The third series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 27 October 1976 and 24 December 1976.Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 170–172 All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced by Sydney LotterbyBright and Ross (2000), p. 164 Five episodes were directed by Sydney Lotterby, but two, "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon", were directed by Ray Butt.

Although none of the episodes from series 3 made it into the top ten programmes of the week on their initial screening, a repeat showing of the final episode, "Isometrics and After," attracted 15 million viewers during a repeat screening in spring 1977.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 19 Also notable was the inclusion for the first time of a two-part episode consisting of "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering Up Gordon,"Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 19–20 both featuring guest appearances by Philip Jackson as Compo's nephew, Gordon.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 104

The third series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 4 on 26 July 2004. A box set featuring just series 3 was released for region 1 on 11 March 2008.

Characters The trio in this series consisted of Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Foggy (Brian Wilde). Blake Butler reprised his role from the first series as the librarian, Mr. Wainwright, before departing the show again at the end of the year.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 102 The most notable change this season, however, was the addition of Brian Wilde as the new third-man of the trio, Foggy Dewhurst, an ex-military sign painter. Wilde would play this role twice: between 1976 and 1985 and then again from 1990 until 1997, when he was forced to leave owing to health problems.Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 62–65

Episodes

DVD release The box set for series 3 and 4 was released by Universal Playback in July 2004.

+ The Complete Series 3 & 4 Set Details 15 episodes 3-disc set Language: English Release Date Region 2 Region 1 S3 only26 July 2004 11 March 2008

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