Last of the Summer Wine: Season 12
The Last of the Summer Wines twelfth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. With the departure of Michael Aldridge who had left to nurse his ill wife, the character of Foggy Dewhirst returned to the fold.
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Last of the Summer Wine Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The Last of the Summer Wines twelfth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
With the departure of Michael Aldridge who had left to nurse his ill wife, the character of Foggy Dewhirst returned to the fold.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Return Of The Warrior
Sep 2, 1990 · 30 min
Seymour leaves to look after a school. Will life be boring for Compo and Clegg? Not for long, as Foggy Dewhirst returns to the fold.
Come In, Sunray Major
Sep 9, 1990 · 30 min
Foggy has an idea to use portable radios to improve communications.
The Charity Balls
Sep 16, 1990 · 30 min
When Foggy hears about an athletic charity drive, he enters Compo and Clegg despite their wishes. An "injured" Howard drops out of the race and stops to recover in this young lady'
Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous
Sep 23, 1990 · 30 min
Foggy is upset because he's not famous for anything, so he invents the sport of bicycle polo.
That's Not Captain Zero
Sep 30, 1990 · 30 min
Our trio helps Captain Zero when his vehicle breaks down, but don't reckon on him getting drunk.
Das (Welly) Boot
Oct 7, 1990 · 30 min
Ivy lets Foggy fix her toaster, and it goes to his flippin' head. Now he thinks he can restore the tatty sunken boat he's found at the bottom of the lake. He actually accomplishes
The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built
Oct 14, 1990 · 30 min
After a heated encounter with two motorists, Foggy decides there must be money to be made providing parking spaces.
The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
Oct 21, 1990 · 30 min
To stop Nora taking him for granted, Compo becomes a TV star for the day doing his legendary impression.
Roll On
Oct 28, 1990 · 30 min
Having learned absolutely nothing from "The Charity Balls" just a few episodes back, Foggy tries to assert the boys' athletic prowess yet again, this time in a downhill barrel-roll
A Landlady For Smiler
Nov 4, 1990 · 30 min
Compo is more than a little concerned when Smiler moves in as Nora Batty's lodger.