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Shillingbury Tales

1981-05-17 · 30 min / episode · ★ 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.

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Creators
Francis Essex
Production companies
Associated Television, ITC Entertainment
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Robin NedwellRobin NedwellPeter Higgins
Diane KeenDiane KeenSally Higgins
Jack DouglasJack DouglasJake Smith
Joe BlackHarvey

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