Last Of The Summer Wine - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
- 3rd October: Last Of The Summer Wine museum going on sale (Chortle)
Genre
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
295 (1 pilot + 31 series), plus 1 short special
Stars
Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, Michael Aldridge, Keith Clifford and more
Writer
Directors
Alan J. W. Bell, James Gilbert, Bernard Thompson and Sydney Lotterby
Producers
Alan J. W. Bell, James Gilbert, Bernard Thompson and Sydney Lotterby
Company
Sitcom following a group of male pensioners looking for adventure. With characters entering and leaving the series over its lifetime, trios have included Compo, Clegg and Foggy; Clegg, Truly and Alvin; and Hobbo, Entwistle and Alvin.
The 'gang' are ageing delinquents who carry out boyish pranks in a quiet Yorkshire village. Their japes revolve around daredevil stunts aimed at wooing their lady friends or getting male chums out of trouble.
Additional details
Part of
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Website links
- Summer Wine Appreciation Society
The official website of the Appreciation Society. At the time of writing the website hasn't been updated for a while, however it still contains a lot of interesting content. - LOTSW On The BBC
A page about the show from the BBC. - UKTV Gold Article
An article about the show from UKTV Gold. - Visiting Last Of The Summer Wine
Thinking of visiting Holmfirth where the sitcom is filmed? The local council has put together a page explaining what you can find in the area. - The Summer Wine Chronicle
This site is a dedication to the programme as well as the countless actors who have appeared in it. - The Last Of The Summer Wine Gift Shop
The website for a gift shop based in Holmfirth, location of the show, selling just about every kind of Last of the Summer Wine merchandise you can think of. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Thursday 4th January 1973 at 8pm on BBC One
Next repeats
- Series 19, Episode 10: Today at 4:50pm on Gold
- Series 20, Episode 1: Today at 5:30pm on Gold
- Series 8, Episode 1: Today at 6:40pm on U&Drama
- Series 8, Episode 2: Today at 7:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 20, Episode 2: Tomorrow at 11:10am on Gold
- Series 20, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 11:50am on Gold
- Series 20, Episode 2: Tomorrow at 4:40pm on Gold
- Series 20, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 5:20pm on Gold
- Series 8, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 6:40pm on U&Drama
Most recent repeats
- Thursday 14th November 2024 at 12:00pm on Gold - Series 20, Episode 1
- Thursday 14th November 2024 at 11:20am on Gold - Series 19, Episode 10
- Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 7:20pm on U&Drama - Christmas Special
Recording details
Holmfirth - Location filming (Link)
Pinewood Studios and BBC Television Centre - Various studios at different times