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Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

1983 3 Seasons 22 Episodes ⭐ 6.5 Comedy

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Jim London is forced to take in a lodger when some unsavoury debt collectors turn up.

EP 2

May the Best Man Win

When Jim agrees to be best man at his friend's wedding, he doesn't realise his duties will include being stuck in the mi

EP 3

...Up the Public Spirit

Jim finds himself in hot water with the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), thanks to his busybody neighbou

EP 4

Never on a Sunday

Jim has been partying all night and is desperate for sleep, but his attempts are constantly interrupted by a string of u

EP 5

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherds Bush

It's Good Neighbour Week and Jim intends to win first prize by looking after Wanda's parrot.

EP 6

Every Two Minutes

After a night on the tiles, Jim wakes to find himself being burgled by a depressed upper-class man and a woman fast asle

EP 1

The Taste of Money

After a party the previous night, Jim wakes to find he's acquired a stuffed dog called 1883.

EP 2

Wakey Wakey

Jim plans to sleep over at his new girlfriend's, and allows two Irish friends to stay at his house for the night.

EP 3

Friday the 13th

The DHSS plan to send Jim to Scotland on a training course for three months.

EP 4

Come to the Aid of the Party

Wanda borrows Jim's house so she can throw a sexy lingerie party.

EP 5

And They Came Unto Jim...

Jim returns home to find his house being burgled by two children.

EP 6

The Road to Milton Keynes

Jim receives a compulsory purchase order on his house from the council, who offer him a new life in Milton Keynes.

EP 7

Charity Begins

Jim falls in love with a social worker, who is also the heiress to the local eel pie and mash shop.

EP 8

The Hostage

Jim is taken hostage by a bank robber.

EP 1

One in the Rough

In an effort to impress his girlfriend Fiona, Jim learns to play Golf so he can play with her dad. Brian lends Jim his f

EP 2

Goodbye Mr Wilkins

When two military police come calling, Jim sees the perfect way to evict his squatter.

EP 3

The Scotch Connection

EP 4

Rockinshores and Doodlebugs

EP 5

A Taxing Problem

EP 6

Wide Eyed and Legless

Jim is rudely awoken with a hangover by Moggs, who comes round to complain about the noise of a party Jim had the previo

EP 7

The Spy Who Left Me

EP 8

The Pied Piper of Hamlet

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