Last of the Summer Wine series 25
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The twenty-fifth series of Last of the Summer Wine aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
No. of episodes11
Original networkBBC One
Original release21 December 2003 –
18 April 2004
18 April 2004
Filming dates
- Christmas special: 2003
- Series 25: 2003
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| Series 25 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 21 December 2003 – 18 April 2004 |
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Characters
The trio in this series consisted of Clegg (Peter Sallis), Truly (Frank Thornton) and Billy (Keith Clifford). Second Policeman (1987, 1990–2004) appeared for the final time due to the actor's death.
Episodes
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| TBA | Christmas–Special | "A Short Blast of Fred Astaire" | 21 December 2003 |
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With preparations in hand for the Christmas concert, there is a confidence problem among some of the talent. Who better than an electrical engineer from Hull to bestow some ancient eastern hypnotism to help them? | |||||
| TBA | 1 | "Jurassic – No Parking" | 8 February 2004 |
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Barry wins a contest and receives more prize than Glenda can handle. | |||||
| TBA | 2 | "The General's Greatest Battle" | 15 February 2004 |
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Clegg, Truly, and the others end up destroying a mannequin that is supposed to ride with Nora in the holiday float. | |||||
| TBA | 3 | "Spores" | 29 February 2004 |
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Truly and Billy aid a woman in finding her "Lionel" while Alvin tries to get a photograph of Nora Batty. | |||||
| TBA | 4 | "Happy Birthday, Robin Hood" | 7 March 2004 |
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When he sees Marina wearing a wedding dress and being driven through town, Howard becomes distraught, putting a damper on Billy's plans to celebrate Robin Hood's birthday. | |||||
| TBA | 5 | "Who's That With Barry and Glenda – It's Not Barry and Glenda" | 14 March 2004 |
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Truly, Clegg and Billy surprise Barry in the wood carrying a suitcase. Truly deduces that he is up to something serious and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Glenda is also concerned about Barry and his suitcase, and decides to follow him (dressed as a man) to see if another woman is involved. | |||||
| TBA | 6 | "An Apple a Day" | 21 March 2004 |
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Nora Batty informs Alvin that he has volunteered to take some old-timers out for the day. After enlisting some support from Clegg and Truly, they all proceed to the Scrooby's distant farm to pick them up. But taking out Bert and his cranky old wife Sal isn't going to be easy. | |||||
| TBA | 7 | "Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer – But Only Part Time" | 28 March 2004 |
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Smiler needs to get rid of an unwanted admirer who thinks he has money. Clegg, and then Barry, are recruited to dampen her enthusiasm. | |||||
| TBA | 8 | "Things to Do When Your Wife Runs Off with a Turkish Waiter" | 4 April 2004 |
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Barry unwittingly becomes the friend of a lonely man whose wife has deserted him. This minor inconvenience turns into a major embarrassment when it turns out the man's favourite hobby is "charming the birds out of the trees" with "sweet music". | |||||
| TBA | 9 | "Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats" | 11 April 2004 |
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Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy unite to help end a long-running feud between Nora Batty and Audrey Craig, which began when Audrey laughed at one of Nora's hats. | |||||
| TBA | 10 | "Yours Truly – If You're Not Careful" | 18 April 2004 |
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Clegg, Alvin, Billy and Entwistle play a trick on Truly to make him think his ex-wife "The former Mrs Truelove" is keen to get in touch with him and visit. | |||||