Last of the Summer Wine

Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle meet up with former Repo man Mr. Teasdale who has changed his name to Morton Beamish after his wife left him, he feels lonely so the trio endeavour to find him a friend. PC’s Cooper and Walsh are told by the Inspector to start making some arrests..they begin with Auntie Wainwright and Tom in the milk float. Barry is shocked to find out that Toby, the golf captain, has moved in next door after divorcing his wife. Nora’s sister Stella comes to housesit at Nora’s after she has gone to visit relatives in Australia.

Hobbo, who was in an orphanage until he was "old enough to join the Marines" thinks he’s tracked down his mother, but attempts to call on her end in violent rejection. Then he thinks former-Bradshaw Nelly is "mum". Meanwhile Howard is reported to be needing the address of "Agnes"; Marina goes on an anti-men strike in a supermarket trolley, but Agnes turns out to be an agony aunt. PCs Cooper & Walsh have their BBQ interrupted by a genuine road traffic incident. Glenda wants a kiss behind the sofa from a panicking Barry.

Howard decides he is going to row across the atlantic single handed after Marina and Miss Davenport tell him there aren’t any heroes any more.Barry puts on a new suit for work and ends up unblocking Toby’s sink. Hobbo continues to believe that Nelly is his mother, his only problem is persuading her of it. Morton buys something he has always wanted (according to Auntie Wainwright)..an old tractor tyre, which goes roll about.

Hobbo, former milkman and undercover agent at Primrose Dairies, is ready for any dangerous situation – and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of disguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina’s affections. Hobbo then discovers the danger of exercising when his neck locks solid while doing some simple head movements. Not only is this dangerous, but highly hazardous when trying to sip a pint of beer sideways.

Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell’s Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.

When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella. At the cafe, Ivy observes and listens as Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle discuss their foolproof scheme. Later, Ivy warns Stella about the plot to provide her with one house-trained potential husband. Hobbo and his team return with Norris, but both Stella and Ivy look at him with total disdain. Hobbo decides to save the day, but Stella has other ideas.

Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella’s life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river. After a little rehearsal and some invaluable tips on how to give Stella ’the look’, Randolph demonstrates that he has no chance whatsoever of impressing her. But there must be some way – for instance, who is Stella’s favourite movie character?

Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him. Fortunately, Hobbo is on hand to skilfully guide him on the route back to marital bliss. But, for some reason, his wife doesn’t want him back, and flowers don’t work. Undaunted, Hobbo reminds Toby that, in films, romance equals music.

In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl. Soon realising what Howard is up to, the women plant a completely false story about Hobbo’s father being a hippie. Hobbo loses no time in making himself look exactly like the description of his father, complete with earrings and beads. Unfortunately, by the time the women see the fruits of their imagination, Hobbo is being arrested.

Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle promise a friend, who is laid up with a bad leg, that they will bury his dead ferret in the churchyard...Hobbo finds an old chocolate box in which to bury the ferret. This goes on to be Pearls birthday gift and a wedding present from Barry and Glenda. PC’s Walsh and Cooper have to perform a ceremony to break a Haitian voodoo spell.