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Greatly saddened when I heard the news as I have known Jean for many years. She first appeared in my favourite Christmas special and I was fortunate enough to appear with her in the final episode. I lived in the next road to Jean and would often see her when she came to vote in my polling...

Final pictures for now of our beloved Auntie Wainwright

More photos from my collection

In memory of Jean, photos from my personal collection

Sorry, I promise I will get back on that very soon, and add some pictures too

Barry working in financial services would probably vote to remain.

Which of our Summer Wine friends would vote to remain in the EU and who would want out?

I have been asked to create my own post rather than occasional entries in the shoutbox. So tonight I'm just saying hello and watch this space as I recall many happy years on location with Last of the Summer Wine.

Really sorry to anybody who tuned in last night, that was a terrible episode. Series 1 was much better.

BBC1, Friday, 9pm

Its a shame that the men or ladies never visited Arkwright's store

I'm sure as a local girl Mollie Sugden could have fitted in with the ladies, andvJohn Inman would have added a bit of colour. And talking of local!s, how about Sir Patrick Stewart playing a failed thespian trying to put on a dramatic piece in the local church hall.

And don' t forget Gorden, was his mum Compo's sister? or his dad Compo's brother? And then there was Little Big Malcolm, Compo's cousin. A whole tribe of Simmonites!

I always thought Leslie Philips too, maybe with links to the golf course. A friend said that Peggy Mount should have played Marina's unseen mother. He did appear in the series but I always thought that Peter Baldwin bore more than a passing resembelence to Michael Aldridge. I did also think that...

Roy's comedies often do have similar characters: Edie and Hyacinth Wesley / Howerd and Richard Auntie and Arkwright Marina and Rose Compo and Onslow