Last of the Summer Wine: Series 1
Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 12 November 1973 and 17 December 1973. The series was written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert. A pilot episode, also known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973. This pilot episode was part of Comedy Playhouse's fourteenth series and was well
Season overview
Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 12 November 1973 and 17 December 1973. The series was written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert. A pilot episode, also known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973. This pilot episode was part of Comedy Playhouse's fourteenth series and was well-received, leading the BBC to order a full series. The first series was later released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 2 on 2 September 2002. Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke, and it originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. The show is set in Yorkshire and is notable for being the BBC's longest running comedy series.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Of Funerals and Fish (pilot)
Jan 4, 1973 · 30 min
Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town tal
Short Back And Palais Glide
Nov 12, 1973 · 30 min
The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. Then they go to the cafe, where the fir
Inventor Of The 40-Foot Ferret
Nov 19, 1973 · 30 min
Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles and the possibility of an afterlife.
Pâté And Chips
Nov 26, 1973 · 30 min
The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways.
Spring Fever
Dec 3, 1973 · 30 min
Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship for him. He ends up hiring a female housekeeper, in search of
The New Mobile Trio
Dec 10, 1973 · 30 min
Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal that proves to be more trouble than it'
Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts
Dec 17, 1973 · 30 min
With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.