Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
GenreComedy
Written byColin Bostock-Smith
Jim Eldridge
Tony Hoare
Spike Mullins
Directed byAnthony Parker
StarringJim Davidson
John Bardon
Sue Nicholls
Nicholas Day
Brian Hall
Brian Capron
Anita Dobson
Sara Corper
Rosalind Knight
Theme music composerKeith Emerson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
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Production
ProducerAnthony Parker
Running time30 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release30 November 1983 (1983-11-30) –
7 November 1985 (1985-11-07)
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Up the Elephant and Round the Castle is a British television sitcom, which aired from 30 November 1983 to 7 November 1985, and was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network.[1] Starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London, the show spawned a sequel, Home James!, which was also made by Thames. Home James ran from 1987 to 1990.

  1. ^ "Up The Elephant And Round The Castle". British Classic Comedy. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.