Editing British sitcom (section)

===''Last of the Summer Wine''===
Running on the BBC for 295 episodes over 31 series and four decades, ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1973–2010) was entirely written by [[Roy Clarke]] (''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'', ''[[Open All Hours]]'' and  ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'') and produced by [[Alan J. W. Bell]], with music by [[Ronnie Hazelhurst]].<ref name="How Not to Cry at Weddings">{{cite web | title=Last of the Summer Wine, Series 31, How Not to Cry at Weddings | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tmhyf| work =BBC One Programmes| publisher = BBC | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}</ref> It is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world.<ref name="TGcablegirl">{{cite news | first=Lucy | last=Mangan | title=Cable girl: why has the Summer Wine lasted? | date=6 November 2007 | url =https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/nov/06/cablegirlwhyhasthesummerwinelasted | work =The Guardian | publisher = Guardian News and Media | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}</ref><ref name="30 Years LOTSW">{{cite AV media| title = 30 Years of Last of the Summer Wine | people = Producer and director: Alan J. W. Bell | publisher = BBC One | date = 13 April 2003}}</ref><ref name="BBCLOTSW">{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/lastofthesummerwine/
|title=Last of the Summer Wine
|date=28 October 2014
|work=BBC Comedy
|publisher=BBC
|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> The [[family-friendly]] show was about the antics of a group of male pensioners looking for adventure, "portraying the elderly in a positive and non-stereotypical light."<ref name="Dlotsw"/> The show was filmed largely in the small town of [[Holmfirth]] in Yorkshire, a location recommended by [[Barry Took]], and surrounding countryside.<ref name="Dlotsw">{{cite web
|url=https://drama.uktv.co.uk/last-of-the-summer-wine/article/about-last-summer-wine/
|title=About Last of the Summer Wine
|work=DRAMA
|publisher=UKTV
|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> and features [[Bill Owen (actor)|Bill Owen]], 186 episodes, [[Peter Sallis]], 295 episodes, and [[Kathy Staff]], 245 episodes, along with [[Dame Thora Hird|Thora Hird]], 152 episodes (''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]''), [[Stephen Lewis]], 135 episodes, (''[[On the Buses]]''), 
[[Frank Thornton]], 135 episodes (''[[Are You Being Served?]]''), 
[[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]], 73 episodes,  (''[[Man About the House]]'', ''[[George and Mildred]]''), 
[[Josephine Tewson]], 62 episodes, (''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''), 
[[Dora Bryan]], 50 episodes, (''[[Happily Ever After (1961 TV series)|Happily Ever After]]''), 
[[June Whitfield]], 44 episodes, (''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'', ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'', ''[[Terry and June]]''), 
[[Trevor Bannister]], 25 episodes,  (''[[Are You Being Served?]]''), and over the years included many other actors for a total cast of 459.<ref name="BCGlotsw"/><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10218448
|title=Long-running TV series Last of the Summer Wine to end
|date=2 June 2010
|work=BBC News
|publisher=BBC
|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |title=Series cast |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0069602/fullcredits/cast |website=IMDB |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>

It later became the first comedy series to completely do away with studio sets and a live audience, moving all filming to Holmfirth.<ref>{{cite book |last       = Bright
 |first      = Morris
 |author2    = Ross, Robert
 |title      = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage
 |publisher  = BBC Worldwide
 |date       = 6 April 2000
|location   = London
 |isbn       = 0-563-55151-8
 |url-access = registration
 |url        = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig
}}
</ref> The episodes were then shown to preview audiences, whose laughter was recorded for a laugh track to avoid the use of canned laughter.<ref name="30 Years LOTSW"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bright |first1=Morriss |last2=Ross |first2=Robert |title=Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=BBC Worldwide |location=London |isbn=0-563-55151-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig}}</ref>
''Last of the Summer Wine'' was nominated numerous times for British television industry awards; it was proposed five times between 1973 and 1985 for the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy Film Awards]], twice for the Best Situation Comedy Series award (in 1973 and 1979) and three times for the Best Comedy Series award (in 1982, 1983, and 1985).<ref>{{cite news|title=Awards Database – Last of the Summer Wine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918082006/http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Last%2Bof%2Bthe%2BSummer%2BWine |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Last+of+the+Summer+Wine |work=British Academy of Film and Television Awards |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-date=18 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The show was also considered for the [[National Television Awards]] four times since 1999 (in 1999,<ref name="NTA winner">{{cite news |title=Thaw's double TV victory | date=27 October 1999 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/486481.stm| work =BBC News | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}</ref> 2000,<ref>{{cite news |title=National Television Awards: The winners | date=10 October 2000 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/966147.stm| work =BBC News | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}</ref> 2003,<ref>{{cite news|title=And the winners are&nbsp;... |date=25 October 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001212932/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2003/10/25/The%2BNorth%2BEast%2BArchive/7011396.And_the_winners_are___ |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2003/10/25/The+North+East+Archive/7011396.And_the_winners_are___/ |work=The Northern Echo |archive-date= 1 October 2012 |access-date=7 January 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 2004),<ref>{{cite news |title=Stars battle it out for TV awards | date=16 October 2004 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3953631.stm| work =BBC News | access-date = 7 January 2022 }}</ref> each time in the Most Popular Comedy Programme category. In 1999 the show won the National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Programme.<ref name="NTA winner" /> Repeated over 17,000 times, it is regularly broadcast on [[Gold (British TV channel)|Gold]], [[Yesterday (TV channel)|Yesterday]], and [[Drama (British TV channel)|Drama]].<ref name="BCGlotsw">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/last_of_the_summer_wine/
|title=Last Of The Summer Wine
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> It is also seen in more than 25 countries.<ref name="Summer Wine Story">{{cite web|title=The Summer Wine Story |url=http://www.summer-wine.com/story.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501132716/http://www.summer-wine.com/story.htm |work=Summer Wine Online |publisher=Summer Wine Appreciation Society |archive-date= 1 May 2008 |access-date=7 January 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>