Nearest and Dearest Filming Locations
Where was Nearest and Dearest filmed? Nearest and Dearest was filmed in 8 locations across United Kingdom in the following places:
Nearest and Dearest Filming Locations
Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. In 2021 Census, the population of the town was 143,184.
Uxbridge is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated 15.4 miles west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Thorpe Bay is an area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. located on the Thames Estuary. Thorpe Bay is situated within the Thorpe ward of Southend-on-Sea. It is around 4 miles to the east of Southend.
Blackpool is a seaside resort on the Irish Sea coast of England. It's known for Blackpool Pleasure Beach, an old-school amusement park with vintage wooden roller coasters. Built in 1894, the landmark Blackpool Tower houses a circus, a glass viewing platform and the Tower Ballroom, where dancers twirl to the music of a Wurlitzer organ. Blackpool Illuminations is an annual light show along the Promenade.
Southend-on-Sea is a resort town on the Thames Estuary in Essex, southeast England. The long Southend Pier is serviced by a small train and has a museum at its shore end. Nearby, Adventure Island is an amusement park with fairground rides and water slides. The Cliff Lift, a century-old funicular, clings to the hillside and offers coastal views. Sea Life Adventure aquarium is home to otters, clownfish and turtles.
Nearest and Dearest (1972)
On their father's death, Eli and Nellie Pledge inherit a pickle factory in Colne, Lancashire in the north of England. The warring siblings struggle to keep the decrepit "Pledge's Purer Pickles" afloat, hampered by severe lack of funds, zero business acumen, and having inherited a workforce that is a decade beyond retirement age. While Nellie works hard to keep the business going, Eli prefers to indulge in the delights of beer, cigarettes, gambling and women. When the summer holidays come and the entire factory is closed down, Nellie takes Eli to a Blackpool boardinghouse run by landlady Mrs. Rowbottom, whose eyes light up when they light upon bachelor Eli--who only has eyes for a younger woman, Freda. Complications ensue when Eli, Nellie, Mrs. Rowbottom, and Freda all try to gain control of the factory, which causes farcical mishaps. Eli's attempts to further his financial ambitions by marrying Nellie off to a colleague in the pickling business are challenged when Vernon Smallpiece is snatched from the altar by bailiffs for non-payment of his debts.