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Recurring Characters In Last Of The Summer Wine
The following is a list of characters in the BBC sitcom ''Last of the Summer Wine'' and its prequel series, ''First of the Summer Wine''. The main series focused primarily on a trio of old men and their interaction with other characters in the town. Due to the longevity of the series it was often necessary to replace key characters due to an actor's death, illness, or unavailability for other reasons. Many characters were first seen in "one-off" appearances and were popular enough or felt to have enough potential for them to be brought back as regulars, in some instances replacing previous members of the cast. Some characters also featured in the prequel series as well as several shorts. Summer Wine trio Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis; 1973–2010) Compo Simmonite ( Bill Owen; 1973–2000) Cyril Blamire ( Michael Bates; 1973–1975) The first "third man", and the most childishly argumentative and snobbish, Blamire was the contrast to Compo. Blamire was fired up by displays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 15)
Last of the Summer Wine's fifteenth series aired on BBC1 in 1993. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: List of episodes Regular series Christmas Special (1993) DVD release The box set for series fifteen was released by Universal Playback in October 2009, mislabelled as a box set for series 15 & 16. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 1993 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 28)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-eighth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: Last appearances * Smiler Hemingway (1988, 1990–2007) List of Episodes DVD release The box set for series 28 was released by Universal Playback in May 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 29 & 30. References {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2007 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 27)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-seventh series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The quartet in this series consisted of: First appearances * Nelly (2005–2010) Last appearances * Billy Hardcastle (1999–2006) List of Episodes Christmas Special (2005) Regular series Christmas Special (2006) DVD release The box set for series 27 was released by Universal Playback in October 2015, mislabelled as a box set for series 27 & 28. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2006 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 26)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-sixth series aired on BBC One from December 2004 through May 2005. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The quartet in this series consisted of: Returning this series * PC Walsh (1988–1989, 2004–2010) Last appearances * Ros Utterthwaite (2000–2005) List of episodes Christmas Special (2004) Regular series DVD release The box set for series twenty-six was released by Universal Playback in October 2015, mislabelled as a box set for series 27 & 28. References See also {{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Summer Wine (Series 26) Last of the Summer Wine series 2005 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 25)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-fifth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: Last appearances * Second Policeman (1987, 1990–2004) List of Episodes Christmas Special (2003) Regular series DVD release The box set for series twenty five was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25 & 26. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2004 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 24)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-fourth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: First appearances * Entwistle (2002–2010) * Alvin Smedley (2003–2010) * Miss Davenport (2003–2010) Returning this series *Nora Batty Nora Batty (née Renshaw) is a fictional character in the world's longest-running sitcom, ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Nora became a national icon, recognised by her wrinkled stockings, pinny and distinctive style of hair curlers. She appeared in ... (1973–2001, 2003–2008) Last appearances * Edie Pegden (1986–2003) List of episodes Christmas Special (2002) Regular series DVD release The box set for series twenty four was released by Universal Playback in September 2014, mislabelled as a box set for series 25 & 26. References {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2003 British television seasons [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 23)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-third series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: Last appearances * Wesley Pegden (1982, 1984–2002) * Eli Duckett (1987–2002) List of Episodes 2001 Christmas Special Regular series DVD release The box set for series twenty-three was released by Universal Playback in April 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 23 & 24. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2002 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 22)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-second series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: First appearances * Herman Teesdale (The Repo Man) (2001–2005, 2007–2010) * Toby Mulberry Smith (The Captain) (2001–2006, 2008–2010) Last appearances * Mrs Avery (2000–2001) *Nora Batty Nora Batty (née Renshaw) is a fictional character in the world's longest-running sitcom, ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Nora became a national icon, recognised by her wrinkled stockings, pinny and distinctive style of hair curlers. She appeared in ... (1973–2001, 2003–2008) List of episodes DVD release The box set for series twenty two was released by Universal Playback in April 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 23 & 24. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 2001 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 21)
Last of the Summer Wine's twenty-first series aired on BBC One. Most of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: First appearances * Ros Utterthwaite (2000–2005) * Tom Simmonite (2000–2010) * Mrs Avery (2000–2001) Last appearances * Compo Simmonite (1973–2000) List of Episodes Millennium Special (2000) Regular series DVD release The box set for series twenty one was released by Universal Playback in March 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 21 & 22. References See also {{Last of the Summer Wine *Series 21 and 22 box set has been released on DVD for the first time 2000 British television seasons Last of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 20)
Last of the Summer Wine's twentieth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: First appearances * Billy Hardcastle (1999–2006) List of Episodes Regular series Special (1999) DVD release The box set for series twenty was released by Universal Playback in March 2012, mislabelled as a box set for series 21 & 22. References See also * List of Last of the Summer Wine episodes {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 1999 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Summer Wine (series 19)
Last of the Summer Wine's nineteenth series aired on BBC One. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ... and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Outline The trio in this series consisted of: First appearances * Truly Truelove (1997–2010) List of episodes Christmas Special (1997) Regular series DVD release The box set for series nineteen was released by Universal Playback in February 2011, mislabelled as a box set for series 19 & 20. References {{Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine series 1998 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |