Last of the Summer Wine: Series 26
Season 26 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 25.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 26 Progress Shield
The Swan Man Of Ilkley
Mar 13, 2005 · 30 min
Lennie from the pickle factory, who has visions of sailing the canals in a swan boat, unwisely allows Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy to help him on his way. But a passing narrowboat
Watching the Clock
Mar 20, 2005 · 30 min
Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height. scared of heights, Truly, Alvin, Billy and Howard have to get him down.
Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
Mar 27, 2005 · 30 min
Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
Hermione (The Short Course)
Apr 10, 2005 · 30 min
Smiler is more miserable than usual. He's pining for Hermione, a woman he met the night before.
Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
Apr 17, 2005 · 30 min
Smiler pretends to be an intellectual in an attempt to enchant Marina. Howard, a simple thinker, wants to keep an eye on them at the poetry group without being seen so, foolishly,
Available for Weddings
Apr 24, 2005 · 30 min
After Clegg ends up with his foot in a plaster and an arm in a sling after a bike trip with Billy & Alvin, Truly and the Boys try to invent a bike that also an ATV. Barry gets bit
The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
May 1, 2005 · 30 min
Smiler regrets never having taken up the offer from Mavis McDonagh to look her up sometime. Truly, Alvin and Billy go on the trail to track her down. With the help Nora and Ivy, th
The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
May 8, 2005 · 30 min
Clegg is trying to remember the name of a particularly obnoxious superior of his, from his days working in the Co-op.
Lot Number 8
May 15, 2005 · 30 min
Overcome by the smell of a real bargain, Auntie Wainwright has made a successful bid at the auction rooms.
Little Orphan Howard
May 29, 2005 · 30 min
Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.