TV Last of the Summer Wine - Season 5 Last of the Summer Wine - Season 5 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 - Season 5 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 5 :Episode 1 Full Steam Behind Full Steam Behind 1979-09-18 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 5 :Episode 2 The Flag And Its Snag The Flag And Its Snag 1979-09-25 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 5 :Episode 3 The Flag And Further Snags The Flag And Further Snags 1979-10-02 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 5 :Episode 4 Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire 1979-10-09 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 5 :Episode 5 Earnshaw Strikes Again Earnshaw Strikes Again 1979-10-16 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 5 :Episode 6 Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder 1979-10-23 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 5 :Episode 7 Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder 1979-10-30 Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...