Last of the Summer Wine series 1

Pilot: 4&nbsp;January&nbsp;1973 &nbsp;( 1973-01-04 )
Series: 12&nbsp;November&nbsp;1973 &nbsp;( 1973-11-12 ) –17&nbsp;December&nbsp;1973 &nbsp;( 1973-12-17 )

*Last of the Summer Wine*
Last of the Summer Wine
Season 1
	Last of the Summer Wine Series 1 & 2 DVD
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	Pilot:; 4 January 1973; Series:; 12 November 1973–17 December 1973;
Additional information
Filming dates	Pilot: 1972; Series 1: 1973;
Series chronology

The first series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 4 January 1973 and 17 December 1973. All episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by James Gilbert.

The pilot episode, alternatively known as "The Last of the Summer Wine" and "Of Funerals and Fish", originally premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973. "The Last of the Summer Wine" was the first episode of that show's thirteenth series. The pilot received a positive enough reaction that the BBC ordered a full series of episodes, premiering on 12 November 1973.