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.

Episode menu

Series 13, Episode 6 - Pole Star

Humiliated when he finds Nora's clothes line more out of reach than her, Compo accepts help from Foggy in overcoming his height problem.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 22nd November 1991
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Friday 26th April 2024 at 6:40pm on Drama

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 19th June 2011 9:40am Gold
Monday 25th July 2011 12:00pm Gold
Monday 24th October 2011 9:20am Gold
Monday 24th October 2011 3:20pm Gold
Monday 20th February 2012 2:00pm Yesterday
Monday 20th February 2012 7:50pm Yesterday
Friday 20th April 2012 7:00am Gold
Friday 20th April 2012 9:40am Gold
Saturday 19th May 2012 9:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 20th May 2012 7:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 8th August 2012 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 8th August 2012 4:30pm Gold
Monday 4th March 2013 11:40am Gold
Monday 4th March 2013 5:40pm Gold
Friday 5th July 2013 10:10am Gold
Sunday 17th November 2013 3:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 17th November 2013 10:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 19th June 2014 11:40am Gold
Thursday 19th June 2014 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 10:00am Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 4:50pm Gold
Monday 19th January 2015 11:00am Gold
Monday 19th January 2015 4:20pm Gold
Friday 29th May 2015 2:00pm Gold
Monday 11th April 2016 9:40am Gold
Thursday 4th August 2016 9:30am Gold
Thursday 4th August 2016 4:10pm Gold
Wednesday 28th September 2016 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 28th September 2016 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 5th April 2017 4:45pm Gold
Thursday 6th April 2017 11:45am Gold
Monday 30th October 2017 1:00pm Drama
Monday 30th October 2017 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 30th November 2017 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 30th November 2017 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th August 2018 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th August 2018 4:00pm Gold
Monday 28th January 2019 10:00am Gold
Monday 28th January 2019 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 13th June 2019 9:40am Gold
Thursday 13th June 2019 3:25pm Gold
Thursday 11th July 2019 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 14th November 2019 10:40am Gold
Thursday 14th November 2019 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd April 2020 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 22nd April 2020 5:00pm Gold
Friday 26th June 2020 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 26th August 2020 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 26th August 2020 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 31st March 2021 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 6th April 2021 10:30am Gold
Tuesday 6th April 2021 5:05pm Gold
Tuesday 19th October 2021 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 19th October 2021 4:40pm Gold
Monday 7th February 2022 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 31st May 2022 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 31st May 2022 3:50pm Gold
Tuesday 16th August 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 24th January 2023 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 24th January 2023 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd March 2023 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 2nd August 2023 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd August 2023 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 4th October 2023 6:35pm Drama
Thursday 7th March 2024 11:20am Gold
Thursday 7th March 2024 4:40pm Gold

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
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Danny O'Dea Eli Duckett
Guest cast
Tony Nelson Vicar
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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