Last of the Summer Wine

Synopsis

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.

First aired

04 Jan 1973

Created by

Roy Clarke

Runtime

30 min / episode · 31 seasons

Cast

Peter Sallis

Clegg

Frank Thornton

Truly

Jane Freeman

Ivy

Jean Fergusson

Marina

Robert Fyfe

Howard

Juliette Kaplan

Pearl

Sarah Thomas

Glenda

Jean Alexander

Auntie Wainwright

Mike Grady

Barry

Brian Murphy

Alvin

Burt Kwouk

Entwistle

Tom Owen

Tom