| 释义 |
- Outline
- Returning appearance
- Last appearances
- List of Episodes
- DVD release
- References
- See also
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| season_name = Last of the Summer Wine Series 18
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| show_name = Last of the Summer Wine
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| country = UK
| network = BBC1
| first_aired = 29 December 1996
| last_aired = 22 June 1997
| num_episodes = 11
| prev_season = 17
| next_season = 19
|}}Last of the Summer Wine's eighteenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. OutlineThe trio in this series consisted of: | Actor | Role | | Bill Owen | Compo | | Peter Sallis | Clegg | | Brian Wilde | Foggy |
Returning appearanceBarry Wilkinson (1986-1990, 1996-2010) Last appearancesFoggy (1976–1985, 1990-1997) List of EpisodesChristmas Special (1996) | Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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| Extra! Extra! | 29 December | A film crew are making a spoof horror film in the area. When the trio persistently interrupt rehearsals, the Director has them recruited as extras, and they soon find they are in good company.- 45 minute special.
- Barry returns to the series, having been absent since the 1990 Christmas Special "Barry's Christmas"
- Guest appearance of George Chakiris
- Norman Wisdom makes his second guest appearance as Billy Ingleton
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Regular series| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
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| The Love Mobile | 20 April | A mobile dating agency is in the area and Smiler has a date with the owner's wife.- Guest Appearance of Kenneth Cope and Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Note: these two guest stars also appeared in the 2008 episode "All That Glitters Isn't Elvis"
- Note: Maggie Ollerenshaw played Cleggy's mother in the prequel "First of the Summer Wine"
- Note: She also appeared in the 1979 episode "The Flag And Further Snags"
| | A Clean Sweep | 27 April | An unlucky chimney sweep is in town and Foggy finds him a good old fashioned chimney to sweep.- Guest Appearance of Keith Marsh (as the sweep).
| | The Mysterious C. W. Northrop | 5 May | Smiler has a crush on Ivy, but pretends it's C.W. Northrop so Ivy won't know it's him. | | A Double For Howard | 11 May | The trio help Howard to find somebody who might look like him from a distance to stand in for him on his date with Marina. He hopes Pearl will see them and, for once, he won't be in trouble.- Guest Appearance of Duggie Brown
| | How To Create A Monster | 18 May | Foggy decides to train Smiler to help him become more confident and lose his deepest fears. Is the world ready though for Smiler as "Captain Catastrophe"?- Guest Appearance of Elizabeth Estensen (as the Educational Adviser)
- This is the first episode in which Barry and Glenda's current home is seen, although next door hadn't been built yet.
| | Deviations With Davenport | 25 May | The trio meet Mr. Davenport, a hapless hiker who aspires to write a guidebook, but Foggy gets them completely lost.- Guest Appearance of Jack Smethurst
| | According To The Prophet Bickerdyke | 1 June | The prophet Bickerdyke has predicted that the world is coming to an end. Clegg wonders if this information should be trusted.- Guest Appearances of Tony Millan and Peter Martin (actor).
| | Next Kiss Please | 8 June | Foggy bets that Nora Batty will kiss Compo by the end of the day. | | Destiny And Six Bananas | 15 June | A mysterious beast has been spotted in the woods. The trio & Wesley try to capture it.- Guest Appearance of Joe Belcher
| | A Sidecar Named Desire | 22 June | Compo hires a motorbike & sidecar from Auntie Wainwright and takes Nora Batty for a ride in it.- This episode marks the final appearance of Foggy, as played by Brian Wilde (Foggy is seen in some shots of the next episode, but is played by a body double).
- This is the last episode not to have a Cold open. Although some subsequent episodes don't have it (albeit less frequent).
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DVD releaseThe box set for series eighteen was released by Universal Playback in February 2011, mislabelled as a box set for series 19 & 20. | The Complete Series 19 & 20 | | Set Details[1] | - 22 episodes
- 4-disc set
- Language: English
| | Release Date | | Region 2 | | 7 February 2011 |
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-19-DVD/dp/B0042AMHRI/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SDADT90XG03YHQ0DRKY3|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 19 & 20 [1997] [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}
See also{{Last of the Summer Wine}} 2 : Last of the Summer Wine series|1997 British television seasons |