<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_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> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="29"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> <Td_colspan="23"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="20"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> </Td> <Td_colspan="13"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="18"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="10"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="21"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="24"> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="27"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="29"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What happened to the actors in last of the summer wine