Last Of The Summer Wine
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1973 - 2010
- 295 episodes (31 series)
Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.
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Series 19, Episode 6 - The Only Diesel Powered Saxophone In Captivity
Compo challenges an old school rival, Goatie Helliwell, to a children's trolley race.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 8th February 1998
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Bill Owen | William 'Compo' Simmonite |
Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
Frank Thornton | Herbert 'Truly' Truelove |
Mike Grady | Barry Wilkinson |
Kathy Staff | Nora Batty |
Sarah Thomas | Glenda Wilkinson |
Jean Fergusson | Marina |
Robert Fyfe | Howard Sibshaw |
Juliette Kaplan | Pearl Sibshaw |
Jane Freeman | Ivy |
Jean Alexander | Aunty Wainwright |
Gordon Wharmby | Wesley Pegden |
Thora Hird | Edith Pegden |
Anthony Parker | Mr. Helliwell |
Jane Jarmon | Mrs. Helliwell |
Chas Martin | Fireman |
Martin Benson | Vicar |
Roy Clarke | Writer |
Alan J. W. Bell | Director |
Alan J. W. Bell | Producer |
Andrew Wilde | Editor |
Stephan Paczai | Production Designer |
Pat O'Shea | Director of Photography |
Theresa Hughes | Costume Designer |
Pam Fox (as Pamela Fox) | Make-up Designer |
Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |