Last of the Summer Wine series 16 explained

Bgcolour:	DEDDE2
Network:	BBC1
Num Episodes:	9
Film Start:	Series 16: 1994
Prev Season:	15

Last of the Summer Wine's sixteenth series aired on BBC1. 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:

Actor	Role
Bill Owen	Compo
Peter Sallis	Clegg
Brian Wilde	Foggy

List of episodes

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti	1 January	After Wesley almost runs over Billy Ingleton. Foggy gets to prove his talents as a concert promoter.	60 minute special. This episode marks the first appearance of Norman Wisdom as a recurring guest star playing Billy Ingleton. First episode to be in broadcast in a widescreen aspect ratio. Filming took place at one of the locks of the Huddersfield Broad Canal.
The Glory Hole	8 January	While out in the hills one day, Foggy sees a hole in the road that reminds him of a World War II slit trench. Compo swaps his portable air raid siren for a flag pole from Auntie Wainwright.	From this point onward, (until the end), the concluding theme tune and credits are shorter.
Adopted by a Stray	15 January	The trio meet Mr Broadbent, who is giving up everything to find the wilderness. He gives the trio his van, but they don't expect Mrs Broadbent to come with it.	Guest appearances of Geoffrey Bayldon and Emily Perry as Mr and Mrs Broadbent.
The Defeat of the Stoneworm	22 January	Howard says he has stoneworm in his cellar, so the trio try to convince everyone that stoneworm are real.
Once in a Moonlit Junkyard	29 January	Compo has a visit from a mysterious motorcyclist and eventually realises it could be Babs, one of his old girlfriends.
The Space Ace	5 February	Stanley Pocklington is training to be an astronaut, but when he gets drunk, Foggy devises a whole training programme for him.
The Most Powerful Eyeballs in West Yorkshire	12 February	The trio have a go at hypnotherapy to help Howard take control over Pearl, but Foggy ends up hypnotising himself.	The concluding theme tune is played by brass band at marching pace consistent with Foggy's adopted military step.
The Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall	19 February	Foggy believes he could be related to the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Compo buys Nora Batty a hat.
The Sweet Smell of Excess	26 February	Compo uses his bed as a trampoline to get up to Nora Batty's window, but ends up getting stuck in the bed springs. On his release, he falls down a manhole and the trio then have to find a way to get rid of the resulting smell.

DVD release

The box set for series sixteen was released by Universal Playback in December 2010, mislabelled as a box set for series 17 & 18.

The Complete Series 17 & 18
Set Details^[1]
20 episodes 4-disc set Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
27 December 2010

Notes and References

Web site: Last of the Summer Wine Series 17 & 18 [1995] [DVD]]. 20 August 2016 . Amazon .