Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke that was originally broadcast on the BBC. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that Last of the Summer Wine would no longer be produced and the 31st series would be its last. Subsequently, the final episode was broadcast on 29 August 2010. Tom Owen criticised the BBC for not permitting a special final episode. Roy Clarke, however, stated that he was fully aware this was the last series, and preferred the show to have a quiet ending. The final line was said by Peter Sallis, the longest serving actor. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on Gold, Yesterday and Drama. It is also seen in more than twenty-five countries,including various PBS stations in the United States and on VisionTV in Canada. Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world.
Compo loses the key to his house so he and his companions, Clegg and Blamire, spend the day trying to find it.However, they also manage to find a fair amount of trouble on the way...
Compo has never been to church but when Blamire and Clegg drag him into one, the reactions are not what they expect.
Compo's nephew takes the trio plus his own family to visit a stately home where they stroll, picnic - and get thrown out.
Spring! and Compo advertises for a housekeeper. It's an annual stirring in his breast which always alarms Blamire and Clegg -especially when they see who replies ...
Clegg thinks that the time has come for him and his friends, Compo and Blamire, to get about a bit more - widen their horizons. With this in mind, they buy an old car. But Clegg is more imaginative than practical ...
Blamire has become very keen on photography and this, combined with Clegg's memories of camping, leads the threesome into a weekend under the stars with the smell of hay in their nostrils.....Compo is reluctant to go - and, in the end, wishes he hadn't.
Some problems with the common British bicycle. Will Compo's rabbit's foot be unclogged in time, and will the mechanical Sid from the caff evade the dreaded Ivy long enough to wave his magical spanner?
Who's That Dancing with Nora Batty Then?In which Blamire reveals a musical talent and Compo displays a mysterious scar. Has Aggie Duckett struck again?
In which we see Compo staring employment nervously in the face, as Blamire feels the urge to get back in harness only to discover that all that glitters is not sold.
In which the unattainable Nora becomes available and Compo presses his suit.
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Harry, the fierce landlord, runs a tight pub. And Mouse is tighter still and it's Tina's 'boom' night, so farewell restful ease.
A transaction with the fabulous Arnpepper; the Great Gob Contest; and a runaway canoe.
No, that isn't Biggles in the ancient flying gear, but Compo, intrepid pilot of old motor bikes.
Everyone arrives at the pub for the wedding, but Glenda receives a call to say the bridegroom has done a runner so they all head off to a nice restaurant.