Nora passes on .

Farewell Nora , you will be deeply missed by all of your fans , may you Rest in Peace . Kathy Staff the much beloved star of " Last of the Summer Wine " has died , she has gone to join the other members of the show that have passed on in recent years . Of the original cast few remain , the most prominent being Peter Sallis ( Norman Clegg ) , top left in the picture above .
LotSW is a show that portrays the very best of Northern working class life , the honesty , work ethic and sense of fun , it does it without smut or filth . Even Howard and Marina never get to consummate their flirting , this is British humour at it's best .
It proves that the Ross / Brand filth is not required to get laughs from the public ; Cleggy , Howard , Smiler and Entwhistle are natural comical characters that charm and delight .
I can only hope that in Heaven Nora is chaseing Compo with her brush .