Romany Jones

Series 1

Originally intended as a comedy vehicle for the star of series 1 + 2, James Beck, more famous as Private Walker in 'Dad's Army'. Bert Jones and his wife Betty live on a caravan site in the midst of an economic crisis-hit 1970s Britain. Betty (Jo Rowbottom) has ideas above her station, including telling her mother she lives a life of luxury instead of squalor. Her mother is equally shocked by her daughter's living conditions. On her first visits, they feed her their neighbour Wally's pet chicken Florey. The series follows the misadventures of the Joneses and their busybody neighbours, Wally and Lily Briggs (Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts). The layabout families live side by side; the neighbour spats come fast and plenty. From series three, following Beck's untimely death, two new characters were brought in: Jeremy and Susan Crichton-Jones. Mullard and Watts went on to a spin-off, 'Yus, My Dear', from the creators of 'On the Buses.'

Where to Watch Series 1

7 Episodes

The More We Are Together
E1
The More We Are TogetherBetty's mother visits the caravan she is now sharing with her workshy husband, Bert
The Ring
E2
The RingIt took Betty years of hard work courting to get a wedding ring, and mere weeks to lose it..
Run Rabbit Run
E3
Run Rabbit RunBert confidently predicts that broiler rabbits will solve all his financial ills.
A Rough Night
E4
A Rough NightBetty'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?
The Competition
E5
The CompetitionBert 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.
An Addition to the Family
E6
An Addition to the FamilyBert 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.
Look After the Pennies
E7
Look After the PenniesBetty 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.