"Last of the Summer Wine" (1973)TV series 1973-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28

Release Date:

12 November 1973 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.

Plot Keywords:

British | Eccentric | Elderly | Old Man | Senior Citizen

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Peter Sallis	...	Norman Clegg / ... (266 episodes, 1973-2007)
Jane Freeman	...	Ivy (245 episodes, 1973-2007)
Kathy Staff	...	Nora Batty / ... (227 episodes, 1973-2007)
Robert Fyfe	...	Howard (195 episodes, 1985-2007)
Juliette Kaplan	...	Pearl (191 episodes, 1985-2007)
Bill Owen	...	William 'Compo' Simmonite / ... (185 episodes, 1973-2000)
Jean Fergusson	...	Marina (185 episodes, 1985-2007)
Sarah Thomas	...	Glenda / ... (179 episodes, 1986-2007)
Thora Hird	...	Edie Pegden / ... (148 episodes, 1986-2003)
Jean Alexander	...	Auntie Wainwright / ... (145 episodes, 1988-2007)
Gordon Wharmby	...	Wesley Pegden / ... (133 episodes, 1982-2002)
Stephen Lewis	...	Smiler / ... (129 episodes, 1988-2007)
Mike Grady	...	Barry / ... (126 episodes, 1986-2007)
Brian Wilde	...	Foggy Dewhirst / ... (116 episodes, 1976-1997)

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Series Directed by
Alan J.W. Bell		(221 episodes, 1981-2007)
Sydney Lotterby		(31 episodes, 1976-1983)
James Gilbert		(7 episodes, 1973)
Bernard Thompson		(7 episodes, 1975)

Series Writing credits
Roy Clarke		(266 episodes, 1973-2007)

Series Produced by
Alan J.W. Bell	....	producer (221 episodes, 1981-2007)
Sydney Lotterby	....	producer (31 episodes, 1976-1983)
Neil Houston	....	assistant producer / associate producer (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Francis Gilson	....	assistant producer (9 episodes, 2000)
James Gilbert	....	producer (7 episodes, 1973)
Bernard Thompson	....	producer (7 episodes, 1975)
Michael Cager	....	assistant producer (2 episodes, 1983-1986)
Stephen Abrahams	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
John Gorringe	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Ronnie Hazlehurst		(62 episodes, 1983-2006)

Series Cinematography by
Pat O'Shea		(59 episodes, 2000-2005)
Peter Chapman		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Wilde		(59 episodes, 2000-2005)
John Wilkinson		(1 episode, 1986)

Series Production Design by
Stephan Paczai		(60 episodes, 2000-2006)
Richard Brackenbury		(unknown episodes)
Dinah Walker		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Steven Wright		(1 episode, 2000)

Series Costume Design by
Madeleine Millar		(40 episodes, 2002-2005)
Theresa Hughes		(19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jane Pride		(5 episodes, 2001)
Colin Lavers		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
David Atkinson	....	makeup artist (49 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lesley Faulkner	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 2005)
Clare Parker	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 2005)
Demelza Rogers	....	hair & makeup (8 episodes, 1982)
Joyce Dean	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1998)
Pamela Fox	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1998)
Christine Greenwood	....	makeup designer (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Sylvia Sutherland	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 2002)
Rob Glassborow	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2003)
Wendy Hutchinson	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2004)
Ian Locker	....	production manager (10 episodes, 2005)
Aisling Savage	....	unit manager (10 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simone Dawson	....	first assistant director (30 episodes, 2003-2005)
Haley Burnett	....	third assistant director (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lisa Thornton	....	second assistant director (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Philip Hartley	....	first assistant director (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Matthew Forrest	....	second assistant director (16 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sarah Lowe	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2001)
Tracie Wright	....	second assistant director (9 episodes, 2000)
Sally Harrison	....	third assistant director (8 episodes, 2004)
Julie Heskin	....	third assistant director (7 episodes, 2006)
Simon Hinkly	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2002)
David Decio	....	third assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Jill Hallowell	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ben Kellett	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Peter Laskie	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Colin Harris	....	properties (59 episodes, 2000-2005)
Toby Troyna	....	stand-by props (32 episodes, 2002-2005)
Dougie Hancock	....	stand-by props (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Charles Hummel	....	construction manager (14 episodes, 2002-2005)
Graham Walker	....	graphics (5 episodes, 2002-2005)
Russell Lee	....	location construction (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Colin Mutch	....	stand-by props (5 episodes, 2002)
Tim Bonstow	....	properties (unknown episodes)
Ollie Novadnieks	....	prop buyer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Paul Gartrell	....	post-production sound (59 episodes, 2000-2005)
David Mitchell	....	sound: film / boom operator / ... (41 episodes, 2001-2005)
Tom Vandyk	....	post-production sound / sound editor (35 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jacqui Bellamy	....	boom operator (25 episodes, 2003-2005)
John Crossland	....	boom operator (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Keith Silva	....	sound: film (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
John Mooney	....	sound (10 episodes, 1986-1989)
Tim Boissaud-Cooke	....	sound: film / sound / ... (10 episodes, 2002)
John Downes	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Karen Gordon	....	dubbing editor (unknown episodes)
Morton Hardaker	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Steve Hudson	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Jupp	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Ron Keighley	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Gary Nattrass	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Pip Norton	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Simon Price	....	dubbing editor (unknown episodes)
Richard Rhys Davies	....	dubbing editor (unknown episodes)
Laurie Taylor	....	sound director (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Ian Rowley	....	visual effects (14 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jason Chambers	....	video effects (8 episodes, 2001)
Ian Simpson	....	digital effects (5 episodes, 2005)
Chris Lawson	....	visual effects (2 episodes, 2005)
Evan Green-Hughes	....	visual effects (1 episode, 2003)
Peter Kersey	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Giles Livesey	....	digital colorist (unknown episodes)
Colin Mapson	....	visual effects designer (unknown episodes)
Jon Savage	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Riky Ash	....	stunts / stunt double: Brian Murphy / ... (10 episodes, 2001-2005)
Terry Cade	....	stunts / stunt arranger (6 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ray Nicholas	....	stunts / stunt arranger (5 episodes, 2001-2003)
Luke Kearney	....	stunt double / stunts (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lloyd Bass	....	stunts (1 episode, 2003)
Marc Cass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Stuart Fell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chrissy Monk	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill Weston	....	stunt arranger (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Newton	....	grip (50 episodes, 2001-2005)
Gavin Wilson	....	focus puller (30 episodes, 2002-2004)
Darren Ravenscroft	....	clapper loader (24 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jim Cuthbert	....	gaffer / lighting gaffer (22 episodes, 2000-2002)
Willie Cadden	....	gaffer / lighting gaffer (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tony Haughey	....	grip (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter Meakin	....	focus puller / clapper loader (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Richard Evans	....	clapper loader (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Adge Smith	....	gaffer / lighting gaffer (17 episodes, 2000-2003)
Steve Marles	....	focus puller (10 episodes, 2005)
Nick Race	....	focus puller (9 episodes, 2000)
Steve Sheppard	....	grip (9 episodes, 2000)
Rene Adefarasin	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 2001)
Mark Jones	....	grip (3 episodes, 2004)
Louise Ben-Nathan	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 2005)
Julian Charrington	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)
Richard Lawson	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)
Peter Myslowski	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Michael Quinn	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Rob Wickings	....	telecine colorist (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Alan Tully	....	telecine colorist (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Grant Bennett	....	telecine colorist (10 episodes, 2001)
Giles Livesey	....	telecine colorist (9 episodes, 2000)
Thomas Kavanagh	....	on-line editor / editor: video tape (3 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Music Department
Ronnie Hazlehurst	....	composer: theme music / conductor (266 episodes, 1973-2007)
Harry Pitch	....	musician: harmonica, title music (256 episodes, 1973-2006)
Tony Philpot	....	music recordist (60 episodes, 2000-2006)
The Holme Silver Band	....	musician (3 episodes, 2000-2004)

Series Other crew
Dionne Fletcher	....	script supervisor (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Christine Mellor	....	script supervisor (24 episodes, 2000-2003)
Sylvia Sutherland	....	location manager (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Antonia Castle	....	stage manager (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sarah Hitchcock	....	production executive (18 episodes, 2004-2005)
Honor Newton	....	finance associate (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Neil MacCabee	....	finance associate (10 episodes, 2002)
Bernadette Darnell	....	script supervisor / continuity (9 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sylvia Kendall	....	location manager (9 episodes, 2005)
Robert Crossley	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 2000)
Paul Rehman	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2005)
Dominic Barlow	....	location manager (5 episodes, 2002)
Juliette Kaplan	....	choreographer (1 episode, 2000)
Ben Kellett	....	assistant floor manager (unknown episodes)
Katie Wilkinson	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Also Known As:

The Library Mob (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Higgin Brigg, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Officially announced by Buckingham Palace in 1996 as being Her Majesty the Queen's favourite television series. Currently in its 30th year, recognized as "the longest-running comedy series in the world".

Quotes:

Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst: [trying to get Howard in shape by leaping small walls] It's people like you who make this country so rich in idiots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 25 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (1997) (TV)

I was always a big fan of this series its a Gem

I was a big fan of this series before i appeared in it. I still get letters and cards from fans despite leaving the show in 1988. Roy Clarke is one of the greatest comedy writers of his generation, he explores the British class system, old age, and the relationships between Yorshiremen and the Women they love brilliantly. The early shows were about boredom, retirement, life in Yorkshire and friendship between men of differing backgrounds. When the show was taken over by Alan J W Bell ,who produced and directed all the episodes i appeared in, the comedy broadened. Wonderful slapstick and unlikely romance became the strong central themes. In 1987 the show regularly had viewing figures just below 20 Million, and it continues to have a cult following to this day. I made some wonderful friends on the series too, Jane Freeman (who played my Auntie Ivy), Bill Owen (who i sadly miss) Peter Sallis (who taught me so much when we worked on stage together) Thora Hird (who told great stories of her early life in the Co-op as a sales assistant) Joe Gladwyn (who told me the most wonderful tales of early music hall and variety shows) to name just a few... I think one of the best qualities of this show is that anyone of any age can watch it and find something amusing, popular family entertainment is rare these days and this is a gem.