Last of Summer Wine Back on BBC

LONDON: BBC One has commissioned a further six half-hours of the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.

The series, which debuted in 1973 and has notched up more than 30 seasons, is written by Roy Clarke and stars Peter Sallis as Norman Clegg alongside Russ Abbot (Hobbo), Frank Thornton (Truly), Brian Murphy (Alvin), June Whitfield (Nelly) and Burt Kwouk (Entwistle). The series is written by Roy Clarke and produced and directed by Alan J W Bell.

Mark Freeland, the head of comedy at the BBC, said: "I am pleased that Roy Clarke’s much loved and unique comedy is once more returning to BBC One."

Clarke said of the re-commission: "It’s like going home again."