Of Funerals and Fish 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 Kathy Staff, although her character is at this point only known as Mrs Batty rather than Nora. Her husband, unseen in this
Love Story (1973 TV series) novel or movie. With low ratings, it was cancelled after the broadcast of its twelfth episode on January 2, 1974. The show aired at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday throughout its run. Love Story (1973 TV series) Love Story is an American dramatic anthology television series focused on stories of romance. It aired from October 3, 1973, to January 2, 1974, on NBC. "Love Story" was the second American television series of the name, the first having been the DuMont Television Networks anthology series "Love Story", which aired in 1954. Each episode of "Love Story" told a story of romance and