Never underestimate the pulling power of 'Compo' Simmonite and Norah Batty. The Yorkshire sitcom Last of the Summer Wine ended its long run on the BBC in 2010 but it lives on in homes across the world ...

And more often than not it was Compo Simmonite, one of her husband Wally’s friends, on the receiving end – especially hilarious since he harboured not-so-secret romantic feelings for her.

One of the Last Few Places Unexplored by Man: Réalisé par Alan J.W. Bell Avec Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, John Comer. Compo dons a loud blazer and schemes to get his picture taken in Nora ...

One of the Last Few Places Unexplored by Man: Regie: Alan J.W. Bell Mit Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, John Comer Compo dons a loud blazer and schemes to get his picture taken in Nora Batty's ...

Simmonite butcher and fishmonger survived on Division Street for 10 years. Chris Sexton said: “This is so sad. As a resident of the the city centre this was one of our favourite shops." ...

A much-loved butcher and fishmonger which operated a Sheffield city centre shop for 10 years has shut down – and the business is set to be replaced with a micro-pub.

His father, Bill Owen, played Compo Simmonite in the show and Tom was his long-lost son. The actor also starred in The Bill, Upstairs Downstairs, Minder and The Hello Goodbye Man.

2 Last of the Summer Wine star Tom Owen has sadly passed away aged 73. The actor is best known for playing Tom Simmonite in the long-running BBC sitcom for 10 years from 2000. His appearance on the ...

Tom Owen's debut on the program followed in the footsteps of Bill Owen, his father, who played Compo Simmonite, his on-screen father. Other TV appearances include The Bill, The Onedin Line, and ...

The actor continued a family tradition in 2000 when he joined what has become the UK’s longest-running comedy series. He was cast in the comedy classic as the long-lost son of his real-life father ...