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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

BBC One sitcom about a group of pensioners. 295 episodes (pilot + 31 series), 1973 - 2010. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy and others.

Series 10, Episode 2 is repeated on Gold tomorrow at 10am.

Series 5, Episode 1 - Full Steam Behind

Foggy takes Compo and Clegg to see a piece of history - the Steam Preservation Society's reopening of an old railway line.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 18th September 1979
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Brian Wilde Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
David Yates Editor
Howard Dell Editor
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Shelagh Lawson Production Designer
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