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 23 - A Musical Passing For A Miserable Muscroft

In a seasonal special marking the return to the show of Kathy Staff and Norman Wisdom, Billy Ingleton restores a fairground organ.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th December 2002
Time
5:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 20th August 2011 12:00pm Gold
Sunday 21st August 2011 6:00am Gold
Tuesday 30th August 2011 11:20am Gold
Thursday 15th December 2011 4:30pm Gold
Friday 16th December 2011 11:20am Gold
Thursday 13th December 2012 4:55pm Gold
Friday 14th December 2012 1:10pm Gold
Wednesday 11th December 2013 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 12th December 2013 9:00am Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 10:15am Gold
Saturday 3rd May 2014 11:20am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 9:50am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 5:40pm Gold
Sunday 2nd November 2014 2:45pm Gold
Monday 22nd December 2014 8:20am Gold
Monday 31st August 2015 7:25am Gold
Friday 11th September 2015 10:20am Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th October 2015 9:00am Gold
Sunday 18th October 2015 7:00am Gold
Friday 11th December 2015 8:25am Gold
Friday 11th December 2015 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 25th May 2016 10:15am Gold
Sunday 14th August 2016 8:05pm Gold
Wednesday 12th October 2016 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 12th October 2016 4:20pm Gold
Friday 2nd December 2016 10:30am Gold
Friday 2nd December 2016 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 24th December 2016 6:20pm Drama
Wednesday 20th December 2017 6:20pm Drama
Tuesday 27th August 2019 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 27th August 2019 3:20pm Gold
Friday 13th December 2019 10:25am Gold
Friday 13th December 2019 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 10th December 2020 11:05am Gold
Thursday 10th December 2020 4:05pm Gold
Monday 28th December 2020 9:50am Gold
Tuesday 29th December 2020 7:55am Gold
Saturday 16th October 2021 3:00pm Drama
Monday 18th October 2021 2:40pm Gold
Monday 13th December 2021 7:00am Gold
Monday 13th December 2021 9:50am Gold
Monday 13th December 2021 2:15pm Gold
Monday 20th December 2021 11:35am Gold
Saturday 26th February 2022 1:20pm Drama
Tuesday 8th November 2022 10:05am Gold
Tuesday 8th November 2022 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 29th November 2022 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 29th November 2022 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th December 2022 11:20am Gold
Thursday 7th December 2023 11:35am Gold
Saturday 23rd December 2023 12:35pm Gold
Sunday 24th December 2023 6:00pm Drama
Monday 25th December 2023 4:00pm Drama
Tuesday 26th March 2024 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 26th March 2024 4:35pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Keith Clifford Billy Hardcastle
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
Jean Fergusson Marina
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Burt Kwouk Entwistle
Tom Owen Tom Simmonite
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Jane Freeman Ivy
Ken Kitson PC Cooper
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Dora Bryan Ros Utterthwaite
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Trevor Bannister Toby Mulberry Smith
Tony Capstick Policeman
Guest cast
Norman Wisdom Billy Ingleton
Megan James Mrs. Muscroft
Sean Robertshaw Vicar
Sylvia Hamer Mrs. Rimmington
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
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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