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Born at Acton Green, London to a working-class family (his father a staunchly left-wing tram driver), [1] [2] Owen made his first film appearance in 1945, but did not achieve lasting fame until 1973, when he took the co-starring role of William "Compo" Simmonite in the long-running British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
This was Bill Owen's last episode as Compo (Owen died around 9 months before this episode was aired). Audience of 7.96m - 32nd most watched programme of the week. Elegy for Fallen Wellies 23 April Nora, in "sexy" costume for a church pageant, takes a dare from Ivy to call Compo's bluff and present herself on his doorstep.
Bill Owen may refer to: Bill Owen (actor) (1914–1999), English actor and songwriter; Bill Owen (American football) (1903–1975), American football player; Bill Owen (writer and announcer) (born 1931), hosted the ABC television documentary series, Discovery, 1966–1971; Bill Owen, a fictional character in The Old Man in the Corner stories by ...
He continued a family tradition by playing the on-screen son of his father, fellow actor Bill Owen. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
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Although the title ‘It’s Never Ten Years’ refers to ten years since Compo’s death, it’s actually not ten years since either the character or the actor died - Compo’s death occurred in the episode ‘Elegy for Fallen Wellies’ broadcast on 23 April 2000 (8 years earlier) and Bill Owen died on 12 July 1999 (9 years earlier).
While ratings for the first series were poor, it was transmitted in the summer, [3] a second series was broadcast in 1964. Female neighbours were now introduced, and Bill Owen's character was written out. [1] The series was produced by Michael Mills among others. Of the 26 episodes broadcast, only one is believed to still exist due to wiping. [4]
His right-wing political views contrasted to Compo's left wing views. (In real life Bill Owen's and Michael Bates's political views were similar to their onscreen characters and, in turn, both conflicted.) Despite this, Compo and Cyril were still close and Compo was very miserable about his departure.