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 8, Episode 3 - Enter The Phantom

In his ceaseless efforts to gain the everlasting respect of one Nora Batty, Compo is encouraged by Foggy and Clegg to capitalise on his natural magnificence and fearlessness. After all, how could she fail to be impressed by a mysterious figure on a motorcycle doing 'wheelies'?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 24th February 1985
Time
8:10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 19th December 2011 1:00pm Yesterday
Monday 19th December 2011 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 4th February 2012 9:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 5th February 2012 8:20pm Yesterday
Friday 2nd November 2012 11:00am Gold
Friday 2nd November 2012 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 31st January 2013 11:40am Gold
Thursday 31st January 2013 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th March 2013 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 10th March 2013 6:30pm Dave
Saturday 22nd June 2013 1:10pm Gold
Sunday 23rd June 2013 8:55am Gold
Thursday 14th November 2013 4:00pm Gold
Friday 15th November 2013 10:10am Gold
Wednesday 28th May 2014 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 28th May 2014 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 2nd October 2014 10:00am Gold
Thursday 2nd October 2014 3:45pm Gold
Monday 14th March 2016 9:20am Gold
Thursday 14th July 2016 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 27th July 2016 1:00pm Drama
Wednesday 27th July 2016 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 15th March 2017 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 16th March 2017 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 29th August 2017 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th August 2017 6:40pm Drama
Friday 10th November 2017 10:00am Gold
Friday 10th November 2017 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 18th July 2018 9:55am Gold
Wednesday 18th July 2018 4:40pm Gold
Monday 7th January 2019 10:20am Gold
Monday 7th January 2019 11:00am Gold
Monday 7th January 2019 5:00pm Gold
Monday 7th January 2019 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 9th May 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 17th May 2019 11:20am Gold
Friday 17th May 2019 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 24th October 2019 11:50am Gold
Thursday 24th October 2019 4:15pm Gold
Thursday 2nd April 2020 10:20am Gold
Thursday 2nd April 2020 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 27th May 2020 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 5th August 2020 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 5th August 2020 4:40pm Gold
Monday 1st March 2021 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 5:00pm Gold
Friday 17th September 2021 9:55am Gold
Friday 17th September 2021 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 6th January 2022 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 28th April 2022 11:10am Gold
Thursday 28th April 2022 5:05pm Gold
Friday 15th July 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 10:15am Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 2:45pm Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2023 7:20pm Drama
Monday 3rd July 2023 11:20am Gold
Monday 3rd July 2023 4:00pm Gold
Monday 4th September 2023 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 6th February 2024 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 6th February 2024 4:40pm Gold
Monday 25th March 2024 6:40pm 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
Jonathan Linsley 'Crusher' Milburn
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
John Wilkinson Editor
Malcolm Warner Editor
Stephen Fawcett Production Designer
Pip Bryce Costume Designer
Ann Ailes-Stevenson Make-up Designer
Alan Jeffery Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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