| Genre: | Comedy |
| Director: | David Askey |
| Starring: | Jim Davidson George Sewell Harry Towb Vanessa Knox-Mawer Sherrie Hewson |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 4 |
| Num Episodes: | 25 |
| Producer: | Anthony Parker |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Thames Television |
| Channel: | ITV |
Home James! is a British television sitcom which aired between 1 July 1987[1] and 23 July 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]
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lad who lands a job as a chauffeur for businessman Robert Palmer (George Sewell) who has had his driving licence withdrawn.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.
| Character | Actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim London | Jim Davidson | |
| Robert Palmer | George Sewell | |
| Henry Compton | Harry Towb | |
| Sarah Palmer | Vanessa Knox-Mawer | |
| Paula | Sherrie Hewson |
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 | |