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Shillingbury Tales (1981)

1981-05-17 · 30m · EN
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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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Val GuestDirectorFrancis EssexWriter

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Robin NedwellRobin NedwellPeter HigginsDiane KeenDiane KeenSally HigginsJack DouglasJack DouglasJake SmithJoe BlackJoe BlackHarveyBernard CribbinsBernard CribbinsCuffyDiana KingDiana KingMrs SimpkinsLinda HaydenLinda HaydenMandy SmithNigel LambertNigel LambertReverend NorrisLilian GrassomLilian GrassomTerryCraig StokesCraig StokesCuthbertLionel JeffriesLionel JeffriesMajor George LangtonGwen WatfordGwen WatfordMartha Langton

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Genre affinitySci Fi Fantasy · Comedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference136215Actor preference889618 · 497945 · 491657Country preferenceGb

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What is Shillingbury Tales about?

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.

How long is Shillingbury Tales?

Shillingbury Tales has a runtime of 30 minutes.