Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Thursday, January 4, 1973
Ended: Monday, December 17, 1973
When does Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 come out?
Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 premiered Thursday, January 4, 1973 on BBC One and ended Monday, December 17, 1973. The season has 7 episodes.
Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 12 November 1973 and 17 December 1973. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert. 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 at 8:00 p.m. "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series. The pilot warranted a positive enough that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes which premiered on 12 November 1973. The first series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 2 on 2 September 2002.
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Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 release schedule
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1. Of Funerals and Fish (pilot) Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire and the trio wonders through town talking about, life, death and fish. |
Thursday · 53 years ago |
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2. Short Back And Palais Glide The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that exist between couples. Then they go to the cafe, where the first (of many) arguments between Ivy and Sid takes place. Compo realizes he forgot his house key in the library and the trio wonders through town, in search for the librarian (Mr. Wainwright). |
Monday · 53 years ago |
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3. Inventor Of The 40-Foot Ferret Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles and the possibility of an afterlife. |
Monday · 53 years ago |
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4. Pâté And Chips The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways. |
Monday · 52 years ago |
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5. Spring Fever Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship for him. He ends up hiring a female housekeeper, in search of new-found love. |
Monday · 52 years ago |
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6. The New Mobile Trio Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with an old piece of metal that proves to be more trouble than it's worth. |
Monday · 52 years ago |
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7. Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts Finale With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph. |
Monday · 52 years ago |
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Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 FAQ
When does Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 come out?
Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 premiered Thursday, January 4, 1973 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in Last of the Summer Wine Season 1?
Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 has 7 episodes.
Are new episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 finale?
The Last of the Summer Wine Season 1 finale (Episode 7) aired Monday, December 17, 1973.
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