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 20, Episode 7 - Beware The Vanilla Slice

Compo is reminded of a boisterous game he used to play at school, a game far too rough for Clegg to remember. Truly, meanwhile, has a lawnmower on his mind.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 6th June 1999
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 12:35pm Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2011 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2011 6:00pm Gold
Monday 27th February 2012 11:40am Gold
Monday 27th February 2012 5:20pm Gold
Friday 18th May 2012 2:20pm Yesterday
Friday 18th May 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Friday 15th June 2012 11:40am Gold
Friday 15th June 2012 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 22nd September 2012 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 23rd September 2012 9:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 9th October 2012 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 9th October 2012 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 18th April 2013 12:20pm Gold
Monday 12th August 2013 10:35am Gold
Monday 12th August 2013 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 5th February 2014 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 5th February 2014 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 21st February 2015 9:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 3rd March 2015 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 3rd March 2015 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 14th March 2015 11:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 22nd March 2015 7:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 28th March 2015 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 23rd July 2015 1:05pm Gold
Tuesday 29th September 2015 9:40am Gold
Thursday 12th May 2016 9:35am Gold
Friday 16th September 2016 8:45am Gold
Friday 16th September 2016 4:00pm Gold
Monday 9th January 2017 1:00pm Drama
Monday 9th January 2017 6:40pm Drama
Monday 8th May 2017 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 7th February 2018 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 7th February 2018 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 8th February 2018 10:00am Gold
Thursday 8th February 2018 4:40pm Gold
Friday 7th September 2018 9:35am Gold
Friday 7th September 2018 1:20pm Drama
Friday 7th September 2018 3:55pm Gold
Friday 7th September 2018 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 26th February 2019 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 26th February 2019 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 17th July 2019 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 17th July 2019 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 9th October 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 17th January 2020 11:00am Gold
Friday 17th January 2020 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 21st May 2020 11:40am Gold
Thursday 21st May 2020 5:00pm Gold
Monday 14th September 2020 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 7th October 2020 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 7th October 2020 3:35pm Gold
Thursday 20th May 2021 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 26th May 2021 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 26th May 2021 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 5th January 2022 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 5th January 2022 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 14th July 2022 10:15am Gold
Thursday 14th July 2022 2:50pm Gold
Monday 17th October 2022 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 9th March 2023 10:40am Gold
Thursday 9th March 2023 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2023 7:20pm Drama
Monday 18th September 2023 10:20am Gold
Monday 18th September 2023 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 16th November 2023 7:20pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
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
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Danny O'Dea Eli Duckett
Guest cast
Ron Backhouse Landlord
Danny James Doggy Barnes
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Andrew Wilde Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Pat O'Shea Director of Photography
Theresa Hughes Costume Designer
David Atkinson Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Philip Hartley 1st Assistant Director

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