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
- 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.
- Series 18, Episode 4 repeated Monday at 11am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 4,115
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Series 30, Episode 3 - Will Howard Cross The Atlantic Single-Handed?
Hobbo is still having trouble getting Nelly to admit that she is his natural birth mother. To get the proof he needs, he fits Howard up with an eavesdropping wire to pick up Nelly talking to Pearl.
Further details
Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke (Russ Abbot), Alvin Smedley (Brian Murphy), Entwistle (Burt Kwouk). Copyright: BBC
Howard does his best to look inconspicuous, but his rumbling stomach and an electronic fault on his transmitter may scupper his plans.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 3rd May 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 4th July 2011 | 11:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 26th October 2011 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th May 2012 | 12:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th May 2012 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd August 2012 | 10:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd August 2012 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 2nd October 2012 | 3:20pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 2nd October 2012 | 7:20pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 21st October 2012 | 7:35am | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th December 2012 | 4:45pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 26th December 2012 | 12:00pm | Yesterday |
| Monday 17th June 2013 | 7:55am | Gold |
| Friday 18th October 2013 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th October 2013 | 11:15am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th March 2014 | 3:20pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 19th March 2014 | 7:40pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 30th April 2014 | 10:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 30th April 2014 | 5:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 13th September 2014 | 5:30pm | Drama |
| Saturday 4th October 2014 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 5th October 2014 | 8:20pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 24th February 2015 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Tuesday 5th May 2015 | 2:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 6th June 2015 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 29th August 2015 | 11:40am | Gold |
| Sunday 4th October 2015 | 8:00am | Gold |
| Monday 9th November 2015 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Sunday 15th November 2015 | 2:50pm | Gold |
| Monday 28th December 2015 | 7:00am | Gold |
| Monday 11th January 2016 | 1:00pm | Drama |
| Monday 11th January 2016 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Thursday 11th February 2016 | 10:00am | Gold |
| Monday 25th April 2016 | 1:00pm | Drama |
| Monday 25th April 2016 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Monday 20th June 2016 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Saturday 25th June 2016 | 9:15am | Gold |
| Tuesday 14th February 2017 | 3:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 15th February 2017 | 10:40am | Gold |
| Friday 26th May 2017 | 1:00pm | Drama |
| Friday 26th May 2017 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 21st June 2017 | 5:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd June 2017 | 10:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 27th July 2017 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 27th July 2017 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd March 2018 | 10:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd March 2018 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th April 2018 | 10:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th April 2018 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 2nd May 2018 | 1:00pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 2nd May 2018 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Monday 4th February 2019 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Thursday 11th April 2019 | 11:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 11th April 2019 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th September 2019 | 10:50am | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th September 2019 | 3:55pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd March 2020 | 11:15am | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd March 2020 | 5:15pm | Gold |
| Thursday 12th March 2020 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Monday 6th July 2020 | 11:30am | Gold |
| Monday 6th July 2020 | 5:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th January 2021 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Monday 18th January 2021 | 10:20am | Gold |
| Monday 18th January 2021 | 4:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd August 2021 | 10:00am | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd August 2021 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 1st October 2021 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Monday 14th March 2022 | 10:10am | Gold |
| Monday 14th March 2022 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 30th May 2022 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 21st September 2022 | 10:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st September 2022 | 2:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 18th May 2023 | 11:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 18th May 2023 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 18th July 2023 | 7:20pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | 11:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 7th February 2024 | 7:20pm | Drama |
Cast & crew
| Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
| Frank Thornton | Herbert 'Truly' Truelove |
| Brian Murphy | Alvin Smedley |
| Mike Grady | Barry Wilkinson |
| 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 |
| Russ Abbot | Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke |
| Christopher Beeny | Herman Teasdale / Morton |
| Trevor Bannister | Toby Mulberry Smith |
| Barbara Young | Stella |
| Roy Clarke | Writer |
| Alan J. W. Bell | Director |
| Alan J. W. Bell | Producer |
| Andrew Wilde | Editor |
| Steve Wright | 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 |