Last of the Summer Wine
Specials
TV-14
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Where to Watch Last of the Summer Wine • Specials
29 Episodes
- And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979 Christmas Special)
E2And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979 Christmas Special)Foggy decides to beat the Christmas rush - in the middle of summer. He ends up being conned by Big Eric who sells him 100 Christmas trees for 10. A bargain? Not when they are crawling with insects! - The Funny Side of Christmas
E5The Funny Side of Christmas[Not part of the LotSW series, entry here is in error but removal will upset all numbering for those who use TMDB for Kodee or similar media players] in 'The Funny Side of Christmas' is a Christmas special broadcast by BBC1 on 27 December 1982. Presented by Frank Muir, it comprised one comedy sketch each from 10 contemporaneous English comedy series: Butterflies, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Last of the Summer Wine, The Les Dawson Show, Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, Smith and Jones, Sorry!, Three of a Kind, and Yes Minister. - Getting Sam Home (1983 Christmas Special)
E6Getting Sam Home (1983 Christmas Special)Three old chums agree to take the ailing Sam on one last trip to see his flousy girl-friend, Lily Bless Her, in the middle of the night. While enjoying the delights of Lilly, Sam departs for another world with a very happy smile on his face. The problem for his pals is how to get Sam back home before morning without his wife awakening. - Uncle of the Bride (1986 New Year's Special)
E8Uncle of the Bride (1986 New Year's Special)Preparations are underway for the wedding of Glenda, Wesley's daughter. Her uncle Seymour, a retired headmaster and enthusiastic inventor, is organising the stag party for the groom, Barry, and manages to lose him down a hole on the moors. With the assistance of Seymour's 'Self-propelled wheelbarrow' the groom gets to the church just on time. - Big Day at Dream Acres (1987 Christmas Special)
E10Big Day at Dream Acres (1987 Christmas Special)Compo, Clegg and Seymour happen upon a somewhat wiley tramp, who persuades them to help him rescue his childhood donkey (from better days), from a field. In fact the tramp wants to fix the 'donkey derby' at the local garden fete. - Crums (1988 Christmas Special)
E11Crums (1988 Christmas Special)Seymour, Compo and Norman dressed as Father Christmas go door to door collecting for church charity, but no one is interested. A fourth Father Christmas is acting suspiciously and runs away when ever seen by the trio. Edie is scandalized that Glenda wants a water bed. Auntie Wainwright is terrified that her shop is going to be burgled Christmas eve. - What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? (1989 Christmas Special)
E12What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? (1989 Christmas Special)Compo is going to give a show in the church hall with his "performing" ferrets. Seymour and Norman take Compo last minute Christmas shopping for a present for Nora Batty. Howard attempts to give Marina a present without Pearl finding out. - Barry's Christmas (1990 Christmas Special)
E13Barry's Christmas (1990 Christmas Special)Foggy goes out of his way to inform everyone that he now has a pager. Barry is discovered, hungover, under a table at a pub, dressed as Father Christmas. Glenda is frantic that Barry is missing and snide comments from the lady's morning coffee group is not helping calm her fears. - Welcome to Earth (1993 Christmas Special)
E15Welcome to Earth (1993 Christmas Special)At an ancient stone circle, Foggy, Norman and Compo meet a man waiting for visitors from outer space. Howard wrecks Norman's bicycle and, in trying to repair it, Wesley creates a Frankenbike. Howard and Marina try meeting after sundown...at the stone circle. - The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti (1995 New Year's Special)
E16The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti (1995 New Year's Special)Wesley gets Foggy, Norman and Compo to help him move a Piano for Auntie Wainwright almost running into Billy Ingleton, who takes a shine to the instrument. Foggy wants credit as the concert promoter for Billy. Howard and Marina wear, what they think are, disguises. Eli conducts The Holme Band at the concert. Compo saves the show. - A Leg Up for Christmas (1995 Christmas Special)
E17A Leg Up for Christmas (1995 Christmas Special)A depressed Howard tries to build himself up but, under Foggy's instruction, ends up breaking his leg. Auntie Wainwright has Smiler testing a Triumph Motorcycle, after she rents him the riding gear. Foggy intends to sneak Marina past Pearl and into Norman's house so that Howard can come over to see her. Meanwhile, the ladies morning coffee group plan to give Howard a surprise visit that same evening to cheer him up during his recovery. - Extra! Extra! (1996 Christmas Special)
E18Extra! Extra! (1996 Christmas Special)All types of strange creatures seem to be parading themselves through town. The reason? A new film's being made. All the locals get involved on the production of the film. Pearl puts a secret electric device on Howard's bycicle, so she can track him down, when he escapes her. - There Goes the Groom (1997 Christmas Special)
E19There Goes the Groom (1997 Christmas Special)Compo, Clegg and Truly chase a reluctant groom all through the village and beyond to stop him from escaping his wedding. Meanwhile, hungover best man Barry is frantically trying to locate the missing wedding ring. - Last Post And Pigeon (2000 New Year's Special)
E20Last Post And Pigeon (2000 New Year's Special)A pushy vicar bullies the villagers into posing as characters from British history. Compo is rejected as one of the veterans to will place a millennial memorial wreath in France, so the women take up a collection to send him with Truly and Clegg. Edie's sister, Ros, moves back into the area. Billy entrusts the care of his carrier pigeon to Truly, Clegg and Compo. - Potts in Pole Position (2001 Christmas Special)
E21Potts in Pole Position (2001 Christmas Special)Tom intends to to give Howard a "going fishing" excuse. Truly, Clegg and Billy meet a polar explorer with a domineering wife. Marina and Auntie Wainwright tart-up the explorer's wife. Pearl and Glenda go hunting for fishermen. - A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002 Christmas Special)
E22A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002 Christmas Special)When Nora Batty books Billy Ingleton's organ for a charity fair, she badly underestimates how much of an attraction it will be... Marina declines to go out with Howard because she's caught the showbiz bug, and is rehearsing a play at the local church. Howard asks the trio to help him think of something "showbizzy" they can do together. - A Short Blast of Fred Astaire (2003 Christmas Special)
E24A Short Blast of Fred Astaire (2003 Christmas Special)Norman has been roped into performing a humorous monologue for the Christmas Concert. Pearl plans to force Howard to mime a recording of Nelson Eddy. Glenda plans to force Barry to perform as a magician. Billy wants to give an archery demonstration. Alvin is practicing as a one-man-band. Entwistle hypnotizes Smiler into knowing how to dance. - Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day (2005 Christmas Special)
E26Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day (2005 Christmas Special)Truly and Norman are drawn into Howard's latest escape plan. Auntie Wainwright dresses Smiler as Father Christmas and Tom as an elf. Glenda tries to help Barry get over a negative reflective mood. The local police think the men are a gang trying to dispose of a body. - A Tale of Two Sweaters (2006 Christmas Special)
E27A Tale of Two Sweaters (2006 Christmas Special)Alvin has Truly and Norman over for a Holiday dinner. Glenda invited a man to dinner that Barry does not like. Pearl and Marina each give Howard a sweater vest, so he wears them both... at the same time. Auntie Wainwright gives Tom and Smiler a dinner that is actually nice, and then empties their pockets in a card game. - I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies (2008 Christmas Special)
E28I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies (2008 Christmas Special)Clegg hears his new neighbor - retired milkman Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke - has strong links to MI5 and the secret service. Although he recalls his adventurous past as a spy to Alvin and Entwistle, they know him better for not having been a particularly good milkman - but Hobbo insists the dairy work was merely a therapeutic measure to alleviate combat stress.
