Of Funerals and Fish first episode, is referred to as Harold; when the character went on to appear in the series, he would be called Wally. Of Funerals and Fish "Of Funerals and Fish" is the pilot episode of the world's longest running sitcom, "Last of the Summer Wine" (1973–2010), written by Roy Clarke. It was first aired on 4 January 1973 and became the first of 295 episodes. It was aired as a "Comedy Playhouse" episode. The plot involved the trio going around discussing life and death. It starred Bill Owen, Peter Sallis and Michael Bates. This also was the first appearance of
The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse was a comedy television series, based on the "Blandings Castle" and "Ukridge" comedy stories by P. G. Wodehouse. The series, which followed "The World of Wooster", was shown on BBC Television during 1967 ("Blandings Castle", 6 episodes) and 1968 ("Ukridge", 7 episodes). Apart from one or more extracts from a solitary episode of "Blandings Castle" ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend") broadcast in February 1967 all episodes of both series are lost. (See Wiping.) "The World of Wodehouse" was created as a result of the success of "The World of Wooster". Michael