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Shelley

Comedy

Shelley

1979 – 1983 (completed) · 6 seasons · 39 episodes · United Kingdom · English

Shelley (1979) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.2/10 on IMDb from 750 votes. Updated

63.7GRM score
★ 7.2IMDb · 750

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

Top cast

14
Hywel Bennett
James Shelley
Belinda Sinclair
Fran
Josephine Tewson
Mrs. Hawkins
Garfield Morgan
Desmond
Warren Clarke
Paul England
Madoline Thomas
Mrs. Ratcliffe
Rowena Roberts
Maggie
Sylvia Kay
Isobel
Sylvia Kay
Isobel Shelley
Sylvia Kay
Isobel Shelly
John Cunningham
Laurence
Michael Stainton
2nd Railway Steward
Michael Stainton
Cafe Proprietor
Michael Stainton
Chauffeur

Seasons

6

best episode: S3E4 — Foreign Affairs ★ 7.9 (23)

S17 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Moving In★ 7.326
  • E2The Nelson Touch★ 7.823
  • E3Gainfully Employed★ 7.222
  • E4The Distaff Side★ 7.322
  • E5Elders and Betters★ 7.722
  • E6May the Best Man Win★ 6.523
  • E7Nowt So Queer★ 6.824
S26 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1Owner Occupiers★ 7.421
  • E2Expletive Deleted★ 7.119
  • E3Tea and Sympathy★ 7.621
  • E4Hearth and Home★ 7.321
  • E5Fully Furnished★ 7.419
  • E6Dearly Beloved★ 6.819
S38 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E0Christmas with Shelley★ 7.020
  • E1Of Mice and Men★ 7.221
  • E2Signing On★ 7.619
  • E3Nor Iron Bars a Cage★ 7.319
  • E4Foreign Affairs★ 7.923
  • E5Universal Trust★ 7.624
  • E6Dry Rot★ 7.219
  • E7You Have to Laugh★ 7.219
S46 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Unkindest Cuts★ 7.417
  • E2A Drop of the Pink Stuff★ 7.317
  • E3No News Is Good...★ 7.420
  • E4Credit Where Credit's Due★ 7.418
  • E5Mortal Coils★ 7.218
  • E6Slaughterhouse Sling★ 6.318
S56 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1On the Road to Damascus?★ 6.917
  • E2Brave New World★ 7.119
  • E3Shelley Versus Shelley★ 7.218
  • E4Noises Off★ 7.118
  • E5Tubes Help You Breed Less Easily★ 7.419
  • E6When the Chip Hits the Fan★ 6.718
S66 eps · ★ 6.9
  • E1Dry Dreams★ 6.814
  • E2It Nearly Always Happens to Somebody Else★ 6.516
  • E3Of Cabbages and Kings★ 7.115
  • E4The Party★ 7.114
  • E5Owed to the Electrician★ 6.414
  • E6Brief Encounter★ 7.514

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Seasons

6

best episode: S3E4 — Foreign Affairs ★ 7.9 (23)

S17 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Moving In★ 7.326
  • E2The Nelson Touch★ 7.823
  • E3Gainfully Employed★ 7.222
  • E4The Distaff Side★ 7.322
  • E5Elders and Betters★ 7.722
  • E6May the Best Man Win★ 6.523
  • E7Nowt So Queer★ 6.824
S26 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1Owner Occupiers★ 7.421
  • E2Expletive Deleted★ 7.119
  • E3Tea and Sympathy★ 7.621
  • E4Hearth and Home★ 7.321
  • E5Fully Furnished★ 7.419
  • E6Dearly Beloved★ 6.819
S38 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E0Christmas with Shelley★ 7.020
  • E1Of Mice and Men★ 7.221
  • E2Signing On★ 7.619
  • E3Nor Iron Bars a Cage★ 7.319
  • E4Foreign Affairs★ 7.923
  • E5Universal Trust★ 7.624
  • E6Dry Rot★ 7.219
  • E7You Have to Laugh★ 7.219
S46 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Unkindest Cuts★ 7.417
  • E2A Drop of the Pink Stuff★ 7.317
  • E3No News Is Good...★ 7.420
  • E4Credit Where Credit's Due★ 7.418
  • E5Mortal Coils★ 7.218
  • E6Slaughterhouse Sling★ 6.318
S56 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1On the Road to Damascus?★ 6.917
  • E2Brave New World★ 7.119
  • E3Shelley Versus Shelley★ 7.218
  • E4Noises Off★ 7.118
  • E5Tubes Help You Breed Less Easily★ 7.419
  • E6When the Chip Hits the Fan★ 6.718
S66 eps · ★ 6.9
  • E1Dry Dreams★ 6.814
  • E2It Nearly Always Happens to Somebody Else★ 6.516
  • E3Of Cabbages and Kings★ 7.115
  • E4The Party★ 7.114
  • E5Owed to the Electrician★ 6.414
  • E6Brief Encounter★ 7.514

Top cast

14
HHywel BennettJames ShelleyBBelinda SinclairFranJJosephine TewsonMrs. HawkinsGGarfield MorganDesmondWWarren ClarkePaul EnglandMMadoline ThomasMrs. RatcliffeRRowena RobertsMaggieSSylvia KayIsobelSSylvia KayIsobel ShelleySSylvia KayIsobel ShellyJJohn CunninghamLaurenceMMichael Stainton2nd Railway StewardMMichael StaintonCafe ProprietorMMichael StaintonChauffeur

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Comments

Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.