Last of the Summer Wine: Series 16
The Last of the Summer Wines sixteenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
Season 16 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 15.
- 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 sixteenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
The Glory Hole
Jan 8, 1995 · 30 min
Foggy grows dafter and is lately only interested in standing in a pit at a construction site because it reminds him of a foxhole in the war. Compo and Clegg get roped into his plan
Adopted By A Stray
Jan 15, 1995 · 30 min
In the pub, the trio run across a scruffy old man looking for the wilderness. Foggy tries to avoid him, certain he's looking for a handout, but a curious Compo and Clegg learn it's
The Defeat Of The Stoneworm
Jan 22, 1995 · 30 min
Howard, proving that idiots aren't necessarily bereft of imagination in extreme circumstances, invents a local pest called a "stoneworm" in one of his lamest efforts yet to fool Pe
Once In A Moonlit Junkyard
Jan 29, 1995 · 30 min
Compo briefly casts Nora aside for a biker. But is he ready to cast aside his ragged trousers for a pair of leather chaps? Meanwhile, Clegg thinks he might just have escaped the cl
The Space Ace
Feb 5, 1995 · 30 min
Well, the trio was about due for a run-in with another village idiot. The latest one tumbles down hills in a trashbin. He wants to become an astronaut - the trio just gets him drun
The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire
Feb 12, 1995 · 30 min
After seeing Howard fail in his attempts at hypnotism, Foggy becomes convinced he's a master at the art. But his attempts to practice on strangers backfire totally.
The Dewhirsts Of Ogleby Hall
Feb 19, 1995 · 30 min
Foggy's become interested in his lineage and is positive he's related to the Dewhirsts living on a big estate nearby. Compo spots Nora eyeing some hats in a shop window and conclud
The Sweet Smell Of Excess
Feb 26, 1995 · 30 min
Compo's inexpert attempt at constructing a homemade trampoline sets off a series of unfortunate mishaps.