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Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

The BBC's longest running comedy series.

  • Jan 4, 1973
  • 31 seasons · 269 episodes
  • TV-14

7.2/10

TMDB user score
41 votes on TMDB

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About This Series

Last of the Summer Wine is a comedy series created by Roy Clarke. Its leading cast includes Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman and Kathy Staff. It premiered on January 4, 1973 on BBC One. TMDB lists 31 seasons and 269 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

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Time to finish
About 135 hours, based on 269 episodes at 30 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Age rating (US)
TV-14
Language
English
Audience signal
7.2/10 from 41 TMDB votes

Trailer

Last of the summer wine trailer Christmas 1990 · plays from YouTube

Where to Watch Last of the Summer Wine

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Cast

  • Peter Sallis Clegg 269 episodes
  • Jane Freeman Ivy 269 episodes
  • Kathy Staff Nora Batty 233 episodes
  • Jean Fergusson Marina 220 episodes
  • Robert Fyfe Howard 220 episodes
  • Juliette Kaplan Pearl 220 episodes
  • Sarah Thomas Glenda 214 episodes
  • Mike Grady Barry 214 episodes
  • Jean Alexander Auntie Wainwright 186 episodes
  • Bill Owen Compo (archive footage) 174 episodes
  • Gordon Wharmby Wesley 157 episodes
  • Stephen Lewis Smiler 152 episodes
  • Thora Hird Edie 138 episodes
  • Frank Thornton Truly 126 episodes
  • Brian Wilde Foggy 114 episodes
  • Tom Owen Tom 106 episodes
  • Danny O'Dea Eli 85 episodes
  • Ken Kitson PC Cooper 81 episodes

Seasons

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