Nearest and Dearest

Name: Nearest and Dearest
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7
Cast: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle, Edward Malin

1968

★★★★☆ 7.0/10

📺 7 Seasons

🎬 46 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

Comedy

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.

Seasons

Season 1

1968 • 6 Episodes

The sun is setting on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying – and who's left?

Season 2

1969 • 5 Episodes

Nellie arrives at the front door to meet two constables accusing her of shoplifting.

Season 3

1969 • 7 Episodes

Nellie takes Eli to the doctor, who is far more interested in Nellie's behaviour than in Eli's cough.

Season 4

1970 • 5 Episodes

Eli isn't pleased to learn that Nellie has taken out an insurance policy on him in case of accident or death, so he takes one out on her, and the pair eagerly await an accident.

Season 5

1970 • 8 Episodes

When Walter and Lily's house suffers damage, Nellie and Eli must put them up.

Season 6

1972 • 8 Episodes

The problems of Pledge's Purer Pickles must take second place; for each of its co-owners are hearing wedding bells. But when the Pledge's enter the Matrimonial Stakes they inevitably fail to come under starter's orders.

Season 7

1972 • 7 Episodes

Eli gives the Christmas club money to a promoter who promises a share of the profits from the Christmas play he's producing. He promptly spends it, and when Nellie and the gang find out, they offer to take over the roles. During rehearsals, the promoter makes a break for it.