Ended
Nearest and Dearest
Created by: Vince Powell
7.5 4
7 seasons
Comedy
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.
Seasons
Cast

Hylda Baker
Nellie Pledge

Jimmy Jewel
Eli Pledge

Joe Gladwin
Stan Hardman

Madge Hindle
Lily Tattersall

Edward Malin
Walter Tattersall
F
Freddie Rayner
Grenville

Bert Palmer
Bert Taylor

Leslie Sarony
Bert Taylor
H
Harry Littlewood
Landlord

Peter Tuddenham
Rev Hitchcock
J
Julie Goodyear
Sandra, Celia

John Savident
Landlord
I
Ivor Dean
Detective Inspector, Policeman
L
Lane Meddick
Harry Ramsden, Landlord

Harold Goodwin
Billy Butterworth, Landlord

Shirley Stelfox
DC Gloria Simpkins, Clara

John Barrett
Joshua Pledge
T
Tim Barrett
Petherbridge
M
Marjie Lawrence
Bertha Cobden

Andrew Sachs
Doctor
H
Henry Moxon
Vicar

Margaret Nolan
Nemone Moore
M
Madge Brindley
Miss Lavere
C
Christine Ozanne
Miss Darnell

Willoughby Goddard
Arnold Ackroyd

Jennifer Jayne
Penelope
J
Julia Jaeger
Janet
D
Daphne Heard
Mrs Hardman

Jack Watling
Cartwright

Ronald Adam
Magistrate

Charles Lloyd Pack
Mr Howcroft
C
Charlotte Howard
Ida
B
Betty Alberge
Mrs Rowbottom
E
Elaine Mitchell
Mrs Clegg

Margaret Lacey
Mrs Mellowdew
S
Sylvia Renee
Mabel Gartside
A
Alan Gerrard
Frobisher
W
Wallas Eaton
Dr French

Roger Brierley
Dr Bell
R
Robin Wentworth
Charlie
R
Roger Tonge
Nigel

Sally Thomsett
Brenda
A
Anthony Roye
Vicar

Derek Tansley
Registrar
P
Pat Beckett
Vinegar Vera
R
Rex Arundel
Sidebottom
M
Mark Strong
Fred
J
John Sharp
Harry Hardcastle

Windsor Davies
Vicar
E
Ellis Dale
Mr Holroyd
F
Fanny Carby
Marlene Fitton

David Jackson
Eddie

Ken Jones
Landlord

Wensley Pithey
Leonard Longbottom

George Waring
Mr Whittaker
M
Michael Beint
Mr Jones
P
Priscilla Morgan
Mrs Jones

Roy Barraclough
Vicar

Lennard Pearce
Doctor
S
Susan Hanson
Mabel
K
Kenneth Watson
Policeman

David Bradley
Policeman

Ivor Salter
Snatcher Snelling

Gaye Brown
Big Beryl
W
William Kendall
Major Lovelace
D
David Garth
Mr Littlewood

Philip Stone
Mr Wellbeloved

Maggie Jones
Ivy Crabtree
A
Ann Rye
Miss Nesbit
A
Alan Moore
Everett Hampton
L
Lynne Carol
Alice Butterworth

James Bree
Mr Lloyd
S
Stanley Page
Harold

John Normington
Norman Perkins

Fred Feast
Arnold Guttersby
C
Carmel Cryan
Sabrina Clegg

Richard Moore
DS Nicholas
M
Malcolm Hebden
Court Clerk

John Barrie
Rupert Tempest
D
Deirdre Costello
Gloria

Brian Jackson
Harry Hampton
G
George Lambert
Pierre La Vaterre

Francis de Wolff
Henri Duval

Anthony Sharp
Dr Scott

Meg Johnson
Miss Pringle

Paul Dawkins
Siegfried
G
Graham Armitage
Broomhead

George Malpas
Postman

Ronald Radd
Will O'Fred's
M
Michael Hall
Albert Ramshaw
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