Nearest and Dearest

Nellie takes Eli to the doctor, who is far more interested in Nellie's behaviour than in Eli's cough.

Nellie and Eli agree to look after their teenage nephew Nigel, who Nellie believes it's time he learns the goings-on of the birds and the bees.

When Lily discovers that she and Walter aren't legally married, Nellie takes it upon herself to put matters right.

Eli installs an executive toilet in the factory and faces industrial action as a result.

Eli plans an away weekend and Nellie wants to decorate the cellar, but an error strands the siblings together.

With growing competition, the factory faces closure, leaving Eli and Nellie penniless, starving, and staffless.

Boxing Day in the Pledge house: Lily and Walter join Nellie and Eli in a seance.