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William (1962)

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Genre
comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A BBC series from the 1960s adapted from the Just William books. It follows the mischievous adventures of a young schoolboy named William and his friends in a small English village. The show is a comedy made in black and white.

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What happens

William was a BBC television series based on the Just William series of books written by Richmal Crompton. It ran for two series from 1962 to 1963. 12 episodes were made in all, each of half an hour long. It was filmed in black and white. All episodes were believed to have been wiped by the BBC, but in 2016 the British Film Institute announced it had recovered the second episode of the first series, William and the Leopard Hunter. All eleven other episodes of the comedy were listed as missing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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