Ended · 1968–1973

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Colne's finest pickle factory, Pledge's Purer Pickles, falls into the hands of Nellie and Eli Pledge after the death of their father, Joshua. Neither of the previously estranged siblings are that keen on taking on the business but they are forced into partnership by their father's bequest of £20,000 cash, should they keep the factory - and family home - running for at least 5 years.

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Season 1 · 6 episodes

S01 E01 · It Comes to Us All1968-08-15
S01 E02 · Lead Me to the Altar1968-08-22
S01 E03 · The Danger List1968-08-29
S01 E04 · Take a Letter1968-09-05
S01 E05 · You Make Me Feel So Young1968-09-12
S01 E06 · The Wrong Side of the Sheets1968-09-19

Season 2 · 5 episodes

S02 E01 · A Breach of the Peace1969-07-08
S02 E02 · Wish You Were Here1969-07-15
S02 E03 · The Demon Drink1969-07-22
S02 E04 · All You Wish Yourself1969-07-29
S02 E05 · Now is the Hour1969-08-05

Season 3 · 7 episodes

S03 E01 · What Seems to Be the Trouble?1969-10-09
S03 E02 · The Birds and the Bees1969-10-16
S03 E03 · Get Up Them Stairs1969-10-23
S03 E04 · The Power Behind the Throne1969-10-30
S03 E05 · Getting to Know You1969-11-06
S03 E06 · Two Pennies to Rub Together1969-11-13
S03 E07 · The Ghost of Picklers Past1969-12-26

Season 4 · 5 episodes

S04 E01 · A Price on Your Head1970-05-14
S04 E02 · A Young Man's Fancy1970-05-21
S04 E03 · When You've Got to Go1970-05-28
S04 E04 · When Love Walks In1970-06-04
S04 E05 · An Open-and-Shut Case1970-06-11

Season 5 · 8 episodes

S05 E01 · Make Yourself at Home1970-12-17
S05 E02 · Compliments of the Season1970-12-24
S05 E03 · Barefaced in the Park1971-01-14
S05 E04 · A Man and a Woman1971-01-21
S05 E05 · Bottoms Up1971-01-28
S05 E06 · X Marks the Spot1971-02-11
S05 E07 · Something in the Night1971-02-18
S05 E08 · Lucky for Some1971-02-25

Season 6 · 8 episodes

S06 E01 · For Better, for Worse1972-06-01
S06 E02 · A Place in the Sun1972-06-08
S06 E03 · The Female of the Species1972-06-15
S06 E04 · Worker's Playtime1972-06-29
S06 E05 · The Right Spirit1972-07-06
S06 E06 · A Question of Taste1972-07-13
S06 E07 · A Pair of Bloomers1972-07-20
S06 E08 · All Star Comedy Carnival1972-12-25

Season 7 · 7 episodes

S07 E01 · Cindernellie1972-12-21
S07 E02 · Good Time Girl1972-12-28
S07 E03 · The French Disconnection1973-01-11
S07 E04 · Get Out of That1973-01-18
S07 E05 · The One That Got Away1973-01-24
S07 E06 · The Visit1973-01-31
S07 E07 · Far from the Madding Pong1973-02-07

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