
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 30, Episode 9 - Variations On A Theme Of Father's Day
Further details

Soon realising what Howard is up to, the women plant a completely false story about Hobbo's father being a hippy. Hobbo loses no time in making himself look exactly like the description of his father, complete with earrings and beads. Unfortunately, by the time the women see the fruits of their imagination, Hobbo is being arrested.
Notes
Due to a technical fault at the BBC, at the time of its original broadcast this episode's picture was interrupted 4 minutes in, with the closing credits playing (whilst the soundtrack stayed correct). An apology was issued at the end of the episode proper.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 14th June 2009
- Time
- 6:05pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 11:40am on U&Gold
- Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 4:20pm on U&Gold
- Thursday 6th March 2025 at 7:45am 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 |
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 |
Charis Bachellor | Neighbour |
Danyon Hawcroft | Boy |
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 |