"Stephen Lewis (actor) Stephen Lewis (17 December 1926 – 12 August 2015), credited early in his career as Stephen Cato, was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Inspector Cyril ""Blakey"" Blake in the LWT sitcom ""On the Buses"", Clem ""Smiler"" Hemmingway in ""Last of the Summer Wine"", and Harry Lambert in BBC Television's ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"", although he also appeared in numerous stage and film roles. Lewis was born at All Saints Maternity Hospital in Poplar, Middlesex, England. He worked as a bricklayer, electrician's mate and carpenter and also"
"the long-running British sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Owen's character is a scruffy working-class pensioner, often exploited by the bossy characters played by Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, Michael Aldridge and Frank Thornton for dirty jobs, stunts and escapades, while their indomitably docile friend Norman Clegg, played by Peter Sallis, follows and watches with a smirk. He wore a woollen hat and spent much of his time lusting after dowdy housewife Nora Batty. As Compo, Owen saw off several co-stars. The series, starting in 1973 and finishing in 2010, is today the world's longest-running comedy series. Owen became an icon,"
"used for the final two instalments of the show. This group consisted of Russ Abbot as a former milkman who fancied himself a secret agent, Luther ""Hobbo"" Hobdyke, Burt Kwouk as the electrical repairman, ""Electrical"" Entwistle, and Murphy as Alvin Smedley. Sallis and Thornton, both past members of the trio, continued in supporting roles alongside the new actors. Although many feel the show's quality declined over the years, ""Last of the Summer Wine"" continued to receive large audiences for the BBC and was praised for its positive portrayal of older people and family-friendly humour. Many members of the Royal Family"
"He can't pay his television rental. So the shop take it back so frequently that he leaves his door unlocked so they can take it whenever necessary. In one episode, Foggy states that Compo owes him money and in the episode Compo was buried, Truly remarks that he still owed him two quid and questioned Clegg if the money was in the letter he sent to him. Compo Simmonite William Simmonite, better known by his nickname of Compo, was a character in the world's longest-running sitcom, ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Compo was born into a poor, lower-class family in"
"Norman Clegg Norman Clegg, often nicknamed Cleggy, is a fictional character from the world's longest-running sitcom, ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Norman Clegg was the only child of a builder and decorator, David Clegg, and his rather volatile wife Violet (Peter Sallis and Maggie Ollerenshaw). David, a war veteran, was very quiet and rarely interacted with his family, much to the concern of Norman, who thought his father didn't like him (Vi felt the same way). His mother was overprotective of her son, and panicked when he was walked home by a girl a year older than him. Norman married"
"Compo Simmonite William Simmonite, better known by his nickname of Compo, was a character in the world's longest-running sitcom, ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Compo was born into a poor, lower-class family in Holmfirth. He claims that his mother, a rag-and-bone woman, said that after he was born the sun began to shine and that a swallow began to sing. His family was and is a large one. He had several encounters in his schooldays, which he remembers fondly – with the exception of one with Aggie Duckett who, he claims, ""used to make his nose bleed"". This was due"
"Tony Capstick Joseph Anthony Capstick (27 July 1944 – 23 October 2003) was an English comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster. First son of Joe Capstick, a wireless operator in the RAF, and his wife, June, née Duncan, he was born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and spent most of his childhood in Swinton, South Yorkshire, near Mexborough, also in the West Riding, and for over thirty years he was a presenter on BBC Radio Sheffield. Outside Sheffield, he is perhaps better known as one of the policemen in the long-running British sitcom, ""Last of the Summer Wine"", where"
"Trevor Bannister Trevor Gordon Bannister (14 August 193414 April 2011) was an English actor best known for having played the womanising junior salesman Mr Lucas in the sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the long-running sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"", from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010. In 1960 Bannister appeared on stage at the Cambridge Theatre in London in ""Billy Liar"", which starred Albert Finney. He starred as Darkie Pilbeam, a wartime spiv, in the 1968 television series ""The War of Darkie Pilbeam"", and"
"John Comer John Comer (died 11 February 1984) was a British comic actor. He was best known for his roles in Coronation Street as Mr Birtles then as a Taxi Driver and later as Wilf Jones, in Emmerdale Farm as Ernie Shuttleworth, Les Brandon in ""I Didn't Know You Cared"" and Cafe Owner Sid in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" . Born and brought up in Stretford, Lancashire, Comer gained an engineering apprenticeship at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park. Comer began his career performing a comedy routine around local social clubs and pubs in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1952, with his"
"Last of the Summer Wine (series 25) Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-fifth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. The trio in this series consisted of: Louis Emerick takes over from Tony Capstick as the 2nd Policeman following the latter's death a year before. The former previously played the role twice in the late 1980s. Christmas Special (2003) Regular series The box set for series twenty five was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25 &"
"Dennis Tanner, played by Philip Lowrie, to take over his job. Robert Fyfe Robert Fyfe is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as Howard in the long-running British sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"" from 1985 to 2010. He was born in Alloa, Scotland. He appeared in the movies ""Xtro"", ""The 51st State"", ""Around the World in 80 Days, Gaolbreak"" and ""Babel"". In 2012 he appeared in ""Cloud Atlas"". Other credits include guest appearances on ""Z-Cars"", ""Survivors"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" and ""Monarch of the Glen"". Fyfe appeared as Malcolm Lagg, a lollipop man,"
"bread and jam. At the time of his death, he was living in Greenwich, London. Michael Aldridge Michael William ffolliott Aldridge (9 September 1920 – 10 January 1994) was an English actor. He was known for playing Seymour in the television series ""Last of the Summer Wine"" from 1986 to 1990 and he had a long career as a character actor on stage and screen dating back to the 1930s. The son of Dr Frederick James Aldridge and his wife Kathleen Michaela Marietta White, Aldridge was born in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, on 9 September 1920. He was educated at Gresham's"
"Dreams Of Mrs Slocombe"", ""Monkey Business"", ""Lost And Found"", ""Goodbye Mrs Slocombe"", ""The Hold-Up"", ""Gambling Fever"" and The Night Club"". This made him a more likable character. Frank Thornton reprised the role of Captain Peacock for the spin-off show, ""Grace and Favour"", in 1992. In the August 2016 one-off remake, John Challis played Captain Peacock. Captain Peacock Captain Stephen Peacock is a fictional character from the BBC One comedy show ""Are You Being Served?"". He was played by Frank Thornton, who went on to take the popular role of Truly in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Captain Peacock, the somewhat"
"hated this at first and insisted that it remain a temporary working title, while the cast worried that viewers would forget the name of the show. The working title was changed later to ""The Library Mob"", a reference to one of the trio's regular haunts early in the show. Clarke switched back to his original preference shortly before production began, a title that was shortened to ""Last of the Summer Wine"" after the pilot show. ""The Last of the Summer Wine"" premiered as an episode of BBC's ""Comedy Playhouse"" on 4 January 1973. The pilot, ""Of Funerals and Fish"", received"
"at rose-bed no. 18. After the death of Comer's wife, Mollie, in 2010, his estate was finalised; in 2013 the Comer family donated £245,000 to the hospice in Blackpool where John Comer was treated before his death. John Comer John Comer (died 11 February 1984) was a British comic actor. He was best known for his roles in Coronation Street as Mr Birtles then as a Taxi Driver and later as Wilf Jones, in Emmerdale Farm as Ernie Shuttleworth, Les Brandon in ""I Didn't Know You Cared"" and Cafe Owner Sid in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" . Born and"
"the Labour Party; Peter Sallis has claimed that Owen's left-wing views contrasted so much with the right-wing opinions of Michael Bates that ""Last of the Summer Wine"" was almost not made because of their arguments. Owen was a founding member of the Keep Sunday Special campaign group. He was awarded the MBE in 1976. Owen was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1980 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in Trafalgar Square. While filming the ""Last Of The Summer Wine"" French special for the millennium of 2000, Owen fell ill but insisted on continuing despite being in"
"Juliette Kaplan Marlene Juliette Kaplan is a British actress, whose married name is Marlene Hoser. She is most famous for playing the role of battle-axe Pearl Sibshaw in the BBC comedy ""Last of the Summer Wine"", from 1985 to 2010. Kaplan was born in Bournemouth, to Jewish parents and spent her early years in South Africa. She has also appeared in many British drama series including ""Doctors"", ""Brookside"", ""EastEnders"" and ""London's Burning"". She also appeared in the film, ""The Death of Klinghoffer"". Juliette appeared in ""Last of the Summer Wine"" from 1985 until the very final episode on 29 August"
"film ""Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise"". In 2007 he played Frank Nicholls in Coronation Street having previously appeared in the series in the guise of a different character; that of Les Battersby's mate, Charlie West. He won a Sony Radio Award in 1993 for his portrayal of the Lancashire comedian Frank Randle in the play ""Randle's Scandals"". Children Danny Clifford, Adam Clifford, Rebecca Clifford, Rachel Clifford. Keith Clifford Keith Clifford (born 20 June 1938 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle in Last of the Summer Wine between 1999"
"Last of the Summer Wine (series 30) Last of the Summer Wine's 30th series originally aired 19 April 2009. All eleven episodes in series 30 were 30 minutes in length. A New Years Special aired on 31 December 2008. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. This series is notable for forming a new trio composed of Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo, who was introduced in the New Years Special. Peter Sallis (Clegg) and Frank Thornton (Truly) are now demoted to secondary characters, filmed only in studio scenes due to the cost"
"sitcom ""Yes, Prime Minister"" amongst numerous other appearances. In 1980 he played the role of Matthew Radlett, Lord Alconleigh, in the TV miniseries ""Love in a Cold Climate"" - Simon Raven's adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novels ""Love in a Cold Climate"" and the ""Pursuit of Love"" for Thames Television. Between 1986 and 1990, he starred as Seymour Utterthwaite in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". The character was an ex-headmaster and inventor, designed to replace the Foggy Dewhurst character played by Brian Wilde, who had left the series. However, Aldridge wanted to retire to nurse his sick wife, and this"
"""Last of the Summer Wine"". becoming a regular in the 30th series in 2009, finally receiving a name (“Toby Mulbery-Smith”), moving next door to Barry and Glenda (Mike Grady and Sarah Thomas) and befriending Morton (Christopher Beeny). Although Bannister appeared in a few films including ""Reach for the Sky"" (1956), ""Au Pair Girls"" (1972) and the 1977 film version of ""Are You Being Served?"", he worked mostly in the theatre, with credits including ""Billy Liar"" and the farce ""Move Over, Mrs Markham"". Bannister also performed in Shakespeare and was a regular in pantomime for more than 35 years, nearly always"
"Bill Owen (actor) William John Owen Rowbotham, (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999), known professionally as Bill Owen, was an English actor and songwriter. He was the father of actor Tom Owen. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire based BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine for 27 years. He died in July 1999, his last appearance on-screen being shown in April 2000. Born in London, Owen made his first film appearance in 1944, but did not achieve lasting fame until 1973, when he took the starring role of William ""Compo"" Simmonite in"
"a cabbage, imitating what two characters in Sorrows of Young Werther do, and Christine reminds him that the character gives an orange, not a cabbage. He isn’t too fazed, and they (mostly Stephen) have lengthy conversation about how they like each other and what to do about William. William and Stephen have lunch together, and William tries to explain to Stephen that he thinks Christine is having an affair. It is quite apparent that Stephen is the culprit, revealing facts like that he met her at the Minimalist exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and that she is “very"
"Keith Clifford Keith Clifford (born 20 June 1938 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle in Last of the Summer Wine between 1999 and 2006. He played Billy Hardcastle on the British sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"" from 1999 until he decided to leave the series following the 27th series of 2006. (Billy was a comedy character who believed he was a direct descendant of Robin Hood.) He also made guest appearances on ""Heartbeat"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" and an episode of ""Cold Feet"", and appeared in the TV"
"Last of the Summer Wine (series 9) Last of the Summer Wine's ninth series originally aired on BBC1 between 1 January 1986 and 27 December 1987. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. The ninth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a box set on 5 May 2008. The trio in this series consisted of: Seymour (1986–1990) Edie (1986–2003) Barry (1986-1990, 1996–2010) Glenda (1986–2010) Eli (1987–2002) PC Walsh (1986–2010) (aka Second Policeman) Wally Batty (1975, 1976–1987) ""Crusher"" Milburn (1984–1987) New Year Special (1986) Christmas Special"
"rare villainous role. His film roles included ""A Prize of Arms"" (1962), ""Negatives"" (1968), ""Staircase"" (1969) with Richard Burton and Rex Harrison, ""Some Will, Some Won't"" (1969), ""The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins"" (1971), ""The Last Remake of Beau Geste"" (1977), ""Personal Services"" (1987), ""Out of Order"" (1987), and ""The Krays"" (1990). He also appeared in two British sex comedies, ""Adventures of a Taxi Driver"" (1975) and ""Adventures of a Plumber's Mate"" (1978). In 1988, he took on one of his longest-running roles, playing ""Smiler"" Hemingway in the BBC sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"". The character appeared in many episodes"
"married Margaret M. J. Chisholm. They had three children: Rupert (who also went on to become an actor); Camilla; and Jolyon. Bates was a supporter of the Conservative Party; Peter Sallis claimed that Bates' right-wing opinions contrasted so much with the left-wing views of fellow ""Last of the Summer Wine"" star Bill Owen that the series almost was not made because of their arguments. Bates died of cancer on 11 January 1978 in Chelsea, London, aged 57. Michael Bates (actor) Michael Hammond Bates (4 December 1920 – 11 January 1978) was an Anglo-Indian actor. He was best known for playing"
"26. Last of the Summer Wine (series 25) Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-fifth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. The trio in this series consisted of: Louis Emerick takes over from Tony Capstick as the 2nd Policeman following the latter's death a year before. The former previously played the role twice in the late 1980s. Christmas Special (2003) Regular series The box set for series twenty five was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25"
"Christopher Beeny Christopher Beeny (born 7 July 1941) is an English actor. A former child actor, he is best known for his work as the footman Edward on the 1970s television series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", Billy Henshaw on the Yorkshire Television sitcom ""In Loving Memory"", and as an incompetent debt collector and golfer in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Beeny was born in London. He spent several years at the Arts Educational School, and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. As a child, Beeny began his career at the age of six when he danced for the Ballet Rambert."
"three occasions playing a different part each time: he played Mr Slater in one episode in 1982; Harry Clayton for 35 episodes in 1985; and as Laurie Johnstone in one episode in 2005. He also appeared on the long-running sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"" on four occasions in 1983, 1986, 1991 and 2002, playing a different character each time. Leeze's other television credits include appearance in ""Play for Today"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""All Creatures Great and Small"", ""Heartbeat"" and ""Common As Muck"", ""Cracker"". In 2000 he appeared as Inspector Cox in five episodes of the black comedy series ""The League"
"Last of the Summer Wine (series 7) Last of the Summer Wine's seventh series originally aired on BBC1 between 25 December 1982 and 27 December 1983. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby, except for ""Getting Sam Home"", which is produced and directed by Alan J.W. Bell. The seventh series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 8 on 3 March 2008. The trio in this series consisted of: PC Cooper (aka 1st Policeman) (1983-2010) Sid (1973-1983) Christmas Special (1982) Regular series Christmas"
"long-term fan of Summer Wine Kriss Akabusi makes a guest appearance as a disgruntled milkman. 30 years of Last of The Summer Wine by Morris Bright & Robert Ross There Goes the Groom ""There Goes The Groom"" is a 1997 Christmas special of the BBC sitcom ""Last of the Summer Wine"" first shown on 28 December 1997. It was the first to feature Frank Thornton as new third man leader Herbert ""Truly of the Yard"" Truelove, the episode also marked the final appearance of Foggy. The Trio in this episode was Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Truly (Frank"
"episodes from series seventeen and the 30th anniversary documentary. A 2008 release named ""Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1976"" focuses on the third series of the show and includes bonus interviews with Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, and Frank Thornton. Subsequently, every episode from the third to the twenty-seventh series has been released on DVD in ""Vintage"" collections, many including special features and interviews. A spin-off prequel show, ""First of the Summer Wine"", premiered on BBC1 in 1988. The new programme was written by Roy Clarke and used different actors to follow the activities of the principal characters from ""Last"