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Episodes 26
The Man From Oswestry
Compo is bored. Since Cyril Blamire left for Oswestry, to live with a woman, things have been a bit too calm for him in town. But soon, Clegg brings the solution to all their boredom. A letter from Blamire asking them to welcome home an old fried of his, called Foggy Dewhurst, and help him cope with the sudden changes in his life, after he was more or less forced to retire. Compo and Clegg meet with the new "third man", the war hero Foggy Dewhurst, who because of his peculiar life and his endless wartime stories soon makes his presence noted around town. His military posture, and his "murderous" impulses only get him in a fight with Big Malcolm, and his military precision doesn't seem to be a great help, when the trio tries to carry Foggy's heavy wartime luggage up a hill.
Read MoreMending Stuart's Leg
Mr Wainwright is back in town, and quickly throws the trio out of the library. The trio goes back to the cafe, where Ivy is having the usual battle of wits with Sid. There they meet with Stuart, and old man who's having a strange click in his leg. Later the trio helps Sid to mend a whole in the roof of the cafe with the usual disastrous results. Meanwhile Wainwright dates the new female librarian.
Read MoreThe Kink In Foggy's Niblick
When Foggy discovers his old golf clubs in the attic of his home, he takes Compo, Clegg and Sid for a little practice of "the noble sport".
Read MoreGoing To Gordon's Wedding
It's Gordon's wedding day and, as always, problems are near. this time they appear with a face and a name: Big Malcolm. As always it's up to the trio to see that the wedding ends properly, but not without some incidents in between.
Read MoreIsometrics And After
Foggy decides Compo and Clegg are not as fit as they should be. The path back to physical fitness is isometrics-or is it? Maybe... not.
Read MoreFerret Come Home
When one of Compo's ferrets escapes and takes residence in Nora's house, it's up to Wally Batty to get it back safely.
Read MoreGetting On Sydney's Wire
Sid's plan to install a new bell for the cafe door is doomed from the moment he asks for the help of the trio.
Read MoreFlower Power Cut
Some people talk to trees, but Clegg is serenading flowers in the cafe...
Read MoreWho's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
Foggy visits a lady friend in Wales, but trouble is soon at the door when Compo and Clegg go after him.
Read MoreGreenfingers
The British vegetable is in deterioration due to a lack of good honest "muck" - where can the trio get hold of good fresh vegetables?
Read MoreA Merry Heatwave
Nora's brother is near to death and not likely to see another Christmas. So Foggy decides to re-create an old-fashioned Christmas-in the middle of a sweltering hot summer.
Read MoreThe Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent
When "laugh a minute" Amos Hames, who toured Europe during the 1940's returns to town after many years, suspicions arise about the reason for his return.
Read MoreSmall Tune on a Penny Wassail (1978 Christmas Special)
It's Christmas Day and the usual festivities are underway. Compo becomes interested in a skateboard.
Read MoreFull Steam Behind
Foggy takes Compo and Clegg on a nostalgic trip to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Read MoreThe Flag And Its Snag
Foggy has a vision to put a flag in a prominent place on the great British landscape - but first he needs a flag and a flagpole.
Read MoreThe Flag And Further Snags
Foggy collects his flag and achieves his vision. His dream is achieved.
Read MoreDeep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
When Sid and Wally are seen disappearing into the woods, their wives wonder what they're up to.
Read MoreEarnshaw Strikes Again
Anyone criticising Yorkshire is rousing old Yorkshire ghosts - Clegg for one is very superstitious, so he doesn't want to wake up old ghosts.
Read MoreHere We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Compo contemplates the sport of hang-gliding. Nora gets Wally to take her out for a meal.
Read MoreHere We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Compo gets his hang-glider-courtesy of Wally Batty.
Read MoreAnd a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979 Christmas Special)
Foggy decides to beat the Christmas rush - in the middle of summer. He ends up being conned by Big Eric who sells him 100 Christmas trees for 10. A bargain? Not when they are crawling with insects!
Read MoreThe Frozen Turkey Man
Compo convinces a barmaid that Foggy is an eccentric millionaire.
Read MoreThe White Man's Grave
Wally is fed up with Nora's constant nagging so Compo, Clegg and Foggy devise a plan to get him out of the house for a few hours.
Read MoreThe Waist Land
Foggy finds there's money to be made selling food to the desperate inhabitants of a local health farm.
Read MoreCheering up Ludovic
Ludovic has bought a new van and to cheer him up Clegg is given the job of test driving it.
Read MoreThe Three Astaires
The trio volunteer at a church concert party.
Read MoreThe Arts of Concealment
Trying to camouflage himself, Foggy upsets a group of cyclists. Compo also upsets someone over the state of his trousers
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