Last of the Summer Wine (series 1) Last of the Summer Wine (series 1) Last of the Summer Wine's first series originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 29 December 1973. All episodes from this series were written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by James Gilbert. The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish," originally premiered on the BBC's "Comedy Playhouse" on 4 January 1973 "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series. The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series
British Comedy Guide which Fry revealed that he had attempted to commit suicide. The story was also reported widely across the media, including the BBC and Sky News. The podcasts hosted by BCG are: In January 2007, the website launched "The British Sitcom Guide Awards", which were later renamed "The British Comedy Guide Awards" and are now known as "The Comedy.co.uk Awards". The awards are notable for allowing the public to choose the winners via an online poll, but with no shortlist - all broadcast programmes are available to choose. This differs from the British Comedy Awards which relies on broadcasters to put