Romany Jones (1972)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 27 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two families living on a caravan site get into comic mishaps. The show focuses on the lazy and bumbling residents as they deal with everyday problems.
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What happens
Romany Jones is a British sitcom made by London Weekend Television, broadcast between 15 February 1972 and 11 July 1975, involving the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. The show was designed as a vehicle for James Beck and also featured Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts as Wally and Lily Briggs. Following Beck's death in August 1973, Bert and Betty Jones were written out of the series. Jonathan Cecil and Gay Soper took over the lead roles, playing new neighbours, Jeremy and Susan Crichton-Jones. The show's pilot episode had been made by Thames Television and broadcast in 1972. It was followed by a spin-off sequel in 1976 entitled Yus, My Dear, starring Mullard and Watts. Romany Jones has been described by the Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy as being one of the worst British sitcoms ever produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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