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Nearest and Dearest

6.6 83 mins Comedy   1972
Hammer Film Productions   Granada Productions  
Director(s): John Robins

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.

Casts of Nearest and Dearest

Hylda Baker

as Nellie Pledge

Jimmy Jewel

as Eli Pledge

Edward Malin

as Walter Tattersall

Madge Hindle

as Lily Tattersall

Norman Mitchell

as Vernon Smallpiece

Pat Ashton

as Freda

John Barrett

as Joshua Pledge

Peter Madden

as Court Bailiff

Yootha Joyce

as Mrs. Rhoda Rowbottom

Norman Chappell

as Man on Bus

Bert Palmer

as Bert Henshaw

Carmel Cryan

as Club Hostess

Kerry Jewel

as Claude

Donald Bisset

as Vicar

Janie Collinge

as Vinegar Vera

Adele Warren

as Mimi la Vere, Stripper

Joe Gladwin

as Stan Hardman

Sue Hammer

as Scarlet O'Hara

Nosher Powell

as Bouncer

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