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Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

  • TV Series
  • 1983–1985
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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John Bardon, Jim Davidson, and Anita Dobson in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983)
SitcomComedy

Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.

  • Stars
    • Jim Davidson
    • John Bardon
    • Brian Hall
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    4.9/10
    119
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    • Stars
      • Jim Davidson
      • John Bardon
      • Brian Hall
    • 1User review
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    Jim Davidson
    • Jim London
    • 1983–1985
    John Bardon
    John Bardon
    • Jim's Dad…
    • 1983–1985
    Brian Hall
    Brian Hall
    • Brian the Barman
    • 1983–1985
    Sue Nicholls
    Sue Nicholls
    • Wanda Pickles
    • 1983–1985
    Nicholas Day
    Nicholas Day
    • Councillor Arnold Moggs…
    • 1983–1985
    Brian Capron
    Brian Capron
    • Tosh Carey…
    • 1983–1985
    Sara Corper
    • Vera Spiggot
    • 1983–1985
    Anita Dobson
    Anita Dobson
    • Lois Tight
    • 1983–1984
    Wendy Schoeman
    • Miss Hockwhistle…
    • 1985
    Roger Sloman
    • Councillor Bertram Allnutt
    • 1983–1984
    Rosalind Knight
    Rosalind Knight
    • Jim's Mum…
    • 1984–1985
    Terry Cowling
    Terry Cowling
    • D.H.S.S. Official
    • 1983–1985
    Philip Shelley
    • Police Constable
    • 1985
    John Arthur
    John Arthur
    • Police Sergeant
    • 1985
    Frank Jakeman
    Frank Jakeman
    • Policeman
    • 1985
    Bunny Reed
    • Oswald
    • 1985
    Christopher Ellison
    Christopher Ellison
    • Arnold
    • 1983
    Lee Walker
    Lee Walker
    • Radio Grimes
    • 1983
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    6bazza-davison

    This is quality 1980s classic fun!!!!

    Well,im writing this as as 37 year old nostalgic man and always had vague albeit good memories of this insane British sitcom with Jim Davidson from 1983/84/85 and for so long I wanted to see it again.Through a friend of a friend I was able to see it once again a great DVD compilation which has all 22 episodes.....WHY DO I LIKE THIS SITCOM????.....I find the cockney rhyming slang dialogue hilarious....eg: "oh my gawwwd,he's elephant's trunk...get him away from me ".......its amiably played with John Bardon (jim brennan in East enders) as Jim's dad....and Sue Nicholls from Coronation Street (Gail Platt's mother) as sexual predator neighbour Wanda Pickles :) its,surreal....bizarre its brilliant......its insane......its chocka block full of great British actors.I love this mad comedy. Its certainly better than Surgical Spirit check it out and revel in British comedy

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    • Trivia
      In one episode the script called for David Thewlis (Mugger) to hit Jim Davidson. The crew put Thewlis up to not pulling the punch; Davidson was not pleased and reportedly said that he would never work again. Thewlis went on to work in Hollywood.
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      Featured in Jim Davidson: At Least I'm Not Boring (2014)

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Thames Television
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      30 minutes
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