Home James!

Home James!
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Geoff McQueen David Lloyd Simon Moss
Directed by	David Askey
Starring	Jim Davidson George Sewell Harry Towb Vanessa Knox-Mawer Sherrie Hewson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer(s)	Anthony Parker
Running time	30 mins
Production company(s)	Thames Television
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	1 July 1987 – 23 July 1990

Home James! was a British television sitcom which aired from 1987^[1] to 1990,^[2] starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London. The show was a sequel to the sitcom, Up the Elephant and Round the Castle.^[3] The show was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.^[4]

Plot

Jim London (Jim Davidson) is a working class cockney lad who lands a job as a chauffeur for businessman Robert Palmer (George Sewell) who has had his driving licence withdrawn. Palmer's butler (Harry Towb) doesn't approve of Jim but gradually accepts him.

Cast

Character	Actor
Jim London	Jim Davidson
Robert Palmer	George Sewell
Henry Compton	Harry Towb
Sarah Palmer	Vanessa Knox-Mawer
Paula	Sherrie Hewson

Episodes

25 episodes were aired over 4 series.

Series	No. of episodes	Original broadcast
		Series premiere	Series finale
Series 1	6	1 July 1987	5 August 1987
Xmas Special	1	21 December 1987
Series 2	6	7 September 1988	12 October 1988
Series 3	6	25 September 1989	30 October 1989
Series 4	6	18 June 1990	23 July 1990

References

1. "Home James!: Thinkin' On Your Feet". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
2. "Home James!: Hooray Henry". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
3. "Jim Davidson wins Celebrity Big Brother 2014 - Interview". comedy.co.uk. British Comedy Guide. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
4. "Home James! : Summary". British TV Comedy. TV Comedy Resources. 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

External links

• Home James! at the Internet Movie Database
• Home James! at TV.com