Last of the Summer Wine (series 12) Last of the Summer Wine (series 12) The Last of the Summer Wines twelfth series aired on BBC1. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. With the departure of Michael Aldridge who had left to nurse his ill wife, the character of Foggy Dewhirst returned to the fold. The trio in this series consisted of: When Compo and Clegg inform Seymour that the caning of children in the UK was now illegal. Seymour is clearly disappointed by this news despite him knowing it about in the 1987 feature-length episode
Last of the Summer Wine The book was written by Morris Bright and Robert Ross and chronicled the show from its inception through the end of the 2000 series. Included were interviews with cast and crew, a character guide, and an episode guide. Both the companion guide and its updated 30th anniversary version are now out of print. A release by journalist Andrew Vine titled "Last of the Summer Wine: The Inside Story of the World's Longest-running Comedy Programme" covered the entire series, including the story of the final words of the series. It was released on 16 August 2010. On 5 November 2012, a