbands finally get a chance to have their say. Remembering the numerous guest stars that have featured over the years, from John Cleese and Mathew Kelly, to Norman Wisdom and Kate Robbins.

Preparations for the Christmas concert are in full swing, but some of the assembled acts lack confidence.

Howard wants to buy Marina a birthday gift, but he is confined to quarters, so he enlists the help of the trio to buy her something special. Barry has won a model dinosaur in a competition. Alvin pans for gold and Miss Davenport joins the ladies for their coffee morning.

The lifelike effigy of the old General has been spruced up for the annual parade. Nora is to be on a float playing his wife!

Clegg, Truly and Billy meet Lionel who has a habit of being unpredictable, so when he abandons his wife, Mavis, in the hills she isn't too surprised. Mavis joins the ladies for their coffee morning and it doesn't make her feel any better. Alvin tries to make Nora Batty smile so he can take a picture of her.

Both Barry and Billy wear a green suit in honour of Robin Hood's birthday. Auntie Wainwright sells Howard an adventure kit. Marina is spotted in a wedding dress much to Howard's dismay. Alvin offers to paint Nora Batty, Miss Davenport tries to start an evening course in romantic novels and the two policemen get stuck up a tree !

Glenda suspects Barry of seeing another woman and Barry suspects Glenda of seeing another man...Truly of the yard investigates. Miss Davenport has to be rescued from a bramble bush and Alvin takes up sculpting much to Nora Batty's disapproval.

Badgered by Nora Batty, Truly, Alvin, Entwistle, Ivy, Pearl and Roz volunteer to take an elderly couple out for the day but their son escapes and he is notorious for giving away apples. Howard and Marina escape to a country pub and Barry dons his wild west gear.

Smiler gets a gold digging admirer. Barry gets the part of a gangster in his amateur dramatics group so he needs an appropriate costume from Auntie Wainwrights shop. Alvin listens for signs of life from outer space.

Barry and Glenda are surprised when a man they met on holiday pays a visit.

Alvin tries to get Nora in his sidecar and in doing so resolves a 30-year feud between Nora and ex best friend Audrey Craig with the help of a brass band. Glenda buys Barry some explosive golf shoes and Smiler becomes Barry's caddy.

The musical 'Rose Marie' comes to town so Howard, Marina and Smiler dress for the occasion. Truly is worried when he gets a phone call from the former Mrs. Truelove and then hears a strange woman is trying to contact him, she turns out to be Entwistle in a dress!

Norman Clegg is writing his memoirs, but is having trouble remembering people's names, including a girl from school who had blonde pigtails and liked licorice. Ivy and Nora recall that she was Audrey Needham, now the Widow Winstanley. Truly, Alvin, and Billy Hardcastle scheme to bring the widow together with Clegg.

Clegg, Truly and Billy meet a man who wants to sail to Ilkley in an inflatable swan, unfortunately it has developed a puncture which Entwistle repairs. Alvin tries to teach Nora line dancing. Repo man Herman Teasdale goes for a game of golf with Barry and Auntie Wainright sells Howard two wet suits.

Clegg climbs a tree so he can see the church clock, unfortunately he gets stuck and Truly, Alvin, Entwistle, Howard and Marina come to his rescue. Auntie Wainwright sells her cooker to Nora, Ivy, Pearl and Glenda for the church hall. The two policemen give Smiler a speeding ticket..and he only has a handcart.

Truly, Billy and Alvin meet Mr. Crowcroft, a womanising flower arranger who is looking for love, as a warm up for him meeting Billy's sister-in-law they introduce him to Nora Batty..shortly after he leaves for a monastery in Peru.

Tom and Entwistle try to cheer Smiler up after he has been dumped by Hermione. Truly, Billy and Alvin make Howard think he is being followed by a private detective. Barry helps Mr. Teesdale re-possess a car. Clegg is re-writing his old diaries. Nora, Ivy, Pearl and Roz share some wartime memories with Glenda.

Smiler, with the help of Tom, decides to become an intellectual. Marina joins Miss Davenports poetry group and Howard infiltrates the group disguised as a mouse. Alvin, with the help of Nora, trains to become an astronaut

Smiler decides to hire out his car for weddings. Clegg breaks his leg after hitting a wall on his bike. Barry and Glenda go camping.

Truly, Alvin, Billy, Nora, Entwistle and Glenda try to find an old flame of Smiler's. Howard dons a Spanish style beard and he and Marina end up being carried off in a shed.

Clegg tries to remember the name of his area manager from the Co-op in 1937. Nora and Ivy visit Auntie Wainwright. Herman Teasdale tries to get Barry to pretend to be a burglar. Marina tells Howard she can't be seen with him any more as she wants to remain true to the memory of her first love. Miss Davenport helps Entwistle fix his truck.

Auntie wainwright buys four containers in an auction..which turn out to be coffins, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Barry try to find out new uses for them. Ivy and Nora admit to Glenda that they actually loved their husbands. Marina goes to Auntie's shop for some jewellery but comes out with a portable tea maker. Tom and Smiler take up country and western. Miss Davenport helps Entwistle fix his truck again.

Clegg teases Howard telling him he was adopted but Howard takes it seriously. The two Policemen have a picnic, Glenda takes up car maintenance. Truly and Billy help Alvin to launch his kite and Smiler and Tom have to deliver a piano to the church hall.

Truly and Clegg are drawn into Howard's latest escape plan. Auntie Wainwright dresses Smiler as Father Christmas and Tom as an elf.

Glenda decides that Barry would suit a hat, Smiler finds a suit of armour in the shop storeroom, Cleggs cousin turns up and Clegg, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Entwistle follow a bottle with a message in it. Marina and Miss Davenport compare notes on their love lives. Nelly joins the ladies for coffee at the cafe.

Cleggs overbearing cousin Aubrey comes to stay, he challenges Alvin and Billy to a bike riding competition. Auntie Wainwright employs Smiler and Tom as shop dummies. Nora Batty goes blonde.

Barry is concerned that he isn't having a mid life crisis, he goes to see the Vicar about it. The wheel comes off Auntie Wainwright's cart and Clegg, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Entwistle and his invisible dog try to help Howard escape from home.

Billy takes Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Entwistle into the green wood for a barby. Pearl chains Howard to the house and Miss Davenport tries to get the ladies to discuss romantic novels.

Miss Davenport teases Barry making him think she has the hots for him. Alvin is seen by Nora with a tall, mysterious blonde

Billy gets a new merry man to join his band..unfortunately it's a merry woman!..Howard wants people to think he is having flying lessons, so Auntie Wainwright kits him out in the right gear..circa 1925!

Clegg, Truly and Billy meet up again with Lenny, the former Swan Man of Ilkley, he has heard voices from above so the lads help him in his quest to be a prophet. The two policemen see a mysterious leg, they follow it and it belongs to Howard. Miss Davenport continues her teasing of Barry.

Howard gets to look after a friend's dog for the day. Glenda and Barry get dressed up as Cleopatra and an Egyptian Mummy to go to a fancy dress party. Auntie Wainwright upgrades Tom and Smilers transport..to a tandem!

Auntie Wainwright supplies Tom and Smiler with new transport.....but is it suitable?

Pearl and Marina each give Howard a sweater for Christmas, so he wears them both at the same time!

Clegg, Truly, Howard, Alvin and Entwistle accompany old friend 'Doggy' Wilkinson on his stag night which ends up with a sprained ankle, no trousers and a kissed policeman. Barry takes up philosophy and Auntie Wainwright manges to sell Miss Davenport a large bottle of love potion

Clegg, Truly and Alvin spread the rumour of a ghostly tinker who lived in the woods in 1789 who died when he was crushed by his drunken horse. Barry gets a part in a play and The two policemen have a bump in their car

Howard decides he has outgrown his bicycle and buys a secondhand car very cheap from a "widow". The furious husband (still alive) sees Howard in his car and gives chase; then Truly, Alvin and Entwistle; Pearl and Nelly; and the two policemen, all resulting in a car chase as Howard and Marina bowl along unsuspecting.

Howard is in trouble when he promises to take Pearl for a meal and Alvin and Truly promise Marina he will also take her for a meal too on the same day at the same time at the same place !!...he manages to save the day with the help of a length of bandage and Entwistle's truck. Glenda takes Barry on a surprise day out and the surprise element is sliding down hills on a tray!

Clegg and Truly meet Kevin who believes there are aliens amongst us. Howard tries to achieve his ultimate goal..a silent bicycle. Glenda is upset, she feels that Barry is neglecting her since he took up stargazing..but then he finds out a neighbour has been giving Glenda celery!..Alvin and Teasdale try to convince Nora Batty that Alvin has a live in lady.

Tom is mourning the second anniversary of the death of his pet mouse Pablo, Truly, Alvin and Smiler take him out to cheer him up. Howard buys a motorbike and persuades Clegg to help make Pearl think it is his bike and not Howards. Barry is filled with fear when Glenda tells him the ladies are coming round for coffee.

Alvin, Howard and Marina take up the Crowcroft Challenge which consists of walking cross country in a straight line from one point to another. The two policemen lose their car to a drunk and have to hitch a lift on Smiler and Tom's new transport, unfortunately it won't get them anywhere quickly as it's a milk float. Barry starts playing golf twice a day.

Tom, Clegg, Truly, Alvin & Entwistle dress Smiler up in top hat and tails to make the ladies think he is the next Fred Astaire. Glenda helps Barry detect a squeak in his car. The two policemen arrest a 'phantom flasher' in the shape of Howard. Ivy, Nora & Nelly discuss baking and the lack of it down south.

Howard bumps into an old flame. Auntie Wainwright manages to sell a lot of camouflage gear. (In this episode, Miss Davenport's first name is revealed as "Lucinda")

Truly, Alvin and Entwistle meet Sinclair who believes he has been cursed by a coven of witches, Tom and Smiler dress up as mystics to lift the curse. Pearl and Nelly follow Howard and Marina has to hide in the library. Barry and Glenda try birdwatching. PC Cooper considers joining the armed division till PC Walsh points out that they don't provide ear muffs after training. (Final appearance of Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway, played by Stephen Lewis).

Barry is getting annoyed by a neighbour who seems to beat him at everything, Truly, Clegg, Alvin and Entwistle decide to try to help him beat him at something. Pearl and Nelly follow Howard again wondering why he has gone out with his pyjamas on.

Howard buys racing leathers and a helmet from Auntie Wainwright so he can meet Marina in disguise. Glenda gets an unwanted visitor who doesn't know when to leave, Barry hides in the garage.

Barry is asked to take the vicar out for the day, but both are reluctant. PC Cooper instructs PC Walsh in "Cooper's Rules" – coming up with creative alternatives to avoid arresting miscreants. However, when a workman sees the guys bundle the vicar into Barry's car, he flags the police car down and reports a kidnapping, with ensuing mayhem.

Miss Davenport and Marina meet a suave international jewel thief called Jeremy. Tom discovers an old safe in Auntie Wainwrights back room, but nobody knows the combination, Jeremy comes to help which ends up putting a large dent in the policemans car bonnet. Barry is nervous as he has to give a speech at a works meeting.

Howard has the blues, he doesn't think there is enough colour in his life..he ends up dressed as Elvis. Auntie Wainwright, Alvin, Entwistle and PC's Cooper & Walsh become mixed up with an arguing couple, the husband of which still believes Elvis is still alive. Barry is looking after his boss's dog, Elvira, which he loses..Glenda helps him look for her.

Howard is still depressed, there's no adventure in his life. The guys persuade Alvin's old friend Eva to play Howard's 'mystery woman' from a forgotten night of passion. Howard panics and leaves home with his suitcases packed, until Pearl gets the true story and fetches him back. Glenda and Barry dread a visit to Barry's cousin Freda

Barry tries to do some matchmaking between a neighbour of his and Miss Davenport. Howard tries a new image and, advised by Alvin and Entwistle, tries to be more dominant with Pearl..which fails

Alvin and Entwistle take up roller skating and nearly get arrested by PC's Cooper and Walsh..until they let them have a go on the skates after which they 'run' into Marina and Miss Davenport. Truly and Clegg are mystified as to why Howard has suddenly started wearing bells..a case for Truly of the Yard.

Alvin and Entwistle do some matchmaking for Mervyn who is in love with the pizza parlour assistant, Elsie. Howard and Marina think they are being watched by the police so Howard goes to Auntie Wainwrights for another disguise.

Compo Anniversary Episode. Clegg and Truly reminisce / talk to Alvin about their old friend Compo, who suffered at the hands of Nora Batty, and themselves. Contains old excerpts / footage.

Barry's cousin Lenny (Bobby Ball) is a failed Houdini, with taciturn sidekick Cliff (Tommy Cannon), whose long-suffering wife Florrie throws him out. Meanwhile, Howard plans an innocent day out "with the guys". They all, including Pearl & Nelly, and Marina & Miss Davenport, turn up at the pub where Lenny is to perform.

In his first episode of the series, Russ Abbott portrays Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke, a retired milkman turned secret agent, who calls upon his MI5 experience to recruit Alvin and Entwistle as his band of reluctant voulenteers to react to any emergency.

Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle meet up with former Repo man Mr. Teasdale who has changed his name to Morton Beamish after his wife left him, he feels lonely so the trio endeavour to find him a friend. PC's Cooper and Walsh are told by the Inspector to start making some arrests..they begin with Auntie Wainwright and Tom in the milk float. Barry is shocked to find out that Toby, the golf captain, has moved in next door after divorcing his wife. Nora's sister Stella comes to housesit at Nora's after she has gone to visit relatives in Australia.

Hobbo, who was in an orphanage until he was "old enough to join the Marines" thinks he's tracked down his mother, but attempts to call on her end in violent rejection. Then he thinks former-Bradshaw Nelly is "mum". Meanwhile, Howard is reported to be needing the address of "Agnes"; Marina goes on an anti-men strike in a supermarket trolley, but Agnes turns out to be an agony aunt. PCs Cooper & Walsh have their BBQ interrupted by a genuine road traffic incident. Glenda wants a kiss behind the sofa from a panicking Barry.

Howard decides he is going to row across the atlantic single handed after Marina and Miss Davenport tell him there aren't any heroes any more.Barry puts on a new suit for work and ends up unblocking Toby's sink. Hobbo continues to believe that Nelly is his mother, his only problem is persuading her of it. Morton buys something he has always wanted (according to Auntie Wainwright)..an old tractor tyre, which goes roll about.

Hobbo, former milkman and undercover agent at Primrose Dairies, is ready for any dangerous situation – and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of disguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections. Hobbo then discovers the danger of exercising when his neck locks solid while doing some simple head movements. Not only is this dangerous, but highly hazardous when trying to sip a pint of beer sideways.

Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.

When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella. At the cafe, Ivy observes and listens as Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle discuss their foolproof scheme. Later, Ivy warns Stella about the plot to provide her with one house-trained potential husband. Hobbo and his team return with Norris, but both Stella and Ivy look at him with total disdain. Hobbo decides to save the day, but Stella has other ideas.

Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river. After a little rehearsal and some invaluable tips on how to give Stella 'the look', Randolph demonstrates that he has no chance whatsoever of impressing her. But there must be some way – for instance, who is Stella's favourite movie character?

Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him. Fortunately, Hobbo is on hand to skilfully guide him on the route back to marital bliss. But, for some reason, his wife doesn't want him back, and flowers don't work. Undaunted, Hobbo reminds Toby that, in films, romance equals music.

In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl. Soon realising what Howard is up to, the women plant a completely false story about Hobbo's father being a hippie. Hobbo loses no time in making himself look exactly like the description of his father, complete with earrings and beads. Unfortunately, by the time the women see the fruits of their imagination, Hobbo is being arrested.

Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle promise a friend, who is laid up with a bad leg, that they will bury his dead ferret in the churchyard...Hobbo finds an old chocolate box in which to bury the ferret. This goes on to be Pearls birthday gift and a wedding present from Barry and Glenda. PC's Walsh and Cooper have to perform a ceremony to break a Haitian voodoo spell.

Pearl and Nelly follow Howard when he rides off on his bicycle. PC's Cooper & Walsh buy an in-car deep fat fryer. Hobbo persuades Morton to have a word with Toby's wife to try to get them reconciled...he has a word with her and much to his surprise they end up an item. Miss Davenport sets her cap at Hobbo.

Howard has a rival for the affections of Marina, he gets depressed and decides to leave and live in the wilderness. PC's Cooper and Walsh are told they have to stop getting so many crumbs in their patrol car. Glenda persuades Barry to take up jogging. Miss Davenport has feelings for Hobbo.

Howard is still homeless after being thrown out by Pearl, Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle try to get him home. Toby and Morton console each other at being abandoned by their wives. Marina's romance with Mr Waddle continues till she mentions marriage..then it all ends rather abruptly. PC's Cooper and Walsh have a go at driving Toms milk float. Glenda puts Barry on a diet ready for Gloria's wedding.

Hobbo dresses Howard as a tramp to try and garner some sympathy from Pearl...unsuccessfully

Howard chains himself to his bike to try and gain some sympathy from Pearl..she admits to Nelly, Ivy and Stella that she quite misses him. Barry breaks his diet and sneaks some fish and chips with Hobbo, Entwistle and Alvin..but Glenda can tell !!

The very last episode sees the whole village united for a wedding. Howard and Pearl look back on their stormy relationship, Alvin makes a pass at Stella, Toby tries to win back his wife and Clegg worries he may have forgotten something important.