Nearest and Dearest

Season 2

Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England.

Where to Watch Season 2

5 Episodes

A Breach Of The Peace
E1
A Breach Of The PeaceAs captains of industry the Pledge's have a certain standing in the town of Colne; but when you're in court charged with causing a breach of the peace, can you ever hold your head up again?
Wish You Were Here
E2
Wish You Were HereA week at the seaside for the pledge's. Majorca or Blackpool? There isn't really much choice when the holiday money's already spent. So it's a holiday on home ground. The Blackpool boarding house is coming up in the world to meet the challenge of holidays abroad. But not Mrs. Rowbottom's where the notices say ""after using the bath in the high season guests are requested to make the bed again"".
The Demon Drink
E3
The Demon DrinkEli Pledge is a drinking man; most of his adult life has been one long lost weekend. One momentous morning, suffering from a size nine-and-a-half hangover, he goes teetotal. Lips that have touched liquor will never touch hisâ€¦But then the withdrawl symptoms begin.
All You Wish Yourself
E4
All You Wish YourselfEli is showing an unusual amount of brotherly love - but can it really be just because it's Nellie's birthday? And is the Starlight Roof, Colne, the ideal place for a quite birthday treat?
Now Is The Hour
E5
Now Is The HourAfter many years of faithful service to Pledge's Purer Pickles, the time has come for the firm's entire transport - Stan and his cart-horse Storm - to go into retirement. But what kind of a send-off should Stan get? He's the first employee ever to retire from Pledge's. All the others have died on the job.