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Nearest and Dearest

Series 3

1969 · 7 episodes

  1. 1. What Seems to Be the Trouble?

    1969-10-09 · 30m

    Nellie takes Eli to the doctor, who is far more interested in Nellie's behaviour than in Eli's cough.

  2. 2. The Birds and the Bees

    1969-10-16 · 30m

    Nellie and Eli agree to look after their teenage nephew Nigel, who Nellie believes it's time he learns the goings-on of the birds and the bees.

  3. 3. Get Up Them Stairs

    1969-10-23 · 30m

    When Lily discovers that she and Walter aren't legally married, Nellie takes it upon herself to put matters right.

  4. 4. The Power Behind the Throne

    1969-10-30 · 30m

    Eli installs an executive toilet in the factory and faces industrial action as a result.

  5. 5. Getting to Know You

    1969-11-06 · 30m

    Eli plans an away weekend and Nellie wants to decorate the cellar, but an error strands the siblings together.

  6. 6. Two Pennies to Rub Together

    1969-11-13 · 30m

    With growing competition, the factory faces closure, leaving Eli and Nellie penniless, starving, and staffless.

  7. 7. The Ghost of Picklers Past

    1969-12-26 · 30m

    Boxing Day in the Pledge house: Lily and Walter join Nellie and Eli in a seance.

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