1: Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch
Apr 19, 2009
Hobbo tries to find a friend for Morton and Barry is depressed when Toby moves next door.
Season 30
Last of the Summer Wine
10 EPISODES • 2009
Last of the Summer Wine's thirtieth series originally aired 19 April 2009. All eleven episodes in series thirty were thirty minutes in length. A New Years Special aired on 31 December 2008. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.
This series is notable for forming a new trio composed of Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo, who was introduced in the New Years Special. Peter Sallis and Frank Thornton are now demoted to secondary characters, filmed only in studio scenes due to the cost of insurance for the actors at their age on location.Episodes
2: The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?
Apr 26, 2009
Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother.
3: Will Howard Cross the Atlantic Single Handed?
May 3, 2009
Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.
4: Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?
May 10, 2009
Hobbo is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one. Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of diguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections.
5: Nobody Messes with Tony the Throat
May 17, 2009
Howard is deeply concerned when Pearl starts going out every day with Nelly, and she will not say where. Hobbo comes to his aid, and heads a surveillance party to follow Pearl and Nelly. When the women go into a Hell's Angels club, they decide not to be hasty, and confront them later.
6: Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?
May 24, 2009
When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella.
7: Will Randolph Make a Good Impression?
May 31, 2009
Hobbo turns up at the river wall with Randolph, who he hopes will bring romance into Stella's life. Randolph seems to lack any of the requirements of a potential suitor, and is limp and unattractive, especially after Hobbo drops him in the river.
8: In Which Romance Springs a Leak
Jun 7, 2009
Toby is beginning to realise that the benefits of going back to his ex-wife far outweigh the advantages of living alone in a sparsely furnished house with no-one to cook or clean for him.
9: Variations on a Theme of Father's Day
Jun 14, 2009
In order that Hobbo can find out more about Nelly, his supposed mother, he has Howard eavesdrop on her when she is visiting Pearl.
10: Goodnight Sweet Ferret
Jun 21, 2009
When word goes around town that Old Heptonstall is looking for volunteers, Hobbo and his army of volunteers, namely Alvin and Entwistle, go and visit him without a second thought.
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