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 9, Episode 4 - The Really Masculine Purse

Compo can't believe his luck when Seymour personally selects him to road-test a revolutionary new concept of a gentleman's purse and, what is more, there will actually be real money provided. For once Compo willingly agrees to help...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 25th January 1987
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 29th May 2011 1:30pm Gold
Monday 30th May 2011 11:10am Gold
Thursday 29th December 2011 12:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 29th December 2011 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 25th February 2012 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 26th February 2012 7:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 13th November 2012 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2012 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th February 2013 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 6th February 2013 5:00pm Gold
Friday 15th March 2013 3:30pm Yesterday
Friday 15th March 2013 7:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 6th July 2013 1:40pm Gold
Sunday 7th July 2013 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2013 4:30pm Gold
Wednesday 20th November 2013 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 5:40pm Gold
Monday 13th October 2014 3:45pm Gold
Tuesday 14th October 2014 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 16th March 2016 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2016 10:40am Gold
Friday 5th August 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 5th August 2016 6:40pm Drama
Monday 20th March 2017 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2017 10:40am Gold
Thursday 7th September 2017 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 7th September 2017 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 14th November 2017 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 14th November 2017 4:40pm Gold
Friday 20th July 2018 10:00am Gold
Friday 20th July 2018 5:05pm Gold
Thursday 10th January 2019 9:00am Gold
Thursday 10th January 2019 4:00pm Gold
Monday 20th May 2019 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 23rd May 2019 10:00am Gold
Thursday 23rd May 2019 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2019 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2019 3:20pm Gold
Monday 6th April 2020 11:05am Gold
Monday 6th April 2020 4:55pm Gold
Monday 1st June 2020 7:20pm Drama
Friday 7th August 2020 11:20am Gold
Friday 7th August 2020 5:20pm Gold
Friday 5th March 2021 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 9th March 2021 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 9th March 2021 4:20pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 10:35am Gold
Wednesday 22nd September 2021 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 11th January 2022 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 5th May 2022 10:30am Gold
Thursday 5th May 2022 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st July 2022 6:40pm Drama
Monday 28th November 2022 10:00am Gold
Monday 28th November 2022 2:40pm Gold
Monday 27th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Friday 7th July 2023 10:40am Gold
Friday 7th July 2023 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th September 2023 7:20pm Drama
Monday 12th February 2024 10:40am Gold
Monday 12th February 2024 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 28th March 2024 7:20pm Drama
Friday 29th March 2024 2:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Michael Aldridge Seymour Utterthwaite
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
Nigel Cattle Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Peter Halston Costume Designer
Martha Livesley Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Dave Sydenham Lighting Designer

Share this page