# Last of the Summer Wine series 22

Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-second series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

## Outline

The trio in this series consisted of:
| Actor | Role |
| Keith Clifford | Billy |
| Peter Sallis | Clegg |
| Frank Thornton | Truly |

## First appearances

* Herman Teesdale (The Repo Man) (2001–2005, 2007–2010)
* Toby Mulberry Smith (The Captain) (2001–2006, 2008–2010)

## Last appearances

* Mrs Avery (2000–2001)
* Nora Batty (1973–2001, 2003–2008)

## List of episodes

| Title | Airdate | Description | Notes |
| Getting Barry's Goat | 1 April | Barry tries to return Tom's goat after it has been left in his garage. | Billy becomes a regular character. First appearance of Herman Teesdale (Christopher Beeny). Audience figure 8.51 million |
| The Art of the Shorts Story | 8 April | Howard gets into a panic when he cannot find his shorts and is questioned about them by Pearl. Howard enlists Billy's help to provide him with some spare shorts, though perhaps he has failed to appreciate the height difference between them. | |
| The Missing Bus of Mrs. Avery | 15 April | Howard is cheerful and Pearl is suspicious. Mrs. Avery is flustered to drive the ladies on their outing. | First appearance of Toby Mulberry Smith (then known as "The Captain") (Trevor Bannister). |
| Hey, Big Vendor | 22 April | Wesley's latest invention should prove a big hit at the jumble sale, if only the rude noises it makes could be quietened down! Meanwhile, Clegg, Truly and Billy seek to help Barry improve his standing at the local golf club. | |
| Enter The Hawk | 29 April | Barry is interested in a pinstripe suit that he feels will help him look like managerial material. Pearl makes Howard his favourite meal, and Howard becomes suspicious. | Audience figure 5.38 million |
| Gnome and Away | 6 May | Howard recruits Truly and Clegg to hide his latest gift for Marina until he can give it to her. The coffee circle becomes suspicious and attempts to uncover the truth behind the mysteriously shrouded object. | Norman Wisdom makes his third guest appearance (though uncredited). |
| A Hair of the Blonde That Bit You | 13 May | When Pearl finds a single blonde hair on one of Howard's shirts he need some assistance to get himself out of trouble enlisting Clegg, Truly and Billy to try to find him a plausible excuse. | |
| A White Sweater and A Solicitor's Letter | 20 May | As Barry and Howard indulge their latest respective passions, a solicitor's letter arrives, addressed to Compo. Truly, Clegg and a nervous Tom venture out to determine whether it's good Yorkshire fortune or a bad bookie debt. | Audience figure 5.99 million |
| Why is Barry at an Angle? | 27 May | Barry has the undesirable task of collecting on a customer's late payment, and the quartet have a little fun at his expense; meanwhile, Howard and Marina find themselves in a stickier-than-normal situation. | Audience figure 4.86 million |
| The Coming of the Beast | 3 June | While a rumour of a roaming tiger worries the townsfolk, Wesley's new toy gives Barry a chance to prove his usefulness in overalls. | Audience figure 5.40 million Last appearance of Nora Batty until the 2002 Christmas special. Final appearance of Mrs. Avery. Norman Wisdom makes his fourth guest appearance. |

## DVD release

The box set for series twenty two was released by Universal Playback in April 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 23 & 24.
The Complete Series 23 & 24 :
* Set Details ||
* 22 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English ||
* Release Date ||
* Region 2
* 23 April 2012