Last of the Summer Wine: Series 17
Last of the Summer Wine's seventeenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
Season 17 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 16.
- 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
Last of the Summer Wine's seventeenth 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 17 Progress Shield
Leaving Home Forever, Or Till Teatime
Sep 3, 1995 · 30 min
This time's for real! Howard's had enough of Pearl and decides to leave home forever. It's up to the trio to get the couple back together, when it's visible that Howard misses Pear
Bicycle Bonanza
Sep 10, 1995 · 30 min
Foggy thinks the trio should be more in touch with the wilderness, so he thinks of the ideal plan, counting with Auntie Wainwright's bicycle bonanza, a map, and a basket of sandwic
The Glamour Of The Uniform
Sep 17, 1995 · 30 min
Marina leaves Howard for good this time. He suspects that she has been seeing another man, and asks for the help of the trio to get her back. Foggy feels that what Howard needs is
The First Human Being To Ride A Hill
Sep 24, 1995 · 30 min
When Pearl starts getting suspicious of Howard's affair once again, she locks his bicycle. It's now up to the trio to come up with a secret bicycle for Howard, which turns out to b
Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure
Oct 1, 1995 · 30 min
When word comes around that there's a treasure buried in town, it's up to the trio to go and find it. To do so they need the help of the one man that has the *only* map, Lieutenant
Desperate For A Duffield
Oct 8, 1995 · 30 min
When Compo reaches a crucial point in his "relationship" with Nora Batty, and realises he's not going anywhere with her, he decides to go looking for his old "girlfriends" from his
The Suit That Turned Left
Oct 15, 1995 · 30 min
The trio comes across a very weird scientist and his unusual new invention. Meanwhile Wesley's new suit causes some trouble during the ladies outing.
Beware Of The Elbow
Oct 22, 1995 · 30 min
The trio encounters a man, and his inflatable doll, which creates some natural curiosity among the three elders.
The Thing In Wesley's Shed
Oct 29, 1995 · 30 min
When Wesley starts acting very weird about some new invention he has in his shed, the trio tries to find out what kind of invention is he working on.
Brushes At Dawn
Nov 5, 1995 · 30 min
When a local man "takes advantage" of Nora Batty, Compo challenges him to a duel.