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Nearest And Dearest. Image shows from L to R: Nellie Pledge (Hylda Baker), Eli Pledge (Jimmy Jewel). Copyright: Granada Television
Nearest And Dearest

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

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Series 5, Episode 8 - Lucky For Some

When Eli and Nellie hear tell of Stan's win on the pools, they can't come up with a plan to get his cash fast enough. But unsurprisingly, all is not as it at first seems!

Further details

The Pledges are low on money - Nellie doesn't even think her premium bond gets put in the drum. It's not long before they overhear Stan on the phone: he's come into a few pounds, so they think he's the bloke in the paper who's won the pools.

Nellie and Eli decide that the only way they can get their hands on a few bob is to make him a director of Pledge's Purer Pickles. Stan however, sees it as a way to get to "Miss Nellie" and sets about seducing her, with the promise of sharing his windfall with her.

However, all turns sour. Stan's windfall isn't for half a million, but for a Corporation Folks flat, and he is soon sacked from the board.

Notes

Due to strike action, this episode was filmed only in black and white.

Within the first minute of this episode, Eddie Malin (Walter) can be seen walking across the back of the set, through the window on the other side of the false wall, yet he never appears in the scene.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th February 1971
Time
7:05pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Hylda Baker Nellie Pledge
Jimmy Jewel Eli Pledge
Joe Gladwin Stan Hardman
Madge Hindle Lily Tattershall
Edward Malin Walter Tattershall
Guest cast
Freddie Rayner Grenville
David Garth Mr. Littlewood
Writing team
John Stevenson Writer
Lew Schwarz Script Editor
Production team
Bill Podmore Director
Bill Podmore Producer
Eric Deakins Production Designer
Derek Hilton Composer

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