Last of the Summer Wine
The Pony Set (#1153)
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Auntie Wainwright has a new line of all things equestrian, even a riding simulator, which Compo thinks might come in rather handy. (153) [29 minutes]
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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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The Pony Set (#1153)
Auntie Wainwright has a new line of all things equestrian, even a riding simulator, which Compo thinks might come in rather handy. (153) [29 minutes]
- Tue, January 22, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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How Errol Flynn Discovered The Secret of Nora Batty (#1154)
Compo tries to win Nora's heart by dressing up as Robin Hood. (154) [29 minutes]
- Sat, January 26, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, January 29, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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What Happened to Barry's Nose (#1156)
Howard decides to pump iron, so Barry sets out to be more assertive. Truly takes charge when failure looms on all fronts. (156) [29 minutes]
- Sat, February 9, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, February 12, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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Optimism of the Housing Market (#1157)
Smiler's first day as a door-to-door salesman is a painful one. (157) [29 minutes]
- Sat, February 16, 9:30 PM on IPTV
- Tue, February 19, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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Will Barry Go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Mu (#1158)
Compo, Clegg and Truly are intrigued when they meet a man testing for earthquakes. (158) [29 minutes]
- Sat, February 23, 9:31 PM on IPTV
- Tue, February 26, 10:30 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Last of the Summer Wine aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- The Pony Set (#1153)
- Support Your Local Skydiver (#1152)
- From Audrey Nash to the Widow (#1151)
- Truly and the Hole Truth (#1150)
- Nowhere Particular (#1149)
- Perfection, The Name Is Ridley (#1148)
- Diesel Powered Saxophone In Captivity (#1147)
- The Suit That Attracts Blondes (#1146)
- Oh Howard We Should Get One of Those (#1145)
- Tarzan of the Tow Path (#1144)
- Beware of the Oglethorpe (#1143)
- Love Mobile (#1142)
- A Sidecar Named Desire (#1141)
- Destiny & Six Bananas (#1140)
- Next Kiss Please (#1139)
- According to the Prophet (#1138)
- Deviations with Davenport (#1137)
- How to Create a Monster (#1136)
- A Double for Howard (#1135)
- The Mysterious C.W. Northrup (#1134)