Last of the Summer Wine series 12
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The twelfth series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
No. of episodes11
Original networkBBC1
Original release2 September –
27 December 1990
27 December 1990
Filming dates
- Series 12: 1990
- Christmas special: 1990
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| Series 12 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 2 September – 27 December 1990 |
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With the departure of Michael Aldridge, who had left to nurse his ill wife, the character of Foggy Dewhurst returned to the fold.
Characters
The trio in this series consisted of Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Foggy (Brian Wilde), the latter of which returned in the first episode. Seymour (Michael Aldridge) appeared briefly and for the final time in "Return of the Warrior". Barry Wilkinson (1986–1990, 1996–2010) also had his final appearance this series.
Episodes
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| TBA | 1 | "Return of the Warrior" | 2 September 1990 |
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Compo and Clegg see Seymour off, ready to take up a post of headmaster, and ponder what they will do with their lives now he has gone; they just keep missing a returning Foggy, until they finally bump into him. | |||||
| TBA | 2 | "Come In, Sunray Major" | 9 September 1990 | - | |
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After a miscommunication leads to Foggy getting split up from Compo and Clegg while out walking, he comes up with an idea – portable radios. | |||||
| TBA | 3 | "The Charity Balls" | 16 September 1990 |
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Compo, Clegg, Foggy and Howard take part in sponsored football dribble for charity. | |||||
| TBA | 4 | "Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous" | 23 September 1990 |
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Foggy is tired of not receiving what he perceives as sufficient gravitas for his position and dreams up a suitably high-profile game befitting his status within the community: bicycle polo. | |||||
| TBA | 5 | "That's Not Captain Zero" | 30 September 1990 |
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After meeting Captain Zero, the human cannonball, the trio take him to the pub while his van is fixed. Unfortunately, when he gets arrested for being drunk, it is up to Compo to take his place. | |||||
| TBA | 6 | "Das (Welly) Boot" | 7 October 1990 |
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Foggy decides to restore an old boat, and Compo knows who he wants to take on the first trip...Nora Batty, but how can they lure her on board with him? Foggy has a plan yet again. | |||||
| TBA | 7 | "The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built" | 14 October 1990 |
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After seeing an argument over a parking space, Foggy decides that there must be money to be made out of car parking. | |||||
| TBA | 8 | "The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression" | 21 October 1990 |
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In another attempt to woo Nora Batty, Compo decides to go on a local television programme with his Maurice Chevalier impression, but unfortunately decides it's also a good idea to bring along his lucky ferret. | |||||
| TBA | 9 | "Roll On" | 28 October 1990 |
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The trio train for a barrel-rolling event. | |||||
| TBA | 10 | "A Landlady For Smiler" | 4 November 1990 |
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The lads do their best to find a new place to live for a returning Smiler, without much luck, until they strike upon the idea of the widow Nora Batty, though Compo is not too keen for another man to live with "his bird". | |||||
| TBA | Christmas–Special | "Barry's Christmas" | 27 December 1990 |
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It's Christmas 1990, and Glenda's so upset because Barry didn't come home the night before. The trio find him dressed as Santa Claus, under a table in the local pub | |||||