The Nesbitts Are Coming

The Nesbitts Are Coming
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Dick Sharples
Directed by	Ronnie Baxter
Starring	Clive Swift
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Ronnie Baxter
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	17 April (1980-04-17) – 22 May 1980 (1980-05-22)

The Nesbitts Are Coming is a British comedy television series which first aired on ITV in 1980. ^{[1] [2]} The unusual comedy, produced by Yorkshire Television, depicts a singing criminal family. ^[3]

Main cast

• Clive Swift as Ernie Nesbitt
• Maggie Jones as Mrs. Nesbitt
• Deirdre Costello as Marlene Nesbitt
• John Price as Len Nesbitt
• Christian Rodska as Tom Nesbitt
• Ken Jones as Detective Sergeant Arnold Nixon
• Tony Melody as Station Sergeant Billy Machin
• John Clive as PC Emlyn Harris
• Patsy Rowlands as WPC Kitty Naylor
• Arthur White as PC Crowther

References

1. Maxford p.132
2. "The Nesbitts Are Coming - ITV Sitcom". British Comedy Guide .
3. Joseph, Michael (1980). 25 Years on ITV. London: Independent Television Books Ltd. p. 272. ISBN   0 900727 81 0 . Retrieved 19 July 2025.

Bibliography

• Howard Maxford. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, 2018.

External links

• The Nesbitts Are Coming at IMDb