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Series · 1968–1973Ended

Nearest and Dearest

7.5·7 seasons·46 episodes·30 min avg.·United Kingdom

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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It Comes to Us All
It Comes to Us AllUp next
Aug 15, 1968

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

02
Lead Me to the Altar
Lead Me to the Altar
Aug 22, 1968

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

03
The Danger List
The Danger List
Aug 29, 1968

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

04
Take a Letter
Take a Letter
Sep 5, 1968
05
You Make Me Feel So Young
You Make Me Feel So Young
Sep 12, 1968

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

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The Wrong Side of the Sheets
The Wrong Side of the Sheets
Sep 19, 1968

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

Cast

5 credited
Hylda Baker
Nellie Pledge
Jimmy Jewel
Eli Pledge
Joe Gladwin
Stan Hardman
Madge Hindle
Lily Tattersall
Edward Malin
Walter Tattersall

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