Last of the Summer Wine

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Last of the Summer Wine

Premiere	Pilot: January 4, 1973 Series:November 14, 1973
Finale
Airs	On hiatus
Creator	Roy Clarke
Network	BBC
Style	30-minute sitcom
Company	BBC
Episodes	251 + 29 (through season 29)
Seasons	29
Status	Renewed through season 30 (2009)
Origin	UK

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Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that airs on BBC One.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Michael Bates	Cyril Blamire	1	2
Bill Owen	William "Compo" Simmonite	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Peter Sallis	Norman Clegg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Brian Wilde	Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst			3	4	5	6	7	8				12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Michael Aldridge	Seymour Utterthwaite									9	10	11	12
Frank Thronton	Herbert "Truly" Truelove																			19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Tom Owen	Tom Simmonite																					21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Keith Clifford	Billy Hardcastle																				20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Brian Murphy	Alvin Smedley																								24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Burt Kwouk	Entwistle																								24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Russ Abbot	Luther "Hobbo" Hobdyke																														30
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Kathy Staff	Nora Batty	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22		24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Jane Freeman	Ivy	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
John Comer	Sid	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Blake Butler	Mr. Wainwright	1		3
Rosemary Martin	Mrs. Partridge	1
Joe Gladwin	Wally Batty		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Gordon Wharmby	Wesley Pegden						6		8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Jonathan Linsley	"Crusher" Milburn							7
Robert Fyfe	Howard								8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Juliette Kaplan	Pearl								8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Jean Fergusson	Marina								8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Thora Hird	Edie Pegden									9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Mike Grady	Barry Wilkinson									9	10	11	12	13					18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Sarah Thomas	Glenda Wilkinson									9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Danny O'Dea	Eli Duckett									9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Stephen Lewis	Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway											11		13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Jean Alexander	Auntie Wainwright													13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Julie T. Wallace	Mrs. Avery																					21	22
Dora Bryan	Ros Utterthwaite																					21	22	23	24	25	26
Josephine Tewson	Miss Davenport																								24	25	26	27	28	29	30
June Whitfield	Nelly																											27	28	29	30

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
BBC
Season One	November 12, 1973	December 17, 1973	6
Season Two	March 5, 1975	April 16, 1975	7
Season Three	October 27, 1976	December 8, 1976	7
Season Four	November 9, 1977	January 4, 1978	8 + 2
Season Five	September 18, 1979	October 30, 1979	7 + 2
Season Six	January 4, 1982	February 15, 1982	7 + 1
Season Seven	January 30, 1983	March 6, 1983	6 + 2
Season Eight	March 10, 1985	April 14, 1985	6
Season Nine	April 4, 1986	June 22, 1986	12 + 3
Season Ten	October 16, 1988	November 20, 1988	6 + 1
Season Eleven	October 15, 1989	November 23, 1989	7 + 1
Season Twelve	September 2, 1990	November 4, 1990	10 + 1
Season Thirteen	October 18, 1991	November 19, 1981	6 + 1
Season Fourteen	October 25, 1992	December 20, 1992	9 + 1
Season Fifteen	October 24, 1993	December 19, 1993	9 + 1
Season Sixteen	June 8, 1994	July 36, 1994	8
Season Seventeen	September 3, 1995	November 5, 1995	10 + 3
Season Eighteen	April 20, 1997	June 22, 1997	10 + 2
Season Nineteen	January 4, 1998	March 8, 1998	10
Season Twenty	April 18, 1999	June 27, 1999	10
Season Twenty-One	April 2, 2000	June 4, 2000	10 + 1
Season Twenty-Two	April 1, 2001	June 3, 2001	10 + 1
Season Twenty-Three	January 6, 2002	March 10, 2002	10 + 1
Season Twenty-Four	January 5, 2003	March 16, 2003	10 + 2
Season Twenty-Five	February 8, 2004	April 18, 2004	10 + 1
Season Twenty-Six	March 13, 2005	Mary 29, 2005	10 + 1
Season Twenty-Seven	March 5, 2006	April 30, 2006	9 + 1
Season Twenty-Eight	July 15, 2007	September 23, 2007	10
Season Twenty-Nine	June 22, 2008	August 31, 2008	11
Season Thirty	2009	—	10 + 1

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets: Region 1
Vintage 1976 Season Three	March 11, 2008	1	purchase
Vintage 1977 Season Four	September 9, 2008	2	purchase
Vintage 1979 Season Five	June 9, 2009	2	purchase
Vintage 1995 Season Twenty-Five	June 15, 2004	2	purchase
Episode Collections : Region 1
Last of the Summer Wine	March 11, 2003	4	purchase
Christmas Specials	October 13, 2009	1	purchase