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 31, Episode 6 - The Very Last Of The Summer Wine: How Not To Cry At Weddings

Everyone arrives at the pub for the wedding, but Glenda receives a call to say the bridegroom has done a runner.

Further details

Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke (Russ Abbot), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis), Herbert 'Truly' Truelove (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC

Everyone is getting ready for the wedding - Clegg wonders if his suit smells of mothballs; Alvin flirts with Stella when she returns from the hairdressers; Hobbo thinks he needs to go for the sympathy vote; and Toby is determined to look his best at the wedding in order to win back his ex-wife.

Everyone arrives at the pub for the wedding, but Glenda receives a call to say the bridegroom has done a runner so they head off with a weary bus driver who promises to take them all to a nice restaurant.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 29th August 2010
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 8th July 2011 11:30am Gold
Friday 4th November 2011 12:00pm Gold
Friday 4th November 2011 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th May 2012 11:40am Gold
Thursday 17th May 2012 5:40pm Gold
Friday 31st August 2012 11:00am Gold
Friday 31st August 2012 5:40pm Gold
Friday 19th October 2012 3:20pm Yesterday
Friday 19th October 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Friday 28th December 2012 12:20pm Yesterday
Friday 28th December 2012 5:40pm Yesterday
Friday 21st June 2013 8:45am Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2013 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th October 2013 11:10am Gold
Monday 7th April 2014 3:20pm Drama
Monday 7th April 2014 8:20pm Drama
Friday 9th May 2014 11:40am Gold
Friday 9th May 2014 6:20pm Gold
Friday 20th June 2014 11:40am Gold
Friday 20th June 2014 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 11th October 2014 5:50pm Drama
Friday 13th March 2015 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 13th May 2015 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 12th September 2015 11:50am Gold
Friday 13th November 2015 10:20am Gold
Friday 13th May 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 13th May 2016 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 23rd June 2016 10:20am Gold
Monday 20th February 2017 4:10pm Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2017 11:20am Gold
Thursday 15th June 2017 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 15th June 2017 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 28th June 2017 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 29th June 2017 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 28th March 2018 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 28th March 2018 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th May 2018 9:30am Gold
Sunday 20th May 2018 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 21st February 2019 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 17th April 2019 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2019 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 1st October 2019 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 1st October 2019 4:20pm Gold
Monday 9th March 2020 11:40am Gold
Monday 9th March 2020 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 31st March 2020 7:20pm Drama
Monday 13th July 2020 10:40am Gold
Monday 13th July 2020 4:00pm Gold
Friday 22nd January 2021 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 26th January 2021 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 26th January 2021 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 11th August 2021 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 11th August 2021 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th October 2021 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 9:25am Gold
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 4:00pm Gold
Friday 10th June 2022 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 29th September 2022 10:50am Gold
Thursday 29th September 2022 3:20pm Gold
Friday 26th May 2023 11:40am Gold
Friday 26th May 2023 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 27th July 2023 6:40pm Drama
Saturday 2nd December 2023 10:40am Gold
Saturday 2nd December 2023 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd January 2024 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 2nd January 2024 4:00pm Gold
Friday 16th 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
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
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
Guest cast
Kate Carter Moira
David Ross Conrad
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
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
Christine Powers (as Chrissie Powers) Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Helen Ringer Graphics
Simone Dawson 1st Assistant Director

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