Last of the Summer Wine the majority of the play was improvised, with Kitson and Emerick each deriving their cues of what to do from the audience. The play was successfully performed in Holmfirth, after which dates were announced in Emerick's hometown on the Wirral Peninsula. Coronet Books released a novelisation of "Last of the Summer Wine" in 1974. Written by Roy Clarke as an unbroadcast original story, the novel featured Compo, Clegg and Blamire helping their friend, Sam, enjoy one last night with a glam girl. The book became the basis for the "Last of the Summer Wine" film, "Getting Sam Home", with Blamire
Last of the Summer Wine (series 31) having a loyal fan base. To commemorate the show's final appearance, the BBC broadcast "Songs of Praise" from Holmfirth, and a special of "Countryfile" about Holmfirth and the surrounding area (where the series was primarily filmed). The "Countryfile" special aired on 25 July straight after the first episode of the final series. "Songs of Praise" from Holmfirth aired on 29 August, the day the last ever episode was broadcast. That final episode, "How Not to Cry at Weddings" was dubbed "The Very Last of the Summer Wine" in the "Radio Times" edition dated 28 August - 3 September 2010. That