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Last of the Summer Wine LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE

Programme: Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcast: 1973 - present    (BBC)
Episodes: 267 (28 series)
Starring: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde and many more. IMDb link for full cast listing
Written by: Roy Clarke
Directed by: Alan J.W. Bell
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation More info
Filming Location: Holmfirth, Yorkshire More about Holmfirth from Wikipedia
Synopsis:

A group of male pensioners, including Compo, Clegg and Foggy, are ageing delinquents who carry out boyish pranks in a quiet Yorkshire village. Their japes revolve around daredevil stunts aimed at wooing their lady friends or getting male chums out of trouble.

BSG Review:

It would be hard to argue that Last of the Summer Wine is anything but a British classic as it is easily the longest running sitcom of all time; well over 200 episodes of this sitcom have been filmed since its pilot in 1973

. Last of the Summer Wine is an inoffensive sitcom which slowly gets viewers hooked watching the three central characters and their latest crazy stunt. Not everyone likes it though - quite a few of the TV critics and viewers have called it "boring, outdated, slow and un-funny".


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