Last of the Summer Wine
- Season 3
(1976)

Name: Last of the Summer Wine
Genre: Comedy
Released: Oct 27, 1976
Cast: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff

Last of the Summer Wine's third series originally aired on BBC1 between 27 October 1976 and 8 December 1976. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced by Sydney Lotterby. Five episodes were directed by Sydney Lotterby but two, the two parter, "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon", were directed by Ray Butt. Although none of the episodes from series 3 made it into the top ten programmes of the week on their initial screening, a repeat showing of the final episode, "Isometrics and After," attracted 15 million viewers during a repeat screening in spring 1977. Also notable was the inclusion for the first time of a two-part episode consisting of "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon," both featuring guest appearances by Philip Jackson as Compo's nephew, Gordon. Blake Butler reprises his role from the first series as the librarian, Mr. Wainwright, before departing the show again at the end of the year. The most notable change this season, however, was the addition of Brian Wilde as the new third-man of the trio, Foggy Dewhurst, an ex-military sign painter. Wilde would play this role twice: between 1976 and 1985 and then again from 1990 until 1997, when he was forced to leave due to health problems.

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7 Episodes

7 Episodes

7 Episodes

Episodes (7)

S03E01 · The Man from Oswestry

Oct 27, 1976

Compo is missing Blamire, we learn from him, that Cyril Blamire has gone to live in Oswestry, after hearing a lady he is interested in has become a widow. Clegg has received a letter from Balmire, this letter asks the to meet someone off the bus. This someone is to be Foggy Dewhurst, whom they knew from their childhood and youth, he was a corporal sign writer, but now civilian. He is returning home to Arnold crescent, but no longer has any living relatives to meet.He arrives loaded with keepsake metal signs. Within a short time of meeting up with Foggy, Clegg ...

S03E02 · Mending Stuart's Leg

Nov 03, 1976

Sid and Ivy never had children, and Ivy is disappointed in the way their life has turned out due, she feels, to Sid's lack of ambition. She wants Sid to fix the café roof. Compo and Clegg take Foggy to the library, to Foggy's indignation, this becomes the first time he has ever been thrown out of a library. The trio meet up with Stuart,he has a troublesome leg, They all go to the café, where they all, including Sid, have a look at Stuarts leg, and then a listen for the click it makes, incurring Ivy's wrath. They try to fix the roof for her, but as you would expect it ...

S03E03 · The Great Boarding-House Bathroom Caper

Nov 10, 1976

Vacation subplot part 1: The Trio decide to take vacation near the seashore with Ivy and Sid in tow - the three share a room and find some unexpected friends in the hostel where they stay as well.

S03E04 · Cheering Up Gordon

Nov 17, 1976

Vacation subplot part 2:the Trio meet Gordon and exchange fishing lessons for "how to pick up birds" lessons, and Compo finds dates for everyone - which they weren't expecting. The husbands and wives have differing ideas of a vacation.

S03E05 · The Kink in Foggy's Niblick

Nov 24, 1976

Back from vacation the Boys decide to take up a sport, Foggy brags of his golfing past but when they hunt up his clubs they leave a lot to be desired, but Compo finds a new way to earn a bit of money

S03E06 · Going to Gordon's Wedding

Dec 01, 1976

Gordon is said to be Compo's nephew and he is getting married - but when the Best Man is injured it's Compo to the rescue with hilarious results

S03E07 · Isometrics and After

Dec 08, 1976

After getting winded on their morning romp, Foggy decides that they need to get in shape by exercise - and the librarian has found a new playmate

About

Last of the Summer Wine Season 3 (1976) is released on Oct 27, 1976 and the latest season 31 of Last of the Summer Wine is released in 2010. Watch Last of the Summer Wine online - the English Comedy TV series from United Kingdom. Last of the Summer Wine is directed by Alan J.W. Bell,Sydney Lotterby,Ray Butt,Bernard Thompson and created by Roy Clarke with Peter Sallis and Jane Freeman. Last of the Summer Wine is available online on BritBox and BritBox Amazon Channel.