Last Of The Summer Wine

Author : Andrew Vine
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1845136535
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Summer Wine written by Andrew Vine and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-09-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider’s look at story behind the longest running situation comedy in British television history. Quite simply, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in the world. It premiered thirty-seven years ago, in 1973, and, after thirty-one series it finally came to an end—even though all its original protagonists—Compo, Foggy, even Nora Batty—are now dead. Remarkably, for a series of such longevity and international appeal, it is all about elderly people, has little action or plot, and is set and filmed in and around the small Yorkshire town of Holmfirth. Now, Andrew Vine, the deputy editor of Yorkshire’s daily newspaper, has written the definitive history of this television phenomenon. It covers the show’s inauspicious beginnings, with low ratings, its endless reinvention as participants like Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Brian Wilde and Kathy Staff retired or died, the appearance of a string of guest stars from John Cleese and Norman Wisdom to Thora Hird and Russ Abbott (both of whom soon found themselves fixtures in the cast), and the ingenious plot contrivances as the protagonists became too old and frail to attempt any of the slapstick stunts with runaway prams—indeed any outdoor action. The town of Holmfirth is now a year-round tourist attraction, and the endless availability of the show via streaming, ensures that Last of the Summer Wine, and the book it inspired, will live on for generations of fans.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Summer Wine written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Morris Bright
Publisher : Bbc Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780563551515
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Summer Wine written by Morris Bright and published by Bbc Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roy Clarke's rural tales of three bumbling, elderly eccentrics have been entertaining audiences for over 25 years. In this tribute, the authors retrace the history of the hugely successful TV series, including interviews with the regular stars, and disclosing the some behind-the-scenes secrets.

Author : Roy Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780563170907
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Summer Wine Scripts written by Roy Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Sallis
Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782197454
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer Wine and Other Stories written by Peter Sallis and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public performances.

Author : B. Owen
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780860519850
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summer Wine and Vintage Years written by B. Owen and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Morris Bright
Publisher : BBC Books
ISBN 13 : 9780563534457
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book 30 Years of Last of the Summer Wine written by Morris Bright and published by BBC Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tribute to the long-running sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine." It contains interviews with the show's major stars, and recalls the numerous guest stars that have been featured over the years, from John Cleese to Kate Robbins. There is a guide to every single show since 1973 and archive photographs that provide a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

Author : Richard Webber
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007237308
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Summer Wine (The Best of British Comedy) written by Richard Webber and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. ‘Do you reckon I’m in love with Mrs. Batty, or is it just sex?’ Compo

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553277537
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dandelion Wine written by Ray Bradbury and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1985-03-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury. The only god living in Green Town, Illinois, that Douglas Spaulding knew of. The facts about John Huff, aged twelve, are simple and soon stated. • He could pathfind more trails than any Choctaw or Cherokee since time began. • Could leap from the sky like a chimpanzee from a vine. • Could live underwater two minutes and slide fifty yards downstream. • Could hit baseballs into apple trees, knocking down harvests. • Could jump six-foot orchard walls. • Ran laughing. • Sat easy. • Was not a bully. • Was kind. • Knew the words to all the cowboy songs and would teach you if you asked. • Knew the names of all the wild flowers and when the moon would rise or set and when the tides came in or out. He was, in fact, the only god living in the whole of Green Town, Illinois, during the twentieth century that Douglas Spaulding knew of. “[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time

Author : Peter Sallis
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409105725
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fading Into The Limelight written by Peter Sallis and published by Orion. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of Peter Sallis, the brilliant actor best known for his roles as the voice of Wallace and as Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine For more than 30 years, Peter Sallis has played Clegg in 'Last of the Summer Wine', the world's longest-running sitcom. With his dry, cynical wit and cautious nature, Clegg has been taken to the hearts of the nation. Now the man behind this creation, and the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit, is telling his story. From his early days in the RAF in the Second World War, through an extraordinary theatrical career that saw him perform alongside the likes of Joan Collins, John Gielgud and Orson Welles, to the fame that came to him late in his career, Peter Sallis has a wonderful, heartwarming story to tell. Packed with brilliant stories and amusing anecdotes, this is a memoir that will appeal to Peter Sallis's millions of fans, as he looks back over his career with a warm glow of nostalgia.