Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the stars no longer with us, and celebrity fans, we learn the secrets of this comedy classic and get to see previously unseen interviews and rare behind-the-scenes archive footage.

Cast

Stephen Mangan

as Self - Narrator

Crispian Sallis

as Self

Lesley Garrett

as Self

John Thomson

as Self

Russ Abbot

as Self

Brian Murphy

as Self

Tom Owen

as Self

Gyles Brandreth

as Self

Yolanda Brown

as Self

Sylvia Kendall

as Self

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