Last of the Summer Wine theme - as sung by Mike Sammes Singers

[@nursejackie8872]

I cried at the end of this. For all those wonderful actors who have died, and for times gone by

[@lindawilson6632]

Me, too! I have loved these characters as if they were family. I do so appreciate the writers and actors for bringing them to life in my eyes and heart ❤️.

[@xr6lad]

Everything, the music, their faces, the scenes takes me back to a simpler time. Rose coloured glass yes but still simpler.

[@70sboy98]

I am watching right now The great boarding House bathroom caper on Sky Gold and looking at the way England was , the clothes, the cars and the way of life and no people glued to a mobile phone,takes me back to my teens, life was just as hard as today I suppose but way more simpler and more genuine.

[@danielanderson5227]

To be honest the 70s 80s 90s were great but looking at england now it's turned into a heap of nonsensical stupidity with loads of shows scrapped cause of political correctness back then noone cared about political correctness health and safety never existed cars were cheap no mobile phone zombies

[@jimcurry9901]

Who else is crying to this beautiful tune/song in 2020 ? I certainly am.. and I'm 58 years old xx

[@charlesfortescue8631]

I'm 62 now, and it's hard to believe (sort of) that I'm older than most of the actors were, when they started in the series. It's quite scary actually. Most of the cast were only in their fifties when they started.

[@uiolkijhgh]

2023

[@daveb6214]

Me too it's 2023 and I'm nearly 61.

[@josephmarrison4606]

I lost my Grandad that year, and he loved this show. Listening to this brings back fond memories of enjoying this sitcom with him.

[@charliedrosario999]

Curry, I'm 20+ as they say nowadays. Even I can say this is a gorgeous piece of theme music befitting the best comedy our country has ever had, God knows.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

I've watched the entire run of this show more than once. This wonderful rendition of their theme makes me cry to think they are all gone now. They were all old when I was young. Now I am 74 and wonder how many will remember them when I am gone.

[@ChrisSunHwa]

I'm only 42 and I'll remember them.

[@rebelrebel7722]

lol I've been watching it since 1973 when i was 18 and i still love watching it now

[@milosterwheeler2520]

@@rebelrebel7722 I discovered them on Public TV here in the U.S. I like them so much I bought the entire series on DVD and watched them in chronological order. It's about time I started watching them again. It was so touching when they played "Last Post" for Compo.

[@ChrisSunHwa]

@@milosterwheeler2520 I don't watch the later ones much. Losing Compo was a bit much for me, you know?

[@milosterwheeler2520]

@@ChrisSunHwa I watched all of them that had Clegg. The shows that had an all new cast after that hold no interest for me. The Compo shows are the best of the run.

[@MOLYN867]

Remembering good times that have sadly now gone forever.

[@teifion-m9r]

Does make you think of those you have loved and lost and how quickly the decades flow past :(

[@malcolmmm48]

I watched the show when I was a boy I now watch it on dvd all the time I am 63 years young.

[@ritamorris2352]

So very touching. They all deserve this wonderful tribute, for this is an exceptional show that will truly live on..in our hearts and our memories. Love you all ❤

[@richardgladfelter6719]

I celebrate their lives and sense that God is Happy to have them in Heaven . The Angel must be singing praise to them. God bless these beautiful people.

[@srichellappah7660]

Brings back fond memories of my time living and working in Britain. Wonderful country and people, especially out of the south east. Alas a lost age...

[@williamdavies6241]

I taught myself to play this tune on the Harmonica , and played in Hospital (whilst recovering from pneumonia )in the ICU ward the nurses loved it, and said it brightened up the Ward. . . .

[@peacockblue8407]

discovered the show on pbs in the mid-nineties when i moved to buffalo, ny. cannot live without 'summer wine'! my sons have watched it with me since they were old enough to stay awake until it ended @ 8:pm .... i never saw my autistic son laugh @ anything on t.v. until he saw compo @ age 8; it was unbelievable. once, when he was about 11 years old, we saw the episode where compo is yanked off a bridge by a rope tied around his waist. we were all screaming with laughter, & my autistic son actually fell off the sofa, laughing!! he turned to jello, slid down on his back, then right off. it's still shown twice each week, & we're grateful to pbs ; :^) peace & love to the rest of you fans :)

[@josephmarrison4606]

+peridot greene Compo got me watching it as well.

[@TheSillyBillyGamer]

Compo: Yuckk Nora: What!? Compo: Your wrinkled stocking! Nora: Go away! You're always talking "LEGS"!

[@m.theresa1385]

Lucky me! I’ve not seen this so I’ve lots to look forward to if I can find them

[@valeriealexander5414]

one of my favourite shows, still watch reruns, and yes this brings tears to my eyes, what a wonderful tribute to all the cast, yes I am 87

[@hirewire8182]

R.I.P Peter Sallis. Went to Holmfirth during the summer and he is actually buried next to Bill Owen. Words cannot express how emotional that was to see :(

[@josephmarrison4606]

They were best friends in real life, so Peter wanted to be buried right next to his best friend when he died.

[@realchristian77010]

Poor Peter Sallis... Goodbye Wallace.

[@blindriv3r]

@@josephmarrison4606 yeah you could really see the chemistry in the characters of Clegg and Compo, you can't fake that

[@marisamuia678]

The last three episodes had me in buckets of tears .. Compo always reminded me of a little naughty boy ♥️♥️rip all .

[@andrewpaglino8199]

Love these characters 😢

[@andrewshaw5349]

I grew up watching these great comic actors thank you for all the great Sunday nights

[@monarchist1838]

So sad that today on the 5th of June 2017 Peter Sallis, Cleggy the last of the original trio has passed away at the age of 96. May he never be forgotten.

[@peterwood-jenkins3634]

Compo stated 27 years was that just his part ?? 37 years seems a lot ??

[@rosettetabu4384]

Some consolation to think they are all reunited able to make mischief and have fun while the ladies drink coffee together at last, God bless them all.

[@mickusable]

The last scene must have been really hard for the remaining cast members, brought a tear 😢

[@kathrynflom9333]

My husband and I loved this show and watched it every week!

[@alanwareham7391]

perhaps all this old world needs is just a few more compos

[@mitchcollins4569]

More like more Nora Battys

[@andrewshaw5349]

Well we're now moving into our last of the summer wine cheers lads ❤

[@19genowefa21]

We're sitting here watching the 1976 episodes. Thank you for DVDs....

[@charliedrosario999]

This song is just so gorgeous. The perfect theme too the world's best and longest running comedy series.

[@mikehowse7950]

We played this at dads funeral, he loved the series and such a warm song

[@AbidAli-qm1du]

Awww that is nice

[@70sboy98]

My wife and kids said that for the amount of time I watch LOTSW they are going to play it at my funeral.

[@josephmarrison4606]

I wanted to have it played at my grandad’s funeral, since he loved this sitcom.

[@doeharris5363]

So very sad l just loved Summer Wine. Lived in Holmfirth for a long time watched the episodes being made Fabulous. Thank you for sharing your video and the fantastic music. 😊😊😊😊😊😊🐱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@happy7117]

I LOVE Mike Sammes Singers. So relaxing.

[@KSF190150]

Absolutely brilliant. I love the tune but the singing and backing music make it even better. Thank you so much for posting. I appeared in several episodes in a cameo role as a Bus Driver and this brings back so many happy memories.

[@Andyhoffman98]

I’m a 22 year old American college student who just discovered this show lol. I’m pretty much into a lot of modern stuff but this is a great show!

[@70sboy98]

Good on you son,I hope more like you are out there to keep the memories going .

[@charlesfortescue8631]

You probably have and old soul and a young heart. I was just a young lad when the first series started - and I didn't even know about it until about 4 years later. I don't know how I missed it - but since then, I've loved it. I have an old soul too.

[@uiolkijhgh]

Aye lad

[@bubbercakes528]

Good for you! The show goes beyond age limitations. It’s about friendship and growing old with dignity!

[@brianfaulkner7446]

Brilliant, thanks for posting, tears in my eyes.

[@davidbailey2884]

Simply beautiful. So many wonderful stars no longer with us. Definitely a tearful tribute

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

So sad there are so few of this wonderful cast still with us now :(

[@josephmarrison4606]

Yeah. But at least some of the actors ended their lives doing what they loved doing. Bill Owen said he wanted the series to continue without him after he died. A lot of fans like myself would have preferred it if it hadn’t had done, but he wanted it to as he knew how much everyone loved it. That was a true caring man.

[@dorothykazer1371]

I have goose pimples and my eyes are watering,. I wonder why! A wonderful tribute to wonderful actors.

[@babyblueeyes1360]

One of my Mam’s favourite shows. Every time I hear this I fill up. I can’t believe she’s been gone for almost 2 years. Passed suddenly in her sleep. These people are what truly made the show. R.I.P to all of them. After Peter Sellers they never made any more. 😢

[@ScottyBugler2005]

I think you mean Peter Sallis don’t you ? Peter Sellers wasn’t in Last Of The Summer Wine.

[@carlozabbia1157]

My favorite series, from first episode to last. I guess it's time to watch it again.

[@bedojames]

Just watched funeral of Compo again on Gold. They should rerelease this for charity. Amazing how it carried on without Compo. The actors and actresses brought in did a great job and gave us more laughs but not quiet the same.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

What a fantastic series unbelievablely unique

[@4WDIESEL1]

classic. i grew up with this show, living in a terrace house mid street in middle England.

[@jameslangley6779]

Ha the memories far ever remember rip the cast of legendary program

[@seagecko]

This was probably my dad's favourite show. I watched it with him since I was small. And now he's gone and I have the theme song which seems so appropriate and so so sad.

[@ronaldchurnside1730]

They have,not left us They are all together in heaven .spreading their humour . God bless and lo ve them Liz Durham

[@10987654321X]

That was such a lovely tribute you made to the show, the different lyrics, the cast and crew, the scenery, our summer wine. Thank you.

[@madjazzmike]

Hi’ thanks for this ‘ , A wonderful series , still watched by millions , ( Unforgettable, cheers .

[@xr6lad]

Everything, the music, their faces, the scenes takes me back to a simpler time. Rose coloured glass yes but still simpler.

[@jessmccart3937]

They couldn't make a show like this in the USA . Those small English villages are so necessary to it's success. People are just a walk away from each other and no heavy traffic.

[@daveb6214]

Its a Legendary series ,the likes we won't see again, the stories were classic and the cast was too , Compo really made the series until he passed away. Been to Holmfirth well worth visiting if you are a LOTSW Fan .

[@dalelloyd3551]

WOW!!!!!!! The harmony is magical. Got to love the lyrics........

[@anarchistatheist1917]

Part of this song was played at the beginning of the special episode titled Bringing Sam Home. That episode was first broadcast slightly more then 6 months before I was born. I love this show and have been a fan for 15 years. Peter sallis was born around the same time (early 1920's) as my grandparents. May all the departed cast, crew and fans of this show rest in peace.

[@zoewilton8934]

This is my very best Sitcom

[@John-wz7yu]

So sad that so many of the cast have now gone, A reminder that we should never take anything or anyone for granted, R, I, P ,

[@davidchamberlain5425]

This world is all a fleeting show!for man's illusion given🙏🙏🙏

[@alexsmyth17]

RIP Peter Sallis, Burt Kwouk, Frank Thornton and Jane Freeman and Kathy Staff.

[@Andi090386]

R.I.P Pearl (Juilette Kaplan). Sadly passed away today 10/10/2019

[@neptunestardust]

Oh gosh really didn’t know May she rest In peace

[@enderby4121]

A magnificent television series that I have watched and loved from the first time it appeared on our TV screens way back in 1973.

[@WilliamMichael1]

Loved Last of the Summer Wine!

[@eamonmcdonald9112]

Love this programme. Funny and gentle!

[@stevestone07]

The Compo tear at the end! Breaks me! :( All those wonderful stars that have passed! RIP x

[@johnnyharrison9801]

Best show I ever watched I felt like I was right there with them been watching for 25 years or more got to be the best cit com ever

[@alanwareham7391]

Thank you sky gold who haven't stopped showing the series since the BBC finished it eight years ago and it's still going strong.I remember when the BBC did that some years ago with a series it said no one was watching what was it called oh yes Dr Who

[@helenreidt3315]

Wonderful series.

[@michaeljolly1530]

Love it . But the sight of Bill Owen and his bugle touches my heart. He is so missed. 🙏🙏🙏

[@alanwareham7391]

A beautiful tribute ,for some very well loved characters

[@Hamza086RSD]

I watched as a kid in the 90s. After first listening to this it popped up in my dream. Feel a bit nostalgic

[@davidchamberlain5425]

This song is marvellous .😉😉😉

[@tonyknight9912]

Never heard that before, very good indeed. It's a programme that's so British in it's humour but so brilliantly written.

[@barbaracochrane1062]

Love the song and the television show Was so wonderful! My eyes are watering, too, but I don’t think you get hay fever in January ❤️😊

[@LightLife4]

This was played at my Nan's funeral and I barely knew it existed til then. Sounds very nostalgic.

[@josephmarrison4606]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

[@LightLife4]

Joseph Marrison Thank you. Everytime I hear the music it reminds me of both the series and the day of the funeral.

[@josephmarrison4606]

LightLife4 You're welcome.

[@petertaylor3600]

What a beautiful idea and a sendoff. Your very lucky nan, I hope she enjoyed it as she watched.

[@jasonalexanderrenwick1657]

I love this song and Last of the Summer Wine. I am going on the tour of the show on Saturday 27th September 2014. Jane Freeman (Ivy) and Peter Sallis (Norman Clegg) are both 93 years old and i wish them good health and hope they live for many more years to come. Should bring back Last of The Summer Wine to the telly.

[@brianfaulkner7446]

COULD NOT AGREE MORE .

[@helenpetrousbabakhan1333]

Still I watch it, and I love it. May 1 2022

[@owenieb]

Absolutely fantastic, Summerwine is my all time favorite , absolutely fantastic.

[@SteveFlanigan]

I am very fond of this series. It ran for 37 years. I love the lyrics to this theme song as well. It was so very sad when Bill Owen, who played Compo, (the older man in the knit cap seen in the clip) really passed away unexpectedly in 1999. He was truly missed and honored as you can see in the last part of this clip.

[@josephmarrison4606]

+Steve Flanigan He is my favourite, I would never watch an episode without him. Just not the same without such a great character like him.

[@TheSillyBillyGamer]

DON'T REMIND ME!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 YOU B BIG TWALLOP

[@bigbadjohn10]

He knew he was ill and kept it secret.

[@Bungleandgeorge808]

Very touching at the end "see ya compo"

[@chickencat1559]

I used to watch that with my grandfather.

[@sallyclarke56]

Beautiful xx

[@sallyclarke56]

Cried a tear at the end xx

[@Skraboing649]

@SawDocker yes, great writing, great characters, good times. It came to a natural end as Roy and the cast just got too old, bless 'em, for them to continue the high quality of the show with dignity. The practicalities of time got in the way. As a friend of mine says " I wish they had the technology to regress the age of Peter Sallis 25 years, them keep him alive at that age for a thousand!" He'd be the emperor of comedy! Thanks for the banter!

[@jackosullivan7903]

I love this video i watch it constantly

[@TheSillyBillyGamer]

Don't get your Stockings wrinkled XD

[@bubbercakes528]

I feel like these characters are part of my family! Such a wonderful show and a great cast! Thanks to Roy Clarke and everyone involved.😌

[@hardyfh1]

I've just bought the CD 'It Had to be You' on the strength of this and I can only recommend it highly to everyone. There is a real chemistry in the vocals, a real blend and mix so that each singer complements the other and the whole is more than the sum of the parts. I can remember an article in Record Collector about 7 years ago which said that Mike Sammes died after a fall at his home. The builders were throwing all his old scores away. Sad really, but he's achieved a kind of immortality here.

[@Punki80]

Thank you so much for this, it moved me to tears! Summer Wine is magical and so are the people who are in it. Peter, you are the best!

[@wendypreston5013]

Played the instrumental version of this at my Husbands funeral last October. I saw the same look in Bill Owens eyes as I saw in ny Husbands when the cancer had almost finished it,s awful worst RIP lovely men 😢😢

[@toms4029]

BEAUTIFUL

[@ltallentire]

great video, good to see the new cast in as well

[@SawDocker]

Bring it back. 37 years of pure brilliance from the writer Roy Clarke. Not forgetting the wonderful Peter Sallis who appeared in every single episode. Great unreplaceable program which could never be matched. Nothing even comes close. The BBC are crazy. Where do they get the money in the first place? Yep,from us. But when it comes to what they show or what we want to watch,whose choice is that???? Google "Bring back last of the summer wine" and sign the petition if you agree. Great theme tune

[@malcolmmm48]

Great show.

[@MOLYN867]

Makes me reflect to times gone by. Not all happy I’m afraid. Want to shed a tear but no tears left.

[@Andi090386]

R.I.P Clegg There will be a reunion up above the clouds.

[@rosemaryreed4980]

Must have already been a reunion by now!!

[@jennifernunez1443]

I didn’t know about this tv series until 2010. I love this tv series! The reason for writing this comment is that the theme song sounds so familiar! I know I’ve had to have heard it when I was probably around the age of 2-5 years old. I was in foster care for about a month. That’s the only place I can think of where I would have heard it. It drives me nuts trying to figure out if I’ve actually heard it before. Regardless I love the song it’s so very beautiful and relaxing. It puts me in a serene state of mind!

[@benstevinson764]

Compo, Foggy and Clegg were the Heart ♥ and Life Blood of Last of the Summer Wine!!!

[@kickinoverya]

'For nothing in the world can last...not even summer wine.'

[@josephmarrison4606]

My great grandparents had the exact same relationship Edie and Wesley had.

[@Twinkler]

Beautiful. Thank you!

[@samwise65]

That was wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this! -samwise

[@gapearson4486]

I used to watch this on BBC1 on a Sunday evening as a kid and then I got my oldest son watching it. Thank god for g.o.l.d otherwise I'd be screwed

[@kathleenstockett9423]

That was Lovely

[@albion.hlafweard]

This is way better than the rubbish they show nowadays

[@julieannoakes9483]

Been to last of the summer wine beautyfull place seeing compos grave and his house now a muesem

[@db2805]

For my lovely mum Rip sweetheart I'll love you forever God bless you xxxxxx

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

R.I.P Peter :.(

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

That ending always gets me 😢

[@Trek001]

instant fav - - - thumbs up from me

[@gwyngriffiths4620]

Today's comedies are nothing compared to last of the summer wine

[@SawDocker]

@Skraboing649 A Great Writer with the ability to create new individual characters and good old fashioned sense of humour. Obviously Hurling down a Dale in a bath on wheels is something etched in all our minds. But there are so many more stories and laughs in there too. They kept the program alive as Brain Wilde Left and returned,oh,and left and returned. But who would have thought it would have survived after the great Bill Owen passed. But that is something it did,survived.

[@brianfaulkner7446]

VERY SAD TO SEE IT GO , GREAT SERIES .

[@troubletrouble8860]

Yeah but it the last two series weren't that good with cl egg and truly only filmed in doors