Last of the Summer Wine

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 4, 1973

Last aired

August 29, 2010

Episodes

269

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Creator

Roy Clarke

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0069602