Nearest and Dearest background

Nearest and Dearest

Season 5 (8 Episodes)

Eli and Nellie Pledge take over their family's pickle business, Pledge's Purer Pickles, in Colne, Lancashire, after their father Joshua's passing.

Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit their family's pickle business, Pledge's Purer Pickles, in Colne, Lancashire, following their father's untimely death.

Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 1 Make Yourself at Home

1. Make Yourself at Home

Aired: Dec 17, 1970

Walter and Lily find themselves in need of temporary accommodations after the...

Episode 3 Barefaced in the Park

3. Barefaced in the Park

Aired: Jan 14, 1971

Walter's reputation is tarnished when he's falsely accused of terrorizing wom...

Episode 4 A Man and a Woman

4. A Man and a Woman

Aired: Jan 21, 1971

Nellie's frustration grows as Snatcher Snelling, the coal delivery man, becom...

Episode 5 Bottoms Up

5. Bottoms Up

Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Nellie steps into the unfamiliar shoes of the Spread Eagle Pub's manager, fac...

Episode 6 X Marks the Spot

6. X Marks the Spot

Aired: Feb 11, 1971

Eli's frustration with his role at the pickling factory boils over, prompting...

Episode 8 Lucky for Some

8. Lucky for Some

Aired: Feb 25, 1971

Eli and Nellie devise a plan to make Stan a Company Director, using his recen...

Info about Nearest and Dearest

Seasons: 7

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres:Comedy