TV Series · 1981

Shillingbury Tales

30 min · Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Ended

Composite

5.3

IMDb

7.7 / 10

107 votes

TMDB

7.2 / 10

5 votes

Local

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No votes

Synopsis

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.

Streaming availability

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Cast

Robin Nedwell

Peter Higgins

Diane Keen

Sally Higgins

Jack Douglas

Jake Smith

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Joe Black

Harvey

Crew

Production

Greg Smith Executive Producer
Valerie Van Ost Casting Director

Sound

Ed Welch Original Music Composer

Seasons & episodes

Series 1 (1 ep)

6. The Shillingbury Daydream

Jun 21, 1981 · 50 min

Jake has the flu, and is taking pills. He drifts off and has frivolous dreams of fox hunts, council widening the street, and winning the OBE for being the most helpful man in the village. He even dreams of going to Buckingham Palace and having his band competing with the Royal Parade.