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Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree. In the original run, Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Fran, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his Landlady, Edna Hawkins. The series was created by Peter Tilbury who also wrote the first three series. The scripts for subsequent episodes were by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, Colin Bostock-Smith, David Frith, Bernard McKenna and Barry Pilton. All 71 episodes were produced and directed by Anthony Parker.

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.778/10

Release Date

23 June 2025

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Cast

Josephine Tewson

Josephine Tewson

Samantha Beckinsale

Samantha Beckinsale

Garfield Morgan

Garfield Morgan

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Belinda Sinclair

Belinda Sinclair

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