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Last of Summer Wine for 1 January 2000

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Compo: Bill Owen Jan 01 2000

You could always count on Compo to bounce back with that familiar cheeky grin and mischievous chuckle no matter how many times he was frustrated in his lifelong quest to win the heart of Nora Batty.Read

Clegg: Peter Sallis Jan 01 2000

Persuasive sales patter from Auntie Wainwright, an icy stare from Pearl and the prospect of a hug from the glamorous femme fatale Marina are equally unnerving for the usually quick-witted Norman Clegg.Read

Foggy: Brian Wilde Jan 01 2000

A usually peaceful library is hardly the place to relive your favourite military manoeuvres unless, of course, your name happens to be Foggy Dewhirst. Most people would spend their time there reading the daily papers or selecting a book to take home, but a visit by Foggy usually ends in uproar.Read

Nora: Kathy Staff Jan 01 2000

The formidable figure of Nora Batty in her curlers and wrinkled stockings has made actress Kathy Staff a household name and, thanks to Compo's constant fantasising, Britain's most unlikely sex symbol.Read

Auntie Wainwright: Jean Alexander Jan 01 2000

Browsers step foot in Auntie Wainwright's antique emporium at their peril.Read

Marina: Jean Fergusson Jan 01 2000

The scarlet woman usually seen hiding in the bushes or sharing Howard's latest disguise, Marina made her debut in the 1984 episode Catching Digby's Donkey.Read

Ivy: Jane Freeman Jan 01 2000

Amid the clatter of crockery and the smell of home cooking, cafe proprietor Ivy wages a constant battle to keep certain unruly customers in order. The cafe is regularly disrupted by the antics of those perpetual naughty schoolboys, Compo, Clegg and Foggy, prompting a by now inevitable response.Read

Howard: Robert Fyfe Jan 01 2000

Howard, Clegg's next door neighbour, made his first appearance in Catching Digby's Donkey (1984). He is usually to be found plotting his next liaison with the love of his life Marina.Read

Barry Wilkinson: Mike Grady Jan 01 2000

First seen in Uncle of the Bride (1985). Barry is married to Glenda and works for a building society. His surname has only ever been mentioned once - when he made his debut in the series.Read

Edie Pegden: Dame Thora Hird Jan 01 2000

Edie is married to Wesley Pegden and made her first appearance in Uncle of the Bride (1985) when her daughter Glenda married Barry. She failed her driving test several times and is probably one of the worst drivers around.Read

Pearl: Juliette Kaplan Jan 01 2000

Married to Howard, Pearl made her first appearance in Catching Digby's Donkey (1984). She is well aware of her husband's "secret" liaisons with Marina and always manages to catch them out, however well they are hidden from view.Read

Smiler: Stephen Lewis Jan 01 2000

Clem Hemingway earned the nickname Smiler because he never smiled. He was first seen in the Episode That Certain Smile (1988) in which Compo, Clegg and Seymour visit him in hospital and smuggle in his little dog Bess. Forever down on his luck, his wife left him to go to Australia.Read

Eli: Danny O'Dea Jan 01 2000

A good friend of Wally Batty, Eli made his debut in Jaws (1986). Later we learned that his full name is Elijah Duckett. His distance vision is very sharp but he is as blind as a bat when it comes to seeing things at close range. He appears to have a number of dogs, including one called Brandy.Read

Glenda: Sarah Thomas Jan 01 2000

The verdict from those regular gatherings of formidable females is unanimous-young Glenda has still got a lot to learn! When her mother Edie (Thora Hird) invites Ivy, Nora and Pearl round for afternoon tea, they spend much of their time exchanging chit-chat concerning the funny little ways of husbands and menfolk in general.Read

Truly: Frank Thornton Jan 01 2000

Herbert Truelove, or Truly as he is better known, is Compo and Clegg's latest 'third man.' They all went to school together but Keggy Hemmingway kept putting worms down Truly's shirt, so he moved with his family down south.Read

Wesley Pegden: Gordon Wharmby Jan 01 2000

"Mr Fixit" Wesley first emerged from his shed flapping his cap and shouting in the 1982 episode Car and Garter. He re-surfaced in The Loxley Lozenge (1984) and became a regular a year later when his wife Edie first appeared on screen.Read

Seymour: Michael Aldridge Jan 01 2000

The start of 1994 was tinged with sadness for dedicated Summer Wine fans as they mourned the death of much-loved actor Michael Aldridge, who played eccentric inventor and ex-headmaster Seymour Utterthwaite.Read

Blamire: Michael Bates Jan 01 2000

Cyril Blamire was one of the original trio featured in the 1972 pilot series and was a mainstay of the first two series, making his final appearance in Northern Flying Circus (1975).Read

Wainwright: Blake Butler Jan 01 2000

Wainwright appeared as the librarian in the first episode proper...Read

Sid: John Comer Jan 01 2000

Married to Ivy, cafe owner Sid first appeared in the pilot episode and featured prominently during the series' first ten years. He was constantly harrangued by Ivy, who once described him as a "big fat buttuck."Read

Crusher: Jonathan Linsey Jan 01 2000

Crusher - or Milburn as he is more properly called - joined the cast to help out his Auntie Ivy in the cafe, following the death of Sid.Read

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