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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.
- 1986 Specials, New Year Special repeated tomorrow at 7:50am on Gold
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Series 26, Episode 1 - The Swan Man Of Ilkley
Back for more mayhem, the boys help Lenny from the factory to sail a swan boat.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 13th March 2005
- Time
- 6:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Monday 2nd September 2024 at 7:20pm on U&Drama
Cast & crew
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 |
Louis Emerick | PC Walsh |
Jean Alexander | Aunty Wainwright |
Dora Bryan | Ros Utterthwaite |
Stephen Lewis | Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway |
Christopher Beeny | Herman Teasdale / Morton |
Bobby Ball | Lenny |
Andrew Vincent | Beef |
Tommy Cannon | Canal Enthusiast |
Roy Clarke | Writer |
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 |
Clare Parker | Make-up Designer |
Lesley Faulkner | Make-up Designer |
Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
Graham Walker | Graphics |
Simone Dawson | 1st Assistant Director |