<P> The following is a list of characters in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine . The series focused primarily on a trio of old men and their interaction with other characters in the town . Due to the longevity of the series it was often necessary to replace key characters due to an actor's death, illness, or unavailability for other reasons . Many characters were first seen in "one - off" appearances and were popular enough or felt to have enough potential for them to be brought back as regulars, in some instances replacing previous members of the cast . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th_colspan="32"> Series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> 7 </Th> <Th> 8 </Th> <Th> 9 </Th> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th> 11 </Th> <Th> 12 </Th> <Th> 13 </Th> <Th> 14 </Th> <Th> 15 </Th> <Th> 16 </Th> <Th> 17 </Th> <Th> 18 </Th> <Th> 19 </Th> <Th> 20 </Th> <Th> 21 </Th> <Th> 22 </Th> <Th> 23 </Th> <Th> 24 </Th> <Th> 25 </Th> <Th> 26 </Th> <Th> 27 </Th> <Th> 28 </Th> <Th> 29 </Th> <Th> 30 </Th> <Th> 31 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Compo </Th> <Td_colspan="21"> Bill Owen </Td> <Td_colspan="10"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clegg </Th> <Td_colspan="31"> Peter Sallis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Blamire </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Michael Bates </Td> <Td_colspan="29"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Foggy </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Brian Wilde </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Brian Wilde </Td> <Td_colspan="13"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seymour </Th> <Td_colspan="8"> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Michael Aldridge </Td> <Td_colspan="19"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Truly </Th> <Td_colspan="18"> </Td> <Td_colspan="13"> Frank Thornton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Billy </Th> <Td_colspan="20"> </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Keith Clifford </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Entwistle </Th> <Td_colspan="24"> </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Burt Kwouk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alvin </Th> <Td_colspan="25"> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Brian Murphy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hobbo </Th> <Td_colspan="29"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Russ Abbot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nora </Th> <Td_colspan="23"> Kathy Staff </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Kathy Staff </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ivy </Th> <Td_colspan="31"> Jane Freeman </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th_colspan="32"> Series </Th> </Tr>

Who played hobbo hobdyke in last of the summer wine