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Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1985

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I've written about this series several times and will repeat some of my previous comments on the show in general.

Don't be surprised if you are lukewarm to LOTSW on first viewing. This show grows on you over time. The first time I saw LOTSW I was underwhelmed... it was slow and seemed almost without a plot. But after watching a few more episodes I was hooked!

Only 8 episodes this time... BUT the Christmas Specials are included!!

From the press release:

"The world's longest-running sitcom is back with more adventures from everyone's favorite geriatrics! The year is 1985. Among many other things, Compo, Clegg and Foggy attempt to settle a question involving Nora Batty's feet, an old mattress dumped in the countryside prompts Foggy to institute the Dewhirst Campaign for a Cleaner Countryside, and with the assistance of Comp & Clegg, Foggy sets out to show Digby's donkey who's the boss."

Episodes are:

Season 7
Episode 7 (aka - Christmas Special): Getting Sam Home
Original Air Date--27 December 1983

Season 8
Episode 0 (aka - Christmas Special): The Loxley Lozenge
Original Air Date--30 December 1984
Episode 1: The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
Original Air Date--10 February 1985
Episode 2: Keeping Britain Tidy
Original Air Date--17 February 1985
Episode 3: Enter the Phantom
Original Air Date--24 February 1985
Episode 4: Catching Digby's Donkey
Original Air Date--3 March 1985
Episode 5: The Woollenmills of Your Mind
Original Air Date--10 March 1985
Episode 6: Who's Looking After the Cafe Then?
Original Air Date--17 March 1985

FINALLY!!! The "Christmas Special" episodes are included!!

I maintain my plea to Warner/BBC:
Get on with it! At the current release rate of 2 series per year we'll see the successor to Blu-ray come to market before all series are out on standard DVD! For a program with a over 30 year run, 2 per year is entirely too slow a release rate!

Note: If Warners continues the current chronological release schedule, the next, series 9 - from 1986, should have 15 episodes if the Christmas Specials are included. I can hardly wait!

Observasion: Why do British series from BBC/Warner cost so much per episode?!? Based on typical American sit-com series this should go for half the current SRP.

*ANNOUNCEMENT*
I just learned the BBC and Warner Home Video have announced that "Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1987" is coming to DVD on January 18th, 2011!

This has got to be the best series ever from BBC. I have everything they offered up to now. Also i watch it every day on PBS. Wish they'd speed it up a bit. I'm ready for some of the episodes with Robin Hood. If ya like the brits try some short run shows like Mulberry, Good Neighbors or Open All Hours. Great shows that got cut to soon. Another good one to preorder is Waiting for God. Amazon has a preorder price for that set also.

Enjoy the Brits,

T J

I purchased this DVD and love it. It is one of the best yet. I own all currently available and if you like Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1985, this is a must for your collection.

I am an avid fan of LOTSW, and just received the newest DVD. While I have always loved the show, I am very disappointed to see that the BBC included "Getting Sam Home" This was put on the very first DVD with Michael Bates as Cyril Blamire!. Do we really need a rerun on a DVD? Doesn't anyone at the BBC check these things? Really!!! It is an excellent dvd except for this. I don't feel as though I got my money's worth!We Brit-Com lovers look forward to these coming out so much. And then they pull this on us. I refuse to buy reruns. I am seriously considering NOT buying anymore dvds from BBC in the future. BBC----PAY ATTENTION!

Quality of shows varied. But anyone who loves Last of the Summer Wine will enjoy this season too. One little oddity: the cover says 1987, but all the shows so far(haven't seen the last three) were made in 1986!

I love love love Last of the Summer Wine and wish they would be issued more quickly. This was another goodie.

I have enjoyed this series for years and am really glad that they have begun producing the DVDs. I will continue purchasing as long as they make the years I am missing available.

Wonderful British comedy. Filmed in West Yorkshire near where my great great grandparents lived. I visited Halifax near where Summer Wine is filmed. The scenery is lovely.

All of the Last of the Summer Wine releases are just the best. I've made it a point to collect all that I can.

These people have it all together. They feed off of each other.
Some of the best British humor I have seen. Any of these DVDs are great.
I would recommend this to all, who like great comedy.