Shillingbury Tales

★ 7.2•1981•1 Seasons•ANIME

Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDrama

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.

Top Cast

Robin Nedwell

Peter Higgins

Diane Keen

Sally Higgins

Jack Douglas

Jake Smith

Joe Black

Harvey

Episodes

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1. The Shillingbury Tinker

50m

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. Everyone in town tries to change him.

Aired: 5/17/1981

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2. The Shillingbury Melon

50m

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 work together to landscape his backyard. There is a car rally in town, and something goes horribly wrong.