Up the Elephant and Round the Castle — Season 1
About this season
Young lovable rogue Jim London becomes a man of property when a relative dies, leaving him a run-down Victorian property at 17 Railway Terrace in the Elephant and Castle area of south London. He gets into various problems with the police and spends most of his time getting drunk and chasing women.
Episodes (6)
1. A Cuckoo in the Nest
Aired 30 November 1983 • 23 min
Jim London is forced to take in a lodger when some unsavoury debt collectors turn up.
2. May the Best Man Win
Aired 7 December 1983 • 23 min
When Jim agrees to be best man at his friend's wedding, he doesn't realise his duties will include being stuck in the middle of an argument between two feuding, unhappily married wrestlers.
3. ...Up the Public Spirit
Aired 14 December 1983 • 23 min
Jim finds himself in hot water with the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), thanks to his busybody neighbour Councillor Bertram Allnutt.
4. Never on a Sunday
Aired 21 December 1983 • 23 min
Jim has been partying all night and is desperate for sleep, but his attempts are constantly interrupted by a string of unwelcome visitors.
5. A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush
Aired 4 January 1984 • 23 min
It's Good Neighbour Week and Jim intends to win first prize by looking after Wanda's parrot.
6. Every Two Minutes
Aired 11 January 1984 • 23 min
After a night on the tiles, Jim wakes to find himself being burgled by a depressed upper-class man and a woman fast asleep in his bathtub.