Up the Elephant and Round the Castle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle is a British television sitcom starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London. The show spawned a sequel, Home James!, which was also made by Thames Television. It aired on ITV from 30 November 1983 - 7 November 1985.

Series details

• Title: Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1983-11-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8719
• IMDb ID: tt0085105
• TVDB ID: 96601

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Davidson — Jim London

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-11-30; final listed air date 1984-01-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-01-08; final listed air date 1985-02-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 1985-09-12; final listed air date 1985-11-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Up the Elephant and Round 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.