The first series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973.Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 165–167 All episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by James Gilbert.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
The pilot episode, alternatively 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. "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's thirteenth series.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 16 The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 17
Outline The trio in this series consisted of: Actor Role Michael Bates Blamire Bill Owen Compo Peter Sallis Clegg
First appearances
Compo Simmonite (1973–2000) Norman Clegg (1973–2010) Cyril Blamire (1973–1975) Sid (1973–1983) Ivy (1973–2010) Nora Batty (1973–2001, 2003–2008)
Episodes
DVD release The first and second series were released by Universal Playback as a combined box set in September 2002. The pilot episode is not included and some episodes have been altered from their original broadcast, prompting criticism from the show's fan base; however, a re-release of the box set in 2011 had the altered episodes restored to original episodes, but the pilot was still not included. The pilot episode was released on the final boxset series 31 & 32 as an extra on disc four on 15 August 2016. + The Complete Series 1 & 2 Set Details 13 episodes 4-disc set Language: English Release Date Region 22 September 2002
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