Last of the Summer Wine (series 8) released by Universal Playback in March 2008. Last of the Summer Wine (series 8) Last of the Summer Wine's eighth series originally aired on BBC1 between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. The eighth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 7 on 3 March 2008. The trio in this series consisted of: Crusher "Milburn" (1984-1987) Howard (1985-2010) Pearl (1985-2010) Marina (1985-2010) Foggy (1976-1985, 1990-1997) Christmas Special (1984) Regular series The box
Last of the Summer Wine recorded and then mixed into each episode's soundtrack to provide a laugh track and avoid the use of canned laughter. The show used actual businesses and homes in and around Holmfirth, and Nora Batty's house, which is actually a Summer Wine themed holiday cottage where members of the public can stay in a replica of Nora Batty's home. Although this has helped the Holmfirth economy and made it a tourist destination, tensions have occasionally surfaced between Holmfirth residents and the crew. One such incident, regarding compensation to local residents, prompted producer Alan J. W. Bell to consider not filming in