
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
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Series 30, Episode 4 - Who's That Looking Sideways At Nelly?
Hobbo, former milkman and undercover agent at Primrose Dairies, is ready for any dangerous situation - and going round telling everyone that Nelly is his mother is one.
Further details

Another danger arises when he demonstrates his gift of disguise, and finds himself the new recipient of Marina's affections. Hobbo then discovers the danger of exercising when his neck locks solid while doing some simple head movements. Not only is this dangerous, but highly hazardous when trying to sip a pint of beer sideways.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 10th May 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Monday 3rd March 2025 at 11:00am on U&Gold
- Monday 3rd March 2025 at 3:40pm on U&Gold
- Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 7:00am on U&Gold
Cast & crew
Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
Frank Thornton | Herbert 'Truly' Truelove |
Brian Murphy | Alvin Smedley |
Mike Grady | Barry Wilkinson |
Sarah Thomas | Glenda Wilkinson |
Jean Fergusson | Marina |
Robert Fyfe | Howard Sibshaw |
Burt Kwouk | Entwistle |
Tom Owen | Tom Simmonite |
Juliette Kaplan | Pearl Sibshaw |
June Whitfield | Nelly |
Jane Freeman | Ivy |
Ken Kitson | PC Cooper |
Louis Emerick | PC Walsh |
Jean Alexander | Aunty Wainwright |
Russ Abbot | Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke |
Christopher Beeny | Herman Teasdale / Morton |
Trevor Bannister | Toby Mulberry Smith |
Barbara Young | Stella |
Roy Clarke | Writer |
Alan J. W. Bell | Director |
Alan J. W. Bell | Producer |
Andrew Wilde | Editor |
Steve Wright | Production Designer |
Pat O'Shea | Director of Photography |
Emily Curtis (as Emily Newbold) | Costume Designer |
Lesley Faulkner | Make-up Designer |
Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
Simone Dawson | 1st Assistant Director |