Last of the Summer Wine - Spring Fever

**Last of the Summer Wine - Spring Fever** is a UK VHS release by BBC Enterprises Ltd on 3rd June 1991. It includes the last three episodes in Season 1 of the so ever-popular longest-running Yorkshire-Board-esque TV comedy series "*Last of the Summer Wine*" to which they are the 4th episode "Spring Fever" which was originally transmitted on BBC1 on 3rd December 1973, the 5th episode "The New Mobile Trio" which was originally transmitted on BBC1 on 10th December 1973 and the 6th and final episode "Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts" which was originally transmitted on BBC1 on 17th December 1973 together as single episodes on this one video.

## Credits

Here are the credits to these three episodes on this Last of the Summer Wine video.

#### **"Spring Fever"**

* Written by Roy Clarke.
* Starring Michael Bates as Blamire, Bill Owen as Compo, Peter Sallis as Clegg, John Comer as Sid,
Jane Freeman as Ivy, Liz Smith as the Housekeeper, Kathy Staff as Nora Batty,
Clifford Kershaw as the Salesman and Pat Bonna as the Neighbour.
* Music composed and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
* Film Cameraman: Alan Featherstone.
* Sound Recorded by Graham Hare.
* Film Edited by Jimmy Walker.
* Studio Lighting by James Purdie.
* Sound by John Delany.
* Designed by John Stout and Andy Dimond.
* Produced by James Gilbert.
* Production by BBC Colour. © BBC 1973.

#### **"The New Mobile Trio"**

* Written by Roy Clarke.
* Starring Michael Bates as Blamire, Bill Owen as Compo, Peter Sallis as Clegg, John Comer as Sid,
Jane Freeman as Ivy, Ronald Lacey as Walter, Mollie Maureen as Walter's Mum
and Jim Whelan and Max Rawnsley as the Car Salesmen.
* Music composed and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
* Film Cameraman: Alan Featherstone.
* Sound Recorded by Graham Hare.
* Film Edited by Jimmy Walker.
* Studio Lighting by James Purdie.
* Studio Sound by John Delany.
* Designed by Andy Dimond.
* Produced by James Gilbert.
* Production by BBC Colour. © BBC 1973.

#### **"Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts"**

* Written by Roy Clarke.
* Starring Michael Bates as Blamire, Bill Owen as Compo, Peter Sallis as Clegg,
Blake Butler as Mr. Wainwright, Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Partridge, John Comer as Sid
and Jane Freeman as Ivy.
* Film Cameraman: Alan Featherstone.
* Sound Recorded by Graham Hare.
* Film Edited by Jimmy Walker.
* Music composed and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
* Costumes by Valerie Spooner.
* Make-up by Jackie Fitz-Maurice.
* Studio Lighting by James Purdie.
* Sound by John Delany.
* Designed by Andy Dimond.
* Produced by James Gilbert.
* Production by BBC Colour. © BBC 1973.

## Opening (original 1991 release)

* BBC Video copyright warning (1988-1991)
* BBC Video Globe ident (1988-1991) (opening version)
* Last of the Summer Wine opening titles
* Start of Spring Fever (1973)

## Closing (original 1991 release)

* End of Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts (1973)
* Last of the Summer Wine closing credits
* BBC Video Globe ident (1988-1991) (closing version with 1991 copyright stamp)
* BBC Video copyright warning (1988-1991)

## Opening (1993 re-release)

* BBC Video tracking control warning (1991-1997)
* BBC Video copyright warning (1991-1997) (1991-1995 version)
* BBC Video 1991-1997 ident (opening version)
* Last of the Summer Wine opening titles
* Start of Spring Fever (1973)

## Closing (1993 re-release)

* End of Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts (1973)
* Last of the Summer Wine closing credits
* BBC Video 1991-1997 ident (closing version with 1993 copyright stamp)
* BBC Video copyright warning (1991-1997) (1991-1995 version)