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Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

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1983 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Series 11983 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Series 21985 · 8 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Series 31985 · 8 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Spike Mullins

  • Jim DavidsonJames 'Jim' London
  • Brian HallBrian the Barman