Last of the Summer Wine — Season 28
The BBC's longest running comedy series.
About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. The Second Stag Night of Doggy Wilkinson
Aired 15 July 2007 • 30 min
An old friend, Doggy, is almost 80 and getting married again - so The Boys take him out for his bachelors party complete with arranged special lady ... But what starts out as a boring dry affair soon gets pronounced as "better than my first stag" by the groom.
2. What Happened to the Horse?
Aired 29 July 2007 • 30 min
What starts out as a good joke on Howard gets a life of its own when Truly invents a ghost story that involves a local wooden area.
3. Variations on a Theme of Road Rage
Aired 5 August 2007 • 30 min
Howard feels he has out grown the bicycle so he purchases a car from a woman who says it reminds her too much of her late-husband.
4. In Which Howard gets Double Booked
Aired 12 August 2007 • 30 min
Howard decides it's time to take Pearl out for a dinner to the "Fox and Duck" - so Pearl invites Nelly to come with, and Truly invites Marina to go with, now if only Howard knew about it.
5. Will The Nearest Alien Please Come In
Aired 19 August 2007 • 30 min
Science-fiction addict Kevin believes aliens from outer space may have landed. Truly, Clegg and Alvin help to convince him he is right.
6. Elegy for Small Creature and Clandestine Trackbike
Aired 26 August 2007 • 30 min
Howard has purchased a track bike and is desperate to hide it from Pearl.
7. The Crowcroft Challenge
Aired 2 September 2007 • 30 min
Alvin and Truly tie one on in a bar and Alvin volunteers to complete the Crowcroft Challenge - a task that has never been completed. Howard volunteers when he realizes that he might be able to get together with Marina during the Challenge.
8. Must Be Good Dancer
Aired 9 September 2007 • 30 min
Tom decides that Smiler should answer an ad looking for a dance partner so Truly and gang decide to turn him into "Fred Astaire"; Barry has Glenda help him find the mysterious squeak in his car.
9. In Which Howard Remembers Where He Left His Bicycle Pump
Aired 16 September 2007 • 30 min
Pearl, Miss Davenport, Nora Batty, Nelly, Ivy, and Glenda have entered a baking contest. Howard runs into an old flame while out with Truly, so he takes it upon himself to help the two get back together.
10. Sinclair And The Wormley Witches
Aired 23 September 2007 • 30 min
While standing on a hillside admiring the view, Alvin, Truly, and Entwistle get stoned by a stranger. Smiler does some witchcraft. Pearl & Nelly track Howard.