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The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 12

Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 12!

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Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 1 - Return Of The Warrior
    8.6/10(82 votes)

    S12:E1

    Seymour leaves to look after a school. Will life be boring for Compo and Clegg? Not for long, as Foggy Dewhirst returns to the fold.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  2. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 8 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    S12:E8

    To stop Nora taking him for granted, Compo becomes a TV star for the day doing his legendary impression.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  3. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 6 - Das (Welly) Boot
    8.3/10(58 votes)

    S12:E6

    Ivy lets Foggy fix her toaster, and it goes to his flippin' head. Now he thinks he can restore the tatty sunken boat he's found at the bottom of the lake. He actually accomplishes even this, so Compo decides he must get Nora Batty into the boat alone with him. But surely Nora knows better - she'll have to be tricked.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  4. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 5 - That's Not Captain Zero
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    S12:E5

    Our trio helps Captain Zero when his vehicle breaks down, but don't reckon on him getting drunk.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  5. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 9 - Roll On
    8.2/10(59 votes)

    S12:E9

    Having learned absolutely nothing from "The Charity Balls" just a few episodes back, Foggy tries to assert the boys' athletic prowess yet again, this time in a downhill barrel-rolling competition.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  6. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 10 - A Landlady For Smiler
    8.2/10(59 votes)

    S12:E10

    Compo is more than a little concerned when Smiler moves in as Nora Batty's lodger.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  7. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 2 - Come In, Sunray Major
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    S12:E2

    Foggy has an idea to use portable radios to improve communications.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  8. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 4 - Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    S12:E4

    Foggy is upset because he's not famous for anything, so he invents the sport of bicycle polo.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  9. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 3 - The Charity Balls
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    S12:E3

    When Foggy hears about an athletic charity drive, he enters Compo and Clegg despite their wishes. An "injured" Howard drops out of the race and stops to recover in this young lady's refreshment stand. How refreshed can one man get?

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  10. Last of the Summer Wine Season 12 Episode 7 - The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    S12:E7

    After a heated encounter with two motorists, Foggy decides there must be money to be made providing parking spaces.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Return Of The Warrior" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" season 12. It scored 8.6/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 9/2/1990. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression".