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Last of the Summer Wine
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TV Show
First Air Date: January 4, 1973
Last Air Date: August 29, 2010
Genre: Comedy
Seasons: 31
Episodes: 269
Episode Runtime: 30 min
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Cast: Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jane Freeman, Jean Fergusson, Robert Fyfe
Created By: Roy Clarke
Network: BBC One
Overview
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.