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 7, Episode 3 - The Waist Land

Foggy has a scam selling food to the desperate inhabitants of a health farm.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 13th February 1983
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 14th July 2011 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th December 2011 2:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 8th December 2011 8:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 21st January 2012 8:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 22nd January 2012 7:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 24th October 2012 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 24th October 2012 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 15th December 2012 7:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 16th December 2012 6:35pm Yesterday
Saturday 26th January 2013 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 27th January 2013 8:00pm Yesterday
Monday 28th January 2013 11:00am Gold
Monday 28th January 2013 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 8th June 2013 12:00pm Gold
Sunday 9th June 2013 7:40am Gold
Friday 8th November 2013 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th November 2013 12:50pm Gold
Thursday 22nd May 2014 11:00am Gold
Thursday 22nd May 2014 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2016 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2016 4:00pm Gold
Monday 11th July 2016 10:50am Gold
Monday 18th July 2016 1:00pm Drama
Monday 18th July 2016 6:40pm Drama
Monday 13th March 2017 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th March 2017 11:20am Gold
Thursday 17th August 2017 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 17th August 2017 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 7th November 2017 11:15am Gold
Tuesday 7th November 2017 5:00pm Gold
Monday 16th July 2018 9:15am Gold
Monday 16th July 2018 3:35pm Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 10:00am Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 4:40pm Gold
Monday 29th April 2019 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 14th May 2019 11:15am Gold
Tuesday 14th May 2019 3:55pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 4:15pm Gold
Monday 30th March 2020 11:40am Gold
Monday 30th March 2020 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 20th May 2020 7:20pm Drama
Monday 3rd August 2020 10:00am Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 26th February 2021 9:40am Gold
Friday 26th February 2021 4:20pm Gold
Monday 13th September 2021 10:55am Gold
Monday 13th September 2021 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 29th December 2021 7:20pm Drama
Monday 25th April 2022 10:30am Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th July 2022 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 16th November 2022 10:10am Gold
Wednesday 16th November 2022 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 28th June 2023 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 28th June 2023 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 29th August 2023 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 1st February 2024 10:40am Gold
Thursday 1st February 2024 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th March 2024 7:20pm 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
John Comer Sid
Guest cast
Hugh Lloyd Slimmer
Linda Polan Celia
Brian Hawksley Alex
John Barrard Lapsley
Gilda Perry Nurse
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Frances Parker Editor
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Jackie Southern Costume Designer
Ron Bristow Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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