Last of the Summer Wine (series 2) Jones (1975) (Both these two characters only appeared in this series) Blamire (1973-1975) <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The box set for series 1 and 2 was released by Universal Playback in September 2002. Last of the Summer Wine (series 2) Last of the Summer Wine's second series originally aired on BBC1 between 5 March and 16 April 1975. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Bernard Thompson. Although ratings from the first series were not good, the BBC ordered a second series of "Last of the Summer Wine" after the first season aired but
Last of the Summer Wine enough positive response that a full series was commissioned to be broadcast before the end of the year. Although the initial series did not do well in the ratings, the BBC ordered a second series in 1975. The site for the exterior shots of "Last of the Summer Wine" was, in part, suggested by television producer Barry Took, who was familiar with the area. Took had, in the 1950s, toured as a stand-up comic, often appearing at working men's clubs. One such appearance was at Burnlee Working Men's Club, a club in the small West Yorkshire town of Holmfirth, and