Last of the Summer Wine (series 3)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Last of the Summer Wine's third series originally aired on BBC One between 27 October 1976 and 8 December 1976. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby. 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. 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," both featuring guest appearances by Philip Jackson as Compo's nephew, Gordon. Blake Butler reprises his role from the first series as the librarian, Mr. Wainwright, before departing the show again at the end of the year.