Name: Shelley
Released: 1979-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Josephine Tewson, Samantha Beckinsale, Garfield Morgan

TV Show · Comedy

A perpetually unemployed, sardonic 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady and his girlfriend Fran as he finds himself in all sorts of situations

1979 · 23m

Starring Josephine Tewson, Samantha Beckinsale, Garfield Morgan

Director Anthony Parker

EPISODE 1

Moving In

James and his writer girlfriend Fran search for their own home, eventually finding an unlikely bedsit with the sharp-tongued Mrs Hawkins.
EPISODE 2

The Nelson Touch

Shelley faces a pub makeover and pressure from the Labour Exchange to change his idle lifestyle, while Fran reveals news that could inspire him to finally get a job.
EPISODE 3

Gainfully Employed

After a drunken night as Nelson, Shelley wakes up in a stranger's bed beside an unknown woman, forcing him to explain himself and consider finding a real job.
EPISODE 4

The Distaff Side

Shelley finishes his first week at an advertising agency but is shocked by his tax deductions. He considers proposing to Fran for financial relief.
EPISODE 1

Elders And Betters

With their wedding approaching, Fran and Shelley visit her father for the first time. Shelley hopes they will get along, but the meeting may go off the rails.
EPISODE 2

May The Best Man Win

Shelley chooses Ned as his Best Man, but Fran objects due to his wild past. After Ned lands in hospital, Shelley tries to change his mind without upsetting Fran.