Last of the Summer Wine - Season 30

Last of the Summer Wine - Season 30

Season 30

Last of the Summer Wine's thirtieth series originally aired 19 April 2009. All eleven episodes in series thirty were thirty minutes in length. A New Years Special aired on 31 December 2008. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. This series is notable for forming a new trio composed of Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo, who was introduced in the New Years Special. Peter Sallis and Frank Thornton are now demoted to secondary characters, filmed only in studio scenes due to the cost of insurance for the actors at their age on location.
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Episodes10
DatesDec 31, 2008 - Jun 21, 2009
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Episodes

I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies
Season 30Episode 030 min

I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies

Dec 31, 2008
Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
Season 30Episode 130 min

Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch

Hobbo tries to find a friend for Morton and Barry is depressed when Toby moves next door.
Apr 19, 2009
The Mother of All Mistakes - Or is It?
Season 30Episode 230 min

The Mother of All Mistakes - Or is It?

Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
Apr 26, 2009
Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single-Handed?
Season 30Episode 330 min

Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single-Handed?

Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.
May 3, 2009
Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly?
Season 30Episode 430 min

Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly?

Hobbo is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of diguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections.
May 10, 2009
Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
Season 30Episode 530 min

Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat

Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
May 17, 2009
Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
Season 30Episode 630 min

Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?

When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella.
May 24, 2009
Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
Season 30Episode 730 min

Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?

Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river.
May 31, 2009
In Which Romance Springs a Leak
Season 30Episode 830 min

In Which Romance Springs a Leak

Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.
Jun 7, 2009
Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
Season 30Episode 930 min

Variations on a Theme of Father's Day

In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl.
Jun 14, 2009
Goodnight Sweet Ferret
Season 30Episode 1030 min

Goodnight Sweet Ferret

When word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought.
Jun 21, 2009

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