Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Synopsis

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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Cast

• Peter Sallis as Clegg
• Jane Freeman as Ivy
• Kathy Staff as Nora Batty
• Jean Fergusson as Marina
• Robert Fyfe as Howard
• Juliette Kaplan as Pearl
• Sarah Thomas as Glenda
• Mike Grady as Barry
• Jean Alexander as Auntie Wainwright
• Bill Owen as Compo

If you liked Last of the Summer Wine, try

• Married... with Children
• The Middle
• The Andy Griffith Show
• The King of Queens
• Sex and the City
• Mad About You
• The Golden Girls
• The Drew Carey Show