The following is an
episode list for the
BBC One sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. The pilot episode aired as an episode of
Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first full series of episodes premiered on 12 November 1973. The 29th series concluded on 31 August 2008. A 30th series is currently in production
As of 31 August 2008, 278 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine have aired. This includes the Comedy Playhouse pilot, twenty-four Christmas Specials, two New Year Specials, and a Millennium Special (but not the 25 Year and 30 Year Documentary Specials). Some of these have been regular episodes (often held over from the previous series, or taken from the forth-coming series), others have been dedicated festive stories. Some of these specials have also been feature-length. All episodes are 30 minutes long, unless otherwise stated.
The list is by episodes' original air dates.
Series
The following is an overview of all series of Last of the Summer Wine. This overview does not include the pilot episode, Christmas and New Years specials, or the three films.
| Series
| Eps.
| Originally
aired
| Prod.
line
| DVD Region 2 Release Date |
| 1
| 6
| 1973
| LLC104xx
| 2 September 2002 |
| 2
| 7
| 1975
| LLC1xxxx
| 2 September 2002 |
| 3
| 7
| 1976
| LLCGxxxx
| 26 July 2004 |
| 4
| 8
| 1977
| LLCxxxxx
| 26 July 2004 |
| 5
| 7
| 1979
| LLCA52xx
| 5 March 2007 |
| 6
| 7
| 1982
| LLCD01xx
| 5 March 2007 |
| 7
| 6
| 1983
| LLCE50xx
| 3 March 2008 |
| 8
| 6
| 1985
| LLCG08xx
| 3 March 2008 |
| 9
| 12
| 1986
| LLCI6xxx
| 5 May 2008* |
| 10
| 6
| 1988
| LLCK10xx
| 22 September 2008 |
| 11
| 7
| 1989
|
| 22 September 2008 |
| 12
| 10
| 1990
|
| 26 December 2008 |
| 13
| 6
| 1991
|
| 26 December 2008 |
| 14
| 9
| 1992
|
| TBA |
| 15
| 9
| 1993
|
| TBA |
| 16
| 8
| 1994
|
| TBA |
| 17
| 10
| 1995
|
| TBA |
| 18
| 10
| 1997
|
| TBA |
| 19
| 10
| 1998
|
| TBA |
| 20
| 10
| 1999
|
| TBA |
| 21
| 10
| 2000
|
| TBA |
| 22
| 10
| 2001
|
| TBA |
| 23
| 10
| 2002
|
| TBA |
| 24
| 10
| 2003
|
| TBA |
| 25
| 10
| 2004
|
| TBA |
| 26
| 10
| 2005
|
| TBA |
| 27
| 9
| 2006
|
| TBA |
| 28
| 10
| 2007
| ENTA4xxx
| TBA |
| 29
| 11
| 2008
|
| TBA |
* The DVD boxset issued on this date is labelled Series 9 & 10. However, it contains only the twelve episodes listed for Series 9 below plus the three Specials. It contains none of the episodes listed for Series 10. The six Series 10 episodes were later released along with the seven of Series 11 and two Specials in a boxset labelled Series 11 & 12.
Series 1 (1973)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| Pilot - 1
| 4 January 1973
| |
>
| 2
| 12 November 1973
| |
>
| 3
| 19 November 1973
| |
>
| 4
| 26 November 1973
| |
>
| 5
| 3 December 1973
| |
>
| 6
| 10 December 1973
| |
>
| 7
| 17 December 1973
| "Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts" |
Series 2 (1975)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 8
| 5 March 1975
| |
>
| 9
| 12 March 1975
| |
>
| 10
| 19 March 1975
| |
>
| 11
| 26 March 1975
| |
>
| 12
| 2 April 1975
| |
>
| 13
| 9 April 1975
| |
>
| 14
| 16 April 1975
| "Northern Flying Circus" |
Series 3 (1976)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 15
| 27 October 1976
| |
>
| 16
| 3 November 1976
| |
>
| 17
| 10 November 1976
| |
>
| 18
| 17 November 1976
| |
>
| 19
| 24 November 1976
| |
>
| 20
| 1 December 1976
| |
>
| 21
| 8 December 1976
| "Isometrics and After" |
Series 4 (1977)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 22
| 9 November 1977
| |
>
| 23
| 16 November 1977
| |
>
| 24
| 23 November 1977
| |
>
| 25
| 30 November 1977
| |
>
| 26
| 7 December 1977
| |
>
| 27
| 14 December 1977
| |
>
| 28
| 4 January 1978
| "The Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent" |
1977 and 1978 Christmas Specials
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 29
| 1 January 1978
| |
>
| 30
| 26 December 1978
| |
>
Series 5 (1979)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 31
| 18 September 1979
| |
>
| 32
| 25 September 1979
| |
>
| 33
| 2 October 1979
| |
>
| 34
| 9 October 1979
| |
>
| 35
| 16 October 1979
| |
>
| 36
| 23 October 1979
| |
>
| 37
| 30 October 1979
| |
>
1979 and 1981 Christmas Specials
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 38
| 27 December 1979
| |
>
| 39
| 25 December 1981
| |
>
Series 6 (1982)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 40
| 4 January 1982
| |
>
| 41
| 11 January 1982
| |
>
| 42
| 18 January 1982
| |
>
| 43
| 25 January 1982
| |
>
| 44
| 1 February 1982
| |
>
| 45
| 8 February 1982
| |
>
| 46
| 15 February 1982
| "From Wellies To Wet Suit" |
1982 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 47
| 25 December 1982
| "All Mod Conned" |
Series 7 (1983)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 48
| 30 January 1983
| |
>
| 49
| 6 February 1983
| |
>
| 50
| 13 February 1983
| |
>
| 51
| 20 February 1983
| |
>
| 52
| 27 February 1983
| |
>
| 53
| 6 March 1983
| "The Arts of Concealment" |
1983 and 1984 Christmas Specials
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 54
| 27 December 1983
| |
>
| 55
| 30 December 1984
| "The Loxley Lozenge" |
Series 8 (1985)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 56
| 10 March 1985
| |
>
| 57
| 17 March 1985
| |
>
| 58
| 24 March 1985
| |
>
| 59
| 31 March 1985
| |
>
| 60
| 7 April 1985
| |
>
| 61
| 14 April 1985
| "Who's Looking After The Café Then?" |
Series 9 (1986)
1986 New Year Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 62
| 1 January 1986
| "Uncle Of The Bride" |
Regular series
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 63
| 4 April 1986
| |
>
| 64
| 11 April 1986
| |
>
| 65
| 18 April 1986
| |
>
| 66
| 25 April 1986
| |
>
| 67
| 1 May 1986
| |
>
| 68
| 8 May 1986
| |
>
| 69
| 15 May 1986
| |
>
| 70
| 22 May 1986
| |
>
| 71
| 1 June 1986
| |
>
| 72
| 8 June 1986
| |
>
| 73
| 15 June 1986
| |
>
| 74
| 22 June 1986
| "When You Take A Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible" |
1986 and 1987 Christmas Specials
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 75
| 28 December 1986
| |
>
| 76
| 31 December 1987
| "Big Day At Dream Acres" |
Series 10 (1988)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 77
| 16 October 1988
| |
>
| 78
| 23 October 1988
| |
>
| 79
| 30 October 1988
| |
>
| 80
| 6 November 1988
| |
>
| 81
| 13 November 1988
| |
>
| 82
| 20 November 1988
| "The Day of the Welsh Ferret" |
1988 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 83
| 24 December 1988
| "Crums" |
Series 11 (1989)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 84
| 15 October 1989
| |
>
| 85
| 22 October 1989
| |
>
| 86
| 29 October 1989
| |
>
| 87
| 5 November 1989
| |
>
| 88
| 12 November 1989
| |
>
| 89
| 19 November 1989
| |
>
| 90
| 23 November 1989
| "Three Men and a Mangle" |
1989 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 91
| 23 December 1989
| "What's Santa Brought for Nora Then?" |
Series 12 (1990)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 92
| 2 September 1990
| |
>
| 93
| 9 September 1990
| |
>
| 94
| 16 September 1990
| |
>
| 95
| 23 September 1990
| |
>
| 96
| 30 September 1990
| |
>
| 97
| 7 October 1990
| |
>
| 98
| 14 October 1990
| |
>
| 99
| 21 October 1990
| |
>
| 100
| 28 October 1990
| |
>
| 101
| 4 November 1990
| "A Landlady for Smiler" |
1990 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 102
| 27 December 1990
| "Barry's Christmas" |
Series 13 (1991)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 103
| 18 October 1991
| |
>
| 104
| 25 October 1991
| |
>
| 105
| 1 November 1991
| |
>
| 106
| 8 November 1991
| |
>
| 107
| 15 November 1991
| |
>
| 108
| 29 November 1991
| "Pole Star" |
1991 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 109
| 22 December 1991
| "Situation Vacant" |
Series 14 (1992)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 110
| 25 October 1992
| |
>
| 111
| 1 November 1992
| |
>
| 112
| 8 November 1992
| |
>
| 113
| 15 November 1992
| |
>
| 114
| 22 November 1992
| |
>
| 115
| 29 November 1992
| |
>
| 116
| 6 December 1992
| |
>
| 117
| 13 December 1992
| |
>
| 118
| 20 December 1992
| "Wheelies" |
1992 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 119
| 26 December 1992
| "Stop That Castle" |
Series 15 (1993)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 120
| 24 October 1993
| |
>
| 121
| 31 October 1993
| |
>
| 122
| 7 November 1993
| |
>
| 123
| 14 November 1993
| |
>
| 124
| 21 November 1993
| |
>
| 125
| 28 November 1993
| |
>
| 126
| 5 December 1993
| |
>
| 127
| 12 December 1993
| |
>
| 128
| 19 December 1993
| "Aladdin Gets on Your Wick" |
1993 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 129
| 27 December 1993
| "Welcome To Earth" |
Series 16 (1994)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 130
| 8 June 1994
| |
>
| 131
| 15 June 1994
| |
>
| 132
| 22 June 1994
| |
>
| 133
| 29 June 1994
| |
>
| 134
| 5 July 1994
| |
>
| 135
| 12 July 1994
| |
>
| 136
| 19 July 1994
| |
>
| 137
| 26 July 1994
| "The Sweet Smell of Excess" |
Series 17 (1995)
1995 New Year Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 138
| 1 January 1995
| "The Man who Nearly Knew Pavarotti" |
'Regular Series'
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 139
| 3 September 1995
| |
>
| 140
| 10 September 1995
| |
>
| 141
| 17 September 1995
| |
>
| 142
| 24 September 1995
| |
>
| 143
| 1 October 1995
| |
>
| 144
| 8 October 1995
| |
>
| 145
| 15 October 1995
| |
>
| 146
| 22 October 1995
| |
>
| 147
| 29 October 1995
| |
>
| 148
| 5 November 1995
| "Brushes At Dawn" |
1995 and 1996 Christmas Specials
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 149
| 25 December 1995
| |
>
| 150
| 29 December 1996
| "Extra! Extra!" |
25 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine (1997)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| Special
| 30 March 1997
| "25 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine" |
Series 18 (1997)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 151
| 20 April 1997
| |
>
| 152
| 27 April 1997
| |
>
| 153
| 4 May 1997
| |
>
| 154
| 11 May 1997
| |
>
| 155
| 18 May 1997
| |
>
| 156
| 25 May 1997
| |
>
| 157
| 1 June 1997
| |
>
| 158
| 8 June 1997
| |
>
| 159
| 15 June 1997
| |
>
| 160
| 22 June 1997
| "A Sidecar Named Desire" |
1997 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 161
| 29 December 1997
| "There Goes The Groom" |
Series 19 (1998)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 162
| 4 January 1998
| |
>
| 163
| 11 January 1998
| |
>
| 164
| 18 January 1998
| |
>
| 165
| 25 January 1998
| |
>
| 166
| 1 February 1998
| |
>
| 167
| 8 February 1998
| |
>
| 168
| 15 February 1998
| |
>
| 169
| 22 February 1998
| |
>
| 170
| 1 March 1998
| |
>
| 171
| 8 March 1998
| "Support Your Local Skydiver" |
Series 20 (1999)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 172
| 18 April 1999
| |
>
| 173
| 25 April 1999
| |
>
| 174
| 2 May 1999
| |
>
| 175
| 16 May 1999
| |
>
| 176
| 23 May 1999
| |
>
| 177
| 30 May 1999
| |
>
| 178
| 6 June 1999
| |
>
| 179
| 13 June 1999
| |
>
| 180
| 20 June 1999
| |
>
| 181
| 27 June 1999
| "Ironing Day" |
Series 21 (2000)
2000 New Year Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 182
| 2 January 2000
| "Last Post and Pigeon" |
Regular series
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 183
| 2 April 2000
| |
>
| 184
| 9 April 2000
| |
>
| 185
| 16 April 2000
| |
>
| 186
| 23 April 2000
| |
>
| 187
| 30 April 2000
| |
>
| 188
| 7 May 2000
| |
>
| 189
| 14 May 2000
| |
>
| 190
| 21 May 2000
| |
>
| 191
| 28 May 2000
| |
>
| 192
| 4 June 2000
| "I Didn't Know Barry Could Play" |
Series 22 (2001)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 193
| 1 April 2001
| |
>
| 194
| 8 April 2001
| |
>
| 195
| 15 April 2001
| |
>
| 196
| 22 April 2001
| |
>
| 197
| 29 April 2001
| |
>
| 198
| 6 May 2001
| |
>
| 199
| 13 May 2001
| |
>
| 200
| 20 May 2001
| |
>
| 201
| 27 May 2001
| |
>
| 202
| 3 June 2001
| "The Coming of the Beast" |
2001 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 203
| 30 December 2001
| "Potts in Pole Position" |
Series 23 (2002)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 204
| 6 January 2002
| |
>
| 205
| 13 January 2002
| |
>
| 206
| 20 January 2002
| |
>
| 207
| 27 January 2002
| |
>
| 208
| 3 February 2002
| |
>
| 209
| 10 February 2002
| |
>
| 210
| 17 February 2002
| |
>
| 211
| 24 February 2002
| |
>
| 212
| 3 March 2002
| |
>
| 213
| 10 March 2002
| "It All Began With an Old Volvo Headlamp" |
2002 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 214
| 29 December 2002
| "A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft" |
Series 24 (2003)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 215
| 5 January 2003
| |
>
| 216
| 12 January 2003
| |
>
| 217
| 19 January 2003
| |
>
| 218
| 26 January 2003
| |
>
| 219
| 2 February 2003
| |
>
| 220
| 9 February 2003
| |
>
| 221
| 23 February 2003
| |
>
| 222
| 2 March 2003
| |
>
| 223
| 9 March 2003
| |
>
| 224
| 16 March 2003
| "All of a Florrie" |
2003 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 225
| 21 December 2003
| "A Short Burst Of Fred Astaire" |
30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine (2003)
30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| Special 2
| 13 April 2003
| "30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine" |
Series 25 (2004)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 226
| 8 February 2004
| |
>
| 227
| 15 February 2004
| |
>
| 228
| 22 February 2004
| |
>
| 229
| 7 March 2004
| |
>
| 230
| 14 March 2004
| |
>
| 231
| 21 March 2004
| |
>
| 232
| 28 March 2004
| |
>
| 233
| 4 April 2004
| |
>
| 234
| 11 April 2004
| |
>
| 235
| 18 April 2004
| "Yours Truly - If You're Not Careful" |
2004 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 236
| 19 December 2004
| "Variations on a Theme of the Widow Winstanley" |
Series 26 (2005)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 237
| 13 March 2005
| |
>
| 238
| 20 March 2005
| |
>
| 239
| 27 March 2005
| |
>
| 240
| 10 April 2005
| |
>
| 241
| 17 April 2005
| |
>
| 242
| 24 April 2005
| |
>
| 243
| 1 May 2005
| |
>
| 244
| 8 May 2005
| |
>
| 245
| 15 May 2005
| |
>
| 246
| 29 May 2005
| "Little Orphan Howard" |
2005 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 247
| 12 December 2005
| "Merry Entwhistle and Jackson Day" |
Series 27 (2006)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 248
| 5 March 2006
| |
>
| 249
| 12 March 2006
| |
>
| 250
| 19 March 2006
| |
>
| 251
| 26 March 2006
| |
>
| 252
| 2 April 2006
| |
>
| 253
| 9 April 2006
| |
>
| 254
| 16 April 2006
| |
>
| 255
| 23 April 2006
| |
>
| 256
| 30 April 2006
| "Plenty Of Room In The Back" |
2006 Christmas Special
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 257
| 28 December 2006
| "A Tale of Two Sweaters" |
Series 28 (2007)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 258
| 15 July 2007
| |
>
| 259
| 29 July 2007
| |
>
| 260
| 5 August 2007
| |
>
| 261
| 12 August 2007
| |
>
| 262
| 19 August 2007
| |
>
| 263
| 26 August 2007
| |
>
| 264
| 2 September 2007
| |
>
| 265
| 9 September 2007
| |
>
| 266
| 16 September 2007
| |
>
| 267
| 23 September 2007
| "Sinclair and the Wormley Witches" |
Series 29 (2008)
| Episode number
| Original airdate
| Title
|
| 268
| 22 June 2008
| |
>
| 269
| 29 June 2008
| |
>
| 270
| 6 July 2008
| |
>
| 271
| 13 July 2008
| |
>
| 272
| 20 July 2008
| |
>
| 273
| 27 July 2008
| |
>
| 274
| 3 August 2008
| |
>
| 275
| 10 August 2008
| |
>
| 276
| 17 August 2008
| |
>
| 277
| 24 August 2008
| |
>
| 278
| 31 August 2008
| |
>
See also
