Last of the Summer Wine 1973
“The BBC's longest running comedy series.”
★ 7.1/10 TV-14 Comedy 31 seasons · 269 eps Ended
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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.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 7 episodes
- E1 Of Funerals and Fish (pilot) Jan 4, 1973
- E2 Short Back And Palais Glide Nov 12, 1973
- E3 Inventor Of The 40-Foot Ferret Nov 19, 1973
- E4 Pâté And Chips Nov 26, 1973
- E5 Spring Fever Dec 3, 1973
- E6 The New Mobile Trio Dec 10, 1973
- E7 Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts Dec 17, 1973
Season 2 · 7 episodes
- E1 Forked Lightning Mar 5, 1975
- E2 Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then? Mar 12, 1975
- E3 The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire Mar 19, 1975
- E4 Some Enchanted Evening Mar 26, 1975
- E5 A Quiet Drink Apr 2, 1975
- E6 Ballad For Wind Instruments And Canoe Apr 9, 1975
- E7 Northern Flying Circus Apr 16, 1975
Season 3 · 7 episodes
- E1 The Man From Oswestry Oct 27, 1976
- E2 Mending Stuart's Leg Nov 6, 1976
- E3 The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper Nov 10, 1976
- E4 Cheering Up Gordon Nov 17, 1976
- E5 The Kink In Foggy's Niblick Nov 24, 1976
- E6 Going To Gordon's Wedding Dec 1, 1976
- E7 Isometrics And After Dec 8, 1976
Season 4 · 8 episodes
- E1 Ferret Come Home Nov 9, 1977
- E2 Getting On Sydney's Wire Nov 16, 1977
- E3 Jubilee Nov 23, 1977
- E4 Flower Power Cut Nov 30, 1977
- E5 Who's Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then? Dec 7, 1977
- E6 Greenfingers Dec 14, 1977
- E7 A Merry Heatwave Jan 1, 1978
- E8 The Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent Jan 4, 1978
Season 5 · 7 episodes
- E1 Full Steam Behind Sep 18, 1979
- E2 The Flag And Its Snag Sep 25, 1979
- E3 The Flag And Further Snags Oct 2, 1979
- E4 Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire Oct 9, 1979
- E5 Earnshaw Strikes Again Oct 16, 1979
- E6 Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder Oct 23, 1979
- E7 Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder Oct 30, 1979