King of the Castle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

King of the Castle is a children's drama series that follows Roland Wright, a timid schoolboy who is much put upon by his overbearing parents and the bullies at school. To compensate for his meekness in real life, Roland develops an elaborate imaginary world where everyone he knows appears as a grotesque double and he can be top dog. However, when a freak accident throws him into this alternate reality, Roland will have to rely on all his wits if he truly wants to be the king of the castle...

Series details

• Title: King of the Castle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1977-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-06-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24995
• TVDB ID: 255916

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-05-08; final listed air date 1977-06-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from King of the Castle 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.