Episode
Last of the Summer Wine: The General's Greatest Battle
Overview
Nora is to appear in a parade as the wife of a local hero. The hero himself is to be portrayed by a life-sized dummy, which has been at Auntie Wainwright's for cleaning. Can The General get back in one piece?
Details
- Series
- Last of the Summer Wine
- Season
- Season 25
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2004-02-15
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The General's Greatest Battle is Episode 2 in Season 25 of Last of the Summer Wine. It aired on 2004-02-15. The runtime is 30 min.
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Barry must dispose of a prize he's won; Truly plots to fob it off on Howard, who has forgotten an important birthday and needs a present quickly. Glenda doubts Miss Davenport's claims of seeing a large dinosaur in their neighborhood. Alvin takes up propecting for gold in the river.
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