of Last of the Summer Wines viewing figures – that the programme had not really caught on with viewers, and it was dropped after its initial series. However, with the production of this series, Wilde and Bell managed to settle their differences regarding Last of the Summer Wine, and the following year in 1989, when the next series of Summer Wine was due to start filming and actor Michael Aldridge having to leave the show for personal reasons, the character of Seymour Utterthwaite had to be replaced and Brian agreed to return as Foggy Dewhurst, staying with the series for seven more years. Episodes and cast All episodes starred Brian Wilde, Trevor Bannister, Anne Ridler, April Walker, James Warrior and David Jackson. "One Big, One Not So Big" Tom Radcliffe, Peter O'Sullevan (voice only), Julia Binstead and Sarah Whitlock. "Getting Out And Spreading The Word" Noel Johnson, Lisa Bloor, Deborah Lavin, Frank Tregear, Richard Kane, Mary Blatchford, Ian Redford, Margaret Ashley, Helena McCarthy, Gabrielle Blunt and Aimée Delamain. "Mark It Or Bust!" (Directed by Andy Smith) Eva Stuart, Timothy Carlton and Andrew Reardon. "There Are Fairy Cakes at the Bottom of My Garden" Robin Parkinson, Julie Morgan and Diana Fulker. "Just Act Natural" Frederick Treves, Keith Smith, Russell Wootton, Richard Davies, Belinda Lee, Pamela Dale, Charles Appleby and Frank Tregear. "A Clot on the Landscape" Clive Mantle, Claire Lacey, Martin Benson and Roger Ostime. DVD release To date, the series has not yet been released on DVD. External links IMDb Entry Wyatt's Watchdogs site Official BBC Wyatt's Watchdogs archive site Wyatt's Watchdogs 2017 interview with Miles Tredinnick BBC television sitcoms 1980s British sitcoms 1988 British television series debuts 1988 British television series endings English-language television shows