Last of the Summer Wine
The BBC's longest running comedy series.
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
Episodes
1The Swan Man Of Ilkley
30 minMar 13, 2005
Lennie from the pickle factory, who has visions of sailing the canals in a swan boat, unwisely allows Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy to help him on his way. But a passing narrowboat puts paid to his dream.
2Watching the Clock
30 minMar 20, 2005
Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height. scared of heights, Truly, Alvin, Billy and Howard have to get him down.
3Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
30 minMar 27, 2005
Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
4Hermione (The Short Course)
30 minApr 10, 2005
Smiler is more miserable than usual. He's pining for Hermione, a woman he met the night before.
5Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
30 minApr 17, 2005
Smiler pretends to be an intellectual in an attempt to enchant Marina. Howard, a simple thinker, wants to keep an eye on them at the poetry group without being seen so, foolishly, he goes along with Truly's idea.
6Available for Weddings
30 minApr 24, 2005
After Clegg ends up with his foot in a plaster and an arm in a sling after a bike trip with Billy & Alvin, Truly and the Boys try to invent a bike that also an ATV. Barry gets bit by the camping bug.
7The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
30 minMay 1, 2005
Smiler regrets never having taken up the offer from Mavis McDonagh to look her up sometime. Truly, Alvin and Billy go on the trail to track her down. With the help Nora and Ivy, they find out that the woman had lived in Jamieson Street, now renamed Pepworth Street. So they go knocking on doors.
8The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
30 minMay 8, 2005
Clegg is trying to remember the name of a particularly obnoxious superior of his, from his days working in the Co-op.
9Lot Number 8
30 minMay 15, 2005
Overcome by the smell of a real bargain, Auntie Wainwright has made a successful bid at the auction rooms.
10Little Orphan Howard
30 minMay 29, 2005
Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.
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