Last of the Summer Wine's 30th series originally aired 19 April 2009.

All of the episodes were written by Roy Clarke and directed by Alan J. W. Bell.

This series is notable for forming a new trio composed of Alvin, Entwistle and Hobbo, who was introduced in the New Years Special.

Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Truly (Frank Thornton) are now demoted to secondary characters, filmed only in studio scenes due to the cost of insurance for the actors at their age on location.

[citation needed] The box set for series thirty was released by Universal Playback in August 2016, mislabelled as a box set for series 31 & 32.