First of the Summer Wine original series making an appearance in the prequel. With the success of "Last of the Summer Wine", the BBC approved a new series which Roy Clarke would carry over characters of the original show. With the new series, Clarke hoped to show the lives of his characters as they were in the "first summer" of their lives, as opposed to the last summer depicted in "Last of the Summer Wine". While there would still be the "shadow of the Grim Reaper" hanging over them, this time it would be because of World War II, not due to their old age.
The Last Resort (1988 TV series) The Last Resort (1988 TV series) The Last Resort is an Australian television drama series which originally screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The show premiered on 27 April 1988 and ended 12 April 1989 for a total of 30 fifty-minute episodes. It featured original music by Martin Armiger. The show tells the story of three sisters who live together in a run-down hotel. The series was created and written by Louis Nowra. It was produced by Jan Chapman and Tim Gooding was a writer. It was directed by Geoffrey Nottage, Ron Elliott, Denny Lawrence, Colin Englert and Kate Woods.