vised ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁vehicle ▁for ▁Wil de , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁F og gy ▁D ew h urst ▁in ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁W ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁over ▁cre ative ▁differences ▁with ▁Alan ▁J . ▁W . ▁Bell . ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁Wy att ▁shared ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁similar ities ▁with ▁F og gy , ▁particularly ▁with ▁them ▁both ▁having ▁a ▁military ▁background , ▁although ▁Wy att ▁was ▁far ▁more ▁assert ive ▁and ▁not ▁afraid ▁of ▁conflict ▁as ▁F og gy ▁was . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁performed ▁moder ately ▁in ▁its ▁time - sl ot , ▁the ▁BBC ▁felt ▁- ▁who ▁had ▁hoped ▁that , ▁st arring ▁Wil de , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁gained ▁much ▁of ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁W ines ▁view ing ▁figures ▁- ▁that ▁the ▁programme ▁had ▁not ▁really ▁caught ▁on ▁with ▁view ers , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁dropped ▁after ▁its ▁initial ▁series . ▁ ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁this ▁series , ▁Wil de ▁and ▁Bell ▁managed ▁to ▁sett le ▁their ▁differences ▁regarding ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁W ine , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁next ▁series ▁of ▁Summer ▁W ine ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁start ▁film ing ▁and ▁actor ▁Michael ▁Ald ridge ▁having ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Se ym our ▁Ut ter th wa ite ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁and ▁Brian ▁agreed ▁to ▁return ▁as ▁F og gy ▁D ew h urst , ▁stay