Just William (1990s TV series)

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Just William
Format Childrens/Comedy
Starring Oliver Rokison
Language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Running time 30 min. each
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Original run 1994 – 1995
External links
IMDb profile

Just William was a BBC television series based on the Just William series of books written by Richmal Crompton. It ran for two series from 1994 to 1995.

[edit] Cast

  • Oliver Rokison as William
  • Jonathan Hirst as Ginger
  • Stephen Willmott as Henry
  • Alastair Weller as Douglas
  • Polly Adams as Mrs. Brown
  • David Horovitch as Mr. Brown
  • Ben Pullen as Robert Brown
  • Naomi Allisstone as Ellen the maid
  • Olivia Hallinan as Susie Chambers

[edit] Episodes

Series one:[1][2][3]

  • William and the Russian Prince
  • William's Busy Day
  • William - The Great Actor
  • William and the White Elephants
  • Finding a School for William
  • William's Birthday

Series two:[4][2][3]

  • William Clears The Slums
  • Parrots for Ethel
  • William's Truthful Christmas
  • Boys Will Be Boys
  • William and the Ebony Hair-Brush
  • William and the Old Man in the Fog

Although each episode bears the name of the short story it is based on, some episodes included material from other short stories in order to provide fuller episodes.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Just William As Seen on TV. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
  2. ^ a b Just William 5 audiobook (cassette). BBC Shop catalogue. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
  3. ^ a b Just William 5 audiobook (CD). BBC Shop catalogue. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
  4. ^ More Just William As Seen on TV. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
  5. ^ Crompton, Richmal (1995). More Just William As Seen on TV. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-65081-6. 
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Richmal Crompton and the Just William series
Related Names
William Brown series
Just William (1921) • More William (1922) • William Again (1923) • William the Fourth (1924) • Still William (1925) • William the Conquerer (1926) • William the Outlaw (1927) • William in Trouble (1927) • William the Good (1928) • William (1929) • William the Bad (1930) • William's Happy Days (1930) • William's Crowded Hours (1931) • William the Pirate (1932) • William the Rebel (1933) • William the Gangster (1934) • William the Detective (1935) • Sweet William (1936) • William the Showman (1937) • William the Dictator (1938) • William and Air Raid Precautions (1939) • William and the Evacuees (1940) • William Does His Bit (1941) • William Carries On (1942) • William and The Brains Trust (1945) • Just William's Luck (1948) • William The Bold (1950) • William and the Tramp (1952) • William and the Moon Rocket (1954) • William and the Space Animal (1956) • William's Television Show (1958) • William the Explorer (1960) • William's Treasure Trove (1962) • William and the Witch (1964) • William and the Pop Singers (1965) • William the Ancient Briton (1965) • William and the Masked Ranger (1966) • William the Superman (1968) • William the Lawless (1970) • What's Wrong with Civilizashun and Other Writings by William Brown (1990)
Films
Just William (film) (1940) • Just William's Luck (film) (1948) • William at the Circus (1948) •
Television Series
William (TV series) (1962-63) • Just William (1970s TV series) (1976-78) • Just William (1990s TV series) (1994-95)
Radio
Just William (1940s Radio series) (1946-48) • William and the Artist's Model (1956) • Just William (BBC Radio series)