Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine is a National Television Award winning British sitcom that airs on BBC One and is written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. Last of the Summer Wine originally premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973, with the first series of episodes following on 12 November 1973. The 28th series, which aired on Sunday nights at 6:20 p.m., concluded on 23 September 2007. As of November 2007, a 29th series is in production to premiere in 2008. Reruns of the show currently air in the UK on satellite stations UKTV Gold and UKTV Drama. Internationally, Last of the Summer Wine airs in over twenty-five countries, including various PBS stations in the United States. Last of the Summer Wine is the longest running comedy programme in Britain and the longest running sitcom in the world. Set and filmed in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, the plot centres around a trio of older men, the lineup of whom has changed over the years, but... full article at wikipedia