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Nearest and Dearest (1968)

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.

IMDb rating
7.6 (211 votes)
Seasons
7
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

7.50 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 14 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1It Comes to Us All8.116
2Lead Me to the Altar7.214
3The Danger List7.515
4Take a Letter7.515
5You Make Me Feel So Young7.116
6The Wrong Side of the Sheets7.614

Season 2 (1969)

7.40 avg 5 episodes 7.9 → 7.4 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 16 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Breach of the Peace7.916
2Wish You Were Here7.516
3The Demon Drink6.915
4All You Wish Yourself7.314
5Now Is the Hour7.416

Season 3 (1969)

7.54 avg 7 episodes 8.3 → 7.6 27 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 16 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1What Seems to Be the Trouble?8.313
2The Birds and the Bees7.612
3Get Up Them Stairs7.512
4The Power Behind the Throne7.211
5Getting to Know You7.312
6Two Pennies to Rub Together7.311
7The Ghost of Picklers Past7.616

Season 4 (1970)

7.52 avg 5 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 11 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Price on Your Head7.714
2A Young Man's Fancy7.713
3When You've Got to Go7.212
4When Love Walks In7.413
5An Open-and-Shut Case7.611

Season 5 (1970)

7.49 avg 8 episodes 6.9 → 7.9 25 min avg

Ep 1: 6.9 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 9 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 11 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Make Yourself at Home6.913
2Compliments of the Season7.811
3Barefaced in the Park7.317
4A Man and a Woman7.010
5Bottoms Up8.013
6X Marks the Spot7.911
7Something in the Night7.19
8Lucky for Some7.911

Season 6 (1972)

7.41 avg 7 episodes 6.6 → 8.2 24 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 10 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 10 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1For Better, for Worse6.612
2A Place in the Sun7.813
3The Female of the Species7.013
4Worker's Playtime6.913
5The Right Spirit7.510
6A Question of Taste7.914
7A Pair of Bloomers8.210

Season 7 (1972)

7.23 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 12 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Cindernellie7.317
2Good Time Girl7.413
3The French Disconnection7.712
4Get Out of That6.912
5The One That Got Away6.411
6The Visit7.412
7Far from the Madding Pong7.512