Editing Last of the Summer Wine (section)

===Crew===
Every episode of ''Last of the Summer Wine'' was written by [[Roy Clarke]]. The ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' pilot and all episodes of the first series were produced and directed by James Gilbert. [[Bernard Thompson (director)|Bernard Thompson]] produced and directed the second series of episodes in 1975.<ref name="Bright and Ross 16–17" /> In 1976, [[Sydney Lotterby]] took over as producer and director. He directed all but two episodes of the third series<ref name="30 Years LOTSW" /><ref name="Bright and Ross 19–20">Bright and Ross (2000), pp.&nbsp;19–20</ref> – [[Ray Butt]] directed "The Great Boarding House Bathroom Caper" and "Cheering up Gordon".<ref name="BBFC GBHBC">
{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919052412/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/A4FC4E754D43296080256EDA001B6729?OpenDocument |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/A4FC4E754D43296080256EDA001B6729?OpenDocument |title=Last of the Summer Wine – The Great Boarding-House Caper |publisher=British Board of Film Classification |work=British Board of Film Classification Database |archive-date=19 September 2009 |access-date=2 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BBFC Cheering Up Gordon">
{{cite web |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/last-summer-wine-cheering-gordon-1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043042/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/last-summer-wine-cheering-gordon-1997|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 April 2017|title=Last of the Summer Wine – Cheering Up Gordon |publisher=British Board of Film Classification | work =British Board of Film Classification Database |access-date=2 April 2017}}</ref> Lotterby directed two further series before departing the show in 1979.<ref name="30 Years LOTSW" /><ref name="Bright and Ross 19–20" /> In 1981, Alan J. W. Bell took over as producer and director. Bell, in an effort to get each scene exactly right, was known for his use of more film and more takes than his predecessors<ref name="30 Years LOTSW"/> and for using wider angles that feature more of the local Holmfirth landscape.<ref name="Bright and Ross 24" />

In 1983, Lotterby returned to the show at the insistence of [[Brian Wilde]], who preferred Lotterby's use of tight shots focused on the trio as they talked rather than Bell's wide-angle scenes. Lotterby produced and directed one additional series before departing again the same year.<ref name="Bright and Ross 24" /> Bell then returned to the show beginning with the 1983 Christmas special and produced and directed all episodes of the show to the end of the 31st series.<ref name="Bright and Ross 24" />

In 2008, Bell announced that he had quit as producer of ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Citing differences with the BBC and his dislike of their indifference towards the series, Bell said, "I have now decided I will not do it again. I have had enough of the BBC's attitude." The announcement came following rumours initiated by Bell that the corporation would not commission another series of episodes following the 30th series and their indecision regarding a possible one-off special.<ref name="Bell Quits">{{cite news | first=Neil | last=Atkinson | title=Last of Summer Wine boss quits in axe row | date=24 December 2008 | url =https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/last-summer-wine-boss-quits-5027943 | work =The Huddersfield Daily Examiner | access-date = 5 April 2017 }}</ref> However, on 26 June 2009, the BBC announced that it had recommissioned the show for a 31st series with Bell continuing as producer and director.<ref name="BBC Press Office - 26 June" />