Nearest and Dearest (1972)
1h 23m
Running Time
January 1, 1972Release Date
Nearest and Dearest (1972)
1h 23m
Running Time
January 1, 1972Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Jimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker star in this big screen spin-off of one of ITV's most popular comedy series of all time. When the father of Eli and Nellie Pledge dies, they are left in charge of his pickle empire. The two siblings are completely different and Eli wants out of the business, but he can't leave until Nellie is married. So Eli sets about finding a husband for his old-fashioned sister.
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Cast & Crew.
Hylda Baker
Nellie Pledge
Jimmy Jewel
Eli Pledge
Edward Malin
Walter Tattersall
Madge Hindle
Lily Tattersall
Norman Mitchell
Vernon Smallpiece
Pat Ashton
Freda
John Barrett
Joshua Pledge
Peter Madden
Court Bailiff
Yootha Joyce
Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom
Norman Chappell
Man on Bus
Bert Palmer
Bert Henshaw
Carmel Cryan
Club Hostess
Kerry Jewel
Claude
Donald Bisset
Vicar
Janie Collinge
Vinegar Vera
Adele Warren
Mimi la Vere, Stripper
Vince Powell
Writer
Joe Gladwin
Stan Hardman
Sue Hammer
Scarlet O'Hara
Nosher Powell
Bouncer
John Robins
Director
Scott MacGregor
Art Direction
Harry Driver
Original Series Creator
Vince Powell
Original Series Creator
Roy Bottomley
Writer
Derek Hilton
Music
Tom Brennand
Writer
Michael Carreras
Producer
David Holmes
Director of Photography
Roy Skeggs
Associate Producer
Ron Jackson
Production Manager
Chris Barnes
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Nearest and Dearest is a 1972 British comedy film directed by John Robins and starring Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel. A spin-off from the ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973), it was written by Roy Bottomley and Tom Brennand and produced by Hammer Films in conjunction with a film subsidiary of Granada TV.
Baker and Jewel are feuding brother and sister Nellie and Eli Pledge, owners of Pledge's Purer Pickles.
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