Shillingbury Tales

Series 1

1981 · 6 episodes · 5h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Shillingbury Tinker

   17 May 1981 · 50 min

   Cuffy the tinker is a simple man. He lives in a trailer and does odd jobs for food and money. Then he wins the lottery. Everyone in town tries to change him.

2. 2

   2. The Shillingbury Melon

   24 May 1981 · 50 min

   Peter wants to grow a melon for a contest, but he needs a greenhouse. His father in law lets him use his and they both work together to landscape his backyard. There is a car rally in town, and something goes horribly wrong.

3. 3

   3. The Shillingbury Cloudburst

   31 May 1981 · 50 min

   While Peter is away, Sally calls Dick, a workman, to fix cracks in the wall. One night, there is a huge storm and Dick brings a tarp over to cover the roof. Jake drives by that night and sees Dick's truck at Sally's. People start gossiping about them.

4. 4

   4. The Shillingbury Legend

   7 Jun 1981 · 50 min

   The Mayor of St. Jacques, Luc France, comes to Shillingbury to try to twin the two towns. It seems he is known from the war. Why does everyone's problems seem to disappear after talking to him?

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   5. The Shillingbury Miracle

   14 Jun 1981 · 50 min

   The vicar gives a sermon about the low attendance in church due to the Devil. Jake encounters ghosts in his house and thinks he needs protection so he invites Cuffy to move his caravan onto his land in case he needs him. Cuffy wants no part of it and declines.

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   6. The Shillingbury Daydream

   21 Jun 1981 · 50 min

   Jake has the flu, and is taking pills. He drifts off and has frivolous dreams of fox hunts, council widening the street, and winning the OBE for being the most helpful man in the village. He even dreams of going to Buckingham Palace and having his band competing with the Royal Parade.