Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

1983 · Comedy · 3 Seasons · 22 Episodes · 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.

Episodes

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

E11. A Cuckoo in the Nest23m · 1983-11-30Jim London is forced to take in a lodger when some unsavoury debt collectors turn up.E22. May the Best Man Win23m · 1983-12-07When 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.E33. ...Up the Public Spirit23m · 1983-12-14Jim finds himself in hot water with the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), thanks to his busybody neighbour Councillor Bertram Allnutt.E44. Never on a Sunday23m · 1983-12-21Jim has been partying all night and is desperate for sleep, but his attempts are constantly interrupted by a string of unwelcome visitors.E55. A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush23m · 1984-01-04It's Good Neighbour Week and Jim intends to win first prize by looking after Wanda's parrot.E66. Every Two Minutes23m · 1984-01-11After 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

James 'Jim' London

Brian the Barman