Last of the Summer Wine
Some Enchanted Evening (#1011)
When Wally Batty (Joe Gladwin) decides to leave home, Compo seizes the opporunity to woo and win the woman he loves. Easier said than done, of course, where Nora is concerned. (11)
[29 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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Series Description: When Last of the Summer Wine finally ceased production, it had up 32 series, numerous Christmas specials and a 1988 prequel, First of the Summer Wine, with the whole canon being written by just one man: Roy Clarke. Created as a submission for the BBC's Comedy Playhouse in 1973, before the year was up, a full series had hit our screens. A whimsical comedy with a penchant for light philosophy and full-on slapstick, that first run followed the misadventures of three elderly friends tramping around the Yorkshire countryside (the town of Holmfirth and its surroundings). The upper, middle and lowers classes writ large: they were Former Royal Signals Sergeant and notional gang leader Cyril Blamire; flat cap-wearing voice-of-reason Norman 'Cleggy' Clegg and scruffy hormone-riddled layabout Compo Simonite. In a world where men are just over-grown kids, the authority figures come in the shape of some of TV's most formidable women. There's the physically intimidating tea shop owner Ivy, but even she pales in comparison to Nora Batty. With her wrinkled stockings and hair curlers, she's both a bogeyman figure curtailing the trio's fun and became an unlikely lust object for Compo.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Just A Small Funeral (#1168)
Clegg and Truly brace themselves for their saddest moment, Compo's funeral - while Howard is torn between three demanding ladies. [28 minutes]
- Sat, May 18, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, May 21, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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From Here to Paternity (#1169)
Clegg and Truly learn that Compo has a son who is about to pay his father a visit. (169) [29 minutes]
- Sat, May 25, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, May 28, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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Some Vans Can Make You Deaf (#1170)
Compo's son, Tom, sparks chaos when he tries to find a spare exhaust pipe for his van. (170) [29 minutes]
- Sat, June 1, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 4, 10:31 PM on IPTV
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I Didn't Know Barry Could Play (#1171)
Truly and Clegg find themselves searching for Tom's missing, untalented protogee, Babs. (171) [29 minutes]
- Sat, June 8, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 11, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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Waggoners Roll (#1172)
Clegg and Truly collect Bab's music from the station. (172) [29 minutes]
- Sat, June 15, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 18, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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A Clean Sweep (#1133)
[29 minutes]
- Sat, June 22, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 25, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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The Mysterious C.W. Northrup (#1134)
[29 minutes]
- Sat, June 29, 9:30 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Last of the Summer Wine aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Surprise at Throstlenest (#1167)
- Elegy for Fallen Wellies (#1166)
- Magic and the Morris Minor (#1165)
- Under The Rug (#1164)
- Lipstick and Other Problems (#1163)
- Ironing Day (#1162)
- The Phantom No. 14 Bus (#1161)
- Howard Throws A Wobbler (#1160)
- Beware the Vanilla Slice (#1159)
- Will Barry Go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Mu (#1158)
- Optimism of the Housing Market (#1157)
- What Happened to Barry's Nose (#1156)
- How Errol Flynn Discovered The Secret of Nora Batty (#1154)
- The Pony Set (#1153)
- Support Your Local Skydiver (#1152)
- From Audrey Nash to the Widow (#1151)
- Truly and the Hole Truth (#1150)