Last of the Summer Wine | |
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Series 8 | |
![]() Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8 DVD | |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 30 December 1984 17 March 1985 | –
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Series chronology | |
Last of the Summer Wine's eighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 30 December 1984 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.
The trio in this series consisted of:
Actor | Role |
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Bill Owen | Compo |
Peter Sallis | Clegg |
Brian Wilde | Foggy |
Seasonal Special (1984)
Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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The Loxely Lozenge | 30 December | Wesley needs some help. He's found an old, but extremely valuable 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 | Foggy and Compo have a disagreement about the size of Nora's feet, so they set out to find out the truth. |
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Keeping Britain Tidy | 17 February | 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 | Compo transforms himself into 'The Phantom', a daredevil motorcyclist. Will this impress Nora? | |
Catching Digby's Donkey | 3 March | Foggy offers to help Digby catch his donkey. | |
The Woollenmills of your Mind | 10 March | Compo comes up with yet another plan to impress Nora – entering a marathon. |
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Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then? | 17 March | Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe while she goes out. |
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The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.
The Complete Series 7 & 8 | ||||
Set Details[4] | ||||
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Release Date | ||||
Region 2 | ||||
3 March 2008 |
The region 2 DVD contains edited episodes for The Loxley Lozenge and Catching Digby's Donkey. Both episodes are unedited on the region 1 DVD release.