Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

121983•30m•6.5/10

Comedy

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6.5/10(4)

Young lovable rogue Jim London becomes a man of property when a relative dies, leaving him a run-down Victorian property at 17 Railway Terrace in the Elephant and Castle area of south London. He gets into various problems with the police and spends most of his time getting drunk and chasing women.

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Production

Thames Television

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 30, 1983

Last Aired

November 7, 1985

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Spike Mullins

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Air date: 1983-11-30

Jim London is forced to take in a lodger when some unsavoury debt collectors turn up.

May the Best Man Win

Air date: 1983-12-07

When Jim agrees to be best man at his friend's wedding, he doesn't realise his duties will include being stuck in the middle of an argument between two feuding, unhappily married wrestlers.

...Up the Public Spirit

Air date: 1983-12-14

Jim finds himself in hot water with the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), thanks to his busybody neighbour Councillor Bertram Allnutt.

Never on a Sunday

Air date: 1983-12-21

Jim has been partying all night and is desperate for sleep, but his attempts are constantly interrupted by a string of unwelcome visitors.

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush

Air date: 1984-01-04

It's Good Neighbour Week and Jim intends to win first prize by looking after Wanda's parrot.

Every Two Minutes

Air date: 1984-01-11

After a night on the tiles, Jim wakes to find himself being burgled by a depressed upper-class man and a woman fast asleep in his bathtub.