Herschel Greenbaum er en betrængt arbejder, som immigrerer til Amerika i 1920 og drømmer om at skabe en bedre tilværelse for sin højt elskede familie. Men da han en dag arbejder på fabrikken, falder han i en beholder med saltlage og syltes i 100 år. Sammen med sin sidste efterkommer må han lære at begå sig i en helt ny verden.
Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for ITV, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England. Nellie and Eli Pledge may be siblings, but their personalities are polar opposites. If not for inheritance, they would never even think of becoming business partners for five years.
