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6.2/10 TV Directed by Anthony Parker Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 7 November 1985 Network ITV | 5/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Theme music composer Keith Emerson First episode date 30 November 1983 Number of episodes 22 Number of seasons 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Colin Bostock-Smith
Jim Eldridge
Tony Hoare
Spike Mullins Starring Jim Davidson
John Bardon
Sue Nicholls
Nicholas Day
Brian Hall
Brian Capron
Anita Dobson
Sara Corper
Rosalind Knight Cast Jim Davidson, John Bardon, Sue Nicholls, Anita Dobson, Brian Hall Similar Bottle Boys, The Gaffer, Slinger's Day, Queenie's Castle, The Fifth Corner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up the elephant and round the castle up the public spirit
Up the Elephant and Round the Castle is a British television sitcom which aired from 1983 to 1985, starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London. The show spawned a sequel, Home James!, which was also made by Thames Television. Home James ran from 1987 to 1990. Up the Elephant and Round the Castle also gave early exposure to Anita Dobson. The show was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.
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- Up the elephant and round the castle up the public spirit
- Up the elephant and round the castle wakey wakey
- Plot
- Episodes
- Production
- DVD releases
- References
Up the elephant and round the castle wakey wakey
Plot
Jim London is a young man who gets into all types of problems with the law and spends most of his time getting drunk and chasing women.
Episodes
22 episodes were aired over 3 series.
Production
The sitcom's theme tune was composed by Keith Emerson. The full length version can be heard on two of his albums, Hammer It Out and Off the Shelf.
DVD releases
Series one was released on DVD in September 2007. The complete series was released on 5 May 2008. However Network still has aspirations into releasing a 3-disc set containing the complete series in the future.