Product Details

• Actors: Peter Sallis, Robert Fyfe
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Run Time: 381 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0035JHYJ8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,250 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In the world’s longest-running sitcom, Britain’s oldest (if not wisest) adolescents uncork a barrelful of laughs and make a toast…to life!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep 'em coming!, February 17, 2010

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Howie (Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1982-1983 (DVD)

I've written about this series several times and will repeat some of my previous comments on the show in general.

Don't be surprised if you are lukewarm to LOTSW on first viewing. This show grows on you over time. The first time I saw LOTSW I was underwhelmed... it was slow and seemed almost without a plot. But after watching a few more episodes I was hooked!

This is a better value than the previous sets as we get 2(!) series (6th and 7th) this time out for a total of 13 episodes!

From the press release:

"Britain's oldest-if not wisest-adolescents and incorrigible senior citizens uncork another barrel full of laughs as their ongoing antics continue to corrupt the picturesque town of Holmfirth. Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis, Wallace & Gromit) and Foggy (Brian Wilde) enjoy more merry, misguided adventures in the longest-running series on Earth! From the creator of Keeping Up Appearances."

Episodes this time are:

Season 6
Episode 1: In the Service of Humanity
Original Air Date--4 January 1982
Episode 2: Car and Garter
Original Air Date--11 January 1982
Episode 3: The Odd Dog Men
Original Air Date--18 January 1982
Episode 4: A Bicycle Made for Three
Original Air Date--25 January 1982
Episode 5: One of the Last Few Places Unexplored by Man
Original Air Date--1 February 1982
Episode 6: Serenade for Tight Jeans and Metal Detector
Original Air Date--8 February 1982
Episode 7: From Wellies to Wet Suit
Original Air Date--15 February 1982

Season 7
Episode 1: The Frozen Turkey Man
Original Air Date--30 January 1983
Episode 2: The White Man's Grave
Original Air Date--6 February 1983
Episode 3: The Waist Land
Original Air Date--13 February 1983
Episode 4: Cheering Up Ludovic
Original Air Date--20 February 1983
Episode 5: The Three Astaires
Original Air Date--27 February 1983
Episode 6: The Arts of Concealment
Original Air Date--6 March 1983

Once again the "Christmas Special" episodes are *not* include. I don't understand this mentality. Even if they are *not* in continuity release them in airing order! Oh, well... At least the ones from the early series are currently available on Last of the Summer Wine: Christmas Specials 1978-1982. This prior release appears to have 1 of the 2 which *should* have appeared on this set.

I maintain my plea to Warner/BBC:
Get on with it! At the current release rate of 2 series per year we'll see the successor to Blu-ray come to market before all series are out on standard DVD! For a program with a over 30 year run, 2 per year is entirely too slow a release rate!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Little Rascals after they've all retired., March 12, 2010

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Mitch Stepanovich (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1982-1983 (DVD)

My all-time favorite comedy series. After becoming addicted to this series, these guys would be fun to have as neighbors. But I just don't understand the marketing people that make the decisions to release these on DVD. Why so slow in releasing them when there are buyers just waiting to purchase? I started buying the US releases but then realized that you can buy the British releases which are now available through the 1993 episodes and buy an all-region DVD player to watch them. So I did, and gave the US releases to friends which are now also addicted to the series. Delightful antics from a group that could have been the Little Rascals during their childhood. -Mitch

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a gem not to be missed., March 17, 2010

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Late Night Reader (Pensacola, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1982-1983 (DVD)

The long-running and endearing series The Last of the Summer Wine has been a huge
favorite in Britain for years. The initial casting was spot-on, and even with the
changes necessitated by Brian Wilde's infirmities - his replacements were good but
his Foggy Dewhurst is unsurpassed. Seemingly a show where nothing much happens,
(sort of like Seinfeld if you think about it!) these three old Brit gents are just
superb. One line after another makes you smile or chuckle as they go about their
daily village walks, calling in at the cafe, pub and just walking the Yorkshire
Moors. The scenery alone is worth watching - Yorkshire is ruggedly beautiful. Hard
as it is to choose a favorite, I am enthralled by Peter Sallis' (also narrator of
Wallace and Gromit) portrayal of Norman Clegg. Compo's passionate pursuit of Nora
Batty makes you shake your head while laughing. This series maintained a high level over 25 years and never went stale. It may take a couple of episodes to get
used to the slow pace, but believe me - you will enjoy going along for the stroll.