TV series · 1968
Nearest and Dearest
First aired 15 August 1968 Comedy TMDB ↗
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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Edward Malin
as Walter Tattersall
Bert Palmer
as Bert Taylor
Hylda Baker
as Nellie Pledge
Joe Gladwin
as Stan Hardman
Madge Hindle
as Lily Tattersall
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Leslie Sarony
as Bert Taylor
Charles Lloyd Pack
as Mr Howcroft
Jimmy Jewel
as Eli Pledge
Margaret Lacey
as Mrs Mellowdew
Anthony Sharp
as Dr Scott
Ivor Dean
as Detective Inspector
Harold Goodwin
as Billy Butterworth
Peter Tuddenham
as Rev Hitchcock
Paul Dawkins
as Siegfried
John Sharp
as Harry Hardcastle
Harry Littlewood
as Landlord
Lane Meddick
as Harry Ramsden
George Malpas
as Postman
Ken Jones
as Landlord
Andrew Sachs
as Doctor
Windsor Davies
as Vicar
Ann Rye
as Miss Nesbit
Roger Brierley
as Dr Bell
John Savident
as Landlord
Margaret Nolan
as Nemone Moore
Sally Thomsett
as Brenda
Julie Goodyear
as Celia
Freddie Rayner
as Grenville