where does the phrase last of the summer wine come from
Last of the Summer Wine Clarke chose the original title, The Last of the Summer Wine, to convey the idea that the characters are not in the autumn of their lives but the summer, even though it may be "the last of the summer". BBC producers hated this at first and insisted that it remain a temporary working title, while the cast worried that viewers would forget the name of the show.[9] The working title was changed later to The Library Mob, a reference to one of the trio's regular haunts early in the show. Clarke switched back to his original preference shortly before production began,[9] a title that was shortened to Last of the Summer Wine after the pilot show.[18]
Kathy Staff Born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, Staff was best known for her role as one of the main characters, Nora Batty, in the long-running BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. She played Nora Batty from the pilot episode in 1973 (though in the pilot and first series, she was referred to as Mrs. Batty)[1] until 2008, the year she died from a brain tumour.