Nearest and Dearest (1968)
Synopsis
Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for ITV, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England. Nellie and Eli Pledge may be siblings, but their personalities are polar opposites. If not for inheritance, they would never even think of becoming business partners for five years.
First Air Date: 1968-08-15
Last Air Date: 1973-02-07
Number of Seasons: 7
Number of Episodes: 46
Created By: Vince Powell
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Hylda Baker as Nellie Pledge
- Jimmy Jewel as Eli Pledge
- Joe Gladwin as Stan Hardman
- Madge Hindle as Lily Tattersall
- Edward Malin as Walter Tattersall
- Freddie Rayner as Grenville
- Bert Palmer as Bert Taylor
- Leslie Sarony as Bert Taylor
- Harry Littlewood as Landlord
- Peter Tuddenham as Rev Hitchcock
Seasons
Season 1 (1968)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: It Comes to Us All
The sun is setting on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying – and who's left?
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Ep. 2: Lead Me to the Altar
A little late love for Nellie – but was it worth keeping the home fires burning?
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Ep. 3: The Danger List
If you go a funny colour, lie low; it's all in the mind. They can cure anything these days.
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Ep. 4: Take a Letter
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Ep. 5: You Make Me Feel So Young
The elixir of youth – an old wives' tale or a racing certainty? Well, if it worked for Stan!
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Ep. 6: The Wrong Side of the Sheets
An accident of birth – but does it really matter what you are? It happens in the best families.
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