Together to the end, Compo and Clegg buried on hillside they loved
Watch full videoJan 2, 2018 · Bill Owen and Peter Sallis, Last of the Summer Wine’s Compo and Clegg, forged a bond not only with each other but with the West Riding landscape across which the series was shot. Yesterday,...
Bill Owen (actor) - Wikipedia
While filming the Last of the Summer Wine French special for the millennium of 2000, Owen fell ill but insisted on continuing despite being in pain; when he got back to England, he was confirmed as having pancreatic and bowel cancer.
He continued working right up to his death from pancreatic cancer in Westminster, London, on 12 July 1999. Owen is buried in the churchyard of St John's Parish Church, Upperthong, near his b…Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseLast of the Summer Wine actor buried beside co-star
Watch full videoJan 2, 2018 · Compo and Clegg, played by friends Bill Owen and Peter Sallis (left and right), are now buried next to one another in St John's Church overlooking the town of Holmfirth made famous by the BBC...
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BBC News | Entertainment | Final farewell to Summer …
Jul 19, 1999 · Last of the Summer Wine Star Bill Owen has been laid to rest in the Yorkshire village of Holmfirth, the setting for the popular TV series he cherished. The 85-year-old, who played Compo, died...
Compo tribute finally revealed 17 years …
Dec 9, 2016 · A long-awaited tribute to Last of the Summer Wine legend Compo is finally ready. The 6ft-high upright stone slab …
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Last of the Summer Wine: Stars Compo and …
Jan 2, 2018 · LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE stars Compo and Clegg have been buried next to each other in the town made famous by the popular show. The two close friends are now …
Compo and Clegg | Last Of The Summer Wine Graves …
Dec 20, 2022 · We visit the Compo and Clegg graves of Last Of The Summer Wine stars Bill Owen and Peter Sallis in Upperthong, Holmfirth. We take a look at the final resting...
Summer Wine star died 20 years ago but …
Jun 13, 2019 · Almost 20 years after the death of TV star Bill Owen, a four tonne memorial to him is still languishing in a quarry. When the veteran actor died on 12 July, 1999, the …
Last of the Summer Wine stars Compo and Clegg buried side-by …
Jan 1, 2018 · LAST of the Summer Wine pals Compo and Clegg have been reunited after they were buried side-by-side in a graveyard overlooking the town made famous by the show. …
BBC News | UK | Farewell to a Cockney-born …
Jul 12, 1999 · In his woolly hat, threadbare jacket and wellies, Bill Owen, who has died at the age of 85, became one of the nation's best-loved stars as the mischievous Compo in BBC One's Last of the Summer...
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