Just William (1994 TV series)

Just William is a British television series based on the Just William series of books written by Richmal Crompton. It ran for two series from 1994 to 1995 on BBC. The series starred Oliver Rokison as William and Jonathan Hirst as Ginger.

Just William
StarringOliver Rokison
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 min.
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release13 November 1994 (1994-11-13) –
17 December 1995 (1995-12-17)

Cast

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Episodes

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Series One

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The first series consisted of six episodes.[1][2][3]

  1. "William and the Russian Prince"
  2. "William's Busy Day"
  3. "William – The Great Actor"
  4. "William and the White Elephants"
  5. "Finding a School for William"
  6. "William's Birthday"

Series Two

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The second series also consisted of six episodes.[2][3][4]

  1. "William Clears The Slums"
  2. "Parrots for Ethel"
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys"
  4. "William and the Ebony Hair Brush"
  5. "William and the Old Man in the Fog"
  6. "William Turns Over a New Leaf"

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 stories for each episode.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Just William As Seen on TV. ASIN 0333628020.
  2. ^ a b "Just William 5 audiobook (cassette)". BBC Shop catalogue. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Just William 5 audiobook (CD)". BBC Shop catalogue. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  4. ^ More Just William As Seen on TV. ASIN 0333650816.
  5. ^ Crompton, Richmal (1995). More Just William As Seen on TV. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-65081-6.
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