The BBC & crew agreed not to be credited at the closing credits but be moved to the opening credits instead, allowing for the moving final image of Compo. Last of the Summer Wine (series 21) Jump to navigation Jump to search. Howard sends away for a wig but has Normans name on the address. Ivy has booked a private party in a room over the Cafe. This New Year special was the last ever episode to be filmed with Bill Owen as Compo and finished filming just days before he died. Foggy is still intending to raise a large flag, but he is also still in need of a flagpole. Howard then refuses to take the horrid hairpiece when Pearl sees the name on the box. As of 29 August 2010 (the very last day of transmission), a total of around 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, three New Year Specials and a Millennium Special (but not the short Christmas sketch, a comedy trial or the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentaries).