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Shillingbury Tales

Shillingbury Tales

Shillingbury Tales

1981 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 7.2 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Drama

Shillingbury Tales is a 1980–81 British sitcom produced by Associated Television for ITV. Comprising a single feature length pilot and six one-hour episodes, the series deals with life in an idealised fictional English village and stars Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Nigel Lambert, Jack Douglas, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Cribbins and Trevor Howard. The series was written by Francis Essex and directed by Val Guest. Unusual for the time, it was shot entirely on location in the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire on 16mm and consequently there was no laugh track. The show ended when ATV lost their licence to broadcast and their replacement Central declined to continue production.

Shillingbury Tales is a 1980–81 British sitcom produced by Associated Television for ITV. Comprising a single feature length pilot and six one-hour episodes, the series deals with life in an idealised fictional English village and stars Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Nigel Lambert, Jack Douglas, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Cribbins and Trevor Howard. The series was written by Francis Essex and directed by Val Guest. Unusual for the time, it was shot entirely on location in the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire on 16mm and consequently there was no laugh track. The show ended when ATV lost their licence to broadcast and their replacement Central declined to continue production.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Shillingbury Tinker

Cuffy the tinker is a simple man. He lives in a trailer and does odd jobs for food and money. Then he wins the lottery.

EP 2

The Shillingbury Melon

Peter wants to grow a melon for a contest, but he needs a greenhouse. His father in law lets him use his and they both w

EP 3

The Shillingbury Cloudburst

While Peter is away, Sally calls Dick, a workman, to fix cracks in the wall. One night, there is a huge storm and Dick b

EP 4

The Shillingbury Legend

The Mayor of St. Jacques, Luc France, comes to Shillingbury to try to twin the two towns. It seems he is known from the

EP 5

The Shillingbury Miracle

The vicar gives a sermon about the low attendance in church due to the Devil. Jake encounters ghosts in his house and th

EP 6

The Shillingbury Daydream

Jake has the flu, and is taking pills. He drifts off and has frivolous dreams of fox hunts, council widening the street,

Popular Cast

Robin Nedwell

Robin Nedwell

Peter Higgins

Diane Keen

Diane Keen

Sally Higgins

Jack Douglas

Jack Douglas

Jake Smith