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 regular character starting in "Uncle of the Bride". The increasingly large cast ensured a sense of continuity with the changing configuration of the trio, especially following the death of Bill Owen. When Alan J. W. Bell took over as producer, the plots of "Last of the Summer Wine" moved away from the original dialogue-packed scenes in the pub and the library; guest actors were brought in to interact with the trio in new situations. Although many of these guest appearances lasted for only one episode, some led to a permanent role on the show, as in the cases of Gordon