Episode
Last of the Summer Wine: The Sweet Smell Of Excess
Overview
Compo's inexpert attempt at constructing a homemade trampoline sets off a series of unfortunate mishaps.
Details
- Series
- Last of the Summer Wine
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1995-02-26
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Sweet Smell Of Excess is Episode 8 in Season 16 of Last of the Summer Wine. It aired on 1995-02-26. The runtime is 30 min.
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