Last of the Summer Wine series 13

Last of the Summer Wine Series 13
Series 13
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	18 October – 24 November 1991
Series chronology

The Last of the Summer Wines thirteenth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

Notably, this series of the show was shot entirely on videotape. Prior to this, the show had used videotape for studio scenes and film for location footage. From the following series until 2004, when the videotape effect returned, the show moved to being shot entirely on film, although the laughter track is still included.

Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:

Actor	Role
Bill Owen	Compo
Peter Sallis	Clegg
Brian Wilde	Foggy

List of episodes

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Quick, Quick, Slow	18 October	Nora has taken Smiler in as her lodger, and Compo is depressed about it.	*This episode is a continuation of "A Landlady for Smiler"
Give Us a Lift	25 October	Compo is convinced the hills are getting steeper, so Foggy invents a chair lift.
Was That Nora Batty Singing?	1 November	Compo believes he can hear Nora singing, and is convinced that she and Smiler are having an affair.
Cash Flow Problems	8 November	Compo is skint, but remembers that he's owed money from an old schoolfriend, so the trio set off to track him down.
Passing the Earring	15 November	Howard asks Clegg if he can return an earring to Marina.
Pole Star	29 November	Compo is depressed because he's too short to help Nora hang her washing line, but Foggy suggests that she'd be impressed if he could vault up onto the wall.

Christmas episode 1991

Title	Airdate	Description	Notes
Situation Vacant	22 December	Foggy decides to start up a motorbike courier service.	Tom Owen guest stars in this episode as a different character, before returning as Tom Simmonite 9 years later. Last episode to use the video tape effect. From the next series onward the film effect returns but this time it is shot entirely on film. This was the last episode to be recorded at BBC Television Centre.