First Of The Summer Wine. Copyright: BBC
First Of The Summer Wine

First Of The Summer Wine

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1988 - 1989
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

A prequel to Last Of The Summer Wine, focusing on the youthful adventures of the principal characters. Stars David Fenwick, Paul Oldham, Paul Wyett, Peter Sallis, Maggie Ollerenshaw and more.

First Of The Summer Wine - Series One

A prequel to Roy Clarke's original Last Of The Summer Wine and featuring Peter Sallis, First Of The Summer Wine takes place in a small Yorkshire village. The action revolves around the antics of the young Compo, Clegg and Seymour and their usually level headed female counterparts, all of whom are grappling with the world around them, their youth, and their experiences with the opposite sex usually with hilarious consequences. Set between May and September 1939 as Hitler's Nazi Germany and Great Britain become increasingly poised for war, the characters' lives are about to be changed forever.

Contains the complete first series of this spin-off prequel. This double-disc set includes all 6 episodes of the series, as well as the pilot episode - first broadcast in 1988.

First released: Sunday 5th June 2011

  • Distributor: Acorn Media
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 2
  • Catalogue: AV9860

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