The following is an episode list for the long-running BBC One sitcom Last of the Summer Wine which was broadcast from 4 January 1973 to 29 August 2010.
Contents
- Series overview
- Series 1 1973
- Series 3 1976
- Series 4 197778
- Series 5 1979
- Series 6 198182
- Series 7 198283
- Series 8 198485
- Series 9 198687
- Series 10 1988
- Series 11 1989
- Series 12 1990
- Series 13 1991
- Series 14 1992
- Series 15 1993
- Series 16 1995
- Series 17 1995
- Series 18 199697
- Series 19 199798
- Series 20 1999
- Series 21 2000
- Series 22 2001
- Series 23 200102
- Series 24 200203
- 30 Years of Last of the Summer Wine 2003
- Series 25 200304
- Series 26 200405
- Series 27 200506
- Series 28 2007
- Series 29 2008
- Series 30 200809
- Series 31 2010
- References
The pilot episode aired as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first full series of episodes premiered on 12 November the very same year. The 31st (and final) series started broadcasting on 25 July 2010.
As of 29 August 2010 (the very last day of transmission), a total of around 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, two New Year Specials, and a Millennium Special a Christmas sketch and a comedy trial (but not the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentaries). Some of these have been regular episodes (often held over from the previous series, or taken from the forthcoming series), others have been dedicated festive stories. Some of these specials have also been feature-length. All episodes are 30 minutes long, unless otherwise stated.
The list is by episodes' original air dates.
Series overview
Regular series
Specials
* The DVD boxset issued on this date is labelled Series 9 & 10. However, it contains only the twelve episodes listed for Series 9 below plus the three Specials. It contains none of the episodes listed for Series 10. The six Series 10 episodes were released along with the seven of Series 11 and two Specials in a boxset labelled Series 11 & 12. The ten Series 12 episodes were released along with the six Series 13 episodes and two Specials in another boxset labelled Series 13 & 14. The nine series 14 episodes were released along with the nine series 15 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 15 & 16 released on 26 October 2009. The eight series 16 episodes were released along with the ten series 17 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 17 & 18 released on 27 December 2010. The ten series 18 episodes were released along with the ten series 19 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 19 & 20 on 7 February 2011. The ten series 20 episodes were released along with the ten series 21 episodes and the Millennium special in another boxset labelled series 21 & 22 on 26 March 2012. The ten series 22 episodes were released along with the ten series 23 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 23 & 24 on 23 April 2012. The ten series 24 episodes were released along with the ten series 25 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 25 & 26 on 29 September 2014. The ten series 26 episodes were released along with the nine series 27 episodes and two specials in another boxset labelled series 27 & 28 on 5 October 2015. The ten series 28 episodes were released along with the eleven series 29 episodes in another boxset labeled series 29 & 30 on 16 May 2016. The ten series 30 episodes were released along with the six series 31, the 2008 New Year special and an extra feature of the Comedy Playhouse Pilot episode Of Funerals and Fish in a final boxset labelled series 31 & 32 on 15 August 2016. All 295 episodes were cleared by the BBFC.
The first three episodes of series 1 were edited together on the DVD in what appeared to be a straight transfer from the video release in the 1980s. "Pâté & Chips" ended with credits for all three episodes plus the original BBC Video ident, however a re-release of series 1 & 2 in 2011 put all three episodes with their start and end credits back on them, on the same re-release the scene from the series 2 episode "Some Enchanted Evening" which was missing on the original release has been put back into the episode. Over the years there has been a number of edits on DVD releases in all regions with region 1 having certain music edits on the DVD releases. Region 2 DVDs have some edits such as Milburn not appearing in "The Loxley Lozenge" as he did on original transmission and "Uncle of the Bride" and "Big Day at Dream Acres" on the DVD release being only 1 of 3 versions of each episode, "Elegy for Fallen Wellies" on the region 2 DVDs is the alternate version on DVD and not the original transmission version, another episode edited was on the re-release of series 3 & 4 in 2010 when a line was removed from "The Kink in Foggy's Niblick" when the lady golfers go walking past Compo and Clegg. Apart from "Elegy for Fallen Wellies" there doesn't appear to be much editing on the later releases in region 2 so far.
Series 1 (1973)
The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," which originally premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse was included as an Extra feature on Series 31 & 32 on disc 4 which was released on 15 August 2016..
Series 3 (1976)
Regular Series
Series 4 (1977–78)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1978)
* Small Tune on a Penny Wassail on disc 3 of series 5 & 6 DVD
Series 5 (1979)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1979)
Series 6 (1981–82)
Christmas Special (1981)
Regular Series
Series 7 (1982–83)
Christmas Special (1982)
* All Mod Conned on disc 3 of series 7 & 8 DVD
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
* The Funny Side of Christmas on disc 1 Title 6 of the 'Vintage 1995' (Region 1) DVD
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1983)
Series 8 (1984–85)
Christmas Special (1984)
Regular Series
Series 9 (1986–87)
New Year Special (1986)
Christmas Special (1986)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1987)
Series 9 sold as Series 9 and 10 on DVD
Series 10 (1988)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1988)
Series 11 (1989)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1989)
Series 10 and 11 sold as Series 11 and 12 on DVD
Series 12 (1990)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1990)
Series 13 (1991)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1991)
Series 12 and 13 sold as Series 13 and 14 on DVD
Series 14 (1992)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1992)
Series 15 (1993)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1993)
Series 14 and 15 sold as Series 15 and 16 on DVD
Series 16 (1995)
New Year Special (1995)
* The Man who Nearly Knew Pavarotti on disc 4 of series 17 & 18 DVD
Regular Series
Series 17 (1995)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (1995)
Series 16 and 17 sold as Series 17 and 18 on DVD
Series 18 (1996–97)
Christmas Special (1996)
25 Years of Last of the Summer Wine (1997)
Regular Series
Series 19 (1997–98)
Christmas Special (1997)
Regular Series
Series 18 and 19 sold as Series 19 and 20 on DVD.
Series 20 (1999)
Regular Series
BBC Comedy Trial
Series 21 (2000)
New Year Special (2000)
Regular Series
Series 20 and 21 sold as Series 21 and 22 on DVD.
Series 22 (2001)
Regular Series
Series 23 (2001–02)
Christmas Special (2001)
Regular Series
Series 22 and 23 sold as series 23 and 24 on DVD
Series 24 (2002–03)
Christmas Special (2002)
Regular Series
30 Years of Last of the Summer Wine (2003)
* 30 Years of the Last of the Summer wine on disc 1 Title 7 of 'Vintage 1995' (Region 1) DVD
Series 25 (2003–04)
Christmas Special (2003)
Regular Series
Series 24 and 25 sold as series 25 and 26 on DVD
Series 26 (2004–05)
Christmas Special (2004)
Regular Series
Series 27 (2005–06)
Christmas Special (2005)
Regular Series
Christmas Special (2006)
Series 26 and 27 sold as series 27 and 28 on DVD
Series 28 (2007)
Regular Series
Series 29 (2008)
Regular Series
Series 28 and 29 sold as series 29 and 30 on DVD
Series 30 (2008–09)
New Year's Eve Special (2008)
Regular Series
Series 31 (2010)
Regular Series
Series 30 & 31 sold as series 31 & 32 on DVD