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
First of the Summer Wine Judy Flynn as Lena, and Linda Davidson as Anita Pillsworth. The adults around the young people act as supporting characters. Peter Sallis and Maggie Ollerenshaw play David and Violet Clegg, Norman's parents. Derek Benfield portrays Mr Scrimshaw, the manager of the shop where Ivy, Dilys, Sherbert, Norman and Seymour work. "First of the Summer Wine" takes place between May and September 1939, in the months leading up to World War II. The series revolves around the diary entries of the young Norman Clegg. Each episode begins with him resting on his bedroom windowsill and greeting the day; the words "the