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Romany Jones

TV·1972–1975·4 seasons, 26 episodes·London Weekend Television·Comedy·30m·Created by Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe

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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.

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Episodes by season

Season017Episodes1973AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Romany Jones S01E01The More We Are TogetherJune 8, 1973Betty's mother visits the caravan she is now sharing with her workshy husband, Bert
  2. S01E02The RingJune 15, 1973It'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 mus
  3. S01E03Run Rabbit RunJune 22, 1973Bert confidently predicts that broiler rabbits will solve all his financial problems and bring the maximum of profit with the minimum of eff
  4. S01E04A Rough NightJune 29, 1973Betty's belief that she deserves better than a caravan home is underlined when Bert and Wally quarrel about a dustbin. With mice and ants a
  5. S01E05The CompetitionJuly 6, 1973Bert enters a competition to find the country's Ideal Newlyweds - and Betty nearly realises her life-long ambition of spending a proper hone
  6. S01E06An Addition to the FamilyJuly 13, 1973Bert and Betty Jones return home late to find that a stranger has broken into their caravan. They understandably take strongarm action, but
  7. S01E07Look After the PenniesJuly 20, 1973Betty 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

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1973AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01One and One Makes ThreeSeptember 14, 1973Betty and Bert receive a shock when Betty announces a new arrival!
  2. S02E02The ShowerSeptember 21, 1973Bert decides to take matters into his own hands, as the caravan site experiences issues with hot water.
  3. S02E03Just the JobSeptember 28, 1973Betty and Lily issue orders to their work-shy spouses to find decent jobs.
  4. S02E04For Better or WorseOctober 5, 1973Lily has kicked Wally out, so Betty moves in with Lily and Wally moves in with Bert.
  5. S02E05Not So Sweet CharityOctober 12, 1973Puzzled by the fact that Wally and Lily always appear to have money, yet never do any work, Bert discovers they live on social security —
  6. S02E06Pack Up Your TroublesOctober 19, 1973Betty comes up with the idea that emigration could be the answer to their issues, though Bert is not so confident.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season037Episodes1974AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The New ArrivalsAugust 16, 1974Wally and Lily have a new set of neighbours, as a city folk move into the caravan next door. However things are never what they seem.
  2. S03E02The InvitationsAugust 23, 1974Jeremy and Susan are invited to a upper class wedding. However, Jeremy is unable to afford a new dress for Susan, leading to Susan asking Li
  3. S03E03LootAugust 30, 1974Jeremy's honesty is put to the test, when Wally and Lily offer him a carcass of meat which fell off a lorry.
  4. S03E04The DinnerSeptember 6, 1974A potential employer invites Jeremy and Susan for dinner, Jeremy sees this as an opportunity to move up in life, trading the caravan for a h
  5. S03E05Love Is AllSeptember 13, 1974Susan looks to stimulate her and Jeremy's love life, but has second thoughts when the Briggs have similar plans.
  6. S03E06She Loves Me, That BirdSeptember 20, 1974A troublesome chicken causes a nightly disturbance in the caravan park.
  7. S03E07The EggsSeptember 27, 1974A batch of stolen eggs find their way to Lily and Wally, bringing along with them a lot of trouble.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season046Episodes1975AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The DogsbodyJune 6, 1975Jeremy agrees to look after his Managing Directors dog over the weekend, bringing more stress for Susan.
  2. S04E02Cold ComfortJune 13, 1975The caravan park sees heavy snowfall, which cuts them off from the outside world. As supplies dwindle the Crichton Jones and Briggs form an
  3. S04E03The Learner DriverJune 20, 1975Jeremy asks Wally if he can use the car, to have Susan drop him off and pick him up from the station. Jeremy offers to pay some of the runni
  4. S04E04A Good LayerJune 27, 1975Jeremy decides that they should keep a hen so he can have a breakfast egg. Wally and Lily oblige and find Jeremy a hen, however the hen is r
  5. S04E05The WashingJuly 4, 1975Tempers fray over the use of the communal clothesline.
  6. S04E06The Night OutJuly 11, 1975Susan and Lily have put their differences aside and decide to get their hair done together, for some special occassions. Susan will be acomp

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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