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The first, simply titled Last of the Summer Wine, [112] was released in 2003 and includes early episodes from the 1970s and 1980s. The second collection, titled Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1995, followed in 2004 and includes episodes from series seventeen and the 30th anniversary documentary. [113]
It has been extensively used as one of the locations in the BBC's long-running comedy series Last of the Summer Wine, much of which has centred on the village pub the 'Butchers Arms', which provides a central meeting place for the village residents.
The area is associated with the TV sitcom ‘Last of the Summer Wine’, which was filmed in Holmfirth and the surrounding areas. [6] The reservoir has a picnic area, two free car parks and there are also some benches around the lake that provide a quiet place of reflection. [ 7 ]
Gladwin last appeared in series 9. He died just days before the broadcast of his final appearance. [citation needed] In the Comedy Playhouse pilot, the character (still unseen) was referred to as Harold. The character was played by Gary Whitaker in the prequel series First of the Summer Wine.
As of 29 August 2010 (the very last day of transmission), a total of 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, three New Year Specials and a Millennium Special (but not the short Christmas sketch, a comedy trial or the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentaries). Some of ...
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.
William Simmonite, better known by his nickname of Compo (from unemployment compensation, as in the phrase "he's on the compo", according to series writer Roy Clarke), [1] was a character in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine.
Last of the Summer Wine's 30th series originally aired 19 April 2009. All eleven episodes in series 30 were 30 minutes in length. A New Years Special aired on 31 December 2008. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.