Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC
Last Of The Summer Wine

Last Of The Summer Wine

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973 - 2010
  • 295 episodes (31 series)

Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.

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Series 27, Episode 6 - Who's That Merry Man With Billy, Then?

Recruitment for Billy's Merry Men receives an unexpected boost.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 9th April 2006
Time
6:20pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 21st June 2011 10:40am Gold
Friday 7th October 2011 12:00pm Gold
Friday 7th October 2011 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2012 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2012 5:35pm Gold
Friday 24th August 2012 2:30pm Yesterday
Friday 24th August 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 29th December 2012 12:50pm Yesterday
Friday 31st May 2013 12:20pm Gold
Friday 31st May 2013 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 7th August 2013 7:00pm Drama
Friday 20th September 2013 7:00pm Drama
Tuesday 1st October 2013 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd October 2013 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 12th February 2014 3:20pm Drama
Wednesday 12th February 2014 7:40pm Drama
Saturday 1st March 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 2nd March 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 27th March 2014 11:40am Gold
Thursday 27th March 2014 5:30pm Gold
Saturday 2nd August 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 3rd August 2014 7:50pm Yesterday
Friday 22nd August 2014 6:25am Gold
Monday 1st December 2014 9:50am Gold
Monday 1st December 2014 3:40pm Gold
Friday 16th January 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 2nd April 2015 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 4th April 2015 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 27th October 2015 9:00am Gold
Thursday 19th November 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 29th January 2016 10:00am Gold
Thursday 9th June 2016 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2016 8:50am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2016 2:25pm Gold
Thursday 26th January 2017 3:20pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 18th April 2017 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 18th April 2017 6:40pm Drama
Friday 9th June 2017 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 10th June 2017 11:00am Gold
Friday 14th July 2017 9:40am Gold
Friday 14th July 2017 3:40pm Gold
Sunday 13th August 2017 9:50am Gold
Friday 18th August 2017 10:20am Gold
Friday 18th August 2017 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 4:40pm Gold
Friday 6th April 2018 1:00pm Drama
Friday 6th April 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 18th June 2018 11:00am Gold
Monday 18th June 2018 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 10th October 2018 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 10th October 2018 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 13th December 2018 1:20pm Drama
Thursday 13th December 2018 7:20pm Drama
Friday 29th March 2019 10:05am Gold
Friday 29th March 2019 4:10pm Gold
Thursday 12th September 2019 9:40am Gold
Thursday 12th September 2019 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2020 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 19th February 2020 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 19th February 2020 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 4:55pm Gold
Tuesday 24th November 2020 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 24th November 2020 5:20pm Gold
Friday 18th December 2020 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 14th July 2021 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 14th July 2021 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 25th August 2021 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd February 2022 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 23rd February 2022 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 11th May 2022 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 1st September 2022 11:00am Gold
Thursday 1st September 2022 3:25pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2022 6:40pm Drama
Friday 28th April 2023 11:40am Gold
Friday 28th April 2023 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th June 2023 6:40pm Drama
Friday 3rd November 2023 11:00am Gold
Friday 3rd November 2023 5:40pm Gold
Friday 19th January 2024 6:40pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Brian Murphy Alvin Smedley
Keith Clifford Billy Hardcastle
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
Jean Fergusson Marina
Josephine Tewson Miss Davenport
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Burt Kwouk Entwistle
Tom Owen Tom Simmonite
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
June Whitfield Nelly
Jane Freeman Ivy
Ken Kitson PC Cooper
Louis Emerick PC Walsh
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Guest cast
Valerie Leon DW Cheetham
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Andrew Wilde Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Pat O'Shea Director of Photography
Emily Curtis (as Emily Newbold) Costume Designer
Lesley Faulkner Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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