Last of the Summer Wine series 7 explained

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Num Episodes:8
Network:BBC1
Film Start:
  • Series 7: 1982
  • Christmas Specials: 1982, 1983
Prev Season:6
Next Season:8

Last of the Summer Wine's seventh series originally aired on BBC1 between 25 December 1982 and 27 December 1983.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby,[2] except for "Getting Sam Home", which is produced and directed by Alan J.W. Bell.

The seventh series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 8 on 3 March 2008.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

ActorRole
Bill OwenCompo
Peter SallisClegg
Brian WildeFoggy

First appearances

Last appearances

List of episodes

Christmas Special (1982)

Regular series
TitleAirdateDescriptionNotes
The Frozen Turkey Man30 January Compo and Clegg decide that Foggy needs a woman, and they persuade a barmaid that he is a Millionaire.
  • This episode had ratings of 15.95 million viewers, making it the 5th most watched programme of 1983.
The White Man's Grave6 February Deciding that Wally needs a break from Nora, the trio decide to swap Clegg with Wally.
The Waist Land13 February Foggy hits upon a money making idea – Selling junk food to people from the local health club.
Cheering Up Ludovic20 February Ludovic has bought a tatty old van, but is too drunk to drive it. So it's up to Clegg to test drive it.
The Three Astaires27 February Foggy volunteers the trio to help out at a church concert party, but Compo can't resist trying on a suit of armour
  • Second and final appearance of John Horsley as the local vicar.
The Arts of Concealment6 March Foggy demonstrates his army camouflage techniques, to the dismay of a group of cyclists.
  • The cyclists belong to the Yorkshire Terrier Cycle Collective.
Christmas Special (1983)

DVD release

The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.

The Complete Series 7 & 8
Set Details[4]
  • 15 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
3 March 2008

References

Book: Bright , Morris . Robert Ross . Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage . BBC Worldwide Ltd . 2000 . London . 0-563-55151-8 . registration .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 178 - 181
  2. Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
  3. Web site: Last of the Summer Wine, One Foot in the Grave restorations to air on BBC. Radio Times. Katelyn. Mensah. 20 January 2024 . 20 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120022436/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/last-of-the-summer-wine-one-foot-in-the-grave-bbc-restorations-newsupdate/. Radio Times. live .
  4. Web site: Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8. 21 August 2016. Amazon .