Howard persuades a reluctant Clegg to take a message to Marina in the store where she works. Seymour invents a drill and uses it in an attempt to find oil, with unhappy results.

Josephine Tewson, 2003–2010) After many years of the library setting seldom being used, Miss Davenport was introduced as the new librarian in 2003. A very emotional woman haunted by a string of past rejections, she first appeared as a guest, driving Gavin Hinchcliffe ( Bernard Cribbins) around while he skied on the van roof. Originally, Glenda took up the cause of socializing her and tried to fit her in with the coffee-drinker circle of Nora, Ivy, Pearl, and co. They did not take too well to each other; in more recent episodes, she's bonded with Marina instead, with the pair of them both longing for love in their individual ways. In the episode: "In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump", it is revealed that Miss Davenport's first name is "Lucinda".

Series 2, Episode 4 - Some Enchanted Evening

Ken Kitson; 1983, 1988–2010, 2014) Kitson first appeared in the 1983 Christmas special "Getting Sam Home" and made two further guest appearances before becoming a semi-regular character from series 12 onwards. In series 29 he was finally given the name PC Cooper. [20] Cooper tends to be the bigger-headed of the two, but he has many ingenious ways of dealing with petty crimes with minimal disruption to his relaxation. In his first episode he is shown to be a friend of Sid's (which was the latter's last appearance on the show before his death). The trio, along with Sid and Ivy, crowd in Compo's nephew, Gordon's, van for a trip to Scarborough for the weekend. Truly tries to help Barry become more confident, but things turn nasty leading to some damage to Barry's nose.

Every episode of Last of the Summer Wine was written by Roy Clarke. The Comedy Playhouse pilot and all episodes of the first series were produced and directed by James Gilbert. Bernard Thompson produced and directed the second series of episodes in 1975. [16] In 1976, Sydney Lotterby took over as producer and director. He directed all but two episodes of the third series [6] [23] – Ray Butt directed "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering up Gordon". [24] [25] Lotterby directed two further series before departing the show in 1979. [6] [23] In 1981, Alan J. W. Bell took over as producer and director. Bell, in an effort to get each scene exactly right, was known for his use of more film and more takes than his predecessors [6] and for using wider angles that feature more of the local Holmfirth landscape. [13] Compo finds out that Nora likes a man in horse-riding gear. When Nora wants to see Compo on a horse, Foggy settles on a plan involving Smiler and a pair of coconuts. Throughout the series many characters feature regularly through only mentions and obscured appearances. These characters were usually relations of regular characters and are always crucial to jokes or stories of the existing characters. Aubrey(Colin Farrell; 2006) was the cousin of Norman Clegg. He appeared in two consecutive episodes living with Cleggy. He was bossy and forced Cleggy to live a certain way.

In the episode "Get Out of That, Then" Young wore a brown wig and played the part of Florrie, wife of Barry's cousin Lenny ( Bobby Ball). Chip Simmonite( Tony Haygarth; 1973) is Compo's relative from the series 1 episode "Pate and Chips". Chip and his wife Connie with their children and dog, take the Yorkshire trio to a large country home for a 'bit of culture' in a cramped van for transport (much to Cyril's disgust). When they arrive at the country home Cyril points out that Chip hasn't renewed his Road Fund Licence since 1967. Truly and Billy aid a woman in finding her "Lionel" while Alvin tries to get a photograph of Nora Batty. Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Howard agrees to look after a friend's dog but soon passes the job on to Clegg, in whose hands the dog inexplicably becomes ferocious.

Dame Thora Hird; 1986–2003) Edith Pegden, Edie to her friends, was a highly opinionated older woman, sister of Seymour Utterthwaite (who called her Edith) and Wesley's wife, she was the house-proud hostess of the women's coffee mornings. She was introduced, along with Seymour, daughter Glenda and son-in-law Barry in the 1986 New Years Day special episode "Uncle of the Bride" (husband Wesley had been introduced in 1982, four years before). Intrigued by a note in a bottle floating down the river, Clegg, Truly, Billy and Alvin recruit Entwistle to help them intercept it.

While out in the hills one day, Foggy sees a hole in the road that reminds him of a World War II slit trench.