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Nearest and Dearest

Series 6

1972 · 8 episodes

  1. 1. For Better, for Worse

    1972-06-01 · 30m

    The problems of Pledge's Purer Pickles must take second place; for each of its co-owners are hearing wedding bells. But when the Pledge's enter the Matrimonial Stakes they inevitably fail to come under starter's orders.

  2. 2. A Place in the Sun

    1972-06-08 · 30m

    Fourteen days' holiday in sunny Spain for 10p all in! It sounds too good to be true. And it is!

  3. 3. The Female of the Species

    1972-06-15 · 30m

    A tiff in a launderette, under Nellie's gentle touch, bids fair to becoming a national crisis.

  4. 4. Worker's Playtime

    1972-06-29 · 30m

    The Pledges consult an industrial efficiency expert in a bid to improve production. When the workers strike, it is left to Nellie and Eli to keep the pickles flowing.

  5. 5. The Right Spirit

    1972-07-06 · 30m

    Annoyed with Eli for treating the home like a boarding house, Nellie kicks him out. The alternative living arrangements suit neither party.

  6. 6. A Question of Taste

    1972-07-13 · 30m

    Can dandelion leaves picked at the time of the full moon really win for Pledge's Purer Pickles the coveted Golden Gherkin? Nellie's wonder ingredient lands her greatest rival, Arnold Guttersby, in a real pickle.

  7. 7. A Pair of Bloomers

    1972-07-20 · 30m

    The long arm of the law reaches out for Eli from the distant past; but, with Nellie in court, all is set for the Law to get its knuckles rapped.

  8. 8. Episode 8

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