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. Quick, Quick, Slow
1991-10-18 · 30m
Compo is depressed because Nora has a lodger. Foggy has an unusual way of curing his malaise-dancing!
2. Give Us A Lift
1991-10-25 · 30m
Foggy's idea is the ultimate in chairlifts to get people to the top of the hills without any effort.
3. Was That Nora Batty Singing?
1991-11-01 · 30m
Compo can't get over his suspicion of Nora's new lodger, Smiler. When he thinks he hears Nora singing a happy tune, he nearly goes to pieces. The trio tracks them around town, with Compo agonizing all the way. Meanwhile, Edie wants to go shopping at Huddersfield, but Wesley just wants to tinker with engines. Who do you suppose gets to have their way?
4. Cash Flow Problems
1991-11-08 · 30m
Compo needs money, so he tries to collect on a fifty-year-old debt from a school chum.
5. Passing The Earring
1991-11-15 · 30m
Howard needs Clegg's help to get an earring belonging to Marina out of the house without Pearl knowing.
6. Pole Star
1991-11-29 · 30m
Foggy gets Compo to take up pole vaulting so he can reach Nora's clothes post and impress her with his athletic prowess.