


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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6 episodes • 1968
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Comes to Us All | Aug 15, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lead Me to the Altar | Aug 22, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Danger List | Aug 29, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Take a Letter | Sep 5, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 5 | You Make Me Feel So Young | Sep 12, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Wrong Side of the Sheets | Sep 19, 1968 | 0.0 |

5 episodes • 1969
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Breach of the Peace | Jul 8, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wish You Were Here | Jul 15, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Demon Drink | Jul 22, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | All You Wish Yourself | Jul 29, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Now Is the Hour | Aug 5, 1969 | 0.0 |

7 episodes • 1969
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Seems to Be the Trouble? | Oct 9, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Birds and the Bees | Oct 16, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Get Up Them Stairs | Oct 23, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Power Behind the Throne | Oct 30, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Getting to Know You | Nov 6, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Two Pennies to Rub Together | Nov 13, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Ghost of Picklers Past | Dec 26, 1969 | 0.0 |

5 episodes • 1970
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Price on Your Head | May 14, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Young Man's Fancy | May 21, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | When You've Got to Go | May 28, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | When Love Walks In | Jun 4, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | An Open-and-Shut Case | Jun 11, 1970 | 0.0 |

8 episodes • 1970
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make Yourself at Home | Dec 17, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Compliments of the Season | Dec 24, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Barefaced in the Park | Jan 14, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Man and a Woman | Jan 21, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bottoms Up | Jan 28, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 6 | X Marks the Spot | Feb 11, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Something in the Night | Feb 18, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lucky for Some | Feb 25, 1971 | 0.0 |

8 episodes • 1972
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For Better, for Worse | Jun 1, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Place in the Sun | Jun 8, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Female of the Species | Jun 15, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Worker's Playtime | Jun 29, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Right Spirit | Jul 6, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Question of Taste | Jul 13, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Pair of Bloomers | Jul 20, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | TBA | 0.0 |

7 episodes • 1972
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindernellie | Dec 21, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Good Time Girl | Dec 28, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The French Disconnection | Jan 11, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Get Out of That | Jan 18, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The One That Got Away | Jan 24, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Visit | Jan 31, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Far from the Madding Pong | Feb 7, 1973 | 0.0 |