Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1973)

Overview

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 …

Cast

Peter Sallis as Clegg
Peter Sallis

as Clegg

Bill Owen as Compo
Bill Owen

as Compo

Michael Bates as Cyril Blamire
Michael Bates

as Cyril Blamire

Jane Freeman as Ivy
Jane Freeman

as Ivy

John Comer as Sid
John Comer

as Sid

Episodes

Of Funerals and Fish (pilot) poster

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January 4, 1973

Norman Clegg visits his late wife's grave on the anniversary of her death, then he reunites with his friends Compo Simm…

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November 12, 1973

The trio pays a visit to the barbers where they talk about the war, marriage, local women, and the frequent rows that e…

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November 19, 1973

Clegg and Blamire try to convince Compo to step inside a church. Then they talk about the existence of God, miracles an…

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November 26, 1973

The trio visits a stately home, but naturally have some problems with Compo's messy ways.

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December 3, 1973

Spring's coming and Compo is once again suffering from spring fever, so he sets off to find the perfect companionship f…

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December 10, 1973

Thinking they need a faster way to travel through the hills, Clegg convinces the others to buy a car. They end up with …

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December 17, 1973

With a new camera in hands, the trio spends the day trying to find interesting things to photograph.