Nearest and Dearest (1968)
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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Hylda Baker
as Nellie Pledge
Jimmy Jewel
as Eli Pledge
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Joe Gladwin
as Stan Hardman
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Madge Hindle
as Lily Tattersall
Edward Malin
as Walter Tattersall
Director
Vince Powell
