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 6 - The Ice-Cream Man Cometh

Compo's craving for ice-cream in remote places gives Seymour the idea that the time could be right for bringing back the old 'stop-me-and-buy-one' mobile ice-cream vendor. All that is required to take ice-cream into the countryside is a bike, a well-stocked fridge, a uniform and a volunteer...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 8th February 1987
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 15th July 2011 1:20pm Gold
Sunday 1st January 2012 8:10am Gold
Monday 2nd January 2012 6:00am Gold
Monday 2nd January 2012 6:50pm Yesterday
Tuesday 3rd January 2012 12:00am Yesterday
Saturday 25th February 2012 9:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 26th February 2012 8:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 15th November 2012 11:00am Gold
Thursday 15th November 2012 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th February 2013 11:00am Gold
Thursday 7th February 2013 11:40am Gold
Thursday 7th February 2013 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th February 2013 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th March 2013 8:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 17th March 2013 7:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 13th July 2013 12:15pm Gold
Sunday 14th July 2013 9:30am Gold
Wednesday 20th November 2013 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 21st November 2013 10:55am Gold
Wednesday 4th June 2014 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 4th June 2014 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th October 2014 3:25pm Gold
Thursday 16th October 2014 10:00am Gold
Thursday 17th March 2016 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 20th July 2016 9:25am Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2016 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 9th August 2016 6:40pm Drama
Monday 20th March 2017 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2017 12:00pm Gold
Monday 11th September 2017 1:00pm Drama
Monday 11th September 2017 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 15th November 2017 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 15th November 2017 4:20pm Gold
Monday 23rd July 2018 9:40am Gold
Monday 23rd July 2018 4:35pm Gold
Thursday 10th January 2019 10:20am Gold
Thursday 10th January 2019 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 23rd May 2019 11:20am Gold
Thursday 23rd May 2019 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2019 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2019 4:35pm Gold
Tuesday 7th April 2020 10:30am Gold
Tuesday 7th April 2020 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd June 2020 7:20pm Drama
Monday 10th August 2020 10:40am Gold
Monday 10th August 2020 4:40pm Gold
Monday 8th March 2021 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 10th March 2021 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 10th March 2021 4:15pm Gold
Thursday 23rd September 2021 10:25am Gold
Thursday 23rd September 2021 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 12th January 2022 7:20pm Drama
Friday 6th May 2022 10:30am Gold
Friday 6th May 2022 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 7th May 2022 7:30am Gold
Friday 22nd July 2022 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 28th February 2023 6:40pm Drama
Monday 10th July 2023 10:40am Gold
Monday 10th July 2023 3:20pm Gold
Friday 8th September 2023 7:20pm Drama
Tuesday 13th February 2024 10:40am Gold
Tuesday 13th February 2024 4:00pm Gold
Thursday 14th March 2024 11:20am Gold
Thursday 14th March 2024 4:40pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd April 2024 7:20pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Michael Aldridge Seymour Utterthwaite
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
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
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
John Wilkinson Editor
Malcolm Warner Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Peter Halston Costume Designer
Martha Livesley Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Dave Sydenham Lighting Designer

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