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.
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.
Seasons
31
Episodes
269
Status
Ended
Production
BBC
Cast
Peter Sallis
Clegg
Frank Thornton
Truly
Jane Freeman
Ivy
Jean Fergusson
Marina
Robert Fyfe
Howard
Juliette Kaplan
Pearl
Sarah Thomas
Glenda
Jean Alexander
Auntie Wainwright
Mike Grady
Barry
Brian Murphy
Alvin
Burt Kwouk
Entwistle
Tom Owen
Tom
Christopher Beeny
Morton Beemish
Russ Abbot
Hobbo
Josephine Tewson
Miss Davenport
Barbara Young
Stella
Video Gallery
Christmas on BBC1 1989 Last of the Summer Wine trailer
Last of the summer wine trailer Christmas 1990
