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 27, Episode 9 - Plenty Of Room In The Back

Auntie Wainwright's new transportation leaves a lot to be desired.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 7th May 2006
Time
6:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 22nd June 2011 11:00am Gold
Thursday 19th April 2012 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 19th April 2012 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd October 2013 4:55pm Gold
Thursday 3rd October 2013 11:00am Gold
Thursday 9th April 2015 1:40pm Drama
Thursday 9th April 2015 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 11th April 2015 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 12th April 2015 8:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 28th October 2015 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 28th October 2015 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 24th November 2015 6:40pm Drama
Monday 1st February 2016 10:00am Gold
Thursday 9th June 2016 11:40am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2016 9:30am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2016 3:15pm Gold
Saturday 28th January 2017 10:00am Gold
Friday 21st April 2017 1:00pm Drama
Friday 21st April 2017 6:40pm Drama
Monday 17th July 2017 9:20am Gold
Monday 17th July 2017 3:30pm Gold
Wednesday 31st January 2018 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 31st January 2018 5:20pm Gold
Monday 12th March 2018 9:40am Gold
Monday 12th March 2018 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 11th April 2018 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 11th April 2018 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 19th June 2018 11:15am Gold
Tuesday 19th June 2018 5:45pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 9:40am Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 3:00pm Gold
Friday 4th January 2019 7:20pm Drama
Monday 1st April 2019 10:20am Gold
Monday 1st April 2019 4:20pm Gold
Friday 13th September 2019 9:40am Gold
Friday 13th September 2019 2:55pm Gold
Friday 7th February 2020 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 20th February 2020 11:00am Gold
Thursday 20th February 2020 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th June 2020 11:35am Gold
Wednesday 24th June 2020 4:55pm Gold
Thursday 26th November 2020 10:00am Gold
Thursday 26th November 2020 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd December 2020 7:20pm Drama
Friday 16th July 2021 10:00am Gold
Friday 16th July 2021 4:40pm Gold
Monday 30th August 2021 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 24th February 2022 9:40am Gold
Thursday 24th February 2022 4:15pm Gold
Thursday 12th May 2022 7:20pm Drama
Monday 5th September 2022 10:10am Gold
Monday 5th September 2022 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd May 2023 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 2nd May 2023 4:20pm Gold
Friday 30th June 2023 7:20pm Drama
Monday 6th November 2023 11:30am Gold
Monday 6th November 2023 4:40pm Gold
Monday 22nd 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
June Whitfield Nelly
Jane Freeman Ivy
Ken Kitson PC Cooper
Louis Emerick PC Walsh
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Stephen Lewis Clem 'Smiler' Hemmingway
Guest cast
Andrew Kitchen Landlord
Erik Green Grandad
Eli Woods Self
Jim Casey (as James Casey) Self
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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