First of the Summer Wine

First of the Summer Wine

1988 · 2 seasons · 12 eps · ★ 6.0 · Comedy

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Sitcom prequel to Last of the Summer Wine set in a small Yorkshire village in 1939 as Britain becomes poised for war.

Created by Roy Clarke

Network: BBC One

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