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 22 - Potts In Pole Position

In avoiding his wife, Potts's training for a South Pole expedition in Yorkshire becomes invaluable.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 30th December 2001
Time
6pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 22nd December 2012 7:00am Gold
Saturday 22nd December 2012 10:40am Gold
Friday 5th April 2013 10:50am Gold
Saturday 6th April 2013 8:05am Gold
Tuesday 10th December 2013 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 11th December 2013 9:00am Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 9:35am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 9:10am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 13th September 2014 7:30am Gold
Sunday 21st December 2014 8:20am Gold
Saturday 8th August 2015 11:40am Gold
Thursday 10th September 2015 10:20am Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 5:25pm Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2015 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2015 3:30pm Gold
Sunday 14th August 2016 7:25pm Gold
Wednesday 5th October 2016 8:50am Gold
Wednesday 5th October 2016 3:15pm Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2016 8:35am Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2016 3:35pm Gold
Friday 23rd December 2016 6:20pm Drama
Friday 8th December 2017 10:15am Gold
Friday 8th December 2017 2:50pm Gold
Wednesday 20th December 2017 5:40pm Drama
Monday 22nd April 2019 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 30th July 2019 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 30th July 2019 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 12th December 2019 10:20am Gold
Thursday 12th December 2019 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 10th December 2020 10:30am Gold
Thursday 10th December 2020 3:25pm Gold
Monday 28th December 2020 9:10am Gold
Tuesday 29th December 2020 7:20am Gold
Tuesday 7th December 2021 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 7th December 2021 3:30pm Gold
Tuesday 7th December 2021 6:40pm Drama
Monday 13th December 2021 9:10am Gold
Monday 13th December 2021 1:35pm Gold
Tuesday 14th December 2021 7:05am Gold
Saturday 19th February 2022 1:20pm Drama
Monday 10th October 2022 10:50am Gold
Monday 10th October 2022 3:20pm Gold
Friday 25th November 2022 10:55am Gold
Friday 25th November 2022 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 8th December 2022 12:20pm Gold
Friday 9th December 2022 9:15am Gold
Thursday 7th December 2023 10:55am Gold
Saturday 23rd December 2023 11:55am Gold
Saturday 23rd December 2023 6:35pm Drama
Tuesday 26th March 2024 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 26th March 2024 3:55pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Keith Clifford Billy Hardcastle
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
Jean Fergusson Marina
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Tom Owen Tom Simmonite
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Dora Bryan Ros Utterthwaite
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Guest cast
June Whitfield Delphi
Warren Mitchell Potts
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
Madeleine Millar Costume Designer
David Atkinson Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Graham Walker Graphics

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