Shelley

1979 10 seasons · 69 eps English

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BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 11

Comedy

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James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josephine Tewson
Samantha Beckinsale
Garfield Morgan
Warren Clarke
Hywel Bennett
Belinda Sinclair

Created by

Peter Tilbury

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MONEY

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10 seasons · 69 episodes total · ~7 per season.

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CRAFT

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Roughly 29 hours end-to-end — 4 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Aired from 1979 to 1992 — a 13-year run.

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WILD

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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WORLD

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Show type: Scripted.

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AWARDS

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Created by Peter Tilbury.

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CAST

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Airs on ITV1.

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The technical file

Seasons: 10
Total episodes: 69
Avg episode length: 25 min
Premiered: 1979-07-12
Last aired: 1992-09-01
Languages: English

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