Nearest and Dearest - Season 6

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For Better, for Worse

1 - For Better, for Worse

Air Date: June 1, 1972

The problems of Pledge's Purer Pickles must take second place; for each of its co-owners are hearing wedding bells. But when the Pledge's enter the Matrimonial Stakes they inevitably fail to come under starter's orders.

A Place in the Sun

2 - A Place in the Sun

Air Date: June 8, 1972

Fourteen days' holiday in sunny Spain for 10p all in! It sounds too good to be true. And it is!

The Female of the Species

3 - The Female of the Species

Air Date: June 15, 1972

A tiff in a launderette, under Nellie's gentle touch, bids fair to becoming a national crisis.

Worker's Playtime

4 - Worker's Playtime

Air Date: June 29, 1972

The Pledges consult an industrial efficiency expert in a bid to improve production. When the workers strike, it is left to Nellie and Eli to keep the pickles flowing.

The Right Spirit

5 - The Right Spirit

Air Date: July 6, 1972

Annoyed with Eli for treating the home like a boarding house, Nellie kicks him out. The alternative living arrangements suit neither party.

A Question of Taste

6 - A Question of Taste

Air Date: July 13, 1972

Can dandelion leaves picked at the time of the full moon really win for Pledge's Purer Pickles the coveted Golden Gherkin? Nellie's wonder ingredient lands her greatest rival, Arnold Guttersby, in a real pickle.

A Pair of Bloomers

7 - A Pair of Bloomers

Air Date: July 20, 1972

The long arm of the law reaches out for Eli from the distant past; but, with Nellie in court, all is set for the Law to get its knuckles rapped.

Episode 8

8 - Episode 8