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Last of the Summer Wine
Andrew Vine
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Description for Last of the Summer Wine
paperback. The definitive history of the longest-running comedy programme and sitcom in the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APT; ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240. 8 Volumes
Quite simply, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in the world. It premiered 37 years ago, in 1973, and, after 31 series it finally came to an end last year - 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 ... Read more
Quite simply, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in the world. It premiered 37 years ago, in 1973, and, after 31 series it finally came to an end last year - 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aurum Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845137113
SKU
9781845137113
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Andrew Vine
Andrew Vine is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor of the Yorkshire Post. He is author of 'Last of the Summer Wine: The Story of the World's Longest Running Comedy Series', and of 'A Very Strange Way to Go To War: The Canberra in the Falklands'. He lives in Leeds.
Reviews for Last of the Summer Wine
'Thorough, affectionate and well-written, this is a must-have for all fans of the show' Choice magazine 'Celebrate the final series of this television classic with this superb book' The Daily Telegraph, Books 'An authoritative history of the show'
Roger Lewis Mail on Sunday
Roger Lewis Mail on Sunday