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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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Last Of The Summer Wine cottage still for sale

The property, which also features a shop, is a veritable treasure trove of props, costumes and memories from the show - which attracted countless fans during its run from 1973 to 2010. Originally put on the market in September for £19,950, fans can now grab the piece of TV gold for the bargain price of just £14,950.

Milad Sherzad, The Sun, 7th July 2025

Memorabilia, including Only Fools props and scripts, to be auctioned

A 30th June auction will feature a large number of British comedy related lots, including signed Only Fools And Horses memorabilia, a Tommy Cooper fez, 'Allo 'Allo! scripts, a theatre programme autographed by Morecambe & Wise and The Goon Show scripts.

British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2025

Last Of The Summer Wine museum going on sale

A museum dedicated to Last Of The Summer Wine has gone on sale - for just £19,950.

Chortle, 3rd October 2024

Last Of The Summer Wine: Compo costume fetches £6k at auction

An "endearing" tattered jacket, knitted waistcoat, rope belt and woollen hat from Last Of The Summer Wine has sold for £6,000 at auction.

Bea Swallow, BBC, 8th December 2023

Compo costume from Last Of The Summer Wine up for auction

An "endearing" tattered jacket, knitted pullover, rope belt and woollen hat from Last Of The Summer Wine will soon be up for auction.

BBC, 30th November 2023

Last Of The Summer Wine at 50: Super fans head to Holmfirth

It is 50 years since the world's longest-running sitcom, Last Of The Summer Wine, first aired on TV screens in Britain. With a few bars of lilting harmonica playing out, millions of viewers would sit down on a Sunday night to watch the antics of Compo, Clegg and Foggy meddling mischief in the Yorkshire countryside.

Alex Moss, BBC, 27th May 2023

We live in real Last Of The Summer Wine town

Residents in the town where Last Of The Summer Wine was filmed say the show's characters would hate what the quaint area has become.

Jon Rogers, The Sun, 5th April 2023

BBC Four to repeat comedy classics

To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.

British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022

Watching Last Of The Summer Wine for the first time

I watched an episode of Last Of The Summer Wine for the first time and I have a lot to say about it.

Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 25th October 2021

Legendary sitcom producer/director Sydney Lotterby dies

Producer and director Sydney Lotterby, whose credits include Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Porridge, The Liver Birds and As Time Goes By, has died at the age of 93.

British Comedy Guide, 30th July 2020

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