Last of the Summer Wine series 6: Difference between revisions

*Last of the Summer Wine*
Last of the Summer Wine
Series 6
	Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 DVD
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	25 December 1981 –; 15 February 1982
Series chronology
	← Previous; 5 Next →; 7
	List of episodes

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Revision as of 19:59, 14 February 2023

Last of the Summer Wine's sixth series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January and 15 February 1982.^[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.^[2]

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

The trio in this series consisted of:

Christmas Special (1981)

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Whoops	25 December	The trio decide to look up some old school friends, to try and recapture the spirit of Christmas from the past.	The runtime of this episode is just short of 32 minutes. This is the first time the title music, with added lyrics, was sung by the Holmfirth Choral Society. Included on Series 5 & 6 Boxset

Regular series

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
In the Service of Humanity	4 January	Foggy decides to start up a rescue service, and Wally is a perfect customer.	This episode marks the cameo appearance of Tony Good
Car & Garter	11 January	After meeting car enthusiast Wesley Pegden, Compo volunteers to test drive his car, in order to impress Nora Batty.	This episode marked the first ever appearance of Wesley Pegden. He would return 2 years later.
The Odd Dog Men	18 January	Foggy decides to open up a dog walking service.	This episode marks the cameo appearances of Pam Conway and Stewart Golland
A Bicycle Made For Three	25 January	After the trio ride, and crash, Clegg's bike, they decide that they need a bike each. A local shopkeeper lets them build their own from his spares. Meanwhile, Sid and Ivy have redecorated the Cafe.	Guest appearance of Joe Melia The cafe is redecorated in this episode.
One of the Last Few Places Unexplored By Man	1 February	Compo wants to have his photograph taken in Nora Batty's bedroom.
Serenade For Tight Jeans and Metal Detector	8 February	Foggy persuades Compo to buy a new pair of trousers, and Clegg to buy a Metal Detector.
From Wellies To Wet Suit	15 February	Compo buys Sid's wet suit and, after a go at snorkeling, he is persuaded to take up water-skiing. The water skiing sequence was included in a later episode when Clegg is discussing Compo with his son Tom.	Cameo appearance of Jay Frankson

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

^ Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 176–178
^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
^ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 5 & 6 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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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 *Cameo appearance of [[Jay Frankson]]

v t e Last of the Summer Wine
Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Characters	Nora Batty Norman Clegg Compo Simmonite
See also	First of the Summer Wine "Of Funerals and Fish" "There Goes the Groom"