Last of the Summer Wine

**Last of the Summer Wine** is a UK VHS release by BBC Enterprises Ltd that was first originally released as a pre-certed video cassette on October 1984 and it got re-released with a 1985-1989 PG rated certificate by BBC Enterprises Ltd sometime in 1986 and it got re-released for the final time with a 1985-2002 PG rated certificate exclusively to WHSmith stores in the UK in conjunction with BBC Enterprises Ltd on 5th November 1990. It features the first three episodes in Season 1 of the so ever-popular longest-running Yorkshire-valley-themed TV comedy show "*Last of the Summer Wine*" of which including "Short Back and Palais Glide", "Inventor of a Forty Foot Ferret" and "Paté and Chips" piled up together as an omnibus set of episodes on this one single video.

## Description

Three elderly, unemployed delinquents - Blamire, Compo and Clegg - are outstanding examples of the positive benefits of being out of work in this comedy series by award-winning writer, Roy Clarke.

Free to wonder, wander and talk together for the first time since their school days, our redundant heroes drift contendly through the gainfully employed world of a small Yorkshire wool town. In the cafe, at the library, deserted Church or walking over the moors, they never fail to make us smile at their eccentric escapades and delightful Yorkshire humour.

Taken from the beginning of the first series, trouble ensues when Compo loses his house key; then Blamire and Clegg take Compo to church for the first time; and finally a visit to a stately home results in the terrible trio being thrown out.

*"A new, mellow and gorgeous comedy series"*The GUARDIAN

## Episodes

* Short Back and Palais Glide
* Inventor of the Forty Foot Ferret
* Paté and Chips

## Onmibus Credits

These three episodes of Last of the Summer Wine on this video to which are "*Short Back and Palais Glide*",
"*Inventor of the Forty Foot Wheel*" and "*Paté and Chips*" are broadcasted together as an omnibus triple bill of
episodes with the opening titles just appearing at the first episode that is featured on this video which is
"*Short Back and Palais Glide*" and the omnibus credit roll just appaering the end of the final episode that is
featured on this video which is "*Paté and Chips*".

* Written by Roy Clarke.
* Starring Michael Bates as Blamire, Bill Owen as Compo, Peter Sallis as Clegg, Jon Comer as Sid,
Jane Freeman as Ivy, Margaret Nolan as Connie, Antony Haygarth as Chip, John Barrett as the Guide,
Diana Harker as the Waitress, Blake Butler as Mr. Wainwright, Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Partridge,
Frank Middlemass as Judd, James Mellor as the Policeman and Michael Logan as Charlie Harris.
* Music composed and conducted by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
* Film Cameraman: Alan Featherstone.
* Sound Recordist: Graham Hare.
* Costumes by Valerie Spooner.
* Make-up by Jackie Fitz-Maurice.
* Studio Lighting by James Purdie.
* Sound by John Delany.
* Designs by John Stout and Andy Dimond.
* Produced by James Gilbert.

## Opening (1990 re-release)

* WHSmith Video copyright warning (1990-1991)
* WHSmith Video ident (1989-1991)
* Last of the Summer Wine opening titles
* Start of Short Back and Palais Glide (1973)

## Closing (1990 re-release)

* End of Pate and Chips (1973)
* Last of the Summer Wine Wine omnibus closing credits
* WHSmith Video ident (1989-1991) (closing version with 1990 copyright stamp)
* WHSmith Video copyright warning (1990-1991)