(Because he was a corporal in the army). She also played Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street, from 1964 to 1987. On his first appearance, Nora was shown to be attracted to him dressed in his Robin Hood costume, which made Compo extremely jealous and decided to dress up as Robin Hood himself. (Josephine Tewson, 2003–10) After many years of the library setting seldom being used, Miss Davenport was introduced as the new librarian in 2003. In the final two series he and Entwistle teamed up with Hobbo, thus making a new trio. The character was never alluded to again. Smiler was last seen in the series 28 episode "Sinclair and the Wormley Witches". The actress, from Bournemouth, died on … In some of the episodes she seemed to have a sort of rivalry with Nora participating in what Nora once called a "slanging match" Ivy would often criticize Nora's taste in hats and Nora in turn once said Ivy's pastry wasn't light enough which succeeded in bringing Ivy to the verge of tears. His sister Edie always spoke very highly of him and how he was 'educated', refusing to take into account his continual failed inventions (though she would secretly be embarrassed by his involvement in the antics of the other two). There were allegedly plans for Seymour to make a comeback, but Michael Aldridge died in 1994. It has also been suggested that Howard loves Pearl underneath it all. In fact, he was a signwriter; and unlike Blamire, many of his old military stories were untrue. He was awarded the OBE in 2007 for services to drama. On occasion, his long-sightedness caused him to walk into slapstick (and carefully choreographed) mishaps such as walking into the back of a lorry and over the tops of cars, or falling into a skip. His relationship with Nora stood in stark contrast to Compo's unrequited lust after her; in fact, he often welcomed the prospect of Compo running off with her. J uliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 80 from cancer. Like the previous third man – and all subsequent third men – he considered himself the leader of the trio, and frequently took charge of Compo and Clegg. They did not take too well to each other; in more recent episodes, she's bonded with Marina instead, with the pair of them both longing for love in their individual ways. The last we hear of him is a very organised letter, instructing Clegg and Compo to meet their old classmate, Foggy Dewhurst.[5]. Note: Auntie Wainwright is no relation to Mr Wainwright from the library. Wesley restored a red convertible Triumph Herald for her to drive, although she was a terrible driver, and was always accusing Wesley of moving things (particularly the gear lever) around. He is divorced, and makes disparaging comments about "the former Mrs. Truelove" (who evidently feels the same way about him, judging by the reaction of her new husband, who appears in one episode, to Truly). Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in the … The actress died with her two sons Daniel and William Lawton by her side, reports the Brighton Argus newspaper. (Burt Kwouk; 2002–10) Electrician and fortune-teller from the land of eastern wisdom, Hull. His last television appearance was in 2017, when he played Bernard in Sky 1 sitcom Carters Get Rich alongside Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek. Jean Fergusson, known for her role as Marina in Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 74. (Note: For some years before joining the series as Tom Simmonite, Tom Owen sometimes appeared in small walk-on parts on the show (for instance appearing on the 1991 Christmas special), sometimes with no dialogue, and not always credited.). [citation needed], When Aldridge left the series in 1990 for personal reasons, Seymour was last seen leaving on a bus to take up a new job as interim headmaster at a private school—just as previous third man Foggy returned.[7]. Get the biggest stories direct to your inbox. (Tony Capstick; 1987, 1990–2004) Capstick made his first appearance in the 1987 special 'Big Day at Dream Acres', before becoming a semi-regular alongside Kitson from series 12 in 1990, up to his death in late 2003. In one of his earlier episodes, his name is hinted to be Oliver when Clegg finds one of his old army trunks with the initials 'COD'. Howard first appeared in the Bournemouth summer season show of the series, and was popular enough and felt to have enough potential that he was soon made a regular character. (Ken Kitson; 1983, 1988–2010) Kitson first appeared in the 1983 Christmas special 'Getting Sam Home' and made 2 further guest appearances before becoming a semi-regular character from series 12 onwards. In 1997, when Wilde's illness stopped him taking part, he was written out of the series in the Special, "There Goes the Groom", in which the character was only seen in brief, non-face shots, played by a double (performed by Colin Harris). The following is a list of characters in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. In the very last episode of the programme, Glenda clearly seems to have joined the bossy Yorkshire women's brigade in her suggestions to Barry and Morton that are, in Barry's words "not optional". She also appeared in a one-actor show as Pearl, touring around British theatres. He starred as Mr Barrowclough in Porridge from the pilot episode onwards. This was not to last; she threw him out and disappeared from the series after only a year on the show. Kaplan appeared in … Though he was clearly a very skilled builder and mechanic, much of his projects were poorly and hastily built and he would get easily embarrassed and annoyed by anyone managing to fix something he can't (notably, Compo once managed to rewire Edie's car correctly, much to Wesley's annoyance). The Examiner was also a regular feature on the show, with billboards and newspapers showing our branding often appearing. Initially mentioned but not seen, he first appeared on screen in 1975. Note: Before Ros actually appeared in the series, she had never been mentioned and it was not known the Edie and Seymour had a sister. Returning in 1990 after the sudden departure of Michael Aldridge, he claimed he had tired of egg painting, and wanted to return to his old life. [15] Because of his popularity, he was made a regular character in the 2001 series.[16]. It premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. When Thora Hird died in 2003, Edie was also said to have died. When taking into account Kathy Staff's brief exit from the show in 2001 and later absence from series 30 to series 31 (see above), Jane Freeman as Ivy is the only character other than Clegg (Peter Sallis) to have been present throughout the course of the series (274 episodes, although Clegg is the only one to have appeared in every single episode). However one thing he could never shake was his love for Nora Batty which produced some of the show’s funniest moments. He was influenced by the Rock and Rollers of the 1950s and was into heavy metal music. The village prepares for Compo's funeral; even Auntie Wainwright closes her shop (her mobile phone is on for emergency purchases). In one of the most popular and often reused scenes in the series, Edie would call Wesley in from his garage (after much shouting, first in gentle 'posh' tones, before ending up in harsh yelling) and would lay down a trail of newspaper for him to stand on—often putting one on the wall just in time as he leaned against it. 5. His real name was Milburn, but he insisted on being called "Crusher". Jane died from lung cancer aged 81 on March 9, 2017. Seymour had previously been the headmaster of a school, although it is not entirely clear how successful he was in running it. Michael Bates, right, in the first episode of Last of the Summer Wine in 1972, Brian Wilde Actor was in Last Of The Summer Wine Sitting in chair Dbase. Last of the Summer Wine is written by creator Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan JW Bell. In one episode Barry talks about ghosts and Glenda asks if he had seen her mother. Find this Pin and more on Last of the SUMMER WINE by yvonne Bergeron. Clegg is reluctant to go into her shop, since she always sells him something he doesn't want, but she usually finds ways to trick him into entering. Marina first appeared in the spin-off 1984 Eastbourne summer season show, and soon became a regular character. [citation needed], (Keith Clifford; 1999, 2000, 2001–2006) Billy Hardcastle was first introduced in the 1999 series as a guest star[13] and also appeared in the 2000 New Year's special[14] and a guest role in the 2000 series. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) Series Cast & Crew. Despite this she was equally annoyed as Nora by the pranks that Alvin played on her. When Billy joined with Clegg and Truly, much of the humour Compo previously brought to the series returned in Billy's childlike demeanour, although an element of physical humour was still lacking in the series. Brian Wilde, a much-loved star in two of television's favourite sitcoms, has died at the age of 80. In the 2005 series he joined the main trio thus making them a quartet (this was largely to compensate for Clegg's decreasing role) but after the 2006 series following Billy Hardcastle's departure the quartet once again became a trio although in the 2007 and 2008 series he was mostly teamed up with Entwistle. Compo's "Thursday Lady" arrives to pay her respects. He died aged 92 in 2013. Many of the comedy's former cast have died, including Kathy Staff, who … But could Last of the Summer Wine come back with a new cast? Although several relatives appeared in the show, this does not come close to the number of relatives mentioned lightly in conversation. Stephen played Smiler from 1988 to 2007, when ill health forced him to retire. Because Seymour's inventions were always built poorly he would normally get Wesley to fix them (or he would just get Wesley to build them in the first place, much to the latter's annoyance). (Stephen Lewis: 1988, 1990, 1991–2007) eternally miserable and none-too-bright comic foil, similar to Lewis' character Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake in LWT's hit comedy On The Buses (some episodes of which he co-wrote) from 1969 to 1973. Bell. Scottish actor Robert played hapless Howard from 1985-2010. With Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Liz Fraser, Jean Alexander. She won BAFTA best actress awards for her rolers in two of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologues, and again for TV film Lost for Words. She often comes to the defence of men when other women in the group speak the worst about them and does not believe that all men are evil, as they do. Fergusson played the opinionated Marina in 216 episodes of the show from 1985. Last of the Summer Wine duo Compo and Clegg have been reunited in death as actor Peter Sallis has been buried next to his co-star Bill Owen. Brian Wilde, a much-loved star in two of television's favourite sitcoms, has died at the age of 80. Howard and Pearl's surname was given as Sibshaw in Roy Clarke's novel 'The Moonbather' in 1987, but only mentioned once in the entire TV series, in one of the last episodes, when Glenda refers to Howard as Mr. Sibshaw. On the other hand, Nora and Ivy are normally best friends with each other like their husbands and the two were regularly seen to be having a coffee together chatting about the downsides of men and life in general. In series 29 he was finally given the name PC Walsh. Mechanic Wesley was often called upon by the main trio to construct the many bizarre creations they came up with, and to drive them into the hills for test runs. Directed by (5) Writing credits (1) Cast (459) Produced by (12) Music by (2) Cinematography by (4) Film Editing by (20) Production Design by (20) Art Direction by (2) Costume Design by (21) Makeup Department (32) Production Management (22) 57. She died on March 15 that year, aged 91, and in September that year more than 2,000 people attended her memorial service, including Alan Bennett, Sir David Frost, Melvyn Bragg and Victoria Wood. In their earlier appearances, they were frequently shown in disguise with Howard saying, "I think we've really cracked it this time". He also appeared in Gosford Park in 2001, alongside Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott-Thomas. (May be related to character Jack Harry Teesdale, who appeared in two episodes.). (Dora Bryan; 2000, 2001–2005) Edie's and Seymour's sister, who has always been more romantically adventurous, to Edie's unending shame. Ivy and Sid often shouted and argued with each other (and Ivy was never shy about bringing up Sid's infidelity), but, as with many of the show's couples, there was little doubt that they loved each other. In his first episode he is shown to be a friend of Sid's (which was the latter's last appearance on the show before his death). [20] Walsh is more level-headed than Cooper and enjoys "taking the mickey", but he tends to be a little more Due to the longevity of the series it was often necessary to replace key characters due to an actor's death, illness, or unavailability for other reasons. The pair … The 80-year-old, who was born in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, also played cleaner Doris Luke in long-running ITV soap Crossroads. So Blamire was written out of the series; it was said that he had left to get married. Though he clearly loved his wife he was afraid to kiss her in public, out of fear of being judged by the neighbours. [3] Despite his snobby nature Blamire had more commonsense than most of his successors. He is one of the few characters to have left the series but returned in later series. He was generally seen doing chores or stealing a quick moment away from Nora at the pub. Ros was last seen at the end of the 26th series following the departure of Dora Bryan owing to ill health. She stayed with the series for 25 years, until it came to an end in 2010. In A Sidecar Named Desire Clegg reveals that he was once trapped in a lift with Marina and she cuddled him for warmth, much to Howard's ire and jealousy. [7] A regular skit from this period included Foggy crossing paths with a stranger and then rambling about his supposed military career, typically boring each stranger to death. After all ‘Still open all hours’ came back and has been good. The Captain returned for the 2008 New Years Special I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies, where he received a name, Toby, for the first time. An unconscious, hung-over Foggy was swept off to Blackpool by the local postmistress. A very emotional woman haunted by a string of past rejections, she first appeared as a guest, driving Gavin Hinchcliff around while he skied on the van roof. (Mike Grady; 1986–90, 1996–2010) meek and mild husband of Glenda. When Wesley died, Entwistle took over his job of shuttling the others across the countryside, in a battered red Toyota Hilux pick-up truck, and occasionally constructing the various contraptions the main trio produce. (John Comer; 1973–1983), bluff café owner, who featured prominently for the first ten years, before Comer's death in 1984. With Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Liz Fraser, Jean Alexander. In the two final series he is demoted to a secondary character along with Norman Clegg, so his role as third man was filled by Hobbo. He also described it akin to jail at Stalag 14. Nelly occasionally provides more "sophisticated" viewpoints as a result of having lived further south for some time, but even she regards them with some befuddlement. For John Comer's last ever appearance, in the 1983 feature-length Christmas special, 'Getting Sam Home', illness caused by cancer affected his speech, and so his lines were dubbed over by another actor, Tony Melody. She is extremely mean, and pretends to be cheated when she gives the slightest discount. Jean Fergusson, known for her role as Marina in Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 74. He can also be a bit more devious with practical jokes or witty schemes. Originally it was planned that Tom would fill the gap in the three-man line-up left by his father, but it was soon felt that this line-up did not quite work. [8] In early appearances he was initially shown as snobbish and pompous, like his predecessors (sometimes taking out his police notebook in unnecessary situations) but he gradually became a more likeable character and made less snide remarks over Compo's attire. He proved so popular that like Auntie Wainwright before him, he was asked to appear in the following year's special ('Extra! Her final television appearance was in 1985 as Florence Jones in Letty, and in film as Mrs Kibble in 1985's Silas Marner: the Weaver of Raveloe. Since leaving the show he has appeared in Misfits as Harry in 2009, and in Coronation Street in 2012 as Malcolm Lagg. [citation needed]. Written by Roy Clarke, the show first appeared on our screens in 1973. The death has occurred of someone who was featured in every single episode of Last of the Summer Wine. J uliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 80 from cancer. She is a former pub landlady and appears to take a more free-spirited approach to life than Nora, as evidenced by her brighter wardrobe and hair. News Last of the Summer Wine actors buried next to each other Last of the Summer Wine stars Compo and Clegg have been buried next to each other in the town made famous by the popular show. (Jean Alexander; 1988–89, 1992–2010) Howard's aunt. Something of a marmite show that people either love or hate. The character first appeared in the 1982 episode 'Car and Garter' in a cameo role. John played Ivy's husband Sid from 1973. Thora Hird played his nagging wife Edie. June Whitfield previously made a "one off" appearance in the series as a different character, Delphi Potts, in the 2001 Christmas Special, 'Potts in Pole Position', married to Lother, the character of Warren Mitchell, a couple of years before she became a regular as Nelly. This stemmed from the fact that Ivy told him to find "some poor lass that's had a hard time".[21]. At Compo's funeral, she grabbed Eli by the arm and pretended to be blind in order to avoid giving money to a collection outside the church. He was a regular in the early Carry On films and during the 1960s was a successful songwriter, with compositions including Marianne, which was recorded by Cliff Richard. Smiler also owned a big, but rather beaten up and poorly maintained, white convertible 1972 Chevrolet Impala, in which he sometimes drove around with Tom, and which on occasion has been used in various promotions for Auntie Wainwright. His attitude towards Foggy was similar to that of Seymour but during later years when Truly was introduced on the show he was shown to be more willing to help the trio out in their schemes. Tom is a layabout like Compo but seems a bit more enterprising in his attempts to maintain his slothful lifestyle. She was 91. Directed by Alan J.W. Last of the Summer Wine: Bill Owen, Burt Kwouk, Danny O'Dea, Gordon Wharmby, Jane Freeman, Jean Fergusson, Joe Gladwin, Juliette Kaplan Last of the Summer Wine - Cast, Crew and Credits - TV.com … He was the only cast member to appear in every episode of Summer Wine. Trevor Bannister is best known for playing Mr Lucas in another comedy favourite, Are You Being Served?, with Frank Thornton from 1972 to 1979, and also starred with Brian Wilde in the short-lived Wyatt's Watchdogs in 1988. In the 1988 Christmas Special "Crums" he was shown to have a girlfriend (though Crusher himself did not appear in this episode as Jonathan Linsley had left the show by then) named Fran (played by Yvette Fielding) who, according to Ivy, was as daft as he is. You can unsubscribe at any time. Dame Thora in Summer Wine, left, and Last of the Sun, in 2002. He was last mentioned in the series 29 episode "Of Passion and Pizza" by Tom's saying that Smiler had disappeared. In the 1995 New Year Special episode featuring Sir Norman Wisdom, 'The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti', Eli is the conductor of the Holme Silver Band. He also played Blakey in On The Buses and appeared as a guest in One Foot In the Grave, 2point4 Children and The All New Alexei Sayle Show. Last of the Summer Wine (BBC) "Glenda Wilkinson" (Sarah Thomas), wife of "Barry Wilkinson" Saved by Jean Furse. His one pride is his shiny new car, which he was always trying to keep away from father-in-law Wesley, who could not resist tinkering under the bonnet (although in one episode, he did completely dismantle the engine). Take a look back and find out all about those famous faces. ", Disgusting racist posters in Tinsley spark fury as culprits take swipe at Page Hall, The posters have criticised members of Tinsley's Slovak community and people are being urged to remove them as soon as they see them, Martin Lewis warns customers of these four banks not to bin £50 compensation letters, Money Saving Expert says bank letter is not a scam and warns: "Do NOT bin these letters. In series 30 he moves in next door to Barry and Glenda and shortly after gains Morton Beemish (aka Herman Teesdale), the former repo man, as a near-lodger, since he's always there doing tasks around the house. [10] Whereas Cyril and Foggy tried to solve the problems of the residents of Holmfirth, when Seymour was around he always liked to invent, but the resulting inventions invariably led to disaster — especially for Compo, who was always the reluctant test subject and called him a twit whenever anything went disastrously wrong. The actor Jean Fergusson, who played Marina in Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 74. He also has a scruffy puppet dog called Waldo which he aspires to use in an unconvincing ventriloquist act. Kathy played Nora from the pilot episode in 1973 until 2008, the year she died of a brain tumour. Wesley generally kept out of Edie's way in his garage, restoring old motors. Last of the Summer Wine is written by creator Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan JW Bell. Dull and ineffectual, building society employee Barry strives for executive advancement and adventure but seems destined for paperwork and domesticity. 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