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Last of the Summer Wine

Comedy: Sitcoms

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

Jane Freeman

Mike Grady

Josephine Tewson

Ken Kitson

Louis Emerick

Robert Fyfe

Jean Alexander

Tom Owen

Christopher Beeny

Jean Fergusson

Barbara Young

Sarah Thomas

June Whitfield

Juliette Kaplan

Alan JW Bell

Roy Clarke

Last of the Summer Wine: Series 30: Episode 2: The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?

The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?

Series 30

BBC One - Last of the Summer Wine, Series 30, The Mother of All Mistakes - Or Is It?

Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother, but how should he approach her?

Former milkman Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother, but how should he approach the poor woman to tell her the good news?

Adopted as a baby, former milkman and undercover secret agent Hobbo is determined to trace his natural mother. He has found out her name and exactly where she lives, but how should he approach the poor woman to tell her the good news? 

Meanwhile, Howard is in trouble when Marina, on finding out that he has made enquiries about another woman, turns up at his house. As Hobbo passes Howard's house, he makes an astonishing discovery.

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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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