Shillingbury Tales 44 years old
Shillingbury Tales was a British television sitcom comedy-drama series made by ATV for ITV and broadcast 1980-81. 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. It was preceded by a feature length pilot episode The Shillingbury Blowers starring Trevor Howard, broadcast 6 January 1980 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. The show ended when ATV lost their 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.
Credits
Trevor Howard
Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Trevor Howard He was 66 , 74 years old when he died | as Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow |
| John Standing He was 45 , now 90 years old | |
| Jack Douglas He was 19 , 8 years old when he died | |
| Linda Hayden She was 26 , now 71 years old | |
| Lionel Jeffries He was 53 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Robin Nedwell He was 33 , 52 years old when he died | |
| Diane Keen She was 33 , now 78 years old | |
| Diana King She was 9 , 15 years old when she died | |
| Bernard Cribbins He was 51 , now 95 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Val Guest Directing He was 68 , 94 years old when he died | Director |
Shillingbury Tales (44 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1980-01-06
- Runtime: [30,50] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 6