An "endearing" tattered jacket, knitted waistcoat, rope belt and woollen hat from Last of the Summer Wine has sold for £6,000 at auction. Compo, played by Bill Owen, was rarely seen out of the ...

An "endearing" tattered jacket, knitted pullover, rope belt and woollen hat from Last of the Summer Wine will soon be up for auction. Compo, played by Bill Owen, was rarely seen out of the outfit ...

RESIDENTS in the town where Last of the Summer Wine was filmed say the show’s characters would hate what the quaint area has become. Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire, still attracts fans of the BBC ...

Owen then landed a role in the sitcom as Tom Owen, the long-lost son of Compo Simmonite - played by his real dad Bill Owen - in 2000. It came just days after the death of his father from cancer.

Owen played Tom Simmonite in Last of the Summer Wine after dad Bill Owen portrayed his on-screen father, Compo Simmonite. “It was two or three days after Dad had died,” said Owen in 2000.

The star's appearance on the show continued a family tradition after his father, Bill Owen, portrayed his on-screen father, Compo Simmonite.

Last Of The Summer Wine actor Tom Owen has died at the age of 73. Owen played the nomadic Tom Simmonite in the popular and long-running BBC sitcom for 10 years from 2000.

Last Of The Summer Wine star Tom Owen dies aged 73 He continued a family tradition by playing the on-screen son of his father, fellow actor Bill Owen.