Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

  • 1983
  • 3 Seasons
  • 22 Episodes
  •  6.5  (4)
  •   Ended

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.

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
Seasons
The Pied Piper of Hamlet
8. The Pied Piper of Hamlet
November 07, 1985
Wide Eyed and Legless
6. Wide Eyed and Legless
October 24, 1985
Jim is rudely awoken with a hangover by Moggs, who comes round to complain about the noise of a party Jim had the previous night. Wanda pops round and she discovers a false leg in Jim's bed, which the two realise belongs to Fred Burrows and Wanda had helped him remove it and use it as a yard of ale glass.
Rockinshores and Doodlebugs
4. Rockinshores and Doodlebugs
October 10, 1985
The Scotch Connection
3. The Scotch Connection
September 26, 1985
Goodbye Mr Wilkins
2. Goodbye Mr Wilkins
September 19, 1985
When two military police come calling, Jim sees the perfect way to evict his squatter.
One in the Rough
1. One in the Rough
September 12, 1985
In an effort to impress his girlfriend Fiona, Jim learns to play Golf so he can play with her dad. Brian lends Jim his friend's cherished clubs. While practising at home, Ernie turns up with some advice and has a little practice. On the green, Fona's dad is livid when he discovers how poorly Jim plays.
Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    November 30, 1983
  • Rating
    6.5  (4)