Last of the Summer Wine episodes from series seventeen and the 30th anniversary documentary. A 2008 release named "Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1976" focuses on the third series of the show and includes bonus interviews with Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, and Frank Thornton. Subsequently, every episode from the third to the twenty-seventh series has been released on DVD in "Vintage" collections, many including special features and interviews. A spin-off prequel show, "First of the Summer Wine", premiered on BBC1 in 1988. The new programme was written by Roy Clarke and used different actors to follow the activities of the principal characters from "Last
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.