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.

Episode menu

Series 4, Episode 7 - A Merry Heatwave

Foggy decides to film an old fashioned Christmas to send to Nora's brother in Australia.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 1st January 1978
Time
10:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
35 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 16th December 2013 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th December 2013 9:40am Gold
Saturday 20th December 2014 10:25am Gold
Saturday 20th December 2014 3:55pm Gold
Tuesday 1st December 2015 7:45am Gold
Tuesday 1st December 2015 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 30th June 2016 11:35am Gold
Saturday 16th July 2016 11:35am Gold
Sunday 17th July 2016 11:25am Gold
Monday 14th November 2016 8:35am Gold
Monday 14th November 2016 2:40pm Gold
Friday 9th December 2016 8:30am Gold
Friday 9th December 2016 3:15pm Gold
Friday 1st December 2017 7:45am Gold
Friday 1st December 2017 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th December 2017 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 12th December 2017 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 20th December 2017 10:15am Gold
Wednesday 20th December 2017 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 10th January 2018 9:15am Gold
Wednesday 10th January 2018 3:55pm Gold
Tuesday 30th April 2019 10:30am Gold
Tuesday 30th April 2019 3:20pm Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 10:35am Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 3:50pm Gold
Monday 2nd December 2019 10:10am Gold
Monday 2nd December 2019 2:10pm Gold
Tuesday 17th December 2019 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 17th December 2019 3:55pm Gold
Saturday 21st December 2019 10:15am Gold
Monday 30th November 2020 10:00am Gold
Monday 30th November 2020 4:15pm Gold
Monday 14th December 2020 10:15am Gold
Monday 14th December 2020 2:20pm Gold
Monday 28th December 2020 6:30pm Drama
Wednesday 30th December 2020 9:00am Gold
Saturday 21st August 2021 11:15am Drama
Monday 29th November 2021 10:05am Gold
Monday 29th November 2021 3:15pm Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 7:15pm Drama
Thursday 16th December 2021 10:10am Gold
Thursday 1st December 2022 10:00am Gold
Thursday 1st December 2022 3:35pm Gold
Friday 9th December 2022 11:15am Gold
Monday 11th December 2023 11:55am Gold
Monday 18th December 2023 4:25pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Brian Wilde Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Jane Freeman Ivy
Joe Gladwin Wally Batty
John Comer Sid
Guest cast
Teddy Turner Postman
Bert Oxley Tennis Man
Andrew Lane Man in Café
Harriet Reynolds Tennis Lady
Pete Postlethwaite (as Peter Postlethwaite) Actor
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Ray Millichope Editor
Ross Archer Editor
Janet Budden Production Designer
Ron Bristow Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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