Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

01/04/1973 (GB) • 30m

Comedy

The BBC's longest running comedy series.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Sallis

Clegg

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Frank Thornton

Truly

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Jane Freeman

Ivy

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Jean Fergusson

Marina

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Robert Fyfe

Howard

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Juliette Kaplan

Pearl

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Sarah Thomas

Glenda

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Jean Alexander

Auntie Wainwright

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Mike Grady

Barry

269 Episodes


Last Season

Season 31

2010 | 6 Episodes

Season 31 of Last of the Summer Wine premiered on July 25, 2010.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

husband wife relationship

infidelity

small town

retirement

northern england

yorkshire

slapstick comedy

friends

rural area

unemployment

british farce

sitcom

wandering

mischief

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