Last of the Summer Wine series 1
Last of the Summer Wine | |
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Season 1 | |
![]() Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 DVD | |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release |
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Series chronology | |
Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973.[1] All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert.[2]
The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," originally premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series.[3] The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.[4]
Outline
The trio in this series consisted of:
Actor | Role |
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Michael Bates | Blamire |
Bill Owen | Compo |
Peter Sallis | Clegg |
First appearances
- Compo Simmonite (1973–2000)
- Norman Clegg (1973–2010)
- Cyril Blamire (1973–1975)
- Sid (1973–1983)
- Ivy (1973–2010)
- Nora Batty (1973–2001, 2003–2008)
Episodes
No. | No. in series |
Original title (top) Alternative title (bottom) |
Original airdate | Prod. code | Disc |
1 | 14011 (Pilot) | "The Last of the Summer Wine" "Of Funerals and Fish" | 4 January 1973 | TBA | 4* |
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Compo, Clegg and Blamire go around town, discussing life and death, watching their fellow townspeople with their problems in the process.[5] | |||||
2 | 1 | "Short Back and Palais Glide" "The Lost Key" | 12 November 1973 | LLC1042E | 1 |
3 | 2 | "Inventor of the 40-foot Ferret" "Compo goes to Church" | 19 November 1973 | LLC1044S | 1 |
4 | 3 | "Paté and Chips" "They don't make sandwiches like that any more" | 26 November 1973 | LLC1043Y | 1 |
5 | 4 | "Spring Fever" "Compo's Suit" | 3 December 1973 | LLC1045L | 2 |
6 | 5 | "The New Mobile Trio" "The 30s car" | 10 December 1973 | LLC1163H | 2 |
7 | 6 | "Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts" "The Art of Photography" | 17 December 1973 | LLC1046F | 2 |
1Comedy Playhouse episode number.
DVD release
The first and second series were released by Universal Playback as a combined box set in September 2002. The pilot episode is not included and some episodes have been altered from their original broadcast, prompting criticism from the show's fan base, however a rerelease of the box set in 2011 had the altered episodes restored to original episodes, however the pilot still was not included in the rerelease. The pilot episode was released on the final boxset series 31 & 32 as an extra on disc four on 15 August 2016.[6]
The Complete Series 1 & 2 | ||||
Set Details[7] | ||||
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Release Date | ||||
Region 2 | ||||
2 September 2002 |
Notes
- ^ Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 165–167
- ^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
- ^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 16
- ^ Bright and Ross (2000), p. 17
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Bright and Ross 165
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 31 & 32 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
References
Bright, Morris; Robert Ross (2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage. London: BBC Worldwide Ltd. ISBN 0-563-55151-8.
External links
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- Series 1 at the Internet Movie Database