The eighth series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985.Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182 All episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164

The eighth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 7 on 3 March 2008.

Outline The trio in this series consisted of Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Foggy (Brian Wilde). This series marked the first appearances of Crusher (1984–1987), Howard Sibshaw (1985–2010), Pearl Sibshaw (1985–2010) and Marina (1985–2010), and the return of Wesley Pegden (1982, 1984–2002). This was the final appearance of Foggy Dewhurst (1976–1985, 1990–1997) until 1990.

Episodes

DVD release The box set for series 7 and 8 was released by Universal Playback in March 2008.

+ The Complete Series 7 & 8 Set Details 15 episodes 3-disc set Language: English Release Date Region 2 3 March 2008

The region 2 DVD contains edited episodes for "The Loxley Lozenge" and "Catching Digby's Donkey". Both episodes are unedited on the region 1 DVD release.

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