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, Episode 8 - There Are Gypsies At The Bottom Of Our Garden

Foggy identifies the sound of a giant woodpecker and exploits this natural wonder.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 12th December 1993
Time
7pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 1st August 2011 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th November 2011 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 16th November 2011 3:20pm Gold
Monday 23rd January 2012 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 24th January 2012 12:40pm Gold
Wednesday 14th March 2012 2:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 14th March 2012 7:50pm Yesterday
Tuesday 29th May 2012 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 29th May 2012 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 23rd June 2012 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 24th June 2012 8:20pm Yesterday
Monday 25th February 2013 3:30pm Yesterday
Monday 25th February 2013 7:20pm Yesterday
Friday 15th March 2013 11:00am Gold
Friday 15th March 2013 5:00pm Gold
Monday 15th July 2013 9:30am Gold
Friday 4th July 2014 11:00am Gold
Friday 4th July 2014 5:40pm Gold
Sunday 16th November 2014 11:40am Yesterday
Sunday 16th November 2014 7:40pm Yesterday
Monday 29th December 2014 8:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 24th January 2015 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 29th January 2015 11:40am Gold
Thursday 29th January 2015 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 21st March 2015 2:00pm Gold
Sunday 22nd March 2015 7:05am Gold
Monday 8th June 2015 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 8th September 2015 9:00am Gold
Friday 20th November 2015 10:05am Gold
Tuesday 19th April 2016 10:10am Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 8:55am Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 3:00pm Gold
Friday 21st October 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 21st October 2016 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 13th April 2017 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 17th January 2018 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 17th January 2018 5:20pm Gold
Monday 23rd April 2018 9:35am Gold
Monday 23rd April 2018 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 4th July 2018 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 4th July 2018 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 15th August 2018 10:35am Gold
Wednesday 15th August 2018 5:15pm Gold
Tuesday 5th February 2019 9:10am Gold
Tuesday 5th February 2019 4:00pm Gold
Friday 21st June 2019 10:35am Gold
Friday 21st June 2019 4:05pm Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 7:15pm Drama
Friday 22nd November 2019 10:00am Gold
Friday 22nd November 2019 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 30th April 2020 11:00am Gold
Thursday 30th April 2020 4:20pm Gold
Monday 13th July 2020 7:20pm Drama
Friday 4th September 2020 9:40am Gold
Friday 4th September 2020 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th April 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 20th April 2021 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 20th April 2021 4:20pm Gold
Friday 29th October 2021 10:40am Gold
Friday 29th October 2021 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th February 2022 7:20pm Drama
Monday 13th June 2022 9:35am Gold
Monday 13th June 2022 2:10pm Gold
Monday 29th August 2022 7:20pm Drama
Monday 6th February 2023 10:40am Gold
Monday 6th February 2023 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 5th April 2023 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 15th August 2023 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 15th August 2023 3:00pm Gold
Monday 16th October 2023 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 11th April 2024 11:40am Gold
Thursday 11th April 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
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Guest cast
Kate Robbins Gypsy Woman
Bernard Wrigley Gypsy Man
Kevin Jagger Man in Street
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
Julie Vincent Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Anne Throup 1st Assistant Director

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