Series · 1981 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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.
1 season · 6 episodes

Episode 01
The Shillingbury Tinker
Cuffy the tinker is a simple man. He lives in a trailer and does odd jobs for food and money. Then he wins the lottery. Everyone in town tries to change him.

Episode 02
The Shillingbury Melon
Peter wants to grow a melon for a contest, but he needs a greenhouse. His father in law lets him use his and they both work together to landscape his backyard. There is a car rally in town, and something goes horribly wrong.

Episode 03
The Shillingbury Cloudburst
While Peter is away, Sally calls Dick, a workman, to fix cracks in the wall. One night, there is a huge storm and Dick brings a tarp over to cover the roof. Jake drives by that night and sees Dick's truck at Sally's. People start gossiping about them.

Episode 04
The Shillingbury Legend
The Mayor of St. Jacques, Luc France, comes to Shillingbury to try to twin the two towns. It seems he is known from the war. Why does everyone's problems seem to disappear after talking to him?

Episode 05
The Shillingbury Miracle
The vicar gives a sermon about the low attendance in church due to the Devil. Jake encounters ghosts in his house and thinks he needs protection so he invites Cuffy to move his caravan onto his land in case he needs him. Cuffy wants no part of it and declines.

Episode 06
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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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.
4 principal cast
Shillingbury Tales is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The sci-fi & fantasy from Francis Essex has 1 season and 6 total episodes, rated 7.2/10 by 5 viewers.
Shillingbury Tales has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.
Shillingbury Tales has ended and is no longer in production.
Shillingbury Tales airs on ITV1.
Shillingbury Tales first aired on May 17, 1981.
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