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

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.

A taste of Wine for comic Eric

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:00:00 GMT

COMIC great Eric Sykes is ready to sample some Summer Wine.

Jacko's quest

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

But Jackson could consider changes to his wide players.

Village spotlight on ... Holmfirth

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

IT seems that Holmfirth has always been associated with the BBC's long-running series Last of the Summer Wine.

Cash shortage ends Compo statue dream

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A PLAN to build a life-sized bronze statue of Last of the Summer Wine's Compo could be dead.

BBC sitcom memorabilia goes on show

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:00:00 GMT

MEMORABILIA from long-running Holme Valley sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine will go on show at a Bradford museum.

Nora's going to be back in town!

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:00:00 GMT

NORA BATTY'S wrinkled stockings could continue to fly outside her Holmfirth cottage for years to come.

Is it the Last of Summer Wine?

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:00:00 GMT

HIT TV show Last of the Summer Wine could quit Holmfirth.

Summer Wine still gladdens the heart

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

TONY POGSON on the enduring appeal of Last Of The Summer Wine - and why a producer of the TV classic, about to start a new series, finds the show as addictive as ever ...

Summer Wine fails in vote on vintage comedy

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

RECORD-BREAKING Last of the Summer Wine has failed to make a comedy hit list.

Give a welcome back to the Summer Wine!

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

FANS of Last of the Summer Wine are getting ready to welcome a new series of the show.

Top ten rating for Dame Thora

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

DAME Thora Hird - known to millions from TV's Last of the Summer Wine - was today named as one of Britain's greatest actresses of all time.

Norman bowing out with a toast to summer wine

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

ACTING great Sir Norman Wisdom bids farewell to TV this weekend.

Keep Wine flowing says BBC

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

THE world's longest-running TV sitcom, Last Of The Summer Wine, has finally been re-commissioned after weeks of delay and doubt.

Tribute to a star

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

WORK is set to start in the New Year on the long-awaited memorial statue of Last Of The Summer Wine star Bill Owen.

Compo rides again!

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:00:00 GMT

COMPO, Cleggy, Seymour, Nora and Foggy - the five new lorries at Netherton haulage firm The Pink Link.

Bobby's swanning around for laughs

Huddersfield Examiner — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:00:00 GMT

TWO of Britain's best-known comics are taking a sip of Summer Wine.

Return to Holme for US 'Wine' fan

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:00:00 GMT

AN AMERICAN columnist for a Summer Wine fanzine has made a return journey to Holmfirth.

Showers hit statue fund

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 23:00:00 GMT

BAD weather hampered a collection by Tom Owen, son of Last Of The Summer Wine actor Bill Owen, for a statue in his father's memory.

Statue appeal special

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:00:00 GMT

FUNDRAISING for a memorial statue of Compo in Holmfirth continues this weekend.