Last of the Summer Wine Barry trying to better himself (at the insistence of Glenda), and Tom trying to stay one step ahead of the repo man. "Last of the Summer Wine" is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain, and the longest running situation comedy in the world. Each series has between six and twelve episodes; most were thirty minutes in length, with some specials running longer. There were 295 episodes and 31 series between 1973 and 2010, counting the pilot, all episodes of the series, specials, and two films. In 1978, the BBC commissioned a "Last of the Summer Wine" Christmas special instead of
The Black Adder (pilot episode) the location filming of the first series, being instead all shot on interior sets, again in a similar fashion to the second series onwards of "Blackadder". In 2010, "The Guardian" reflected on this, noting that it was "an interesting example of getting it right first time": The episode has not been broadcast on television, nor is it available on DVD, although some scenes were featured in the 25th anniversary special "Blackadder Rides Again". However, various bootleg copies exist and footage is often seen online. The Black Adder (pilot episode) The Black Adder is the unaired pilot episode of the BBC