Last of the Summer Wine (series 7) Last of the Summer Wine (series 7) Last of the Summer Wine's seventh series originally aired on BBC1 between 25 December 1982 and 27 December 1983. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby, except for "Getting Sam Home", which is produced and directed by Alan J.W. Bell. The seventh series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 8 on 3 March 2008. The trio in this series consisted of: PC Cooper (aka 1st Policeman) (1983-2010) Sid (1973-1983) Christmas Special (1982) Regular series Christmas
Last of the Summer Wine (series 2) the top ten programs of the week, starting with the opening show, "Forked Lightning," which was watched by over 18 million people. Joining the cast this season was Joe Gladwin as Wally Batty, Nora Batty's henpecked husband. Series 2 would also mark the final appearance of Blamire, played by Michael Bates, who left at the end of the series due to health problems. The second series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 1 on 2 September 2002. The trio in this series consisted of: Wally Batty (1975, 1976-1987) Miss Probert and Miss