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{{Infobox television season
| season_number =
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image = LOTSWs7.jpg
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| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 7 & 8 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 7
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1984|12|30|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1985|3|17|df=y}}
| prev_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 7)|7]]
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|9]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''eighth series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 30 December 1984 and 17 March 1985.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 181–182</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[Alan J. W. Bell]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

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

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Clegg]]
|-
| [[Brian Wilde]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters|Foggy]]
|-
|}

==First appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Milburn "Crusher"|Crusher]] (1984–1987)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Howard Sibshaw|Howard Sibshaw]] (1985–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Pearl Sibshaw|Pearl Sibshaw]] (1985–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Marina|Marina]] (1985–2010)

==Returning this series==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] (1982, 1984–2002)

==Last appearances==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Foggy Dewhurst|Foggy Dewhurst]] (1976–1985, 1990–1997)

==List of episodes==
'''Christmas Special (1984)'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Loxely Lozenge
|30 December
|Wesley needs some help. He's found an old, but extremely valuable racing car, and wants the lads to help him get it home.
|
*This episode marks the first appearance of [[Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine#"Crusher" Milburn|Crusher]], however his introduction appears in the 8th series, officially.
* Note that, for continuity reasons, in some airings of this episode, Jonathan Linsley's appearance as Crusher has been edited out, although his name still appears in the end credits. This was because when the episode was originally shown before "Keeping Britain Tidy", it made no sense for him to be a surprise if the key characters had already met him. Loxley Lozenge was effectively brought to the front of this series, to become a seasonal special, which caused this continuity problem.
*This episode also marked the 2nd (due to popularity) guest appearance of Wesley Pegden (who became a full regular from the next series onward until 2002).
*Also guest-starring appearance of Ashley Jackson as a Painter.
*Included on the Series 7 & 8 boxset.
*The general consensus is the chassis of an [[Austin Sheerline]] was used as a prop for the titular fictional vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DigitalCavalry|date=2015-07-17|title=Christmas Special 1984: The Loxley Lozenge|url=http://summerwinos.co.uk/?p=2131|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Summer Winos|language=english}}</ref>
|-
|}
'''Regular series'''
{| class="wikitable" width=100% border=1 style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! style="background:#ffdead" width=17%|Title
! style="background:#ffdead" width=8%|Airdate
! style="background:#ffdead" width=40%|Description
! style="background:#ffdead" width=35%|Notes
|-
|The Mysterious Feet of Nora Batty
|10 February
|Foggy and Compo have a disagreement about the size of Nora's feet, so they set out to find out the truth.
|
|-
|Keeping Britain Tidy
|17 February
|Foggy decides to embark upon a campaign to clean up the countryside, starting with an old mattress.
|
*This episode officially features the introduction of Crusher, despite his having appeared in the previous Christmas Special.
*This episode guest features that of [[Brian Glover]]. Note that Brian Glover and [[Brian Wilde]] previously co-starred in [[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]].
|-
|Enter The Phantom
|24 February
|Compo transforms himself into 'The Phantom', a daredevil motorcyclist. Will this impress Nora?
|
*'Crusher' Milburn is a regular character from this episode until the 1987 Christmas Special
|-
|Catching Digby's Donkey
|3 March
|Foggy offers to help Digby catch his donkey.
|
*This episode marks the first appearances of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Howard Sibshaw|Howard]], [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Pearl Sibshaw|Pearl]] and [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Marina|Marina]] who become full regulars from the next series onward.
*Guest starring [[John Evitts]] as Digby
|-
|The Woollenmills of your Mind
|10 March
|Compo comes up with yet another plan to impress Nora – entering a marathon.
|
*The theme from [[Chariots of Fire]] can be heard during Compo's training sequence.
|-
|Who's Looking After The Cafe, Then?
|17 March
|Foggy volunteers to look after Ivy's Cafe while she goes out.
|
*This episode sees the last appearance of Foggy (as Wilde left to star in [[Wyatt's Watchdogs]]). He would return in [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 12)|Series 12]] 5 years later.
* Third guest appearance of [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Wesley Pegden|Wesley Pegden]] before becoming a regular character in the following episode, [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 9)|Uncle of the Bride]].
|-
|}

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

{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 7 & 8'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Peter-Sallis/dp/B000YHMTGC/ref=pd_bxgy_74_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FY8VYW2WXKJVY1R3CEYV|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 7 & 8|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 15 episodes
* 3-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" | 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.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-8 Series 8] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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