Queenie's Castle

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

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Top Cast

Bryan Mosley as Jeremy, the Landlord
Diana Dors as Queenie Shepherd
Freddie Fletcher as Raymond Herbert Shepherd
Brian Marshall as Bernard Anthony "Bunny" Shepherd
Barrie Rutter as Douglas Fairbanks Shepherd
Tony Caunter as Jack Henry Shepherd
Lynne Perrie as Mrs Edith Petty
Kathy Staff as Mrs Blakely
Barbara Keogh as N/A
Danny O'Dea as Albert

Seasons

Season 1 (1970) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (1971) - (6 Episodes)

Season 3 (1972) - (6 Episodes)

Season 1 (1970)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: We Humbly Beseech (1970-11-05)

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.