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 9, Episode 1 - Why Does Norman Clegg Buy Ladies' Elastic Stockings?

Arriving at Seymour's to find barriers and barbed wire,
Compo and Clegg realise that he must have invented something breathtakingly original: and so he has, but their initial interest is dimmed when the pedal-powered thing has to be road- and field-tested.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th January 1987
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 29th May 2011 11:30am Gold
Monday 30th May 2011 9:10am Gold
Friday 23rd December 2011 1:00pm Yesterday
Friday 23rd December 2011 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 18th February 2012 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 19th February 2012 7:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 8th November 2012 11:00am Gold
Thursday 8th November 2012 5:00pm Gold
Monday 4th February 2013 11:40am Gold
Monday 4th February 2013 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th March 2013 3:30pm Yesterday
Tuesday 12th March 2013 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 29th June 2013 1:20pm Gold
Sunday 30th June 2013 9:10am Gold
Monday 18th November 2013 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2013 10:10am Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 11:40am Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th October 2014 3:45pm Gold
Thursday 9th October 2014 10:10am Gold
Tuesday 15th March 2016 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2016 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 6:40pm Drama
Friday 17th March 2017 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 18th March 2017 10:20am Gold
Monday 4th September 2017 1:00pm Drama
Monday 4th September 2017 6:40pm Drama
Monday 13th November 2017 10:40am Gold
Monday 13th November 2017 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th July 2018 10:35am Gold
Thursday 19th July 2018 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 9th January 2019 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 9th January 2019 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th May 2019 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 2:40pm Gold
Monday 28th October 2019 10:00am Gold
Monday 28th October 2019 3:20pm Gold
Friday 3rd April 2020 11:00am Gold
Friday 3rd April 2020 5:00pm Gold
Friday 29th May 2020 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 6th August 2020 11:20am Gold
Thursday 6th August 2020 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 7:20pm Drama
Friday 5th March 2021 10:20am Gold
Friday 5th March 2021 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 21st September 2021 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 21st September 2021 4:40pm Gold
Monday 10th January 2022 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2022 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 24th November 2022 10:20am Gold
Thursday 24th November 2022 2:50pm Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2023 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 5th July 2023 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 5th July 2023 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th September 2023 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 8th February 2024 11:20am Gold
Thursday 8th February 2024 4:35pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 6:40pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Michael Aldridge Seymour Utterthwaite
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Jean Fergusson Marina
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Jane Freeman Ivy
Joe Gladwin Wally Batty
Jonathan Linsley 'Crusher' Milburn
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Guest cast
Johnny Leeze YEB Man
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Ian Williams Editor
John Wilkinson Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Peter Halston Costume Designer
Martha Livesley Make-up Designer
Peter Smee Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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