Last of the Summer Wine (series 5)

Last of the Summer Wine's fifth series originally aired on BBC1 between 18 September and 30 October 1979.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby.[2]

Last of the Summer Wine
Series 5
Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 DVD
Country of originUK
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release18 September –
27 December 1979 (1979-12-27)
Series chronology

The fifth series was something of a departure; it was the first to include multiple two-part episodes and introduced a small number of new characters such as Compo's oft-mentioned but never seen nephew and was also notable for an increase in the more physical comedy for which the programme would become more well-known latterly.

The fifth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 6 on 5 March 2007.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor Role
Bill Owen Compo
Peter Sallis Clegg
Brian Wilde Foggy

List of episodes

Regular series

Title Airdate Description Notes
Full Steam Behind 18 September Foggy takes Compo and Clegg to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
The Flag & Its Snags 25 September Foggy has a plan to erect a huge flag in the hills, but first they'll have to get the flagpole up there.
The Flag & Further Snags 2 October Foggy collects his flag, and achieves his dream...for a little while.
Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire 9 October What are Sid and Wally doing in the woods?
  • Title is a spoof of "Deep In The Heart Of Texas"
Earnshaw Strikes Again 16 October Foggy upsets the others by denying the existence of the ancient Yorkshire gods.
Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder 23 October Compo wants to impress Nora by taking up hang-gliding, so the trio ask Wally to build a hang-glider for them.
  • Guest Appearance of John Dair
  • Episode One (Two Parter)
Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder 30 October Wally has finished the hang-glider and it's ready to test.
  • Guest Appearance of Chris Webb
  • Episode Two (Two Parter)

Christmas Special (1979)

Title Airdate Description Notes
And A Dewhirst Up A Fir Tree 27 December Foggy decides to start his Christmas shopping early, but is surprised that the shops aren't selling Christmas cards in the summer. He then takes up an offer of buying some Christmas trees.
  • Guest Appearance of Juliet Cooke
  • Included On Series 5 & 6 Boxset

DVD release

The box set for series 5 and 6 was released by Universal Playback in March 2007.

The Complete Series 5 & 6
Set Details[3]
  • 17 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Language: English
Release Date
Region 2
5 March 2007

Notes
  1. Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 174–176
  2. Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
  3. "Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 [DVD]". 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.

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