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Romany Jones

★6.8 1972 – 1975 4 Seasons Ronald Chesney TV-MA

Romany Jones is a British sitcom created and written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for LWT. Broadcast between 1973 and 1975, the programme follows the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. Originally designed as a starring vehicle for James Beck (Dad's Army), the 1972 pilot and 1973 first series centred on Bert and Betty Jones (Jo Rowbottom), newlywed after seven years, who spend their wedding night in their rickety caravan, natural to Bert but distinctly alien to Betty, born and bred in Streatham. Most of the humour focused on life in theirs and a neighbouring caravan housing Lily and Wally Briggs (Queenie Watts and Arthur Mullard, although Arthur English was cast in the pilot). Following Beck's death after completion on the second series, Bert and Betty were written out, and replaced with a city gentleman and his debutante wife, both of whom remain blissfully oblivious to the Briggs' antics.

Seasons & episodes

4 seasons · 26 episodes

The More We Are Together

Episode 01

The More We Are Together

Jun 8, 1973 · 30 min

Betty's mother visits the caravan she is now sharing with her workshy husband, Bert

Episode 02

The Ring

Jun 15, 1973 · 30 min

It's taken Betty several years of hard courting to get a wedding ring; it's taken her just 7 weeks of marriage to lose it. But the ring must be somewhere in the caravan...

Episode 03

Run Rabbit Run

Jun 22, 1973 · 30 min

Bert confidently predicts that broiler rabbits will solve all his financial problems and bring the maximum of profit with the minimum of effort. Betty doesn't share his enthusiasm - but the arrival of a boxful of baby bunnies melts her resistance...

Episode 04

A Rough Night

Jun 29, 1973 · 30 min

Betty's belief that she deserves better than a caravan home is underlined when Bert and Wally quarrel about a dustbin. With mice and ants as her unlikely allies, and after a night spent sleeping in the car, Betty looks set to win the battle - but who will win the war?

Episode 05

The Competition

Jul 6, 1973 · 30 min

Bert enters a competition to find the country's Ideal Newlyweds - and Betty nearly realises her life-long ambition of spending a proper honeymoon in the sun.

Episode 06

An Addition to the Family

Jul 13, 1973 · 30 min

Bert and Betty Jones return home late to find that a stranger has broken into their caravan. They understandably take strongarm action, but the bearded intruder resists all attempts at eviction.

Episode 07

Look After the Pennies

Jul 20, 1973 · 30 min

Betty decides that if she and Bert are ever to save enough money to buy a house, she must become the breadwinner. Unfortunately Bert is as incompetent as a house-wife as he is at everything else.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.8 /10

based on 4 votes

Synopsis

Romany Jones is a British sitcom created and written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for LWT. Broadcast between 1973 and 1975, the programme follows the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. Originally designed as a starring vehicle for James Beck (Dad's Army), the 1972 pilot and 1973 first series centred on Bert and Betty Jones (Jo Rowbottom), newlywed after seven years, who spend their wedding night in their rickety caravan, natural to Bert but distinctly alien to Betty, born and bred in Streatham. Most of the humour focused on life in theirs and a neighbouring caravan housing Lily and Wally Briggs (Queenie Watts and Arthur Mullard, although Arthur English was cast in the pilot). Following Beck's death after completion on the second series, Bert and Betty were written out, and replaced with a city gentleman and his debutante wife, both of whom remain blissfully oblivious to the Briggs' antics.

Comedy

Cast

5 principal cast

Queenie Watts

Queenie Watts

Lily Briggs

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

Wally Briggs

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Jeremy Crichton-Jones

Gay Soper

Gay Soper

Susan Crichton-Jones

Maureen Sweeney

Eileen

Where to watch Romany Jones

Romany Jones is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe has 4 seasons and 26 total episodes, rated 6.8/10 by 4 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Romany Jones have?

Romany Jones has 4 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

Is Romany Jones still on the air?

Romany Jones has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Romany Jones?

Romany Jones airs on London Weekend Television.

When did Romany Jones first air?

Romany Jones first aired on February 15, 1972.

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