Last of the Summer Wine series 11 explained

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Num Episodes:8
Network:BBC1
Film Start:
  • Series 11: 1989
  • Christmas Special: 1989
Prev Season:10
Next Season:12

The eleventh series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC1 in 1989. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

ActorRole
Michael AldridgeSeymour
Bill OwenCompo
Peter SallisClegg

List of episodes

Regular series

TitleAirdateDescriptionNotes
Come Back, Jack Harry Teesdale15 OctoberAfter getting a lift from Jack Harry Teesdale and his wife, the trio offer to help solve a marriage problem – getting their caravan into the drive.
  • Jack Harry Teesdale (played by Bert Parnaby) would later reappear in the next series episode "The Charity Balls".
  • Small audio edit made to Jack Harry's whistle around 7 minutes into the episode.
The Kiss and Mavis Poskit22 OctoberClegg is in hiding, after Nora, Ivy and the rest of the ladies want to fix him up with a timid woman whom he knew at school.
Oh Shut Up and Eat Your Choc Ice29 OctoberAfter accidentally knocking a bale of hay down a hill, Seymour is determined the trio should get it back where it started. When they are unable to push it, Seymour enlists Compo to tow back with a Reliant Robin, but Compo is more interested in giving Nora, Ivy and Pearl a lift back home.
Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?5 NovemberCompo is filled with jealousy when he spots Nora with a man. The trio later discover it was Barry's Uncle Eric getting people to help sell Christmas hampers.
Happy Anniversary Gough and Jessie12 NovemberThe lads are at the golden wedding anniversary of an old friend, and decide that it's time for him to sample some of the other pleasures of life, away from his wife.
Getting Barry Higher in the World19 NovemberSeymour designs a kite for Compo, but doesn't count on Wesley mixing the measurements up.
Three Men and a Mangle26 NovemberNora asks Compo to deliver her mangle to a friend. What can possibly go wrong?
  • Filming took place at the disused Thornton railway viaduct, (near Queensbury).
Christmas Special (1989)

DVD release

The box set for series ten was released by Universal Playback in September 2008, mislabelled as a box set for series 11 & 12.

The Complete Series 11 & 12
Set Details[1]
  • 15 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
22 September 2008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Last of the Summer Wine Series 11 & 12. 20 August 2016 . Amazon .