Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of "Comedy Playhouse" on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and directed all episodes of the show. The BBC confirmed on 2 June 2010 that "Last of the Summer Wine" would no longer be produced and the 31st series would be its last. Subsequently, the final episode was
The Saint in New York to the character of Inspector Fernack; the spelling of his name was changed to Farnack and remained so for all future film appearances. In 1987, a television pilot for a potential new "Saint" TV series was broadcast on CBS. Entitled "The Saint in Manhattan", the pilot was not directly based upon the novel but did feature the character of Inspector Farnack. A copy of the novel "The Saint in New York" was featured prominently in an episode of the Canadian sitcom "Corner Gas" in 2004. In the episode "Comedy Night", the show's lead character, Brent Leroy, attempts to sway a