TV Last of the Summer Wine - Specials Last of the Summer Wine - Specials 7.1/10 by 39 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Last of the Summer Wine - Specials Alternative Titles First Air Date 1973-01-04 Last Air Date 2010-08-29 Number of Episodes 269 Number of Seasons 31 Genres Comedy, Networks BBC One, Casts Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jane Freeman, Jean Fergusson, Robert Fyfe, Juliette Kaplan, Sarah Thomas, Jean Alexander, Mike Grady, Brian Murphy, Burt Kwouk Plot Keywords , Clegg Peter Sallis Truly Frank Thornton Ivy Jane Freeman Marina Jean Fergusson Howard Robert Fyfe Pearl Juliette Kaplan Glenda Sarah Thomas Auntie Wainwright Jean Alexander Barry Mike Grady Alvin Brian Murphy Entwistle Burt Kwouk Tom Tom Owen Morton Beemish Christopher Beeny Hobbo Russ Abbot Miss Davenport Josephine Tewson Stella Barbara Young Episodes List Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 1 Small Tune on a Penny Wassail (1978 Christmas Special) Small Tune on a Penny Wassail (1978 Christmas Special) 1978-12-26 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 2 And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979 Christmas Special) And a Dewhurst Up a Fir Tree (1979 Christmas Special) 1979-12-27 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 3 Whoops (1981 Christmas Special) Whoops (1981 Christmas Special) 1981-12-25 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 4 All Mod Conned (1982 Christmas Special) All Mod Conned (1982 Christmas Special) 1982-12-25 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 5 The Funny Side of Christmas The Funny Side of Christmas 1982-12-27 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 6 Getting Sam Home (1983 Christmas Special) Getting Sam Home (1983 Christmas Special) 1983-12-27 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 7 The Loxley Lozenge (1984 Christmas Special) The Loxley Lozenge (1984 Christmas Special) 1984-12-30 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 8 Uncle of the Bride (1986 New Year's Special) Uncle of the Bride (1986 New Year's Special) 1986-01-01 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 9 Merry Christmas, Father Christmas (1986 Christmas Special) Merry Christmas, Father Christmas (1986 Christmas Special) 1986-12-28 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 10 Big Day at Dream Acres (1987 Christmas Special) Big Day at Dream Acres (1987 Christmas Special) 1987-12-31 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 11 Crums (1988 Christmas Special) Crums (1988 Christmas Special) 1988-12-24 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 12 What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? (1989 Christmas Special) What's Santa Brought for Nora Then? (1989 Christmas Special) 1989-12-23 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 13 Barry's Christmas (1990 Christmas Special) Barry's Christmas (1990 Christmas Special) 1990-12-27 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 14 Situations Vacant (1991 Christmas Special) Situations Vacant (1991 Christmas Special) 1991-12-22 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 15 Welcome to Earth (1993 Christmas Special) Welcome to Earth (1993 Christmas Special) 1993-12-27 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 16 The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti (1995 New Year's Special) The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti (1995 New Year's Special) 1995-01-01 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 17 A Leg Up for Christmas (1995 Christmas Special) A Leg Up for Christmas (1995 Christmas Special) 1995-12-25 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 18 Extra! Extra! (1996 Christmas Special) Extra! Extra! (1996 Christmas Special) 1996-12-29 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 19 There Goes the Groom (1997 Christmas Special) There Goes the Groom (1997 Christmas Special) 1997-12-28 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 20 Last Post And Pigeon (2000 New Year's Special) Last Post And Pigeon (2000 New Year's Special) 2000-01-02 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 21 Potts in Pole Position (2001 Christmas Special) Potts in Pole Position (2001 Christmas Special) 2001-12-30 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 22 A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002 Christmas Special) A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft (2002 Christmas Special) 2002-12-29 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 23 Thirty Years of Last of the Summer Wine (2003 Documentary) Thirty Years of Last of the Summer Wine (2003 Documentary) 2003-04-13 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 24 A Short Blast of Fred Astaire (2003 Christmas Special) A Short Blast of Fred Astaire (2003 Christmas Special) 2003-12-21 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 25 Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley (2004 Christmas Special) Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley (2004 Christmas Special) 2004-12-19 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 26 Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day (2005 Christmas Special) Merry Entwistle and Jackson Day (2005 Christmas Special) 2005-12-18 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 27 A Tale of Two Sweaters (2006 Christmas Special) A Tale of Two Sweaters (2006 Christmas Special) 2006-12-28 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire... Last of the Summer Wine Season 0 :Episode 28 I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies (2008 Christmas Special) I Was a Hitman for Primrose Dairies (2008 Christmas Special) 2008-12-31 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...