Seasons & episodes
S16 · E2Adopted By A Stray 1995-01-15 · 30 min
In the pub, the trio run across a scruffy old man looking for the wilderness. Foggy tries to avoid him, certain he's looking for a handout, but a curious Compo and Clegg learn it's just the opposite... he wants to abandon all his worldly possessions! They quickly take him up on the offer, not realizing that among those possessions is the man's wife. Their horror mounts as she follows them wordlessly around town.
S16 · E3The Defeat Of The Stoneworm 1995-01-22 · 30 min
Howard, proving that idiots aren't necessarily bereft of imagination in extreme circumstances, invents a local pest called a "stoneworm" in one of his lamest efforts yet to fool Pearl. But wonders will never cease - soon people all around town are wondering if their homes are infested.
S16 · E4Once In A Moonlit Junkyard 1995-01-29 · 30 min
Compo briefly casts Nora aside for a biker. But is he ready to cast aside his ragged trousers for a pair of leather chaps? Meanwhile, Clegg thinks he might just have escaped the clutches of Auntie Wainwright... but she turns up in the most unexpected places.
S16 · E5The Space Ace 1995-02-05 · 30 min
Well, the trio was about due for a run-in with another village idiot. The latest one tumbles down hills in a trashbin. He wants to become an astronaut - the trio just gets him drunk instead.
S16 · E6The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire 1995-02-12 · 30 min
After seeing Howard fail in his attempts at hypnotism, Foggy becomes convinced he's a master at the art. But his attempts to practice on strangers backfire totally.
S16 · E7The Dewhirsts Of Ogleby Hall 1995-02-19 · 30 min
Foggy's become interested in his lineage and is positive he's related to the Dewhirsts living on a big estate nearby. Compo spots Nora eyeing some hats in a shop window and concludes that a hat is his ticket to winning Nora's heart. Foggy offers to help buy one if Compo assists him in his scheme to make a good impression on the Dewhirsts of Ogleby Hall. Also in this plot-heavy episode, Marina is looking for love with a taller man, but a note declaring her intentions gets misrouted.
S16 · E8The Sweet Smell Of Excess 1995-02-26 · 30 min
Compo's inexpert attempt at constructing a homemade trampoline sets off a series of unfortunate mishaps.
S17 · E1Leaving Home Forever, Or Till Teatime 1995-09-03 · 30 min
This time's for real! Howard's had enough of Pearl and decides to leave home forever. It's up to the trio to get the couple back together, when it's visible that Howard misses Pearl more than he thought he would.
S17 · E2Bicycle Bonanza 1995-09-10 · 30 min
Foggy thinks the trio should be more in touch with the wilderness, so he thinks of the ideal plan, counting with Auntie Wainwright's bicycle bonanza, a map, and a basket of sandwiches.
S17 · E3The Glamour Of The Uniform 1995-09-17 · 30 min
Marina leaves Howard for good this time. He suspects that she has been seeing another man, and asks for the help of the trio to get her back. Foggy feels that what Howard needs is a bit of "the glamour of the uniform". Auntie Wainwright's new established costume department might be just the perfect place to find it.
S17 · E4The First Human Being To Ride A Hill 1995-09-24 · 30 min
When Pearl starts getting suspicious of Howard's affair once again, she locks his bicycle. It's now up to the trio to come up with a secret bicycle for Howard, which turns out to be a little more secret than they'd have thought.
S17 · E5Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure 1995-10-01 · 30 min
When word comes around that there's a treasure buried in town, it's up to the trio to go and find it. To do so they need the help of the one man that has the *only* map, Lieutenant Commander Willoughby (Royal Navy, retired). It's up to Foggy to pay the 30 pounds the map's worth. The problem is... how many maps were sold in the first place? Foggy vows not to be near one cash dispenser again...
S17 · E6Desperate For A Duffield 1995-10-08 · 30 min
When Compo reaches a crucial point in his "relationship" with Nora Batty, and realises he's not going anywhere with her, he decides to go looking for his old "girlfriends" from his school days, with whom he expects to get a more "personal" relationship. It turns out he wasn't really ready for some of the surprises he encounters after all these years... people DO change sometimes.
S17 · E7The Suit That Turned Left 1995-10-15 · 30 min
The trio comes across a very weird scientist and his unusual new invention. Meanwhile Wesley's new suit causes some trouble during the ladies outing.
S17 · E8Beware Of The Elbow 1995-10-22 · 30 min
The trio encounters a man, and his inflatable doll, which creates some natural curiosity among the three elders.
S17 · E9The Thing In Wesley's Shed 1995-10-29 · 30 min
When Wesley starts acting very weird about some new invention he has in his shed, the trio tries to find out what kind of invention is he working on.
S17 · E10Brushes At Dawn 1995-11-05 · 30 min
When a local man "takes advantage" of Nora Batty, Compo challenges him to a duel.
S18 · E1The Love Mobile 1997-04-20 · 30 min
The trio comes across a mobile lonely hearts agency. This time it seems it's the owners of the agency who need a bit of marital advice. Smiler tries to get rid of a tandem Auntie Wainright sold him. He ends up being the perfect client for the lonely hearts agency.
S18 · E2A Clean Sweep 1997-04-27 · 30 min
Howard's fears that there may be a spider hiding in his cap affects his relationship with Marina. A lucky wedding chimney sweep is down on his luck and depressed. Foggy insists on being his manager. Norman and Compo follow along to watch.
S18 · E3The Mysterious C. W. Northrop 1997-05-04 · 30 min
Ivy's getting some love letters from a mysterious man that calls himself C. W Northrop. The trio wants to know who this person really is, and end up having a little surprise.
S18 · E4A Double For Howard 1997-05-11 · 30 min
When Pearl's "security" at home becomes too much for Howard to handle and Pearl starts suspecting his furtive encounters with Marina, the trio tries to find a double for Howard, so Pearl can see them together, and think she was mistaken all these years regarding Howard's secret love.
S18 · E5How To Create A Monster 1997-05-18 · 30 min
The trio tries to make Smiler become more aggressive, so he can stand up to Auntie Wainwright, but they end up getting a little more than they asked for.
S18 · E6Deviations With Davenport 1997-05-25 · 30 min
The trio gets lost in the woods with Mr Davenport, a man in search of wisdom.
S18 · E7According To The Prophet Bickerdyke 1997-06-01 · 30 min
Glenda forces Barry to ask Wesley to "listen" to the car engine. Foggy, Norman and Compo meet a man who is obsessed with an end of the world prophecy. Auntie Wainwright send Smiler out to stalk a customer that escaped her shop without purchasing anything.