Just William was an ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 television series based on the Just William series

Just William series

The William Brown series, better known as the Just William series, is a series of thirty nine books written by English author Richmal Crompton...

 of books by Richmal Crompton

Richmal Crompton

Richmal Crompton Lamburn was a British writer, most famous for her Just William humorous short stories and books.-Life:...

. It ran for two series.

Cast

Character	Actor
William Brown	Adrian Dannatt Adrian Dannatt Adrian Dannatt is the son of architect Trevor Dannatt, he was educated at St Chad's College, Durham University. Before arriving at university he had previously been the child star of the London Weekend Television series Just William , based on the novels of author Richmal Crompton...
Mr Brown	Hugh Cross Hugh Cross -Selected filmography:* Just William's Luck * William Comes to Town * Warning to Wantons * Seven Days to Noon * Svengali * The Court Martial of Major Keller...
Mrs Brown	Diana Fairfax
Ethel Brown	Stacy Dorning Stacy Dorning Stacy Dorning is an English actress, best known for appearing in the second series of The Adventures of Black Beauty . She also appeared in Just William and Keep It in the Family . She is the elder daughter of actors Robert Dorning and Honor Shepherd, and older sister of actress Kate...
Robert Brown	Simon Chandler Simon Chandler Simon Chandler is an English television actor; his career began in 1976, and more recently he usually plays senior establishment characters such as Members of Parliament or senior civil servants. He has appeared in lead roles in Judge John Deed and other dramas, as well as appearing in theatre...
Violet Elizabeth Bott	Bonnie Langford Bonnie Langford Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
Ginger	Michael McVey
Henry	Macfarlane
Douglas	Tim Rose
Mr Bott	John Stratton
Mrs Bott	Diana Dors Diana Dors Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in ­Swindon,...

Series One

1. William and the Begging Letter
2. William the Great Actor
3. The Outlaws and the Tramp
4. The Sweetest Little Girl in White
5. William and the Badminton Racket
6. A Little Interlude
7. William and the Prize Pig
8. William and the Wonderful Present
9. William the Matchmaker
10. Waste Paper Wanted
11. Only Just in Time
12. William and the Sleeping Major
13. William clears the Slums

Series Two

1. William's Lucky Day
2. The Great Detective
3. Violet Elizabeth Wins
4. William Holds the Stage
5. William the Philanthropist
6. It All Began with a Typewriter
7. A Rescue Party
8. William Finds a Job
9. Parrots for Ethel
10. William at the Garden Party
11. Two Good Turns
12. Finding a School for William
13. William and the Tramp

Just William Annuals

Two annuals based on the series were published by World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd. for 1978 and 1979. These consisted mainly of features, games and activities, with picture strip stories also included. To date, the annuals have yet to be made available in PDF format on a DVD release.

Just William Annual 1978

Price: £1.35

Picture Stories:

• William’s Worrying Day
• The Prince of Sheba

Features:

• Meet the Browns (the characters in the series, and the actors who play them)
• ”Fun for All”, says John Davies (the creation of the television series)
• Richmal Crompton and William Brown (the creation of the William Brown character)
• Masked Menace (making a mask using a paper plate)
• A Make Believe World (picture puzzle)
• Cops and Robbers (board game)
• Come Into My Parlour (studio sets used in the series)
• Taboo! (making a mobile)
• Conversation Piece (jokes)
• The Outlaws Go Indian (ideas on dressing up as a Red Indian)
• The Magic Balloon (how to push a pin into a balloon without bursting it)
• William Says (everyday observations according to William)
• Fun and Games (outdoor games)
• Dressing Up With the Outlaws (ideas on dressing up as a pirate)
• William and the Waterbomb (origami piece on how to make a waterbomb)
• ’Answer Me This’ says William (jokes)
• It’s Magic! (magic tricks)
• William’s Daft Definitions (jokes)
• Brave Heart and Hawk Face Meet the Monster (short photo story featuring William, Ginger and Ethel)
• Famous Williams of Fact
• Cartoon Fun
• Hide-Out For the Hostage (how to make a teepee or tent)
• Laugh With Violet Elizabeth (funny rhymes by Violet Elizabeth)
• Schooltime Fun (school jokes)
• Invisible Map (making a map using homemade invisible ink, i.e. lemon juice or milk)
• Car Chuckles (car jokes)
• What’s In A Name? (the meaning of the names of the characters)
• Confiscated Property! (picture puzzle)
• William’s Creepy Creatures (creepy creature jokes)
• All About Pirates (quiz about pirates)
• Two’s Trouble (short text story featuring William and Violet Elizabeth)
• Joking With Jumble (dog jokes)
• William Gets His Own Back (jokes)
• Puzzle it Out (brain-teasers)

Just William Annual 1979

Price: £1.50

Picture Stories:

• William at the Circus
• William’s Trying Day
• William and the Wandering Spirit*

* The title William and the Wandering Spirit is featured on the contents page, while the story itself is called Wandering Spirit. The former variation has been used here, as it is the first to appear in the book.

Features:

• William – Secret Spy! (disguise tips)
• William Who...? (picture puzzle)
• Who Can It Be? (riddle-me-ree)
• Jumble’s Tips for a Healthy Dog
• Odd One Out (picture puzzle)
• Letters and Pictures Make Outlaws (picture puzzle)
• Spooky Thcreams (ghost jokes)
• Catapult Capers (photo strip story)
• Just Me and My Friends (photos from the series accompanied by rhyming couplets)
• A Bundle of Mischief (picture puzzle)
• Rhyme Time (picture puzzle)
• William’s Car Caper (games to play on a car journey)
• William’s Secret Message (a secret message to decode)
• If... (William imagines himself and the Outlaws as a bank-robbing gang, a circus troupe, a Red Indian tribe, a pirate crew, a police squad and a Wild West gang)
• Injun Pow Wow Pictures (picture puzzle)
• William’s Tall Stories (amazing but true stories – except one which William made up himself!)
• Weird – But True! (amazing but true stories)
• Seadog’s Scrapbook (facts about the sea and ships)
• Fancy Bargain (photo strip story)
• Secret Messages (tips on sending secret messages in a shoe, a pen, a tea bag and a glove)
• Jumble and Co. (quiz about dogs in fact and fiction)
• Teatime Trickery (photo strip story)
• The Dawdlers’ Dilemma (board game)

DVD releases

All episodes of both series of Just William – including the 1977 special William's Worst Christmas – have been released on DVD by Network. Series One and Series Two are available individually as 2-disc sets, and also packaged together as Just William: The Compleet Series (to quote the packaging).

Just William: The Complete First Series

Label: Network

Catalogue Nº: 7953008

Release Date: 18 May 2009

Availability: Out now. Also available as part of Just William: The Compleet Series (7953123), released 24 September 2009

Just William: The Complete Second Series

Label: Network

Catalogue Nº: 7953122

Release Date: 24 September 2009

Availability: Out now. Also available as part of Just William: The Compleet Series (7953123), released 24 September 2009