"Last of the Summer Wine" (1973) TV series 1973-????

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Roy Clarke

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

12 November 1973 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.

Plot Keywords:

Elderly | Sitcom | Countryside | Eccentric | Old Man

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Peter Sallis	...	Norman Clegg / ... (289 episodes, 1973-2009)
Jane Freeman	...	Ivy (269 episodes, 1973-2009)
Kathy Staff	...	Nora Batty / ... (245 episodes, 1973-2008)
Robert Fyfe	...	Howard (224 episodes, 1985-2009)
Juliette Kaplan	...	Pearl (220 episodes, 1985-2009)
Jean Fergusson	...	Marina (210 episodes, 1985-2009)
Sarah Thomas	...	Glenda / ... (209 episodes, 1986-2009)
Bill Owen	...	Compo Simmonite / ... (185 episodes, 1973-2000)
Jean Alexander	...	Auntie Wainwright / ... (164 episodes, 1988-2009)
Mike Grady	...	Barry / ... (155 episodes, 1986-2009)
Thora Hird	...	Edie Pegden / ... (152 episodes, 1986-2003)
Gordon Wharmby	...	Wesley Pegden / ... (137 episodes, 1982-2002)
Stephen Lewis	...	Smiler / ... (133 episodes, 1988-2007)
Frank Thornton	...	Truly / ... (129 episodes, 1997-2009)
Brian Wilde	...	Foggy Dewhurst / ... (116 episodes, 1976-1997)

Also Known As:

"Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine" (Australia)
"The Library Mob" (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Higgin Brigg, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

In May 2009, Peter Sallis (Clegg) revealed that the programme was nearly cancelled before it had even started, when Bill Owen (Compo) who was very left-wing and Michael Bates who was very right-wing started having a heated and vigorous argument about their different political affiliations, over dinner when they first met. Producer James Gilbert read them the riot act and told them that unless they agreed to differ, and not to argue about politics, he was going to cancel the project. Owen and Bates meekly agreed and never discussed politics again.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Edie Pegden: [to Glenda, when she asks a naive question] Drink your coffee.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Holmfirth Hollywood (2006) (TV)

A Truly Great Series......

This programme is one of the best about and it certainly has been about for quite a while. Very sadly one of the funniest and most active comedians I have ever seen Bill Owen died recently, but although he was almost the main character in the show I'm certainly glad that for Bills memory that the show has continued.One of the great things about the show is that just about all of the actors in the show have made their mark in other comedy's and other shows, yet they all seem like they have been in the show from the start, for example Jean Alexander spent many years as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street and Stephen Lewis was well known as Blakey in On The Buses. Take a look at this show and I think you will be glad you did.