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Last of the Summer Wine

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Classic sitcom featuring the misadventures of the elderly residents of a Yorkshire village

The classic sitcom featuring the misadventures of the elderly residents of a Yorkshire village, which enjoyed a record-breaking run on UK television

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Last of the Summer Wine: Series 30

Russ Abbot

Burt Kwouk

Brian Murphy

Peter Sallis

Frank Thornton

Trevor Bannister

Barbara Young

Mike Grady

Sarah Thomas

Josephine Tewson

Christopher Beeny

June Whitfield

Juliette Kaplan

Jane Freeman

Ken Kitson

Louis Emerick

Robert Fyfe

Jean Alexander

Tom Owen

Jean Fergusson

Roy Clarke

Alan JW Bell

Last of the Summer Wine: Series 30: Episode 1: Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch

Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch

Episode 1

Episode 1: Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch

Series 30

BBC One - Last of the Summer Wine, Series 30, Some Adventures of the Inventor of the Mother Stitch

Hobbo tries to find a friend for Morton. Barry is depressed when Toby moves in next door.

When Hobbo discovers that Morton is lonely, what else should a former milkman and undercover spy do, but find him a friend?

When Hobbo discovers that the newly divorced Morton is lonely and depressed, what else should a former milkman and undercover spy do but find him a good friend? Meanwhile the hapless Barry is also depressed when he finds that Toby, the Golf Captain, is moving in next door, and firmly cements the ill-will that exists between them by smashing his bedside lamp. The scene is set for happy endings all round.

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Gentle sitcom following the hijinks of retired folk in the Yorkshire Dales.

Gentle sitcom following the hijinks of retired folk in the Yorkshire Dales. Featuring the trio of Brian Murphy as Alvin, Bert Kwouk as Entwistle and Russ Abbot as Hobbo

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