He played the fish shop man in First of the Summer Wine.

New supporting characters were added to those from Last of the Summer Wine.

During its first series, Last of the Summer Wine did not receive a high ratings share.

Last of the Summer Wine's audience grew from 2.7 million to 3.4 million over the 30 minutes.

He also made an appearance in Last of the Summer Wine.

First of the Summer Wine ran for two series, each of which contained six episodes.

At its peak, Last of the Summer Wine had over 22 million viewers.

In a completely different league to something like Last of the Summer Wine.

There are links with Last of the Summer Wine too.

Thompson served as producer and director during Last of the Summer Wine's second series.