. "7"^^ . "1800.0"^^ . . . . "1968-08-15Z"^^ . "Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome (black & white) and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, starred Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel as squabbling middle-aged siblings Nellie and Eli Pledge who ran a family pickle business in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England."@en . "46"^^ . . . . . . "Nearest and Dearest"@en . . "1973-02-07Z"^^ .