Nearest and Dearest
Nearest and Dearest
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Nearest and Dearest

7.0 / 10
1968
7 seasons
46 episodes
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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.It Comes to Us All

    15-08-196830m

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

  • Ep 2

    2.Lead Me to the Altar

    22-08-196830m

    A little late love for Nellie – but was it worth keeping the home fires burning?

  • Ep 3

    3.The Danger List

    29-08-196830m

    If you go a funny colour, lie low; it's all in the mind. They can cure anything these days.

  • Ep 4

    4.Take a Letter

    05-09-196830m
  • Ep 5

    5.You Make Me Feel So Young

    12-09-196830m

    The elixir of youth – an old wives' tale or a racing certainty? Well, if it worked for Stan!

  • Ep 6

    6.The Wrong Side of the Sheets

    19-09-196830m

    An accident of birth – but does it really matter what you are? It happens in the best families.

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