Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

1983 6.5

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.

Comedy

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1
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1983-11-30
Jim London is forced to take in a lodger when some unsavoury debt collectors turn up.
2
May the Best Man Win
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.
3
...Up the Public Spirit
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.
4
Never on a Sunday
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.
5
A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush
1984-01-04
It's Good Neighbour Week and Jim intends to win first prize by looking after Wanda's parrot.
6
Every Two Minutes
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.

Cast

Jim Davidson James 'Jim' London

Brian Hall Brian the Barman

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Episodes

A Cuckoo in the Nest

May the Best Man Win

...Up the Public Spirit

Never on a Sunday

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush

Every Two Minutes

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