Category: Series

Summer Wine Decanted – Trivia: Series 26 to 31

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in series 26 to 31.

  • What was the original title of the series 27 episode “Follow That Bottle”?
  • In the series 28 episode “The Crowcroft Challenge”, did you spot the posters in the library for a newly published book by the wife of one of the stars?
  • Brian Conley played “Boothroyd”, a neighbour of Barry and Glenda, in the series 29 episode “Enter The Finger”, but who was the role was originally offered to?

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Near the End of “Summer Wine Decanted”

As the Summer Wine Decanted series is drawing to a close, I thought we would have a special final video. On Sunday 29 October 2023, at 7:00pm (GMT) there will be a YouTube Premiere of the final video. Assuming all the technical stuff works, if you join us at 7pm (or as early as about 5pm) you can comment and chat live in the YouTube chat next to the video – and watch the video from 7pm.

There is still one more trivia video to come on Monday 23 October 2023, at 7pm (BST).

Wide view of interior of The Wrinkled Stocking Tearoom, showing Leigh and Terry at a table with a pot of tea, showing the video cameras and lights used for the video shoot.
Filming in The Wrinkled Stocking Tearoom.

Special thanks to: Dennis and Jackie Fussell at The Wrinkled Stocking Tearoom, for their help and allowing us to film there.

Trivia: Series 21 to 25

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in series 21 to 25.

Sadly, Bill Owen died during filming for series 21. It was already known he was unwell, so some scenes were re-written to reduce his time on screen. Roy Clarke then had the unenviable task of dealing with Bill Owen’s passing. Rather than just write him out of the show, he chose to create a trilogy of episodes where Compo dies and has a funeral. It is some of the best comedy television writing in history.

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Trivia: Series 16 to 20

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in series 16 to 20.

  • Who really is Compo’s “old flame” on the motorbike?
  • When did director and producer Alan Bell think Summer Wine was going to end?
  • Who is the actress playing the wife of Mr Lucy?

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Trivia: Series 11 to 15

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in series 11 to 15.

  • Which was the first episode to feature two “Third Men”?
  • When did Tom Owen (Bill Owen’s son) make a cameo appearance before joining the show as Compo’s long-lost son?
  • Who was watching the series 12 episode “That’s Not Captain Zero” in a 1991 BBC tv sitcom?

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Trivia: Series 6 to 10

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in series 6 to 10.

  • Who was Nigel Hinchcliffe, that Compo claimed had a septic nose?
  • Why didn’t the Trio appear in a Christmas special of “The Val Doonican Show”?
  • What is the music blasting out of the radio in Wesley’s Land Rover?

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Trivia: Pilot and Series 1-5

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know or hadn’t noticed before – from continuity errors to behind-the-scenes secrets in the Pilot and episodes in series 1 to 5.

  • In the series 2 episode “Forked Lightning” why did an onlooker say, “Nice one Cyril” When Clegg has the accident on his bike?
  • Do you recognise the green/grey striped blazer Compo wears in the series 3 episode: “The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper”?
  • … and, what is in Compo’s matchbox?

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Location Trivia

In this video we will look at some of things you probably didn’t know about some of the locations in the series, including Nora and Compo’s homes, Sid’s Café, and the Library.

  • Where is Compo’s bedroom window?
  • Who is “N. R. Beall”?
  • What location featured in about 40 episodes, where the Trio crashed their three-man bike, Ogden Butterclough’s car nosedives into a ditch, and Clegg’s gas barbeque sets fire to Howard’s bench?

Find out and see these iconic locations.

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

Life on the Road

The characters who rarely drive or do not appear so often have unremarkable cars, and don’t always have the same vehicle. But there are some notable exceptions.

This video features nearly all of the vehicles not already seen in the previous vehicle related videos!

The year 2023 marks 50 years since the pilot and first series of “Last of the Summer Wine” were broadcast. This series of videos is filmed in many of the well-known, and some less well-known, locations seen in the programme.

The Pubs of Summer Wine

Part of having no responsibilities means you have lots of leisure time, so inevitably some of this time is spent socialising in pubs. The Trio and their accomplices make over 220 pub visits throughout the run of the show.

While there are many episodes that do not feature a pub, sometimes (like in several episodes of series 16) they visit three different pubs in just one episode.

In this video we will visit most of the over 60 real and fake pubs from the show – and look at some of the 20 studio sets.