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 7 - In Which Romance Isn't Dead - Just Incompetent

Barry has a lonely neighbour on his hands and takes it upon himself to find him a girlfriend. But who, and how?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 3rd August 2008
Time
6:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 29th June 2011 12:00pm Gold
Friday 21st October 2011 12:00pm Gold
Friday 21st October 2011 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 5:35pm Gold
Thursday 16th August 2012 11:00am Gold
Thursday 16th August 2012 5:40pm Gold
Friday 21st September 2012 2:30pm Yesterday
Friday 21st September 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 7th October 2012 6:30am Gold
Sunday 7th October 2012 3:00pm Gold
Monday 24th December 2012 12:10pm Yesterday
Thursday 13th June 2013 7:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th October 2013 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th October 2013 10:30am Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 9th February 2014 7:40pm Yesterday
Monday 10th March 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 10th March 2014 7:40pm Drama
Thursday 10th April 2014 11:55am Gold
Thursday 10th April 2014 5:15pm Gold
Saturday 30th August 2014 5:40pm Drama
Saturday 20th September 2014 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 21st September 2014 7:40pm Yesterday
Friday 13th February 2015 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 28th April 2015 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 29th April 2015 7:00am Gold
Saturday 23rd May 2015 9:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 22nd August 2015 11:00am Gold
Thursday 5th November 2015 9:00am Gold
Thursday 17th December 2015 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 9th February 2016 9:20am Gold
Thursday 14th April 2016 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 16th June 2016 9:40am Gold
Thursday 9th February 2017 4:40pm Gold
Friday 10th February 2017 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 17th May 2017 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 17th May 2017 6:40pm Drama
Monday 19th June 2017 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2017 10:10am Gold
Monday 24th July 2017 11:00am Gold
Monday 24th July 2017 5:00pm Gold
Monday 16th October 2017 10:20am Gold
Monday 16th October 2017 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 20th March 2018 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 20th March 2018 4:00pm Gold
Monday 23rd April 2018 1:00pm Drama
Monday 23rd April 2018 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 5th June 2018 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 5th June 2018 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 24th January 2019 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 9th April 2019 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 9th April 2019 4:00pm Gold
Monday 23rd September 2019 10:15am Gold
Monday 23rd September 2019 3:15pm Gold
Friday 28th February 2020 10:20am Gold
Friday 28th February 2020 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 2nd July 2020 10:20am Gold
Thursday 2nd July 2020 3:40pm Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 12th January 2021 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 12th January 2021 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 28th July 2021 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 28th July 2021 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 9th March 2022 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2022 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th May 2022 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 15th September 2022 10:55am Gold
Thursday 15th September 2022 3:20pm Gold
Friday 12th May 2023 11:40am Gold
Friday 12th May 2023 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 13th July 2023 6:40pm Drama
Friday 17th November 2023 10:40am Gold
Friday 17th November 2023 4:00pm Gold
Friday 2nd 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
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Ken Kitson PC Cooper
Louis Emerick PC Walsh
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Guest cast
Tyler Butterworth Mr Chiselhurst
Lise Cervi Music Lover
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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