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 6 - Who's Looking After The Café Then?

Ivy has no faith in her nephew's capability to run the cafe in her absence so she closes down for the day. But she hasn't reckoned on the goodwill and expertise of Foggy who, with the unskilled assistance of Compo and Clegg, will not only run the cafe, but clean the paintwork above the front window....

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 17th March 1985
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 22nd December 2011 1:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 22nd December 2011 7:25pm Yesterday
Saturday 11th February 2012 9:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 12th February 2012 8:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 7th November 2012 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 7th November 2012 5:00pm Gold
Monday 4th February 2013 11:00am Gold
Monday 4th February 2013 5:00pm Gold
Monday 11th March 2013 3:30pm Yesterday
Monday 11th March 2013 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 29th June 2013 12:40pm Gold
Sunday 30th June 2013 8:30am Gold
Friday 15th November 2013 4:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th November 2013 10:30am Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 11:00am Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 7th October 2014 3:45pm Gold
Wednesday 8th October 2014 10:10am Gold
Tuesday 15th March 2016 9:20am Gold
Friday 15th July 2016 10:20am Gold
Monday 1st August 2016 1:00pm Drama
Monday 1st August 2016 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 16th March 2017 5:20pm Gold
Friday 17th March 2017 12:00pm Gold
Friday 1st September 2017 1:00pm Drama
Friday 1st September 2017 6:40pm Drama
Monday 13th November 2017 10:00am Gold
Monday 13th November 2017 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th July 2018 9:55am Gold
Thursday 19th July 2018 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 8th January 2019 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 8th January 2019 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th May 2019 7:20pm Drama
Monday 20th May 2019 11:20am Gold
Monday 20th May 2019 4:15pm Gold
Friday 25th October 2019 11:50am Gold
Friday 25th October 2019 4:15pm Gold
Friday 3rd April 2020 10:20am Gold
Friday 3rd April 2020 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th May 2020 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 6th August 2020 10:40am Gold
Thursday 6th August 2020 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 5th March 2021 9:40am Gold
Friday 5th March 2021 4:20pm Gold
Monday 20th September 2021 10:35am Gold
Monday 20th September 2021 5:20pm Gold
Friday 7th January 2022 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 10:30am Gold
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2022 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 10:45am Gold
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 5th July 2023 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 5th July 2023 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th September 2023 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 8th February 2024 10:40am Gold
Thursday 8th February 2024 3:55pm Gold
Tuesday 26th 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
Joe Gladwin Wally Batty
Jonathan Linsley 'Crusher' Milburn
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Guest cast
Gil Morris Mr. Crabtree
Geoffrey Colville (as Geoffrey Colvile) Customer
Margaret Stallard Customer's Wife
Geoffrey Wilkinson Customer
David Williams Tailor
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
Suzanne Jansen Make-up Designer

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