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
Full nameWilliam Simmonite
NicknameCompo
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
Home28 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth

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), was a character in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine.