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 26 - Merry Entwistle And Jackson Day

Santa, alias Smiler, needs reviving after a strenuous day - but possibly not with a strong drink.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 18th December 2005
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 8th December 2011 5:00pm Gold
Friday 9th December 2011 12:15pm Gold
Tuesday 10th April 2012 2:00am Gold
Saturday 21st July 2012 10:40am Gold
Saturday 21st July 2012 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 8th December 2012 9:50am Gold
Saturday 8th December 2012 4:35pm Gold
Wednesday 19th December 2012 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 20th December 2012 11:40am Gold
Thursday 12th December 2013 5:20pm Gold
Friday 13th December 2013 10:40am Gold
Sunday 1st June 2014 8:45am Gold
Sunday 1st June 2014 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 26th October 2014 2:55pm Gold
Friday 26th December 2014 11:20am Drama
Saturday 15th August 2015 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 16th September 2015 10:20am Gold
Sunday 27th September 2015 10:00am Gold
Sunday 27th September 2015 5:40pm Gold
Friday 23rd October 2015 9:00am Gold
Thursday 10th December 2015 7:55am Gold
Thursday 10th December 2015 2:40pm Gold
Friday 25th December 2015 5:20pm Drama
Friday 18th March 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 18th March 2016 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 7th June 2016 11:00am Gold
Friday 4th November 2016 8:10am Gold
Friday 4th November 2016 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 7th December 2016 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 7th December 2016 3:40pm Gold
Saturday 12th August 2017 5:40pm Drama
Monday 11th December 2017 10:20am Gold
Monday 11th December 2017 3:15pm Gold
Thursday 21st December 2017 6:20pm Drama
Wednesday 11th September 2019 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 11th September 2019 3:00pm Gold
Monday 16th December 2019 10:20am Gold
Monday 16th December 2019 3:00pm Gold
Friday 11th December 2020 10:15am Gold
Friday 11th December 2020 3:50pm Gold
Tuesday 29th December 2020 9:55am Gold
Sunday 19th September 2021 2:55pm Drama
Monday 11th October 2021 3:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 9:00am Gold
Thursday 16th December 2021 7:30am Gold
Friday 24th December 2021 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 8th March 2022 7:00am Drama
Tuesday 8th March 2022 5:20pm Drama
Monday 14th November 2022 10:50am Gold
Monday 14th November 2022 3:20pm Gold
Friday 2nd December 2022 11:35am Gold
Friday 8th December 2023 12:00pm Gold
Sunday 24th December 2023 10:55am Gold
Monday 25th December 2023 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 28th March 2024 10:40am Gold
Thursday 28th March 2024 4:00pm Gold

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
June Whitfield Nelly
Jane Freeman Ivy
Ken Kitson PC Cooper
Louis Emerick PC Walsh
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Trevor Bannister Toby Mulberry Smith
Guest cast
Mike Newbold Golfer
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
Emily Curtis (as Emily Newbold) Costume Designer
Lesley Faulkner Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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