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Last of the Summer Wine : Season 30
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Air date: 19 Apr '09 - 11 episodesLast 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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List of Episodes (11)
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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0. I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies
31 Dec '08Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke, a retired milkman with strong links to MI5, arrives in the village. Very soon, calling upon his experiences on numerous dangerous missions overseas as a master spy, he forms a small team of reluctant volunteers, consisting of Alvin and Entwistle, ready to react to any emergency in the village.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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1. Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
19 Apr '09Hobbo tries to find a friend for Morton and Barry is depressed when Toby moves next door.
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2. The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
26 Apr '09Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
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3. Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single-Handed?
03 May '09Hobbo 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.
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4. Who's That Looking Sideways at Nelly?
10 May '09Hobbo 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.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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5. Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
17 May '09Howard 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.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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6. Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
24 May '09When 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.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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7. Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
31 May '09Hobbo 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.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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8. In Which Romance Springs a Leak
07 Jun '09Toby 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.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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9. Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
14 Jun '09In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl.
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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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10. Goodnight Sweet Ferret
21 Jun '09When 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.
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