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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.

Cast

• Oliver Rokison as William
• Jonathan Hirst as Ginger
• Stephen Willmott as Henry
• Alastair Weller as Douglas
• Tiffany Griffiths as Violet Elizabeth Bott
• Polly Adams as Mrs. Brown
• David Horovitch as Mr. Brown
• Rebecca Johnson as Ethel Brown
• Ben Pullen as Robert Brown
• Naomi Allisstone as Ellen the Maid

Episodes

Series One

The first series consisted of six episodes.

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

The second series also consisted of six episodes.

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.

References

1. Just William As Seen on TV. ASIN 0333628020.
2. ^ "Just William 5 audiobook (cassette)". BBC Shop catalogue. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
3. ^ "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.

External links

• Just William at IMDb

• 1990s British children's television series
• 1994 British television series debuts
• 1995 British television series endings
• BBC children's television shows
• Just William
• Television shows based on children's books
• Television series about dysfunctional families