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Shelley

1979 – 1992Show10 seasons69 episodes

Comedy
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

Summary

James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Background watch
  • Binge-friendly

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Not for scares, brutality or adrenaline.

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Shelley episodes

10 seasons · 69 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Moving In, 7.3
  2. S1 E2 The Nelson Touch, 7.8
  3. S1 E3 Gainfully Employed, 7.2
  4. S1 E4 The Distaff Side, 7.3
  5. S1 E5 Elders and Betters, 7.7
  6. S1 E6 May the Best Man Win, 6.5
  7. S1 E7 Nowt So Queer, 6.8
  1. S2 E1 Owner Occupiers, 7.4
  2. S2 E2 Expletive Deleted, 7.1
  3. S2 E3 Tea and Sympathy, 7.6
  4. S2 E4 Hearth and Home, 7.3
  5. S2 E5 Fully Furnished, 7.4
  6. S2 E6 Dearly Beloved, 6.8
  1. S3 E0 Christmas with Shelley, 7.0
  2. S3 E1 Of Mice and Men, 7.2
  3. S3 E2 Signing On, 7.6
  4. S3 E3 Nor Iron Bars a Cage, 7.3
  5. S3 E4 Foreign Affairs, 7.9
  6. S3 E5 Universal Trust, 7.6
  7. S3 E6 Dry Rot, 7.2
  8. S3 E7 You Have to Laugh, 7.2
  1. S4 E1 Unkindest Cuts, 7.4
  2. S4 E2 A Drop of the Pink Stuff, 7.3
  3. S4 E3 No News Is Good..., 7.4
  4. S4 E4 Credit Where Credit's Due, 7.4
  5. S4 E5 Mortal Coils, 7.2
  6. S4 E6 Slaughterhouse Sling, 6.3
  1. S5 E1 On the Road to Damascus?, 6.9
  2. S5 E2 Brave New World, 7.1
  3. S5 E3 Shelley Versus Shelley, 7.2
  4. S5 E4 Noises Off, 7.1
  5. S5 E5 Tubes Help You Breed Less Easily, 7.4
  6. S5 E6 When the Chip Hits the Fan, 6.7
  1. S6 E1 Dry Dreams, 6.8
  2. S6 E2 It Nearly Always Happens to Somebody Else, 6.5
  3. S6 E3 Of Cabbages and Kings, 7.1
  4. S6 E4 The Party, 7.1
  5. S6 E5 Owed to the Electrician, 6.4
  6. S6 E6 Brief Encounter, 7.5

Cast

18 of 18 · most episodes first

Crew

Written by
Peter Tilbury

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Facts

July 12, 1979 · September 1, 1992 · Ended

First aired
July 12, 1979
Last aired
September 1, 1992
Status
Ended
Length
10 seasons · 69 episodes
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English

Q&A

5 questions, like "Is Shelley worth watching?"

Questions about Shelley

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Shelley worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.4).

Which season of Shelley is best?

Season 3, with an IMDb average of 7.4. Season 6 is the weakest at 6.9. The highest-rated episode is Foreign Affairs (season 3, episode 4) at 7.9, and the lowest is Slaughterhouse Sling (season 4, episode 6) at 6.3.

How long does it take to watch Shelley?

29 h

About 29 hours: 69 episodes in 10 seasons of about 25 minutes each, aired from 1979 to 1992.

Will Shelley make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and sharp wit (8 of 10).

Is Shelley plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (10 of 10) and character depth (9 of 10) more than on its plot.