Last of the Summer Wine (series 31) episode was also the final acting turn for Clegg's actor Peter Sallis before his death in 2017. The box set for series 31 was released by Universal Playback in August 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 31 & 32. Last of the Summer Wine (series 31) Last of the Summer Wine's 31st and final series was aired in 2010, beginning on 25 July. All six episodes in series 31 were 30 minutes in length. All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. The series was the first in 19 years
Last of the Summer Wine broadcast on 29 August 2010. Since its original release, all 295 episodes, comprising thirty-one series — including the pilot and all films and specials — have been released on DVD. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on Gold, Yesterday, and Drama. It is also seen in more than twenty-five countries, including various PBS stations in the United States and on VisionTV in Canada. "Last of the Summer Wine" is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world. "Last of the Summer Wine" was set and filmed in and around Holmfirth, West Yorkshire,