Last of the Summer Wine (series 25)
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The trio in this series consisted of:| Actor | Role |
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| Keith Clifford Keith Clifford Keith Clifford in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle on Last of the Summer Wine between 1999 and 2006.... |
Billy Hardcastle |
| Peter Sallis Peter Sallis Peter Sallis, OBE is an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles require him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.Sallis is best known for his role as the main character... |
Clegg |
| Frank Thornton Frank Thornton Frank Thornton is an English actor who is best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Truly in Last of the Summer Wine.-Early life:... |
Truly |
Cast changes
Louis Emerick takes over from Tony Capstick as the 2nd Policeman following the latters death a year before. It should be noted that the former previously played the role twice in the late 1980sList of Episodes
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| Jurassic No Parking | 8 February | Barry wins a contest and receives more prize than Glenda can handle. |
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| The General's Greatest Battle | 15 February | Clegg, Truly, and the others end up destroying a mannequin that is supposed to ride with Nora in the holiday float. |
Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin... makes his sixth guest appearance as Billy Ingleton |
| Spores | 29 February | Truly and Billy aid a woman in finding her "Lionel" while Alvin tries to get a photograph of Nora Batty. |
Roy Hudd Roy Hudd, OBE is an English comedian, actor, radio host and author, and an authority on the history of music hall entertainment.- Early life :... and Anita Carey Anita Carey Anita Carey is an English actress, best known for playing Joyce Smedley in Coronation Street and more recently for playing Vivien March in Doctors. Carey has had starring roles in British television dramas since the 1970s.-Career:... . |
| Happy Birthday Robin Hood | 7 March | When he sees Marina wearing a wedding dress and being driven through town, Howard becomes distraught, putting a damper on Billy's plans to celebrate Robin Hood's birthday. |
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| Who's That With Barry and Glenda - It's Not Barry and Glenda | 14 March | Truly, Clegg and Billy surprise Barry in the wood carrying a suitcase. Truly deduces that he is up to something serious and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Glenda is also concerned about Barry and his suitcase, and decides to follow him (dressed as a man) to see if another woman is involved. |
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| An Apple a Day | 21 March | Nora Batty informs Alvin that he has volunteered to take some old-timers out for the day. After enlisting some support from Clegg and Truly, they all proceed to the Scrooby's distant farm to pick them up. But taking out Bert and his cranky old wife Sal isn't going to be easy. |
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| Barry Becomes a Psychopathic Killer - But Only Part Time | 28 March | Smiler needs to get rid of an unwanted admirer who thinks he has money. Clegg, and then Barry, are recruited to dampen her enthusiasm. |
Radio Times Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title... listing for the episode. |
| Things To Do When Your Wife Runs Off With a Turkish Waiter | 4 April | Barry unwittingly becomes the friend of a lonely man whose wife has deserted him. This minor inconvenience turns into a major embarrassment when it turns out the man's favorite hobby is "charming the birds out of the trees" with "sweet music". |
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| Beware of Laughing at Nora's Hats | 11 April | Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy unite to help end a long running feud between Nora Batty and Audrey Craig, which began when Audrey laughed at one of Nora's hats. |
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| Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful | 18 April | Clegg, Alvin, Billy and Entwistle play a trick on Truly to make him think his ex-wife the "former Mrs Truelove" is keen to get in touch with him and visit. |
Tony Capstick Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Capstick was an English comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster.-Life and career:... as the policeman due to his death six months before. Louis Emerick Louis Emerick Louis Emerick, born 10 June 1960, Liverpool, England, UK, is a British TV actor, best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson in the soap opera Brookside.... would take over his role from the 2004 Christmas special until the shows end. |
2004 Christmas Special
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| Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley | 19 December |
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