Last of the Summer Wine
7.1
1973-01-04
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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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.
First Aired
1973-01-04
Last Aired
2010-08-29
Seasons
31
Episodes
269
Director
Roy Clarke
Status
Ended
Genres
Comedy
Language
English
Network
BBC One
Production
BBC
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Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton
Jane Freeman
Jane Freeman
Jean Fergusson
Jean Fergusson
Robert Fyfe
Robert Fyfe
Juliette Kaplan
Juliette Kaplan
Sarah Thomas
Sarah Thomas
Jean Alexander
Jean Alexander
Mike Grady
Mike Grady
Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
Tom Owen
Tom Owen
Christopher Beeny
Christopher Beeny
Russ Abbot
Russ Abbot
Josephine Tewson
Josephine Tewson
Barbara Young
Barbara Young