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 7, Episode 7 - Far From The Madding Pong
Nellie, Eli, Lily and Walter spend a weekend in a lonely moorside cottage. They are not welcomed by a local sheep farmer who does his best to drive them away.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st February 1973
- Time
- 8:30pm
- 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 |
| Ronald Radd | Will O'Fred's |
| Roy Bottomley | Writer |
| Tom Brennand | Writer |
| Bill Podmore | Director |
| Bill Podmore | Producer |
| Eric Deakins | Production Designer |
| Derek Hilton | Composer |