Nearest and Dearest (TV Series) When You've Got to Go (1970) User Reviews

Liberty, equality.....maternity.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 5 June 2022]

Nellie's had enough of Eli's late nights, drunkenness and general sloppiness, so she decides to move out.

It's funny, every sitcom from the time had a moving out episode, I was expecting it, but it's a good one, it's funny. I'm not sure about you, bit was there a touch of Rising Damp about this, the landlord had more than a passing resemblance to Rigsby.

Loved the character of Eddie, his scenes with our Nellie were hilarious, and oh my days David Jackson was huge, we're still a few years away from him landing the role of Gan in Blake's 7.

I liked Julie Goodyear too, not sure if we'll see her again, I hope so.

Funny, 7/10.

When You've Got to Go

[Prismark10 · 4/10 · 28 May 2023]

With Eli turning up drunk again after another night out. Nellie decides to move out.

She rents a crummy flat with a landlord (Ken Jones) who has strict rules about gentlemen friends.

Only with the amount of men visiting Nellie. The landlord is convinced that Nellie is some kind of lady of the night.

Meanwhile Eli is struggling living on his own. There is no one to do his cooking and cleaning. He even resorts to his lady friend like Celia (Julie Goodyear) to do some housework. Eli needs Nellie to come back home.

One of the parties leaving home is another staple of British sitcoms of yesteryear. Here the joke is that Nellie is a bit of a trollop.

It was all rather weak with only the malapropisms keeping it amusing.