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 2 - Will The Genuine Racer Please Stand Up?

To ease his lot, Howard devises a simple scheme to change his appearance enough to fool even Pearl. But he soon discovers that taking over someone else's identity can be equally as hazardous.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th June 2008
Time
6pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 28th June 2011 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 18th October 2011 12:40pm Gold
Tuesday 18th October 2011 6:40pm Gold
Friday 27th April 2012 12:20pm Gold
Friday 27th April 2012 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th August 2012 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 14th August 2012 5:00pm Gold
Friday 14th September 2012 2:30pm Yesterday
Friday 14th September 2012 7:25pm Yesterday
Sunday 23rd September 2012 7:40am Gold
Sunday 23rd December 2012 12:25pm Yesterday
Tuesday 11th June 2013 7:50am Gold
Wednesday 2nd October 2013 7:00pm Drama
Thursday 10th October 2013 5:00pm Gold
Friday 11th October 2013 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 24th December 2013 8:00pm Drama
Wednesday 25th December 2013 4:20pm Drama
Saturday 25th January 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Monday 7th April 2014 12:20pm Gold
Monday 7th April 2014 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 6th September 2014 10:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 7th September 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Friday 6th February 2015 7:20pm Drama
Friday 24th April 2015 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 9th May 2015 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 15th August 2015 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 3rd November 2015 9:40am Gold
Thursday 10th December 2015 6:40pm Drama
Friday 5th February 2016 10:00am Gold
Thursday 7th April 2016 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 7th April 2016 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 15th June 2016 9:40am Gold
Monday 6th February 2017 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th February 2017 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2017 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 10th May 2017 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 15th June 2017 5:20pm Gold
Friday 16th June 2017 10:40am Gold
Friday 21st July 2017 9:40am Gold
Friday 21st July 2017 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 12th October 2017 11:00am Gold
Thursday 12th October 2017 5:00pm Gold
Friday 16th March 2018 10:00am Gold
Friday 16th March 2018 4:40pm Gold
Monday 16th April 2018 1:00pm Drama
Monday 16th April 2018 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 30th May 2018 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 30th May 2018 7:20pm Drama
Friday 18th January 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 5th April 2019 10:20am Gold
Friday 5th April 2019 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 19th September 2019 10:40am Gold
Thursday 19th September 2019 3:50pm Gold
Tuesday 25th February 2020 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 26th February 2020 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 26th February 2020 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 30th June 2020 11:35am Gold
Tuesday 30th June 2020 4:55pm Gold
Wednesday 6th January 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 8th January 2021 10:20am Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 4:20pm Gold
Monday 26th July 2021 10:00am Gold
Monday 26th July 2021 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 15th September 2021 7:20pm Drama
Friday 4th March 2022 10:05am Gold
Friday 4th March 2022 4:40pm Gold
Friday 20th May 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 13th September 2022 10:15am Gold
Tuesday 13th September 2022 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2023 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 10th May 2023 3:40pm Gold
Monday 10th July 2023 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 14th November 2023 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 14th November 2023 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 30th January 2024 7:20pm 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
Guest cast
Pippa Haywood (as Pippa Hayward) Mrs Mace
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
Jim Parker Composer
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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