Last Of The Summer Wine

Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom

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Genre: Sitcom
Broadcast: 1973 - 2010
Channel: BBC One
Episodes: 295 (1 pilot + 31 series), plus 1 short special
Starring: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, Michael Aldridge, Keith Clifford and others
Writer: Roy Clarke
Directors: Alan J. W. Bell, James Gilbert, Bernard Thompson and Sydney Lotterby
Producers: Alan J. W. Bell, James Gilbert, Bernard Thompson and Sydney Lotterby

Sitcom following a group of male pensioners looking for adventure. With characters entering and leaving the series over its lifetime, trios have included Compo, Clegg and Foggy; Clegg, Truly and Alvin; and Hobbo, Entwistle and Alvin.

The 'gang' are ageing delinquents who carry out boyish pranks in a quiet Yorkshire village. Their japes revolve around daredevil stunts aimed at wooing their lady friends or getting male chums out of trouble.

Production Details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production company

Laugh track

Yes, but type varies

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 4th January 1973 on BBC One at 8pm

Last new broadcast

Sunday 29th August 2010 on BBC One at 8pm

Upcoming repeats

Series 21 Episode 4: Tomorrow at 10:20am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 5: Tomorrow at 11am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 6: Tomorrow at 11:40am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 4: Tomorrow at 3:40pm on Gold
Series 21 Episode 5: Tomorrow at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 21 Episode 6: Tomorrow at 5pm on Gold
Series 8 Episode 1: Tomorrow at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 8 Episode 2: Tomorrow at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 21 Episode 7: Wednesday at 10:35am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 8: Wednesday at 11:10am on GoldShow all repeats
Series 21 Episode 9: Wednesday at 11:50am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 7: Wednesday at 3:25pm on Gold
Series 21 Episode 8: Wednesday at 4pm on Gold
Series 21 Episode 9: Wednesday at 4:40pm on Gold
Series 8 Episode 3: Wednesday at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 8 Episode 4: Wednesday at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 21 Episode 10: Thursday at 10:30am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 1: Thursday at 11:10am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 2: Thursday at 11:55am on Gold
Series 21 Episode 10: Thursday at 3:50pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 1: Thursday at 4:25pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 2: Thursday at 5pm on Gold
Series 8 Episode 5: Thursday at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 8 Episode 6: Thursday at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 22 Episode 3: Friday at 10:20am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 4: Friday at 11am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 5: Friday at 11:40am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 3: Friday at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 4: Friday at 5pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 5: Friday at 5:40pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 1: Friday at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 2: Friday at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 22 Episode 6: Monday 1st June at 10:40am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 7: Monday 1st June at 11:20am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 8: Monday 1st June at 12pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 6: Monday 1st June at 4pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 7: Monday 1st June at 4:40pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 8: Monday 1st June at 5:20pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 3: Monday 1st June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 4: Monday 1st June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 22 Episode 9: Tuesday 2nd June at 11am on Gold
Series 22 Episode 10: Tuesday 2nd June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 1: Tuesday 2nd June at 12:20pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 9: Tuesday 2nd June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 22 Episode 10: Tuesday 2nd June at 5pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 1: Tuesday 2nd June at 5:40pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 5: Tuesday 2nd June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 6: Tuesday 2nd June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 23 Episode 2: Wednesday 3rd June at 10:20am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 3: Wednesday 3rd June at 11am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 4: Wednesday 3rd June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 2: Wednesday 3rd June at 3:40pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 3: Wednesday 3rd June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 4: Wednesday 3rd June at 5pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 7: Wednesday 3rd June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 8: Wednesday 3rd June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 23 Episode 5: Thursday 4th June at 10:20am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 6: Thursday 4th June at 11am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 7: Thursday 4th June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 5: Thursday 4th June at 3:40pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 6: Thursday 4th June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 7: Thursday 4th June at 5pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 9: Thursday 4th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 10: Thursday 4th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 23 Episode 8: Friday 5th June at 10:20am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 9: Friday 5th June at 11am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 10: Friday 5th June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 23 Episode 8: Friday 5th June at 3:40pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 9: Friday 5th June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 23 Episode 10: Friday 5th June at 5pm on Gold
Series 9 Episode 11: Friday 5th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 9 Episode 12: Friday 5th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 24 Episode 1: Monday 8th June at 10:40am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 2: Monday 8th June at 11:20am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 3: Monday 8th June at 12pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 1: Monday 8th June at 4pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 2: Monday 8th June at 4:40pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 3: Monday 8th June at 5:20pm on Gold
Series 10 Episode 1: Monday 8th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 10 Episode 2: Monday 8th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 24 Episode 4: Tuesday 9th June at 10:20am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 5: Tuesday 9th June at 11am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 6: Tuesday 9th June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 4: Tuesday 9th June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 5: Tuesday 9th June at 5pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 6: Tuesday 9th June at 5:40pm on Gold
Series 10 Episode 3: Tuesday 9th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 10 Episode 4: Tuesday 9th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 24 Episode 7: Wednesday 10th June at 10:20am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 8: Wednesday 10th June at 11am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 9: Wednesday 10th June at 11:40am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 7: Wednesday 10th June at 3:40pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 8: Wednesday 10th June at 4:20pm on Gold
Series 24 Episode 9: Wednesday 10th June at 5pm on Gold
Series 10 Episode 5: Wednesday 10th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 10 Episode 6: Wednesday 10th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 24 Episode 10: Thursday 11th June at 10:10am on Gold
Series 25 Episode 1: Thursday 11th June at 10:50am on Gold
Series 25 Episode 2: Thursday 11th June at 11:30am on Gold
Series 24 Episode 10: Thursday 11th June at 3:30pm on Gold
Series 25 Episode 1: Thursday 11th June at 4:10pm on Gold
Series 25 Episode 2: Thursday 11th June at 4:50pm on Gold
Series 11 Episode 1: Thursday 11th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 11 Episode 2: Thursday 11th June at 7:20pm on Drama
Series 25 Episode 3: Friday 12th June at 9:50am on Gold
Series 25 Episode 4: Friday 12th June at 10:30am on Gold
Series 25 Episode 5: Friday 12th June at 11:10am on Gold
Series 25 Episode 3: Friday 12th June at 3:10pm on Gold
Series 25 Episode 4: Friday 12th June at 3:50pm on Gold
Series 25 Episode 5: Friday 12th June at 4:30pm on Gold
Series 11 Episode 3: Friday 12th June at 6:40pm on Drama
Series 11 Episode 4: Friday 12th June at 7:20pm on Drama

Website links

Summer Wine Appreciation Society
The official website of the Appreciation Society. At the time of writing the website hasn't been updated for a while, however it still contains a lot of interesting content.
LOTSW On The BBC
A page about the show from the BBC.
UKTV Gold Article
An article about the show from UKTV Gold.
Visiting Last Of The Summer Wine
Thinking of visiting Holmfirth where the sitcom is filmed? The local council has put together a page explaining what you can find in the area.
The Summer Wine Chronicle
This site is a dedication to the programme as well as the countless actors who have appeared in it.
The Last Of The Summer Wine Gift Shop
The website for a gift shop based in Holmfirth, location of the show, selling just about every kind of Last of the Summer Wine merchandise you can think of.
IMDb
Wikipedia