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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 13, Episode 1 - Quick, Quick, Slow

What could possibly dim the sunset glow that gilds the perennial boyhood of the three old reprobates as they drift through the timeless little Yorkshire town? For the hitherto irrepressible Compo it's the suspicion that Nora Batty's new lodger, Smiler is taking advantage of his privileged position. Fortunately, Foggy remembers a cure he learned in the jungle during the war.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 18th October 1991
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Brian Wilde Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
Jean Fergusson Marina
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Jane Freeman Ivy
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Steve Jamison Editor
Mike Jackson Editor
Richard Brackenbury Production Designer
Doreen James Costume Designer
Lesley Smith Make-up Designer
Derek Slee Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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