Last of the Summer Wine

Barry is getting annoyed by a neighbour who seems to beat him at everything, Truly, Clegg, Alvin and Entwistle decide to try and help him beat him at something. Pearl and Nelly follow Howard again wondering why he has gone out with his pyjamas on.

Howard buys racing leathers and a helmet from Auntie Wainwright so he can meet Marina in disguise. Glenda gets an unwanted visitor who doesn’t know when to leave, Barry hides in the garage.

Barry is asked to take the vicar out for the day, but both are reluctant. PC Cooper instructs PC Walsh in "Cooper’s Rules" – coming up with creative alternatives to avoid arresting miscreants. However when a workman sees the guys bundle the vicar into Barry’s car, he flags the police car down and reports a kidnapping, with ensuing mayhem.

Miss Davenport and Marina meet a suave international jewel thief called Jeremy. Tom discovers an old safe in Auntie Wainwrights back room, but nobody knows the combination, Jeremy comes to help which ends up putting a large dent in the policemans car bonnet. Barry is nervous as he has to give a speech at a works meeting.

Howard has the blues, he doesn’t think there is enough colour in his life..he ends up dressed as Elvis. Auntie Wainwright, Alvin, Entwistle and PC’s Cooper & Walsh become mixed up with an arguing couple, the husband of which still believes Elvis is still alive. Barry is looking after his boss’s dog, Elvira, which he loses..Glenda helps him look for her.

Howard is still depressed, there’s no adventure in his life. The guys persuade Alvin’s old friend Eva to play Howard’s ’mystery woman’ from a forgotten night of passion. Howard panics and leaves home with his suitcases packed, until Pearl gets the true story and fetches him back. Glenda and Barry dread a visit to Barry’s cousin Freda.

Barry tries to do some matchmaking between a neighbour of his and Miss Davenport. Howard tries a new image and, advised by Alvin and Entwistle, tries to be more dominant with Pearl..which fails.

Alvin and Entwistle take up roller skating and nearly get arrested by PC’s Cooper and Walsh..until they let them have a go on the skates after which they ’run’ into Marina and Miss Davenport. Truly and Clegg are mystified as to why Howard has suddenly started wearing bells..a case for Truly of the Yard.

Alvin and Entwistle do some matchmaking for Mervyn who is in love with the pizza parlour assistant, Elsie. Howard and Marina think they are being watched by the police so Howard goes to Auntie Wainwrights for another disguise.

Compo Anniversary Episode. Clegg and Truly reminisce / talk to Alvin about their old friend Compo, who suffered at the hands of Nora Batty, and themselves. Contains old excerpts / footage.

Barry’s cousin Lenny (Bobby Ball) is a failed Houdini, with taciturn sidekick Cliff (Tommy Cannon), whose long-suffering wife Florrie throws him out. Meanwhile Howard plans an innocent day out "with the guys". They all, including Pearl & Nelly, and Marina & Miss Davenport, turn up at the pub where Lenny is to perform.

In his first episode of the series, Russ Abbott portrays Luther ’Hobbo’ Hobdyke, a retired milkman turned secret agent, who calls upon his MI5 experience to recruit Alvin and Entwistle as his band of reluctant voulenteers to react to any emergency.