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{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 1
| bgcolour = #DEDDE2
| image = LOTSWs1.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = ''Last of the Summer Wine'' Series 1 & 2 DVD
| starring =
| country = UK
| num_episodes = 6
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Plainlist|
* '''Pilot:''' {{Start date|1973|01|04|df=y}}
* '''Series:''' {{Start date|1973|11|12|df=y}} - {{End date|1973|12|17|df=y}}
}}
| last_aired =
| next_season = [[Last of the Summer Wine (series 2)|2]]
| episode_list =
}}

'''''[[Last of the Summer Wine|Last of the Summer Wine's]]''''' '''first series''' originally aired on [[BBC1]] between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 165–167</ref> All episodes from this series were written by [[Roy Clarke]] and produced and directed by [[James Gilbert (producer)|James Gilbert]].<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164</ref>

The pilot episode, alternately known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "[[Of Funerals and Fish]]," originally premiered on the [[BBC|BBC's]] ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' on 4 January 1973 "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's fourteenth series.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 16</ref> The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), p. 17</ref>

==Outline==
The trio in this series consisted of:
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Cyril Blamire (Michael Bates)|Blamire]]
|-
| [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#William .22Compo.22 Simmonite|Compo]]
|-
| [[Peter Sallis]]
| [[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Clegg]]
|-
|}

== First appearances ==

*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Compo Simmonite|Compo Simmonite]] (1973–2000)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Norman Clegg|Norman Clegg]] (1973–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Cyril Blamire|Cyril Blamire]] (1973–1975)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Sid|Sid]] (1973–1983)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Ivy|Ivy]] (1973–2010)
*[[List of Last of the Summer Wine characters#Nora Batty|Nora Batty]] (1973–2001, 2003–2008)

==Episodes==
<onlyinclude><includeonly>
;Pilot
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width=100% style="text-align:center"
|- style="background-color: #009900; font-weight:bold"
| No. || Title || Original airdate || Disc
|- style="background-color: #DEDDE2;"
|| 1 (Pilot) || align=left|[[Comedy Playhouse]]: "[[Of Funerals and Fish]]" (AKA [[Last of the Summer Wine]]: "Of Funerals and Fish") || 4 January 1973 || 4 (Included as Extra feature on Series 31 & 32 boxset)
|}

;Regular Series</includeonly>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width=100%
|- align=center style="background-color:<noinclude>#DEDDE2</noinclude><includeonly>#F5EF78</includeonly>;font-weight:bold;"
| No. || No. in series ||Original title (top) Alternative title (bottom) || Original airdate || Prod. code || Disc
<noinclude>{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=14011 (Pilot)
|Title=[[Of Funerals and Fish|The Last of the Summer Wine]]
|AltTitle=Of Funerals and Fish
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|1|4|df=y}}
|ProdCode=
|Aux4=4*
|ShortSummary=Compo, Clegg and Blamire go around town, discussing life and death, watching their fellow townspeople with their problems in the process.<ref name="Bright and Ross 165"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}</noinclude>
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Short Back and Palais Glide
|AltTitle=The Lost Key
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|12|df=y}}
|ProdCode= LLC1042E
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= The trio go to the gloomy and pessimistic Judd's ([[Frank Middlemass]]) barber's shop for a haircut, then to the library where Blamire and Clegg hold Compo upside down to rid him of evil spirits. Compo realises he has lost his key and the trio go to find Mr Wainwright, the librarian. They find he has gone to a formal dinner dance, so Sid sneaks them into the back room where a game of cards ensues.<ref name="Bright and Ross 165">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 165</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title= Inventor of the 40-foot Ferret
|AltTitle=Compo goes to Church
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|19|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1044S
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= Blamire wants Compo to visit church and he is persuaded to go by Sid and Ivy but claims the only thing he felt was an itchy nose.<ref name="Bright and Ross 166">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 166</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Paté and Chips
|AltTitle=They don't make sandwiches like that any more
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|26|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1043Y
|Aux4=1
|ShortSummary= The trio decide to visit a local Stately Home with Compo's nephew, Chip ([[Tony Haygarth]]), and his family. They travel in Chip's crowded van and are left to look after the children, before eventually being thrown out after Compo and Chip's dog make an appearance to visitors, instead of the duke and duchess.<ref name="Bright and Ross 166"/> |LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Spring Fever
|AltTitle=Compo's Suit
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|3|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1045L
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Nora is panic-stricken when Compo cleans his house rather than go to the library with Clegg and Blamire. The next day, he buys a suit, and Clegg and Blamire discover Compo is advertising for a housekeeper. The trio meets Compo's new housekeeper ([[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]) at the bus stop and Compo treats her to a meal at Sid's Café. She soon realises Compo has nothing to offer her and leaves.<ref>Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 166–167</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The New Mobile Trio
|AltTitle=The 30s car
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|10|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1163H
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Clegg buys a car from a man named Walter ([[Ronald Lacey]]) who attempted to teach a dog how to ride a bicycle. The test drive is unsuccessful when the brakes fail and Walter collides with a tractor. Clegg tries buying a car from a reputable dealer but is equally unsuccessful this time when they collide with the tractor all over again.<ref name="Bright and Ross 167">Bright and Ross (2000), p. 167</ref>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Last of the Summer Wine (series 1)
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Hail Smiling Morn or Thereabouts
|AltTitle=The Art of Photography
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|12|17|df=y}}
|ProdCode=LLC1046F
|Aux4=2
|ShortSummary=Blamire decides to take up photography. He and Compo go to Clegg's house and discover Clegg sorting out his camping equipment. Blamire takes pictures of the others and Clegg suggests they camp out and photograph the sunrise. While camping, a thunderstorm comes in and the trio are forced to shelter in a barn, where they oversleep and miss the sunrise.<ref name="Bright and Ross 167"/>
|LineColor=DEDDE2
}}
|}</onlyinclude>
1''Comedy Playhouse'' episode number.

==DVD release==
The first and second series were released by Universal Playback as a combined box set in September 2002. The pilot episode is not included and some episodes have been altered from their original broadcast, prompting criticism from the show's fan base, however a re-release of the box set in 2011 had the altered episodes restored to original episodes, however the pilot still was not included in the re-release. The pilot episode was released on the final boxset series 31 & 32 as an extra on disc four on 15 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-31-DVD/dp/B01BTV8KU0/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PWFQGHBSQT8AYXBP1K8V|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 31 & 32 [DVD]|accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"
| colspan="5" | '''The Complete Series 1 & 2'''
|-valign="top"
| align="center" width="400" colspan="3"| '''Set Details'''<ref name="DVD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Summer-Wine-Michael-Bates/dp/B000067NSC|title=Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 [DVD]|accessdate=21 August 2016 |publisher=Amazon }}</ref>
|-valign="top"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="400"|
* 13 episodes
* 4-disc set
* Language: English
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | '''Release Date'''
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region codes|Region 2]]
|-
|align="center" |2 September 2002
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{cite book
| last = Bright
| first = Morris
| author2 = Robert Ross
| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
| publisher = BBC Worldwide Ltd
| year = 2000
| location = London
| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
| isbn = 0-563-55151-8
| url-access = registration
}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Last of the Summer Wine}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/episodes#season-1 Series 1] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{Last of the Summer Wine}}

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[[Category:1973 British television seasons]]
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