
Nearest And Dearest
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1968 - 1973
- 45 episodes (7 series)
Sitcom about brother and sister, Eli and Nellie Pledge, forced to run a pickle factory together. Stars Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle, Edward Malin and Bert Palmer
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 6 - A Question Of Taste
Can dandelion leaves pickled at full moon really win the Pledges the coveted Golden Gherkin? Nellie's wonder ingredient lands her greatest rival in a real pickle.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 6th July 1972
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Hylda Baker | Nellie Pledge |
Jimmy Jewel | Eli Pledge |
Joe Gladwin | Stan Hardman |
Madge Hindle | Lily Tattershall |
Edward Malin | Walter Tattershall |
Freddie Rayner | Grenville |
John Normington | Norman Perkins |
Carmel Cryan (as Carmal Cryan) | Sabrina Clegg |
Fred Feast | Arnold Guttersby |
Gerry Cowan | Barman |
John Stevenson | Writer |
Lew Schwarz | Writer |
Bill Podmore | Director |
Bill Podmore | Producer |
Eric Deakins | Production Designer |
Derek Hilton | Composer |