Queenie's Castle (1970)
Synopsis
The lives and, often illegal, activities of the residents of a tower block in early 1970s Leeds, West Yorkshire, with the brassy matriarch, Queenie Shepherd, ruling the roost over her neighbours.
First Air Date: 1970-11-05
Last Air Date: 1972-09-05
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 18
Created By: Keith Waterhouse
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Diana Dors as Queenie Shepherd
- Tony Caunter as Jack Henry Shepherd
- Barrie Rutter as Douglas Fairbanks Shepherd
- Freddie Fletcher as Raymond Herbert Shepherd
- Brian Marshall as Bernard Anthony 'Bunny' Shepherd
- Lynne Perrie as Mrs Edith Petty
- Bryan Mosley as Jeremy, the Landlord
- Anthony Baird as Policeman
- Roland MacLeod as Butler
- Peter Schofield as Landlord
Seasons
Series 1 (1970)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: We Humbly Beseech
Queenie's not happy about how the men in her life have been behaving. Bunny realizes that her mood might have something to do with the date, and a neighbor reveals that the residents have been signing a petition.
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Ep. 2: The Great Debate
The family is left devastated when the television has to go in for repair; Queenie suggests pretending to be famous people for a big debate, and Jack just wants to forget the whole thing so he can go for a drink instead.
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Ep. 3: They Also Served
The family packs a picnic. When an unexploded bomb is found at the flats, Queenie changes her mind when she's told of a compulsory evacuation, and a lance corporal remembers when he visited the flats back in 1944.
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Ep. 4: Just Good Friends
Queenie's questioned after she's seen out drinking with the local bookie; the men are horrified by a decision to stop in on a Saturday night, and a very expectant visitor discovers that money might be his finest feature.
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Ep. 5: Trial by Fury
Queenie demands to know why the police are swarming around the flat. Bunny reveals that the van actually belongs to a convicted lead thief, and the Builders are used as a courtroom to find out the truth about a bicycle.
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Ep. 6: Unaccustomed As I Am
Queenie's delighted when she's asked to speak at a school prize-giving; Douglas is forced to play a girl bearing flowers for the rehearsals, and work on the speech leaves the family eating nothing but fish and chips.
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