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 15 - Welcome To Earth

Compo, Clegg and Foggy never ever thought there would be a man on the moon in their lifetime, so why should they close their eyes to other extra-terrestrial possibilities?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 27th December 1993
Time
8:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 12th December 2011 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th December 2011 11:05am Gold
Sunday 22nd July 2012 8:20am Gold
Sunday 22nd July 2012 3:00pm Gold
Monday 10th December 2012 11:40am Gold
Monday 10th December 2012 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 23rd February 2013 9:00am Gold
Saturday 23rd February 2013 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 4th April 2013 10:20am Gold
Thursday 4th April 2013 4:10pm Gold
Thursday 14th November 2013 7:00am Gold
Friday 15th November 2013 6:20am Gold
Sunday 24th November 2013 1:00pm Gold
Monday 25th November 2013 8:25am Gold
Wednesday 4th December 2013 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 5th December 2013 9:55am Gold
Thursday 5th December 2013 4:00pm Gold
Friday 6th December 2013 8:55am Gold
Thursday 26th December 2013 7:40am Gold
Friday 27th December 2013 6:00am Gold
Saturday 19th July 2014 4:40pm Gold
Sunday 20th July 2014 11:40am Gold
Saturday 13th December 2014 10:00am Gold
Saturday 13th December 2014 4:30pm Gold
Wednesday 9th September 2015 10:20am Gold
Sunday 13th September 2015 7:40am Gold
Sunday 13th September 2015 4:55pm Gold
Wednesday 9th December 2015 8:35am Gold
Wednesday 9th December 2015 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th April 2016 9:30am Gold
Wednesday 20th April 2016 4:00pm Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 10:15am Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 4:20pm Gold
Friday 25th November 2016 10:00am Gold
Friday 25th November 2016 4:25pm Gold
Wednesday 21st December 2016 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 6th December 2017 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 6th December 2017 1:50pm Gold
Friday 15th December 2017 8:50am Gold
Friday 15th December 2017 1:45pm Gold
Monday 24th June 2019 8:45am Gold
Monday 24th June 2019 3:10pm Gold
Wednesday 14th August 2019 11:10am Gold
Wednesday 14th August 2019 4:50pm Gold
Monday 9th December 2019 10:35am Gold
Monday 9th December 2019 3:20pm Gold
Monday 7th December 2020 9:40am Gold
Monday 7th December 2020 3:45pm Gold
Monday 21st December 2020 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2020 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 21st April 2021 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 21st April 2021 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th December 2021 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 8th December 2021 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 10:20am Gold
Friday 17th December 2021 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 12th February 2022 1:20pm Drama
Monday 10th October 2022 10:10am Gold
Monday 10th October 2022 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 14th December 2022 11:00am Gold
Monday 4th December 2023 10:55am Gold
Friday 15th December 2023 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 20th December 2023 10:35am Gold
Thursday 21st December 2023 7:20pm Drama
Friday 22nd December 2023 3:40pm Drama
Monday 18th March 2024 11:40am Gold
Monday 18th March 2024 5:00pm 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
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Guest cast
Eli Woods Drunk
Paul Bown Darren's Friend
John Cleese (as Kim Bread) Darren
Jim Casey (as James Casey) Drunk
Robin Banks Mr. Heptinstall
Denis Mawn Actor
Tony Simon Actor
Kelly West Actor
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
John Wilkinson Editor
Richard Brackenbury Production Designer
Liz Nicholls (as Elizabeth Nicholls) Costume Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Robert Pascall Director of Photography
Susan Parkinson Make-up Designer
Charles Garland 1st Assistant Director

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