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Created by
  
Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

First episode date
  
6 January 1980

Number of seasons
  
1

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Genre
  
Theme music composer
  
No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
21 June 1981

Number of episodes
  
7


Starring
  
Robin NedwellDiane KeenLionel JeffriesBernard CribbinsJack DouglasJoe BlackNigel LambertDiana KingTrevor Howard

Networks
  
ITV, Associated television

Cast
  
Similar
  
Cuffy, Into the Labyrinth, Private Schulz, Night Flight, Doctor in Charge

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Shillingbury Tales was a British television sitcom comedy-drama series made by ATV for ITV and broadcast 1980-81.

Contents

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.

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It was preceded by a feature length pilot episode The Shillingbury Blowers starring Trevor Howard, broadcast 6 January 1980

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The series was written by Francis Essex and directed by Val Guest. Unusually for a British situation-comedy at that time it was recorded entirely on location on 16mm film and consequently there was no laughter track. Much of the filming took place in the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire.

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The show ended when ATV lost their franchise licence to broadcast and their replacement Central declined to continue production of the series. The series was broadcast in a number of countries around Europe.

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Pilot

  • The Shillingbury Blowers (6 January 1980)
  • Series 1

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  • The Shillingbury Tinker (17 May 1981)
  • The Shillingbury Melon (24 May 1981)
  • The Shillingbury Cloudburst (31 May 1981)
  • The Shillingbury Legend (7 June 1981)
  • The Shillingbury Miracle (14 June 1981)
  • The Shillingbury Daydream (21 June 1981)
  • Cuffy

    In 1983, A spin-off sequel series entitled Cuffy was made and broadcast by ATV's successor Central. The show this time focused on and around Bernard Cribbins's character Cuffy.

    However the spin-off series didn't feature Robin Nedwell or Diane Keen as they had left to focus on other work at the time.

    DVD release

    The show was released on DVD by Network in 2005.

    References

    Shillingbury Tales Wikipedia