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.
- New Year Special repeated at 9:35am on U&Gold
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Small Tune On A Penny Wassail
Christmas arrives and the trio visit a friend in hospital, before opening their presents.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 26th December 1978
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
Cast & crew
| Bill Owen | William 'Compo' Simmonite |
| Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
| Brian Wilde | Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst |
| Kathy Staff | Nora Batty |
| Jane Freeman | Ivy |
| Joe Gladwin | Wally Batty |
| John Comer | Sid |
| John Dunbar | Vicar |
| Teddy Turner | Edgar |
| Larry Noble | Man on Phone |
| Charles Booth | Boy |
| Stuart Fell | Actor |
| Roy Clarke | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Jesse Palmer | Editor |
| Steve Murray | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Jan Spoczynski | Production Designer |
| Jane Nagy | Costume Designer |
| Reg Pope | Director of Photography |
| Janis Gould | Make-up Designer |
| Bert Postlethwaite | Lighting Designer |