Last of the Summer Wine (series 8)
Last of the Summer Wine Series 8 | |
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Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8 DVD | |
Country of origin | UK |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 30 December 1984 – 17 March 1985 |
Season chronology |
Last of the Summer Wine's eighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 10 February and 17 March 1985.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.[2]
The eighth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 7 on 3 March 2008.
Outline
The trio in this series consisted of:
Actor | Role |
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Bill Owen | Compo |
Peter Sallis | Clegg |
Brian Wilde | Foggy |
First appearances
Crusher "Milburn" (1984-1987)
Howard (1985-2010)
Pearl (1985-2010)
Marina (1985-2010)
Last appearances
Foggy (1976-1985, 1990-1997)
List of episodes
Christmas Special (1984)
Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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The Loxely Lozenge | 30 December 1984 | Wesley needs some help. He's found an old racing car, and wants the lads to help him get it home. |
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Regular series
Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty | 10 February 1985 | Foggy and Compo have a disagreement about the size of Nora's feet, so they set out to find out the truth. | |
Keeping Britain Tidy | 17 February 1985 | Foggy decides to embark upon a campaign to clean up the countryside, starting with an old mattress. |
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Enter The Phantom | 24 February 1985 | Compo transforms himself into 'The Phantom', a daredevil motorcyclist. Will this impress Nora? |
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Catching Digby's Donkey | 3 March 1985 | Foggy offers to help Digby catch his Donkey. | |
The Woollen Mills of your Mind | 10 March 1985 | Compo comes up with yet another plan to impress Nora - entering a marathon. | |
Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then? | 17 March 1985 | Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe, while she goes out. |
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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[3] | ||||
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Release Date | ||||
Region 2 | ||||
3 March 2008 |
Notes
- ↑ Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182
- ↑ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
- ↑ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8". Amazon. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
References
Bright, Morris; Robert Ross (2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage. London: BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN 0-563-55151-8.
External links
- Series 8 at TV.com
- Series 8 at the Internet Movie Database
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