Nearest and Dearest
tv show

46 total episodes
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7 seasons
First Aired August 15, 1968
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Overview
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.
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
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Freddie Rayner
as
Grenville

Bert Palmer
as
Bert Taylor

Leslie Sarony
as
Bert Taylor
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Harry Littlewood
as
Landlord

Peter Tuddenham
as
Rev Hitchcock
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Julie Goodyear
as
Celia

John Savident
as
Landlord
Crew
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Bill Podmore
as
Director
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June Howson
as
Director
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Bill Podmore
as
Producer
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Peter Eckersley
as
Producer
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Derek Hilton
as
Original Music Composer
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John Stevenson
as
Writer
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Tom Brennand
as
Writer
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Roy Bottomley
as
Writer
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Lew Schwarz
as
Writer
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Harry Driver
as
Writer
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Vince Powell
as
Writer

Jonathan Lynn
as
Writer