Roy Clarke
Director
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Season 26
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.
Released Jan. 4, 1973
Episode 30 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S26E1 - The Swan Man Of Ilkley
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.
March 13, 2005, midnight
S26E2 - Watching the Clock
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.
March 20, 2005, midnight
S26E3 - Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?
Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.
March 27, 2005, midnight
S26E4 - Hermione (The Short Course)
Smiler is more miserable than usual. He's pining for Hermione, a woman he met the night before.
April 10, 2005, midnight
S26E5 - Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?
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.
April 17, 2005, midnight
S26E6 - Available for Weddings
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.
April 24, 2005, midnight
S26E7 - The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street
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.
May 1, 2005, midnight
S26E8 - The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager
Clegg is trying to remember the name of a particularly obnoxious superior of his, from his days working in the Co-op.
May 8, 2005, midnight
S26E9 - Lot Number 8
Overcome by the smell of a real bargain, Auntie Wainwright has made a successful bid at the auction rooms.
May 15, 2005, midnight
S26E10 - Little Orphan Howard
Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.
May 29, 2005, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 8070 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 1973
Last Air Date: Aug. 29, 2010, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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