Last of the Summer Wine
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.
Details
Seasons
Season 1
7 episodes
1973
Season 2
7 episodes
1975
Season 3
7 episodes
1976
Season 4
8 episodes
1977
Season 5
7 episodes
1979
Season 6
7 episodes
1982
Season 7
6 episodes
1983
Season 8
6 episodes
1985
Season 9
12 episodes
1987
Season 10
6 episodes
1988
Season 11
7 episodes
1989
Season 12
10 episodes
1990
Season 13
6 episodes
1991
Season 14
10 episodes
1992
Season 15
9 episodes
1993
Season 16
8 episodes
1995
Season 17
10 episodes
1995
Season 18
10 episodes
1997
Season 19
10 episodes
1998
Season 20
10 episodes
1999
Season 21
10 episodes
2000
Season 22
10 episodes
2001
Season 23
10 episodes
2002
Season 24
10 episodes
2003
Season 25
10 episodes
2004
Season 26
10 episodes
2005
Season 27
9 episodes
2006
Season 28
10 episodes
2007
Season 29
11 episodes
2008
Season 30
10 episodes
2009
Season 31
6 episodes
2010
Cast
Peter Sallis
Clegg
Frank Thornton
Truly
Jane Freeman
Ivy
Jean Fergusson
Marina
Robert Fyfe
Howard
Juliette Kaplan
Pearl
