Last of the Summer Wine The Frenchies Are Coming (Season 24, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

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Last of the Summer Wine

The Frenchies Are Coming (Season 24, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

Billy Hardcastle says that history shows past many wars between Britain and France so he wants to recruit members for his Merry Men, like Robin Hood had led, to learn archery in order to be ready to fight a future French invasion.

Director

Alan J.W. Bell

Writer

Roy Clarke (by)

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Updated Feb 23, 2003

Release date

Feb 23, 2003 (United Kingdom)

Awards

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1 win & 8 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Sallis Clegg Clegg See fewer	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Frank Thornton Truly Truly See fewer	Are You Being Served? (1972)
Keith Clifford Billy Billy See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Robert Fyfe Howard Howard See fewer	Cloud Atlas (2012)
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Pearl See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Tom Owen Tom Tom See fewer	Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
Stephen Lewis Smiler Smiler See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Sarah Thomas Glenda Glenda See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Mike Grady Barry Barry See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Jean Alexander Auntie Wainwright Auntie Wainwright See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Burt Kwouk Entwistle Entwistle See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Kathy Staff Nora Batty Nora Batty See fewer	Mary Reilly (1996)
Jane Freeman Ivy Ivy See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Geoffrey Wilkinson Man Man See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Ken Kitson PC Cooper PC Cooper See fewer	Danger UXB (1979)
Tony Capstick Policeman Policeman See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Jean Fergusson Marina Marina See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Dora Bryan Roz Roz See fewer	A Taste of Honey (1961)
Thora Hird Edie (as Dame Thora Hird) Edie (as Dame Thora Hird) See fewer	Lost for Words (1999)
Christopher Beeny Repo Man Repo Man See fewer	Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Trevor Bannister Golf Captain Golf Captain See fewer	Are You Being Served? (1972)