Shelley 44 years old
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. Series seven was titled on screen The return of Shelley, and was broadcast in 1988. This time round, Shelley is separated from Fran, and lives on his own, doing his best to avoid obtaining gainful employment. The series begins with Shelley returning to the UK from Saudi Arabia, where he had taught English for a few years, only to find that his calls to his old friends are now screened by answer phones and that yuppieness has taken root in his old neighbourhood. The final three series returned to the on-screen title of Shelley.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Rickman He was 33 , 69 years old when he died | |
| Al Matthews He was 36 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Warren Clarke He was 32 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Marsha Fitzalan She was 26 , now 71 years old | |
| John Barron He was 58 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Kenneth Cope He was 48 , now 93 years old | |
| Hywel Bennett He was 35 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Garfield Morgan He was 48 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Sandra Payne She was 34 , now 79 years old | |
| Nicholas Courtney He was 49 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Samantha Beckinsale She was 12 , now 57 years old | |
| John Savident He was 41 , now 86 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Peter Tilbury Writing He was 33 , now 78 years old | Writer |
Shelley (44 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1979-07-12
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 70