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 20, Episode 4 repeated at 11:55am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,059
Press clippings Page 5
Creator Roy Clarke says he knew series 31 would be last
As the final series begins, the creator of Last of the Summer Wine says the upcoming episodes were written in the knowledge they would be the last. In an exclusive interview with the Examiner, author/ scriptwriter Roy Clarke says that far from the axe coming as a shock, the BBC had made it clear to him that this was the end. He also says that the final episode does have a "quiet" ending which he believes is fitting for the show, filmed in Holmfirth.
Kevin Core, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 24th July 2010Son of Compo: Tom Owen interview
His father played Compo in Last Of The Summer Wine for 26 years - but he was also a matinee star and a querulous, distant Dad. Now as the series ends for ever, Tom Owen (himself a veteran of the epic comedy) paints a revealing picture of his father Bill and asks: Why couldn't the BBC commission a decent final episode?
Richard Barber, Daily Mail, 18th July 2010Looking back on 37 years of Last of the Summer Wine
A look at the characters, running gags and location which made Last of the Summer Wine the world's longest-running sitcom.
Dani Garavelli, The Scotsman, 18th July 2010Farewell to Last of the Summer Wine
Earlier today, Head of Comedy Mark Freeland attended a celebratory lunch at Broadcasting House held in honour of Last of the Summer Wine.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 16th July 2010Summer Wine actor bemoans farewell
Last of the Summer Wine star Tom Owen has criticised the BBC for not filming a special farewell episode of the show.
BBC News, 14th July 2010The vintage years of Last of the Summer Wine
Holmfirth comedy comes to an end after 37 years of laughs.
Martin Wainwright, The Guardian, 7th June 2010Last Of The Summer Wine possible series endings
As Last Of The Summer Wine, the longest running sitcom in the world, draws to a close, Pete offers a few possible endings drawn from science fiction...
Pete Dillon-Trenchard, Den Of Geek, 6th June 2010Bidding farewell to three men in a bathtub
The appeal of Last of the Summer Wine was its comforting predictability, says Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 4th June 2010A toast to the LAST of the Summer Wine
Well, now we know: the last case of the Summer Wine - just half-a-dozen bottles - will be opened and consumed later this year, and then that vintage will be gone forever.
Maurice Gran, Daily Mail, 4th June 2010Farewell to the world's longest running sitcom
When a show has run to nearly 300 episodes, it's impossible to pick out a favourite moment, but Nora Batty's stockings and Compo's wellies, as well as the almost mythical runaway bath-tub will live forever in the comedy pantheon.
Cheryl Taylor, BBC Blogs, 4th June 2010