Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
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.
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Episode 1 - Full Steam Behind
Release Date: 1979-09-18Foggy takes Compo and Clegg on a nostalgic trip to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
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Episode 2 - The Flag And Its Snag
Release Date: 1979-09-25Foggy has a vision to put a flag in a prominent place on the great British landscape - but first he needs a flag and a flagpole.
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Episode 3 - The Flag And Further Snags
Release Date: 1979-10-02Foggy collects his flag and achieves his vision. His dream is achieved.
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Episode 4 - Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
Release Date: 1979-10-09When Sid and Wally are seen disappearing into the woods, their wives wonder what they're up to.
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Episode 5 - Earnshaw Strikes Again
Release Date: 1979-10-16Anyone criticising Yorkshire is rousing old Yorkshire ghosts - Clegg for one is very superstitious, so he doesn't want to wake up old ghosts.
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Episode 6 - Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Release Date: 1979-10-23Compo contemplates the sport of hang-gliding. Nora gets Wally to take her out for a meal.
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Episode 7 - Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Release Date: 1979-10-30Compo gets his hang-glider-courtesy of Wally Batty.
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Episode 8 - And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree
Release Date: 1979-12-27Foggy decides to beat the Christmas rush-in the middle of summer. He ends up being conned by Big Eric who sells him 100 Christmas trees for 10. A bargain? Not when they are crawling with insects!
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Episode 9 - Whoops
Release Date: 1981-12-25Christmas isn't what it used to be, so the trio decide to look for two old school chums to help recapture the spirit of their youth.