The WORST episodes of Last of the Summer Wine
Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Last of the Summer Wine!
Last of the Summer Wine is an affectionate comedy about people in the autumn of their years. The series is the world's longest-running sitcom, having clocked up 31 series and numerous Christmas specials during its run.
#1 - The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
Season 30 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2009
Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
#2 - Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/1973
With a new camera in hands the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.
#3 - The Love-Mobile
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/1997
The trio come across a mobile ""lonely hearts agency"". This time it seem it's the owners of the agency who need a bit of marital advice. Smiler tries to get rid of a tandem Auntie Wainwright sold him. He ends up being the perfect client for the lonely hearts agency.
#4 - Forked Lightning
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/1975
After Clegg suffers a little incident with his bycicle it's up to the trio to find someone to mend it
#5 - A Quiet Drink
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/1975
The trio tries to persuade a tight fisted man to buy a round of drinks. For that they devise a very peculiar plan.
#6 - Northern Flying Circus
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/1975
Compo takes up motorcycling much to the surprise of Blamire and Clegg.
#7 - The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1976
The trio takes takes a little holiday in Scarborough, but what's the deal with Compo's cardboard box?
#8 - The Bandit from Stoke-on-Trent
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/4/1978
When "Laugh a Minute" Amos Hames, who toured Europe during the 1940's returns to town after many years missing, the finger of suspicion arises about the reason of his return.
#9 - The Man from Oswestry
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1976
Compo is bored. Since Cyril Blamire left for Oswestry, to live with a woman, things have been a bit too calm for him in town. but soon, Clegg brings the solution to all their boredom. a letter from Blamire asking them to welcome home an old fried of his, called Foggy Dewhurst, and help him cope with the sudden changes in his life, after he was more or less forced to retire. Compo and Clegg meet with the new ""third man"", the war hero Foggy Dewhurst, who because of his peculiar life, and his endless wartime stories soon makes his presence noted around town. his military posture, and his ""murderous"" impulses only get him in a fight with Big Malcolm, and his military precison doesn't seem to be a great help, when the trio tries to carry Foggy's heavy war time luggage up a hill.
#10 - A Hair of the Blonde That Bit You
Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2001
Pearl finds a blonde hair and assumes it's Howard seeing another woman. Pearl wants to go to the coast to be loved but Howard and Marina work it out.
#11 - Who's That Dancing with Nora Batty Then?
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/1975
Gloria, a friend of Nora Batty is emigrating to Australia. it's up to the trio to find a piano for her surprise farewell party.
#12 - The Pony Set
Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/1999
When Compo decides to take up horseriding lessons to impress Nora Batty, it's up to Clegg and Truly to help him. For that they buy Auntie Wainright's wooden horse. The problems start when it's wheels prove to be too much of a ride
#13 - The Woollen Mills of Your Mind
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/7/1985
Compo enters the local marathon in order to impress Nora.
#14 - The New Mobile Trio
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/1973
Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal, that proves to be more trouble than it's worth.
#15 - Has Anyone Seen Barry's Midlife Crisis?
Season 27 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2006
Barry is concerned that he isn't having a mid life crisis, he goes to see the Vicar about it. The wheel comes off Auntie Wainwright's cart and Clegg, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Entwistle and his invisible dog try to help Howard escape from home.
#16 - Short Back and Palais Glide
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/1973
The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. then they go to the café, where the first (of many) arguments between Ivy and Sid takes place. Compo realises he forgot his house key in the library and the trio wonders through town, in search for the librarian (Mr. Wainright)
#17 - Follow That Bottle
Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2006
Glenda decides that Barry would suit a hat, Smiler finds a suit of armour in the shop storeroom, Cleggs cousin turns up and Clegg, Truly, Billy, Alvin and Entwistle follow a bottle with a message in it. Marina and Miss Davenport compare notes on their love lives. Nelly joins the ladies for coffee at the cafe.
#18 - In Search of Childlike Joy and the Farthest Reaches of the Lotus Position
Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2002
An unhappy Smiler is cheered by one of Wesley's inventions, a trolley. All that is needed is a hill and some driving skills...
#19 - Of Funerals and Fish (pilot)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1973
Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town talking about, life, death and fish.
#20 - Wind Power
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/1987
How can Seymour harness the power of the wind for the benefit of mankind? Once again, Compo is the ""test pilot""
#21 - Stop That Bath
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1993
The trio finds they are involved in yet another of Howard's schemes to get a present to Marina-this time a cast iron bath!
#22 - The Flag and Its Snag
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1979
Foggy has a vision to put a flag in a prominent place on the great British landscape-but first he needs a flag and a flagpole.
#23 - Under the Rug
Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2000
Howard has a wig delivered to Clegg's, but when Pearl is suspicious Clegg has to not only pretend ownership of it, but be seen wearing it, much to Truly's amusement. Howard is only persuaded to reclaim the wig after the trio arrange for Smiler to wear it and Marina to kiss him. Meanwhile Barry tries and fails to be master of his own home, and Compo offers himself to Nora Batty as a "limited sale".
#24 - Edie and the Automobile
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/1987
Eddie learns to drive, so obvious disaster is expected
#25 - Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her Mummy
Season 27 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/2006
Howard gets to look after a friend's dog for the day. Glenda and Barry get dressed up as Cleopatra and an Egyptian Mummy to go to a fancy dress party. Auntie Wainwright upgrades Tom and Smilers transport..to a tandem!