Of Funerals and Fish - Revision history

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	"'''Of Funerals and Fish'''" is the pilot episode of the world's longest running sitcom, ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1973–2010), written by [[Roy Clarke]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Langley\|first1=William\|title=Last of the Summer Wine: the ageless appeal of three old men in a bath\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7806003/Last-of-the-Summer-Wine-the-ageless-appeal-of-three-old-men-in-a-bath.html\|access-date=23 April 2018\|work=The Telegraph\|date=5 June 2010}}</ref> It was first aired on 4 January 1973 and became the first of 295 episodes.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Vine\|first1=Andrew\|title=Last of the summer wine : the inside story of the world's longest-running comedy programme\|date=2010\|publisher=Aurum\|location=London\|isbn=9781845135959\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=BFI Screenonline: Last of the Summer Wine (1973-2010)\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1382871/index.html\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk\|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> It was aired as a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' episode. The plot involved the trio going around discussing life and death.		"'''Of Funerals and Fish'''" is the pilot episode of the world's longest running sitcom, ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1973–2010), written by [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Langley\|first1=William\|title=Last of the Summer Wine: the ageless appeal of three old men in a bath\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7806003/Last-of-the-Summer-Wine-the-ageless-appeal-of-three-old-men-in-a-bath.html\|access-date=23 April 2018\|work=The Telegraph\|date=5 June 2010}}</ref> It was first aired on 4 January 1973 and became the first of 295 episodes.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Vine\|first1=Andrew\|title=Last of the summer wine : the inside story of the world's longest-running comedy programme\|date=2010\|publisher=Aurum\|location=London\|isbn=9781845135959\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=BFI Screenonline: Last of the Summer Wine (1973-2010)\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1382871/index.html\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk\|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> It was aired as a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' episode. The plot involved the trio going around discussing life and death.

	It starred [[Bill Owen (actor)\|Bill Owen]], [[Peter Sallis]] and [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]. This also was the first appearance of [[Kathy Staff]], although her character is at this point only known as Mrs Batty rather than Nora. Her husband, unseen in this first episode, is referred to as Harold; when the character went on to appear in the series, he would be called Wally.		It starred [[Bill Owen (actor)\|Bill Owen]], [[Peter Sallis]] and [[Michael Bates (actor)\|Michael Bates]]. This also was the first appearance of [[Kathy Staff]], although her character is at this point only known as Mrs Batty rather than Nora. Her husband, unseen in this first episode, is referred to as Harold; when the character went on to appear in the series, he would be called Wally.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~[http://comedy.co.uk/tv/last_of_the_summer_wine/episodes/0/1/ "Of Funerals and Fish"] on [[~~British Comedy Guide]]		* {{British Comedy Guide\|episodes\|last_of_the_summer_wine\|all}}
	* {{IMDb episode\|0893864}} (''Comedy Playhouse'')		* {{IMDb episode\|0893864}} (''Comedy Playhouse'')
	* {{IMDb episode\|0839081}} (''Last of the Summer Wine'')		* {{IMDb episode\|0839081}} (''Last of the Summer Wine'')
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"'''Of Funerals and Fish'''" is the pilot episode of the world's longest running sitcom, ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1973–2010), written by [[Roy Clarke]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Langley|first1=William|title=Last of the Summer Wine: the ageless appeal of three old men in a bath|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7806003/Last-of-the-Summer-Wine-the-ageless-appeal-of-three-old-men-in-a-bath.html|access-date=23 April 2018|work=The Telegraph|date=5 June 2010}}</ref> It was first aired on 4 January 1973 and became the first of 295 episodes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Vine|first1=Andrew|title=Last of the summer wine : the inside story of the world's longest-running comedy programme|date=2010|publisher=Aurum|location=London|isbn=9781845135959|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BFI Screenonline: Last of the Summer Wine (1973-2010)|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1382871/index.html|website=www.screenonline.org.uk|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> It was aired as a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' episode. The plot involved the trio going around discussing life and death.

It starred [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]], [[Peter Sallis]] and [[Michael Bates (actor)|Michael Bates]]. This also was the first appearance of [[Kathy Staff]], although her character is at this point only known as Mrs Batty rather than Nora. Her husband, unseen in this first episode, is referred to as Harold; when the character went on to appear in the series, he would be called Wally.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://comedy.co.uk/tv/last_of_the_summer_wine/episodes/0/1/ "Of Funerals and Fish"] on [[British Comedy Guide]]
* {{IMDb episode|0893864}} (''Comedy Playhouse'')
* {{IMDb episode|0839081}} (''Last of the Summer Wine'')

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