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 25, Episode 3 - Spores

Clegg, Truly and Billy find Lionel's abandoned wife.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th February 2004
Time
5:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 9th June 2011 11:40am Gold
Friday 23rd September 2011 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th March 2012 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 29th March 2012 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 18th July 2012 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 18th July 2012 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 24th July 2012 2:30pm Sky Atlantic
Tuesday 24th July 2012 7:20pm Sky Atlantic
Monday 19th November 2012 3:20pm Yesterday
Monday 19th November 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 15th May 2013 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 15th May 2013 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd July 2013 6:10pm Drama
Wednesday 4th September 2013 7:00pm Drama
Saturday 7th September 2013 7:40pm Drama
Sunday 8th September 2013 6:40pm Drama
Friday 13th September 2013 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 14th September 2013 9:20am Gold
Thursday 9th January 2014 3:10pm Drama
Thursday 9th January 2014 7:40pm Drama
Monday 10th March 2014 11:30am Gold
Monday 10th March 2014 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th May 2014 3:20pm Drama
Tuesday 13th May 2014 8:20pm Drama
Saturday 14th June 2014 9:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 15th June 2014 7:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 2nd December 2014 1:40pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd December 2014 7:20pm Drama
Friday 17th April 2015 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th May 2015 7:00am Gold
Friday 26th June 2015 8:55am Gold
Wednesday 14th October 2015 10:20am Gold
Monday 19th October 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 19th January 2016 10:20am Gold
Monday 22nd February 2016 1:00pm Drama
Monday 22nd February 2016 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 31st May 2016 11:40am Gold
Friday 21st October 2016 9:20am Gold
Friday 21st October 2016 4:15pm Gold
Wednesday 11th January 2017 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 12th January 2017 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 14th March 2017 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 31st May 2017 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 1st June 2017 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 4th July 2017 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 4th July 2017 4:30pm Gold
Saturday 22nd July 2017 8:25am Gold
Tuesday 8th August 2017 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 8th August 2017 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 1st March 2018 9:50am Gold
Thursday 1st March 2018 4:50pm Gold
Thursday 15th March 2018 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 7th June 2018 9:20am Gold
Thursday 7th June 2018 3:00pm Gold
Friday 28th September 2018 10:05am Gold
Friday 28th September 2018 4:35pm Gold
Monday 12th November 2018 1:20pm Drama
Monday 12th November 2018 7:15pm Drama
Tuesday 19th March 2019 10:55am Gold
Tuesday 19th March 2019 5:35pm Gold
Friday 30th August 2019 10:40am Gold
Friday 30th August 2019 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 12th December 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 7th February 2020 11:30am Gold
Friday 7th February 2020 5:30pm Gold
Friday 12th June 2020 9:50am Gold
Friday 12th June 2020 3:10pm Gold
Monday 9th November 2020 10:40am Gold
Monday 9th November 2020 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 29th June 2021 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 29th June 2021 4:40pm Gold
Friday 23rd July 2021 7:20pm Drama
Monday 7th February 2022 10:20am Gold
Monday 7th February 2022 4:40pm Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 16th August 2022 10:10am Gold
Tuesday 16th August 2022 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 17th November 2022 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 13th April 2023 11:00am Gold
Thursday 13th April 2023 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2023 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 19th October 2023 10:20am Gold
Thursday 19th October 2023 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 7:20pm 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
Josephine Tewson Miss Davenport
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
Dora Bryan Ros Utterthwaite
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Tony Capstick Policeman
Guest cast
Anita Carey Mavis
Roy Hudd Lionel
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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