
- 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.
- Part of
- 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 31 Episode 3: Today at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 31 Episode 4: Today at 5pm on Gold
- Today at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 1: Today at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 31 Episode 5: Tomorrow at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 31 Episode 6: Tomorrow at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 31 Episode 5: Tomorrow at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 31 Episode 6: Tomorrow at 5pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 2: Tomorrow at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 3: Tomorrow at 7:20pm on DramaShow all repeats
- Wednesday at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 1: Wednesday at 10:20am on Gold
- Wednesday at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 1: Wednesday at 5pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 4: Wednesday at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 5: Wednesday at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 2: Thursday at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 3: Thursday at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 2: Thursday at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 3: Thursday at 5pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 6: Thursday at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 1: Thursday at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 4: Friday at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 5: Friday at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 4: Friday at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 5: Friday at 5pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 2: Friday at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 3: Friday at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 1 Episode 6: Monday 1st February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 1: Monday 1st February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 1 Episode 6: Monday 1st February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 1: Monday 1st February at 5:40pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 4: Monday 1st February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 5: Monday 1st February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 2: Tuesday 2nd February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 3: Tuesday 2nd February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 2: Tuesday 2nd February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 3: Tuesday 2nd February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 6: Tuesday 2nd February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 7: Tuesday 2nd February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 24 Episode 4: Tuesday 2nd February at 8pm on BBC4
- Series 2 Episode 4: Wednesday 3rd February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 5: Wednesday 3rd February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 4: Wednesday 3rd February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 5: Wednesday 3rd February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 1: Wednesday 3rd February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 2: Wednesday 3rd February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 2 Episode 6: Thursday 4th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 7: Thursday 4th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 6: Thursday 4th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 2 Episode 7: Thursday 4th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 3: Thursday 4th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 4: Thursday 4th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 1: Friday 5th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 2: Friday 5th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 1: Friday 5th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 2: Friday 5th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 5: Friday 5th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 6: Friday 5th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 3: Monday 8th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 4: Monday 8th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 3: Monday 8th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 4: Monday 8th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 7: Monday 8th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 1: Monday 8th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 5: Tuesday 9th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 6: Tuesday 9th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 5: Tuesday 9th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 6: Tuesday 9th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 2: Tuesday 9th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 3: Tuesday 9th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 3 Episode 7: Wednesday 10th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 1: Wednesday 10th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 3 Episode 7: Wednesday 10th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 1: Wednesday 10th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 4: Wednesday 10th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 5: Wednesday 10th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 2: Thursday 11th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 3: Thursday 11th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 2: Thursday 11th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 3: Thursday 11th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 6: Thursday 11th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 8: Thursday 11th February at 7:20pm on Drama
- Series 4 Episode 4: Friday 12th February at 9:40am on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 5: Friday 12th February at 10:20am on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 4: Friday 12th February at 4:20pm on Gold
- Series 4 Episode 5: Friday 12th February at 5pm on Gold
- Series 5 Episode 1: Friday 12th February at 6:40pm on Drama
- Series 5 Episode 2: Friday 12th February 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

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