
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 6 - Will Stella Find True Love With Norris Fairburn?
When Clegg and Truly tell Hobbo that local serial groom Norris Fairburn is free again, he decides that Norris would be an ideal husband for Stella.
Further details

At the cafe, Ivy observes and listens as Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle discuss their fool-proof scheme. Later, Ivy warns Stella about the plot to provide her with one house-trained potential husband. Hobbo and his team return with Norris, but both Stella and Ivy look at him with total disdain. Hobbo decides to save the day, but Stella has other ideas.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 24th May 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 11:00am on U&Gold
- Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 3:40pm on U&Gold
- Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7:05am 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 |
Josephine Tewson | Miss Davenport |
Robert Fyfe | Howard Sibshaw |
Burt Kwouk | Entwistle |
Juliette Kaplan | Pearl Sibshaw |
June Whitfield | Nelly |
Jane Freeman | Ivy |
Russ Abbot | Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke |
Christopher Beeny | Herman Teasdale / Morton |
Trevor Bannister | Toby Mulberry Smith |
Barbara Young | Stella |
David Williams | Norris |
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 |