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The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 16

Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 16!

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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 16 Episode 2 - Adopted By A Stray
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    S16:E2

    In the pub, the trio run across a scruffy old man looking for the wilderness. Foggy tries to avoid him, certain he's looking for a handout, but a curious Compo and Clegg learn it's just the opposite... he wants to abandon all his worldly possessions! They quickly take him up on the offer, not realizing that among those possessions is the man's wife. Their horror mounts as she follows them wordlessly around town.

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

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  2. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 3 - The Defeat Of The Stoneworm
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    S16:E3

    Howard, proving that idiots aren't necessarily bereft of imagination in extreme circumstances, invents a local pest called a "stoneworm" in one of his lamest efforts yet to fool Pearl. But wonders will never cease - soon people all around town are wondering if their homes are infested.

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

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  3. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 7 - The Dewhirsts Of Ogleby Hall
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S16:E7

    Foggy's become interested in his lineage and is positive he's related to the Dewhirsts living on a big estate nearby. Compo spots Nora eyeing some hats in a shop window and concludes that a hat is his ticket to winning Nora's heart. Foggy offers to help buy one if Compo assists him in his scheme to make a good impression on the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Also in this plot-heavy episode, Marina is looking for love with a taller man, but a note declaring her intentions gets misrouted.

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

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  4. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 8 - The Sweet Smell Of Excess
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S16:E8

    Compo's inexpert attempt at constructing a homemade trampoline sets off a series of unfortunate mishaps.

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

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  5. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 4 - Once In A Moonlit Junkyard
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    S16:E4

    Compo briefly casts Nora aside for a biker. But is he ready to cast aside his ragged trousers for a pair of leather chaps? Meanwhile, Clegg thinks he might just have escaped the clutches of Auntie Wainwright... but she turns up in the most unexpected places.

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

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  6. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 1 - The Glory Hole
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    S16:E1

    Foggy grows dafter and is lately only interested in standing in a pit at a construction site because it reminds him of a foxhole in the war. Compo and Clegg get roped into his plans to recreate a battle scene. Are they headed for triumph, or is Triumph headed for them?

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

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  7. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 5 - The Space Ace
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    S16:E5

    Well, the trio was about due for a run-in with another village idiot. The latest one tumbles down hills in a trashbin. He wants to become an astronaut - the trio just gets him drunk instead.

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

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  8. Last of the Summer Wine Season 16 Episode 6 - The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    S16:E6

    After seeing Howard fail in his attempts at hypnotism, Foggy becomes convinced he's a master at the art. But his attempts to practice on strangers backfire totally.

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

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Adopted By A Stray" is the best rated episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" season 16. It scored 7.7/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 1/15/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Defeat Of The Stoneworm".