Compo Simmonite

Compo Simmonite
Last of the Summer Wine character
First appearance"Of Funerals and Fish"
(Comedy Playhouse)
4 January 1973
Last appearance"Magic and the Morris Minor"
16 April 2000
Created byRoy Clarke
Portrayed by
In-universe information
AliasCompo Simmonite
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationUnemployed
SpouseMrs. Simmonite (separated)
ChildrenTom Simmonite
Relatives
List
  • Dudley Simmonite (brother)
  • Phyllis Simmonite (sister)
  • Barry Simmonite (brother)
  • Les Simmonite (brother)
  • Harold Simmonite (brother)
  • Hilda Simmonite (sister)
  • Walter Simmonite (brother)
  • Wendy Simmonite (sister)
  • Ernie Simmonite (brother)
  • Ethel Simmonite (sister)
  • Peggy Simmonite (brother)
  • Ada Simmonite (sister)
  • Lionel Simmonite (brother)
  • Nellie Simmonite (sister)
  • Ruby Simmonite (aunt)
  • Beth Simmonite (aunt)
  • Connie Simmonite (aunt)
  • Lizzie Simmonite (aunt)
  • Gladys Simmonite (aunt)
  • Wilfred Simmonite (uncle)
  • Dudley Simmonite (uncle)
  • Percy Simmonite (uncle)
  • Ned Simmonite (uncle)
  • Big Malcolm Simmonite (cousin)
  • Chip Simmonite (nephew)
  • Connie Simmonite (niece-in-law)
  • Gordon Simmonite (nephew)
  • Julie Simmonite (niece)
    Annie Simmonite (cousin)
  • Arnold Simmonite (cousin)
  • Vince Simmonite (cousin)
  • Eric Simmonite
  • Sean Simmonite (great-nephew)
  • Julian Simmonote (great-nephew)
  • 2 unnamed grandchildren

William Simmonite, better known by his nickname of Compo (from unemployment compensation, as in the phrase "he's on the compo", according to series writer Roy Clarke),[1] was a character in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine.

  1. ^ "An Interview with Roy Clarke". Summer Wine Online. Summer Winos. Retrieved 23 February 2020.