Shillingbury Tales: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shillingbury Tales is set in the fictional village of Shillingbury in Hertfordshire. Londoners Peter and Sally Higgins move to the idyllic English countryside to enjoy the ambiance of fine thatched-roofed cottages, strawberry cream teas, oak-timbered pubs and a collection of eccentric locals, including grumpy farmer Jake, his sexy daughter Sally, crafty tramp Cuffy, old busybody Mrs Simpkins, nosy postman Harvey and the twittering Reverend Norris.

Series details

• Title: Shillingbury Tales
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-05-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-06-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39125
• IMDb ID: tt0080273
• TVDB ID: 70340

Cast and credited roles

• Robin Nedwell — Peter Higgins
• Diane Keen — Sally Higgins
• Jack Douglas — Jake Smith
• Bernard Cribbins — Cuffy
• Nigel Lambert — Reverend Norris
• Joe Black — Harvey
• Linda Hayden — Mandy Smith
• Lilian Grassom — Terry
• Jeremy Hawk — Mr. Robertson
• Diana King — Mrs. Simpkins
• Eric Francis — Sam

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-05-17; final listed air date 1981-06-21; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shillingbury Tales on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.