Romany Jones
15/02/1972
Romany Jones is a British sitcom made by LWT, It starred Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts as Wally and Lily Briggs and was broadcast between 1973 and 1975, The show was originally designed as a vehicle for James Beck, involving the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. Following the death of Beck in August 1973, aged just 44, Bert and Betty Jones were written out of the series, and Jonathan Cecil and Gay Soper took over the lead roles, playing new neighbours, Jeremy and Susan Crichton-Jones. The show had a pilot broadcast in 1972 and was followed by a spin off sequel in 1976 entitled Yus, My Dear, starring Mullard and Watts.
TV Show Information
James Beck
as Bert Jones
Arthur Mullard
as Wally Briggs
Queenie Watts
as Lily Briggs
Jo Rowbottom
as Betty Jones
Jonathan Cecil
as Jeremy Crichton-Jones
Kevin Brennan
as Mr. Gibson
Gay Soper
as Susan Crichton-Jones
