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Last of the Summer Wine

Year:

1973

Duration:

30 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1973-01-04

Filming Locations: Higgin Brigg, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Jess Conrad

Colin Farrell

Last of the Summer Wine

Jean Fergusson

Last of the Summer Wine

Yvette Fielding

Keith Marsh

Margaret Nolan

Brian Pettifer

Katherine Kelly

Peter Sallis

Clegg

Jane Freeman

Ivy

Kathy Staff

Nora Batty

Robert Fyfe

Howard

Juliette Kaplan

Pearl

Sarah Thomas

Glenda

Bill Owen

Compo

Jean Alexander

Auntie

Mike Grady

Barry

Thora Hird

Edie

Gordon Wharmby

Wesley

Frank Thornton

Truly

Stephen Lewis

Smiler

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Trivia

By 1982, it was the BBC's most popular sitcom with 16 million viewers.

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The series has been officially declared the world's longest-running television sitcom, airing continuously between Wednesday 4th January 1973 to Sunday 29th August 2010. Peter Sallis was the sole cast member to appear (as Norman Clegg) throughout the whole 31 seasons. He also appeared (as Clegg's father) in the spin-off prequel series First of the Summer Wine (1988).

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Officially announced by Buckingham Palace in 1996 as being Her Majesty the Queen's favourite television series.

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Quotes

Billy Hardcastle: I only joined to do Robin Hood.

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Compo: Doesn't tha feel anything?

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Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst: Every time I come up here, the spirit soars! You can't help thinking what a wonderful place it would be to set up a machine gun! Give me a small squad of hand-picked men and I could defend this place indefinitely!

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