| Compo Simmonite | 
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| First appearance | "Of Funerals and Fish" (Comedy Playhouse)
 4 January 1973
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| Last appearance | "Magic and the Morris Minor" 16 April 2000
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| Created by | Roy Clarke | 
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| Portrayed by |  | 
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| Full name | William Simmonite | 
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| Nickname | Compo | 
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| Occupation | Unemployed | 
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| Spouse | Mrs Simmonite (separated) | 
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| Children | Tom Simmonite | 
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| Relatives | 
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 SimmoniteSean Simmonite (great-nephew)Julian Simmonote (great-nephew)2 unnamed grandchildren
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| Home | 28 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth | 
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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.