First of the Summer Wine

Set Just before WW2, this involves the younger lives of some of the Last of the Summer wine characters. Norman Cleggs father is played by Peter Sallis who plays Norman Clegg in Last of the summer wine.

10 Votes (7.2)

1988 HD 30min United Kingdom English Ended
Comedy
sitcom prequel northern england yorkshire 1930s

Credits:

Roy Clarke

director

Derek Benfield

Joanne Heywood

Peter Sallis

Richard Lumsden

Linda Davidson

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Judy Flynn

S1E1 - Taller Exercises 1988-09-04

Trying to impress Nora, Wally Batty goes to extremes to make himself grow taller - with Clegg and the others help of course.

S1E2 - Taller Exercises 1988-09-04

Trying to impress Nora, Wally Batty goes to extremes to make himself grow taller - with Clegg and the others help of course.

S1E3 - The Just Doesn't Suit 1988-09-11

After Clegg delivers what Mrs, Norbury claims is the wrong linoleum, Norm is left at the co-op while Sherbert delivers the correct order in hopes of getting permission to date Aubrey Norbury. Meanwhile Norm has to take measurements for a suit, but has no idea what he is doing.

S1E4 - The Way of the Warrior 1988-09-18

Compo is challenged to a fight by Chunky Livesy, so tricks Foggy into being his substitute.

S1E5 - Snuff and Stuff 1988-09-25

After discovering Mister Scrimshaw is a secret snuff taker, Clegg, Sherbet and Seymour look for his stash in order to introduce a new ingredient.

S1E6 - The Great Indoors 1988-10-02

Sulking because he hasnt been issued a real rifle, Foggy opts out of his army training and takes the boys camping instead. Unfortunately, his choice of campsite leads to an inevitable disaster.

S2E1 - Not Thee Missus... 1989-09-03

Seymour just cant catch the eye of Miss Deborah Norbury, so gets a helping hand in courting from Compo, of all people.

S2E2 - Compo Drops In 1989-09-10

The gang discuss the Co-op dance which took place the night before. Clegg is rather embarrassed because Anita Pilsworth from Accounts walked him home. Compo bemoans the fact that he cant foxtrot. He practices with a shop dummy, thus annoying Mr Scrimshaw. Wally is still failing to impress Nora with his new motorbike, mainly because it falls over whenever he gets off. Seymour declares his intention to become a fighter pilot once the war starts. He asks Foggy what qualifications he would need. Foggy says that he would have to be able to spin around at high speed. The lads spin him round in Mr Scrimshaws office chair. He ends up dizzy and very unsteady on his feet. Mr Scrimshaw thinks hes been drinking. The gang go to the cinema. Compo has no money, so he tries to sneak in through a rooftop window. He ends up dangling in front of the screen and is caught by the commissionaire.

S2E3 - The Gypsy Fiddler 1989-09-17

The lads are all feeling stiff after pushing a gypsy caravan belonging to Compos mother. Anita Pilsworth is still chasing Clegg. Foggy is practising camouflage techniques. Hes talked into pretending to be a shop-window dummy and he subsequently manages to startle Wally. Compo devises a plan to help Wally by dressing up as a gypsy fortune-teller and convincing Nora that shell marry a "short miserable little nit wearing an LNER cap". All goes well until the caravan rolls away, dragging Compo past the girls and revealing the identity of the fortune-teller.

S2E4 - Ain't Love Dangerous 1989-09-24

Compo is in trouble with Chunky Livesy once again, this time going out with one of Chunkys ex-girlfriends. Time for some daft schemes and an oversized rain coat to save him from a nasty thrashing.

S2E5 - The Body Snatchers 1989-10-01

The lads convince Foggy that they have borrowed a dead body from the Co-op funeral service. Its actually Wally wrapped in a sheet. Mr Scrimshaw spends most of the day setting up a display of tins, only to see it collapse at closing time. At the cinema, Seymour learns that Deborah Norbury is upstairs in the circle. He goes up to see her but is tripped by Lena. He falls into Deborahs lap and she walks out on him. Compo is thrown out of the cinema. He tries to sneak back in through the window in the gents lavatory. He manages to pull a cistern off the wall and gets soaked.

S2E6 - Quiet Wedding 1989-10-08

Dilys and Brad are getting married. The lads travel to the registry office on Compos old motorbike and side-car, which keeps tipping up. At the reception, Compo has to sit with his trousers around his ankles because hes got oil all over them. Mr Clegg reads out the telegrams, one of which is from Brads airbase, recalling him to duty. Later, the lads go for a walk and find Foggy guarding a bridge. He shows them his new bayonet, but manages to drop it into the river. Compo is lowered over the bridge using Seymours long scarf. He falls in but manages to retrieve the missing bayonet. Next morning, war is declared on Germany.