Home James!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Home James! was a British television sitcom which aired from 1987 to 1990, starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London. The show was a sequel to the sitcom, Up the Elephant and Round the Castle.

Jim London (Jim Davidson) is a working class cockney lad who lands a job as a chauffeur for businessman Robert Palmer (George Sewell) who has had his driving licence withdrawn. Palmer's butler (Harry Towb) doesn't approve of Jim but gradually accepts him.

Series details

• Title: Home James!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1987-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8718
• IMDb ID: tt0092372
• TVDB ID: 83541

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Davidson — Jim London
• George Sewell — Robert Palmer
• Harry Towb — Henry Compton
• Vanessa Knox-Mawer — Sarah Palmer
• Sherrie Hewson — Paula

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-07-01; final listed air date 1990-07-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-09-07; final listed air date 1988-10-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-09-25; final listed air date 1989-10-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-06-18; final listed air date 1990-07-23; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Home James! 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.