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Shillingbury Tales

Shillingbury Tales

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.

Created ByFrancis Essex
StatusEnded
Original NameShillingbury Tales
First Air DateMay 17, 1981
Last Air DateJune 21, 1981
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime NaNmin
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesAssociated TelevisionITC Entertainment
NetworksITV1
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S01E06

The Shillingbury Daydream

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.

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