
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.
- Series 29, Episode 5 repeated Monday at 11:20am on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,591
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Series 29, Episode 3 - A Short Introduction To Cooper's Rules

Just as PCs Cooper and Walsh master the art of fighting crime from the rear, Barry spoils it all by taking a retired vicar out for the day.
Notes
This episode was transferred to BBC Two at the last minute as the 2008 Wimbledon final had over-run by many hours.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 6th July 2008
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
Frank Thornton | Herbert 'Truly' Truelove |
Brian Murphy | Alvin Smedley |
Mike Grady | Barry Wilkinson |
Sarah Thomas | Glenda Wilkinson |
Robert Fyfe | Howard Sibshaw |
Burt Kwouk | Entwistle |
Juliette Kaplan | Pearl Sibshaw |
Ken Kitson | PC Cooper |
Louis Emerick | PC Walsh |
Tony Barton | Drunk |
Howard Harling | Cyclist |
Nicholas Smith | Vicar |
Mark Butt | Prisoner |
Bill Rodgers | Prisoner |
Bernard Merrick | Workman |
Peter Ivatts (as Pete Ivatts) | Chief Superintendent |
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 |
Emily Curtis (as Emily Newbold) | Costume Designer |
Lesley Faulkner | Make-up Designer |
Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
Jim Parker | Composer |
Simone Dawson | 1st Assistant Director |