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Series

Shillingbury Tales

Created by Francis Essex·1981·1 season · 6 episodes · ~30 min/ep

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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Shillingbury Tales (1981)

Francis Essex

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1 season · 6 episodes · ~30 min/ep
Cross-source blend ~72/100

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Countries

United Kingdom

Ratings

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7.2/10

5 votes

Rating consensus

72/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Robin Nedwell

Peter Higgins

Diane Keen

Sally Higgins

Jack Douglas

Jake Smith

Joe Black

Harvey

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