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 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