Huddersfield Examiner - Travel & Ex-pats - Last of Summer Wine

Compo: Bill Owen

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:57:00 GMT

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.

Clegg: Peter Sallis

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:54:00 GMT

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.

Foggy: Brian Wilde

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:02:00 GMT

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.

Nora: Kathy Staff

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:09:00 GMT

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.

Tom Simmonite: Tom Owen

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:12:00 GMT

The hardest moment in Tom Owen's life was also one of the proudest. When Tom's father Bill Owen, the actor who played Compo, died suddenly, Tom had little time to grieve. Within a week of his father's death, the series' producer and director, Alan Bell, offered Tom a remarkable challenge.

Auntie Wainwright: Jean Alexander

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:08:00 GMT

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

Marina: Jean Fergusson

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:08:00 GMT

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.

Ivy: Jane Freeman

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:07:00 GMT

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.

Howard: Robert Fyfe

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:05:00 GMT

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.

Barry Wilkinson: Mike Grady

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:11:00 GMT

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.

Edie Pegden: Dame Thora Hird

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:00:00 GMT

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.

Pearl: Juliette Kaplan

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:11:00 GMT

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.

Smiler: Stephen Lewis

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:17:00 GMT

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.

Eli: Danny O'Dea

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:01:00 GMT

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.

Glenda: Sarah Thomas

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:04:00 GMT

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.

Truly: Frank Thornton

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:19:00 GMT

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.

Wesley Pegden: Gordon Wharmby

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:22:00 GMT

"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.

Seymour: Michael Aldridge

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:12:00 GMT

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.

Blamire: Michael Bates

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:52:00 GMT

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).

Wainwright: Blake Butler

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2000 13:21:00 GMT

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