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 25, Episode 2 - The General's Greatest Battle

The annual parade to celebrate a famous battle takes place. What could possibly go wrong?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 15th February 2004
Time
6:20pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 9th June 2011 11:00am Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2011 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2011 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 29th March 2012 11:20am Gold
Thursday 29th March 2012 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th July 2012 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 17th July 2012 5:40pm Gold
Monday 23rd July 2012 2:30pm Yesterday
Monday 23rd July 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 10th November 2012 5:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 14th May 2013 12:15pm Gold
Tuesday 14th May 2013 5:00pm Gold
Monday 22nd July 2013 7:00pm Drama
Wednesday 4th September 2013 2:10pm Drama
Wednesday 4th September 2013 6:20pm Drama
Saturday 7th September 2013 7:00pm Drama
Sunday 8th September 2013 6:00pm Drama
Friday 13th September 2013 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 14th September 2013 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 8th January 2014 3:10pm Drama
Wednesday 8th January 2014 7:40pm Drama
Friday 7th March 2014 11:00am Gold
Friday 7th March 2014 6:15pm Gold
Monday 12th May 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 12th May 2014 8:20pm Drama
Saturday 7th June 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 8th June 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Monday 1st December 2014 1:40pm Drama
Monday 1st December 2014 7:20pm Drama
Friday 17th April 2015 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th May 2015 7:30am Gold
Friday 26th June 2015 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 14th October 2015 9:40am Gold
Friday 16th October 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 19th January 2016 9:40am Gold
Friday 19th February 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 19th February 2016 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 31st May 2016 11:00am Gold
Friday 21st October 2016 8:40am Gold
Friday 21st October 2016 3:35pm Gold
Tuesday 10th January 2017 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 11th January 2017 11:20am Gold
Monday 13th March 2017 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 30th May 2017 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 31st May 2017 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 4th July 2017 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 4th July 2017 3:50pm Gold
Sunday 16th July 2017 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 8th August 2017 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 8th August 2017 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 1st March 2018 9:10am Gold
Thursday 1st March 2018 4:10pm Gold
Thursday 15th March 2018 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 15th March 2018 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 6th June 2018 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 6th June 2018 4:20pm Gold
Friday 28th September 2018 9:25am Gold
Friday 28th September 2018 3:55pm Gold
Friday 9th November 2018 1:20pm Drama
Friday 9th November 2018 7:15pm Drama
Tuesday 19th March 2019 10:15am Gold
Tuesday 19th March 2019 4:55pm Gold
Friday 30th August 2019 10:00am Gold
Friday 30th August 2019 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 11th December 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 7th February 2020 10:50am Gold
Friday 7th February 2020 4:50pm Gold
Thursday 11th June 2020 11:30am Gold
Thursday 11th June 2020 4:50pm Gold
Friday 6th November 2020 10:40am Gold
Friday 6th November 2020 5:20pm Gold
Monday 16th November 2020 7:20pm Drama
Monday 28th June 2021 10:40am Gold
Monday 28th June 2021 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 22nd July 2021 7:20pm Drama
Monday 7th February 2022 9:40am Gold
Monday 7th February 2022 4:00pm Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 6:40pm Drama
Monday 15th August 2022 10:50am Gold
Monday 15th August 2022 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th November 2022 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 12th April 2023 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 12th April 2023 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2023 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 18th October 2023 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 18th October 2023 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 6:40pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Brian Murphy Alvin Smedley
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
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Dora Bryan Ros Utterthwaite
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Guest cast
Norman Wisdom Billy Ingleton
Andrew Kitchen Landlord
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Andrew Wilde Editor
Tom Kavanagh Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Pat O'Shea Director of Photography
Madeleine Millar Costume Designer
David Atkinson Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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