Last of the Summer Wine(1973)

Name: Last of the Summer Wine
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1973-01-04
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jane Freeman, Jean Fergusson, Robert Fyfe

The BBC's longest running comedy series.

★ 7.2(41)30m269 episodesEnded

Comedy

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.

Created by:: Roy Clarke
First aired:: 1973-01-04
Country:: GB
Network:: BBC One

Episodes

1. Come Back, Jack Harry Teesdale
1989-10-15 · 30m
Is Jack Harry's cumbersome caravan wrecking his marriage? Seymour seems to think so, so he drags in Compo and Clegg to lend a hand.
2. The Kiss And Mavis Poskitt
1989-10-22 · 30m
Clegg could be the answer to a lonely widow's prayer! Meanwhile, who is kissing who?
3. Oh Shut Up And Eat Your Choc-Ice
1989-10-29 · 30m
The trio examines a haystack, resulting in their having to push it back to the top of a hill.
4. Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?
1989-11-05 · 30m
Compo is concerned when he sees Nora going out mysteriously and then sees her in the pub with another man.
5. Happy Anniversary Gough And Jessie
1989-11-12 · 30m
The overly domesticated Gough is a woeful sight to behold at his anniversary party, so the guys take him out for a bit of cavorting.
6. Getting Barry Higher In The World
1989-11-19 · 30m
No sooner than Seymour spots a kite does the trio end up building and attempting to fly their own gigantic version.
7. Three Men And A Mangle
1989-11-26 · 30m
Compo wants to help Nora Batty with a troublesome chore, but Seymour ends up taking over and fouling up the entire operation. Howard tests out a series of lame disguises.