All posts tagged Last of the Summer Wine

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Last Of The Summer Wine At Forty

The Brian Wilde Years – Part One 1976 – 1985 After ther departure of Michael Bates there was a vacancy for the third man.  Enter Brian Wilde as Foggy Dewhirst, an ex – army Corporal (signwriter).  With the arrival of …

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Brian Wilde – In Profile

Brian Wilde, 1953 - 2008

It was five years ago this year that we lost Brian Wilde, although he had exited our TV screens in 1997.  Brian Wilde will

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Last Of The Summer Wine – the Michael Bates years

Last of  The Summer Wine made it’s debut in January 1973 as an episode of the long running Comedy Playhouse series.  It was  commissioned almost immediately for a

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Michael Bates – In Profile

Michael Bates, 1920 - 1978

We've done our best with the information we have been able to find, but should anyone be able to fill in the blanks, let

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The Story Of Last Of The Summer Wine – Part One

The sitcom that just doesn't want to retire !

An article in The Telegraph on 6th April 2013 and consequently picked up by other media, advised us that just

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Last Of The Summer Wine – Christmas – 1979

Last Of The Summer Wine - "And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree"

The second Last Of The Summer Wine Christmas Special came after the end of series five

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Countdown To Jubilee – Day 3 – 1970′s

Comedy's Golden Era

By the 1970's television was well established and whilst in 2012 we all want the latest 3D, HD widescreen TV's and you can buy them for

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Was Comedy Better In Years Gone By?

Is The Modern Sitcom Starting To Gain the Momentum That Stand Up Has In Recent Years?

This week we've looked at how some of the most famous British sitcoms

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The Search For A New Sitcom – How It Used To Be Done

Comedy Playhouse 1961 - 1974

It's fifty years this year since the most famous TV Father and Son hit our screens in 'The Offer.' So we look back

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The Very First Last Of The Summer Wine – Special

A Merry Heatwave - 1978

Brian Wilde had now completed almost two series as Foggy Dewhirst and the series had reached new heights in popularity.  It was time for

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