Jonny Briggs: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jonny Briggs is a Children's BBC kitchen sink realism television programme first broadcast in 1985. It revolves around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members: Mam (Jane Lowe) and Dad (Leslie Schofield), older sister Rita (Sue Devaney) and older brothers Albert (Tommy Robinson) and Humph (Humphrey) (Jeremy Austin). Another older sister, Marilyn, is mentioned but never seen. The stories often centre on Jonny's school life, where he and his best friend Pam are constantly in battle with the dreadful twins Ginny and Josie.

Series details

• Title: Jonny Briggs
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Family
• Premiere date: 1985-11-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-01-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4768

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Holian — Jonny
• Jane Lowe — Mam
• Sue Devaney — Rita
• Tommy Robinson — Albert
• Leslie Schofield — Dad
• Jeremy Austin — Humphrey
• Georgina Lane — Pam
• Debbie Norris — Mavis
• Karen Meagher — Miss Broom
• Adele Parry — Jinny
• Rachel Powell — Josie
• Dexter Lynch — Martin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-11-11; final listed air date 1985-12-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-11-10; final listed air date 1987-01-20; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jonny Briggs 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.