Shelley is a British sitcom originally broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1992, with occasional hiatuses lasting between one and five years. Hywel Bennett starred as James Shelley, a sardonic, 28-year-old, anti-establishment undergraduate and career income tax dodger. Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Frances, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his landlady, Edna Hawkins. A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. ... ITVs Logo 2006—Present Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Look up hiatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hywel Thomas Bennett (born 8 April 1944) is a Welsh actor, born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Anti-establishment defines a certain view or belief that goes against the conventional social, political and economic principles being used in society. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... British actress more recently known for the part of Fern Derwin/Farmer in Five soap Family affairs from 1999 to Autumn 2003 when her character was killed in a motoring offence. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Josephine Tewson (born February 26, 1939) is a British actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995). ... A landlord, or landlady, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ...

External links

• Shelley at the The bbc.co.uk Guide to Comedy