JUST WILLIAM: WILLIAM'S BUSY DAY {PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The premiere episode of this six-part comedy-drama from England about an adventurous schoolboy named William. In this program, William and his friends come upon a castle, which they believe to be owned by smugglers. William sneaks inside in order to get a closer look. Upon arriving in the castle, William meets the houseboy and decides it would be fun to switch places with him. William soon discovers that he is working for an eccentric mad woman, Miss Polliter, and that he is the only servant in the house. The castle is really a sanitarium. William ventures outside to wash the car parked in the driveway. Unfortunately, he cannot turn the water off and the house begins to flood. Miss Polliter thinks that the river's banks have burst and fears for her life. Meanwhile, William's friends call the police thinking that William may need help.
Details
- NETWORK: BBC (United Kingdom)
- DATE: November 30, 1986
- RUNNING TIME: 0:26:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:40003
- GENRE: Children's
- SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; International Collection - United Kingdom
- SERIES RUN: BBC (United Kingdom) - TV series, 1987
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alan Shallcross … Executive Producer
- Anna Home … Executive Producer, For the BBC
- Alan Wright … Producer
- David Giles … Director
- Allan Baker … Writer
- Richard Crompton … Based on the books by
- Nigel Hess … Music by
- David Horovitch … Cast, Mr. Brown
- Polly Adams … Cast, Mrs. Brown
- Rebecca Johnson … Cast, Ethel
- Benjamin Pullen … Cast, Robert
- Oliver Rokison … Cast, William
- Miriam Margolyes … Cast, Miss Politter
- Jonathan Hirst … Cast, Ginger
- Alistair Weller … Cast, Douglas
- Stephen Wilmot … Cast, Henry
- Paul Francis … Cast, the House Boy
- Gillian Martell … Cast, the Cook
- Simon Corris … Cast, Policeman #1
- Richard Long … Cast, Policeman #2
- Naomi Allisstone … Cast, Ellen the Maid
- William Whymper … Cast, Dr. Morlon
- Shirley Cain … Cast, Mrs. Morlon
- Maggie Jones … Cast, the Elderly Neighbour
- Anne Penfold … Cast, Mrs. Simpkins
- Tara Dominick … Cast, the Mother
- Ace (dog) … Cast, Jumble