Episode
Last of the Summer Wine: A Sidecar Named Desire
Overview
Remembering Nora used to enjoy a ride on a motorbike and sidecar when her husband was alive, Compo hires a motorbike from Auntie Wainwright, and invites Nora for a ride. Wesley tries to fix Barry's car (again), with disastrous results.
Details
- Series
- Last of the Summer Wine
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1997-06-22
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
A Sidecar Named Desire is Episode 10 in Season 18 of Last of the Summer Wine. It aired on 1997-06-22. The runtime is 30 min.
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