<P> ( 1985 , 1986 -- 2010 ) Howard is the shy , beady - eyed , constantly conniving , simpering , henpecked husband of Pearl . Doubtless owing to his wife 's domineering nature , Howard often tries to escape from her . Most episodes involve Howard dating peroxide blonde , Marina , behind his wife 's back . In most episodes , Marina would simper , `` Oh Howard . '' , followed by Howard 's `` Oh Marina . '' - sometimes the order was reversed , He is a creative but unconvincing liar . He and Pearl live next door to Clegg , and , much to the annoyance of the latter , Howard is always pestering him for aid in his various schemes to escape Pearl and be with Marina . Over the years he has come up with countless disguises , cover stories and hideaways to allow him to see Marina , all of which have ultimately been doomed or exposed by Pearl . In their earlier appearances , they were frequently shown in disguise with Howard saying , `` I think we 've really cracked it this time '' . However , he tends to ignore Marina when he 's out with her , partly out of fear of his wife Pearl , and partly because he gets so deeply caught up in fabricating charades to cover up his affair . As a result , their relationship does not appear to have gone beyond hand - holding and gazing into each other 's eyes ( much to the annoyance of Marina ) , and the occasional kiss in a field , haystack , or mobile hut somewhere , and it is hinted that if Howard ever did get the chance , he would be too cowardly to go through with it anyway . It has also been suggested that Howard loves Pearl underneath it all . In later series Howard was shown to be out of the house more regularly ( despite Pearl knowing about his attempted affair with Marina ) and eventually became more involved in the schemes of the main trio . Howard first appeared in the Bournemouth summer season show of the series , and was popular enough and felt to have enough potential that he was soon made a regular character . At first , he , Pearl and Marina were used semi-regularly , but as time passed and their popularity grew , they appeared in every episode ( particularly after Wally Batty died ) . Howard and Pearl 's surname was given as Sibshaw in Roy Clarke 's novel ' The Moonbather ' in 1987 , but only mentioned once in the entire TV series , in one of the last episodes , when Glenda refers to Howard as Mr. Sibshaw . </P>
<P> ( 1985 , 1986 -- 2010 ) Howard is the shy , beady - eyed , constantly conniving , simpering , henpecked husband of Pearl . Doubtless owing to his wife 's domineering nature , Howard often tries to escape from her . Most episodes involve Howard dating peroxide blonde , Marina , behind his wife 's back . In most episodes , Marina would simper , `` Oh Howard . '' , followed by Howard 's `` Oh Marina . '' - sometimes the order was reversed , He is a creative but unconvincing liar . He and Pearl live next door to Clegg , and , much to the annoyance of the latter , Howard is always pestering him for aid in his various schemes to escape Pearl and be with Marina . Over the years he has come up with countless disguises , cover stories and hideaways to allow him to see Marina , all of which have ultimately been doomed or exposed by Pearl . In their earlier appearances , they were frequently shown in disguise with Howard saying , `` I think we 've really cracked it this time '' . However , he tends to ignore Marina when he 's out with her , partly out of fear of his wife Pearl , and partly because he gets so deeply caught up in fabricating charades to cover up his affair . As a result , their relationship does not appear to have gone beyond hand - holding and gazing into each other 's eyes ( much to the annoyance of Marina ) , and the occasional kiss in a field , haystack , or mobile hut somewhere , and it is hinted that if Howard ever did get the chance , he would be too cowardly to go through with it anyway . It has also been suggested that Howard loves Pearl underneath it all . In later series Howard was shown to be out of the house more regularly ( despite Pearl knowing about his attempted affair with Marina ) and eventually became more involved in the schemes of the main trio . Howard first appeared in the Bournemouth summer season show of the series , and was popular enough and felt to have enough potential that he was soon made a regular character . At first , he , Pearl and Marina were used semi-regularly , but as time passed and their popularity grew , they appeared in every episode ( particularly after Wally Batty died ) . Howard and Pearl 's surname was given as Sibshaw in Roy Clarke 's novel ' The Moonbather ' in 1987 , but only mentioned once in the entire TV series , in one of the last episodes , when Glenda refers to Howard as Mr. Sibshaw . </P>
when did howard join last of the summer wine
when did howard join last of the summer wine
1985
1985