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Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

1983–1985 · 3 seasons

A loud, easy-going sitcom that ambles along on cheeky banter and canned laughter, asking nothing but a relaxed half-hour.

Created by
Spike Mullins
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jim Davidson, Brian Hall, John Bardon
Overview
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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Created by
Spike Mullins
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jim Davidson, Brian Hall, John Bardon
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Spike Mullins
    Written by
    Louise Ford, Geoff McQueen, Jim Eldridge, Colin Bostock-Smith
    Starring
    Jim Davidson, Brian Hall, John Bardon, Sue Nicholls, Nicholas Day, Brian Capron, Sara Corper, Anita Dobson
    Length
    3 seasons, 22 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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