 In 1976 , a selection of early scripts from the series was published as Last of the Summer Wine Scripts . A companion guide to the show , Last of the Summer Wine : The Finest Vintage , was released in 2000 . The book was written by Morris Bright and Robert Ross and chronicled the show from its inception through the end of the 2000 series . Included were interviews with cast and crew , a character guide , and an episode guide . Both the companion guide and its updated 30th anniversary version are now out of print . A release by journalist Andrew Vine titled Last of the Summer Wine : The Inside Story of the World 's Longest @-@ running Comedy Programme covered the entire series , including the story of the final words of the series . It was released on 16 August 2010 . On 5 November 2012 , a new book entitled " Last Of the Summer Wine : From The Directors Chair " was released and was written by producer and director Alan J.W. Bell . 
