George and the Dragon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

George and the Dragon is a British situation comedy made by ATV for the ITV network which was transmitted in four series and 26 episodes between 19 November 1966 and 31 October 1968.

The regular cast was Sid James, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier and Keith Marsh. The show was written by Harry Driver and Vince Powell; Shaun O'Riordan was the director, and Alan Tarrant was the main producer.

James plays George Russell, a handyman and chauffeur, and Mount the housekeeper Gabrielle Dragon who are employed by Colonel Maynard (Le Mesurier). Marsh plays Ralph, the gardener. After Russell's lascivious behaviour has been responsible for the resignation of 16 previous housekeepers, Gabrielle, a formidable widow in her forties, will have none of it. The two leading characters are frequently at crossed swords with each other and George regularly schemes to remove her from her job.

Series details

• Title: George and the Dragon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1966-11-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11344
• TVDB ID: 70661

Cast and credited roles

• Peggy Mount — Gabrielle Dragon
• Sid James — George Russell
• John Le Mesurier — Colonel Maynard
• Keith Marsh — Ralph

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-11-19; final listed air date 1966-12-24; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1967-05-20; final listed air date 1967-07-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1968-01-06; final listed air date 1968-02-17; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 1968-09-26; final listed air date 1968-10-31; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from George and the Dragon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.