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.
- 1986 Specials, New Year Special repeated tomorrow at 10am on U&Gold
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Forked Lightning
The trio experience some problems with the common British bicycle. Will Compo's rabbit's foot be unclogged in time, and will the mechanical Sid from the café evade the dreaded Ivy long enough to wave his magical spanner?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 5th March 1975
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Bill Owen | William 'Compo' Simmonite |
| Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
| Michael Bates | Cyril Blamire |
| Jane Freeman | Ivy |
| John Comer | Sid |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Mechanic |
| Graham Hamilton | Gordon |
| Diana Harker | Housewife |
| Paula Tilbrook | Housewife |
| Doreen Sloane | Bus Conductress |
| Cynthia Michaelis | Bus Conductress |
| Roy Clarke | Writer |
| Bernard Thompson | Director |
| Bernard Thompson | Producer |
| John Griffith | Editor |
| Andy Dimond | Production Designer |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |