King Of The Castle was a children’s drama, made by HTV West. It ran for a single series totalling seven episodes.
| ON THE AIR | 8 May 1977 – 12th February 1979 | |
| ORIGINAL CHANNEL | ITV | |
| PRODUCTION COMPANY | HTV West | |
| NUMBER OF EPISODES | 7 | |
| PRODUCTION LOCATIONS | ||
| MISSING BELIEVED WIPED | n/a – all episodes survive | |
| ARCHIVE HOLDER | ITV Archive 104 Kirkstall Road Leeds LS3 1HD clipsales@itv.com 0113 222 7500 https://www.itvarchive.com | |
| THEME TUNE | ||
| HELD IN THE BRITSET ARCHIVES | Episode #1.1 – Episode One (TX 8 May 1977) | |
King of the Castle was a children’s drama about a lonely boy called Roland who lives in a council flat with his father and step-mother. Roland is a chorister and is the target of bullies in the council estate, where trying to escape them, he runs into a malfunctioning lift. Roland is transported to a strange, fantasy land where the people he knows are distorted into different people.
The show was initially destined for the children’s slot however was deemed to be too scary so instead found a Sunday evening slot instead so it could be watched with parents. King of the Castle was a massive undertaking by HTV and would be their most expensive children’s programme to that date, costing around £300,000, a huge sum of money for a children’s programme at that time.
CAST
Voss – Derek Smith (5 episodes)
- PC Briggs – Paul Nicholson
- 2nd Engineer – David Trevena (6 episodes)
- Warrior – Jamie Foreman (5 episodes)
- Voysey – Derek Smith (4 episodes)
- Ergon – Milton Johns (4 episodes)
- Ron – Sean Lynch (4 episodes)
- Lord – Sean Lynch (3 episodes)
- Hawkspur – Fulton Mackay (2 episodes)
- Guard – Paul Nicholson (3 episodes)
- Lady – Angela Richards (3 episodes)
- Governor – Edward Dentith (3 episodes)
- Souschef – David Trevena (3 episodes)
- Della – Majelia Dennehy (3 episodes)
- Beattie – Georgina Kean (3 episodes)
- Alfie – Kevin Hudson (3 episodes)
- Delta – Majelia Dennehy (3 episodes)
- Betty – Georgina Kean (2 episodes)
KING OF THE CASTLE [INTRO]
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King Of The Castle [Intro]
Episode 1.1 – Episode One
8 May 1977
HTV West
KING OF THE CASTLE [OUTRO]
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King Of The Castle [Outro]
Episode 1.1 – Episode One
8 May 1977
HTV West
EXTERNAL LINKS
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King Of The Castle – Nostalgia Central
King Of The Castle – Television Heaven
COPYRIGHT DETAILS
King Of The Castle © ITV PLC