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 29, Episode 11 - Get Out Of That, Then

Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Cliff (Tommy Cannon), Lenny (Bobby Ball). Copyright: BBC
A heavily-chained Lenny is convinced he has a future in showbusiness as an escapologist, but his sidekick Cliff isn't so enthusiastic.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 31st August 2008
Time
7:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 1st July 2011 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 25th October 2011 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 25th October 2011 6:00pm Gold
Friday 4th May 2012 11:40am Gold
Friday 4th May 2012 5:40pm Gold
Monday 20th August 2012 11:00am Gold
Monday 20th August 2012 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 27th September 2012 2:30pm Yesterday
Thursday 27th September 2012 7:25pm Yesterday
Sunday 14th October 2012 7:05am Gold
Saturday 9th February 2013 9:20pm Dave
Sunday 10th February 2013 8:55pm Yesterday
Friday 14th June 2013 7:50am Gold
Thursday 17th October 2013 4:20pm Gold
Friday 18th October 2013 10:20am Gold
Saturday 15th February 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 16th February 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Friday 14th March 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 28th April 2014 11:00am Gold
Monday 28th April 2014 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 6th September 2014 5:30pm Drama
Saturday 27th September 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 28th September 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 19th February 2015 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 30th April 2015 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 30th May 2015 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 29th August 2015 9:40am Gold
Friday 6th November 2015 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 6th January 2016 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 6th January 2016 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 10th February 2016 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 20th April 2016 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 20th April 2016 6:40pm Drama
Friday 17th June 2016 9:40am Gold
Monday 13th February 2017 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 14th February 2017 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 23rd May 2017 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 23rd May 2017 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 20th June 2017 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 21st June 2017 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2017 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2017 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 17th October 2017 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 17th October 2017 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 21st March 2018 9:55am Gold
Wednesday 21st March 2018 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 10th April 2018 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 10th April 2018 3:40pm Gold
Friday 27th April 2018 1:00pm Drama
Friday 27th April 2018 7:20pm Drama
Monday 11th June 2018 1:00pm Drama
Monday 11th June 2018 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 30th January 2019 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 10th April 2019 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2019 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 24th September 2019 10:50am Gold
Tuesday 24th September 2019 3:55pm Gold
Monday 2nd March 2020 11:00am Gold
Monday 2nd March 2020 5:00pm Gold
Monday 9th March 2020 7:20pm Drama
Friday 3rd July 2020 11:40am Gold
Friday 3rd July 2020 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th January 2021 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 14th January 2021 10:20am Gold
Thursday 14th January 2021 5:00pm Gold
Friday 30th July 2021 10:40am Gold
Friday 30th July 2021 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 28th September 2021 7:20pm Drama
Friday 11th March 2022 9:25am Gold
Friday 11th March 2022 4:00pm Gold
Friday 27th May 2022 6:40pm Drama
Monday 19th September 2022 10:50am Gold
Monday 19th September 2022 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 16th May 2023 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 16th May 2023 4:20pm Gold
Monday 17th July 2023 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 21st November 2023 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 21st November 2023 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 6th February 2024 6:40pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Brian Murphy Alvin Smedley
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
Barbara Young Stella
Guest cast
Tommy Cannon Cliff
Bobby Ball Lenny
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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