Just William: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story concentrate of an English boy. No matter what trouble his elders, and -worse- the insufferable 'good girl' Violet Elizabeth Bott who manages to enforce her presence upon them, take to tell them what to do, when and where, William, his best friend Ginger and the whole gang of village rascals make sure the saying "boys will be boys" proves true every single mischievous time, even if it takes all their courage and lying ingenuity.

Series details

• Title: Just William
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1977-02-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-01-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31597
• IMDb ID: tt0162093
• TVDB ID: 71838

Cast and credited roles

• Adrian Dannatt — William Brown
• Michael McVey — Ginger
• Craig McFarlane — Henry
• Tim Rose — Douglas
• Bonnie Langford — Violet Elizabeth Bott
• Diana Fairfax — Mrs Brown
• Hugh Cross — Mr Brown
• Stacy Dorning — Ethel Brown
• Diana Dors — Mrs Bott
• John Stratton — Mr Bott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-02-06; final listed air date 1977-05-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-10-23; final listed air date 1978-01-22; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Just William 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.