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Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of "Comedy Playhouse" on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that "Last of the Summer Wine" would no longer be produced and the 31st
, Emily is determined to flush out sin from behind the net curtains. Assisting Emily is her niece Alice Meredith (Patsy Rowlands).
The programme was a repeat collaboration between Hird and the creator Dick Sharples, who had worked together on the comedy series "In Loving Memory" between 1979 and 1986.
The series also featured guest appearances from the likes of Hird's "Last of the Summer Wine" co-star Michael Aldridge and television presenter Richard Whiteley.
Plot.
The show was set in the