Last of the Summer Wine (series 1) Last of the Summer Wine (series 1) Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 29 December 1973. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert. The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," originally premiered on the BBC's "Comedy Playhouse" on 4 January 1973 "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series. The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series
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.