Just William is the first book of children's short stories about William Brown written by Richmal Crompton, published in 1922. Just William is also sometimes used as a title for the series as a whole, and is also the name of various television, film and radio adaptations of the books. The William stories first appeared in Home and Happy Mag.. Richmal Crompton Lamburn (November 15, 1890–January 11, 1969) was a British writer, most famous for her Just William short stories. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Contents

• William Goes to the Pictures
• William the Intruder
• William Below Stairs
• The Fall of the Idol
• The Show
• A Question of Grammar
• William Joins the Band of Hope
• The Outlaws
• William and White Satin
• William's New Year's Day
• The Best Laid Plans
• "Jumble"

Characters

William Brown in William below stairs

William is an eleven year old boy, eternally scruffy and frowning. William and his friends, Douglas, Henry and Ginger, call themselves the Outlaws, and meet at the old barn in Farmer Jenks' field. The Outlaws are sworn enemies of the Hubert Laneites with whom they frequently clash. Image File history File links Just William This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Just William This work is copyrighted. ...

William's family, his grown up red-haired sister Ethel and brother Robert, caring mother and stern father, and never ending supply of elderly aunts cannot understand William. Only his mother has any sympathy for him.

Other recurring characters include Violet Elizabeth Bott, lisping spoilt daughter of the local aristocracy ("I'll thcream and thcream 'till I'm thick - I can, you know") and Joan, the dark haired girl for whom William has a soft spot (sometimes she is described as a member of the Outlaws - the only girl entitled to this high privilege). A lisp is a speech impediment. ... The Ancient Greek term aristocracy meant a system of government with rule by the best. This is the first definition given in most dictionaries. ...

William is adventurous, imaginative and a romantic. He writes stories - The Tale of The Bloody Hand and likes to perform drama. He is fond of white rats, Bull's Eyes, football and cricket. Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ...

Plots

William Brown in the fall of the idol

A William story often starts when William or the Outlaws set out to do something - put on a play, collect scrap metal for the war effort, look after Violet for example. William always manages to get into trouble with his parents, although he can never see why. Often his well meaning efforts result in broken windows and hysterics among Mrs. Brown's friends. Image File history File links Just William This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Just William This work is copyrighted. ...

Sometimes William can be very moral - he is inspired to tell the truth for the duration of Christmas day in William's Truthful Christmas (Still William, 1952) with terrible results; 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

"Did you like the book and instruments that Uncle and I gave you?" said Aunt Emma brightly.
"No," said William gloomily and truthfully. "I'm not int'rested in Church History an' I've got something like those at school. Not that I'd want 'em," he added hastily, "if I hadn't em."
"William!" screamed Mrs. Brown in horror. "How can you be so ungrateful!"
"I'm not ungrateful," explained William wearily.
"I'm only being truthful...

Illustrations

All the William books until William and the Witch published in 1964 were illustrated by Thomas Henry in ink, with water colour illustrations for the front covers. After Henry's death in 1962, Henry Ford and Grant Roberts (who had previously illustrated her Jimmy books) continued in his style. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jimmy may refer to: Jimmy is a name for a male of American origin and derived from James [1]. Jimmy Wales is an Internet entrepreneur and a wiki enthusiast, best known for founding Wikipedia. ...

Other William Books

Crompton continued to write William books right up until her death with the last, William The Lawless, being published posthumously in 1970. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The publication dates are for the UK.

• Just William, 1922
• More William, 1922
• William Again, 1923
• William The Fourth, 1924
• Still William, 1925
• William the Conqueror, 1926
• William The Outlaw, 1927
• William In Trouble, 1927
• William The Good, 1928
• William (book), 1929
• William The Bad, 1930
• William's Happy Days, 1930
• William's Crowded Hours, 1931
• William The Pirate, 1932
• William The Rebel, 1933
• William The Gangster, 1934
• William The Detective, 1935
• Sweet William, 1936
• William The Showman, 1937
• William The Dictator, 1938
• William and Air Raid Precautions, 1939 (also published as William's Bad Resolutions, 1956)
• William and the Evacuees, 1940 (also published as William and the Film Star, 1956)
• William Does His Bit, 1941
• William Carries On, 1942
• William and the Brains Trust, 1945
• Just William's Luck, 1948
• William the Bold, 1950
• William and the Tramp, 1952
• William and the Moon Rocket, 1954
• William and the Space Animal, 1956
• William's Television Show, 1958
• William the Explorer, 1960
• William's Treasure Trove, 1962
• William and the Witch, 1964
• William and the Pop Singers, 1965
• William the Ancient Briton,1965
• William and the Masked Ranger, 1966
• William the Superman, 1968
• William the Lawless, 1970

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Films

Several films were made based on the books. The first of these is Just William (1940). Directed by Graham Cutts, and written by Doreen Montgomery and Ireland Wood, it starred Richard Lupino as William Brown and featured Fred Emney as Mr. Brown, Basil Radford as Mr. Sidway, Amy Veness as Mrs. Bott, Iris Hoey as Mrs. Brown, Roddy McDowall as Ginger, Norman Robinson as Douglas, Peter Miles as Henry, David Tree as Marmaduke Bott, Jenny Laird as Ethel Brown, Simon Lack as Robert Brown, and Aubrey Mather as Fletcher. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ireland Wood is a small council estate on the edge of West Park in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Fred Emney (February 12, 1900 - December 25, 1980) was an English character actor and comedian. ... Basil Radford (25 June 1897 Chester, England - 20 October 1952 London, England) was a British character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (sometimes written MacDowall) (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was a British actor. ...

Just William's Luck and William at the Circus were both released in 1948 and were written and directed by Val Guest. They starred William Graham as William Brown and featured Garry Marsh as Mr. Brown, Jane Welsh as Mrs. Brown, Hugh Cross as Robert Brown, Kathleen Stuart as Ethel Brown, A.E. Matthews as The Tramp in Just William's Luck and as Minister in William at the Circus, Muriel Aked as Emily, Maid, Brian Roper as Ginger, Brian Weske as Henry, James Crabbe as Douglas, Michael Balfour as Jenks in JWL, uncredied in WatC, John Powe as Policeman in JWL, uncredited in WatC. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Val Guest (born December 11, 1911) is a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for the Hammer company in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s. ... William Graham may refer to: William Alexander Graham, Governor and Senator from North Carolina William Graham, Representative from Indiana William Graham, American Revolution militia leader at the Battle of Kings Mountain William Graham, a British statesman who eventually presided over the Board of Trade William Graham, Welsh Assembly member...

Just William's Luck also featured Audrey Manning as Violet Elizabeth, Leslie Bradley as The Boss, Hy Hazell as Gloria Gail, Patricia Cutts as Gloria's Secretary, Ivan Hyde as Glazier, Joan Hickson as Hubert's Mother, Anne Marie as Masseur, Leslie Hazell as Hubert's Gang, Peter Davis as Hubert's Gang, John O'Hara as Hubert's Gang, Michael Medwin as The Boss's Gang, John Martel as Johnnie, Ivan Craig as The Boss's Gang. Patricia Cutts (July 20, 1926 - September 6, 1974) was a British film and television actress. ... Joan Hickson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For the Mayor of Melbourne 1856–57, see Peter Davis (Mayor of Melbourne), for the husband of Helen Clark see Peter Davis (New Zealand). ... John Henry OHara (31 January 1905 – 11 April 1970) was an American writer who was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Michael Medwin is anEnglish actor, born on 18 November 1923 in London. ... John Martel is an American lawyer and novelist. ...

William at the Circus also featured Michael Medwin as Reporter, Jon Pertwee as Superintendent, Peter Butterworth as ???, and John Martel as Johnnie. Michael Medwin is anEnglish actor, born on 18 November 1923 in London. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (July 7, 1919–May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was a British actor. ... Peter Butterworth Peter Butterworth (February 4, 1919 - January 16, 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in many of the Carry On films. ... John Martel is an American lawyer and novelist. ...

Radio

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The BBC has produced many recordings of William stories read by Martin Jarvis, originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. For many people, Jarvis is the definitive voice of William. His performances of William and Violet Elizabeth Bott are instantly recognisable. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Martin Jarvis (born August 4, 1941) is an English actor. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

Television

1960s series

In 1962 and 1963 a BBC tv series called William was broadcast. The 1962 series starred Dennis Waterman as William, in the 1963 he was replaced by Denis Gilmore. It featured Carlo Cura as Douglas. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Dennis Waterman (born February 24, 1948) is an English actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series such as The Sweeney and Minder (in which he played the title role). ...

1970s series

In 1976, an ITV series called Just William was made starring Adrian Dannatt as William, and featuring Stephen Wilmot as Henry, Diana Fairfax as Mrs. Brown,Hugh Cross as Mr. Brown, Stacy Dorning as Ethel Brown, Bonnie Langford as Violet Elizabeth Bott and Diana Dors as Mrs. Bott. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Bonita Melody Lysette Bonnie Langford (born July 22, 1964) is a British actress and entertainer. ... See the list of her movies and other details at the IMDB Categories: Stub | 1931 births | 1984 deaths ...

Episodes

Information from here "William and the Begging Letter" Episode: #1.1 - 6 February 1977
"William - The Great Actor" Episode: #1.2 - 13 February 1977
"The Outlaws and the Tramp" Episode: #1.3 - 20 February 1977
"The Sweetest Little Girl in White" Episode: #1.4 - 27 February 1977
"William and the Badminton Racket" Episode: #1.5 - 6 March 1977
"A Little Interlude" Episode: #1.6 - 13 March 1977
"William and the Prize Pig" Episode: #1.7 - 20 March 1977
"William and the Wonderful Present" Episode: #1.8 - 27 March 1977
"William the Matchmaker" Episode: #1.9 - 3 April 1977
"Waste Paper Wanted" Episode: #1.10 - 10 April 1977
"Only Just in Time" Episode: #1.11 - 17 April 1977
"William and the Sleeping Major" Episode: #1.12 - 24 April 1977
"Finding a School for William" Episode: #1.12 - 15 January 1978
"William Clears the Slums" Episode: #1.13 - 1 May 1977
"William's Lucky Day" Episode: #2.1 - 23 October 1977
"The Great Detective" Episode: #2.2 - 30 October 1977
"Violet Elizabeth Wins" Episode: #2.3 - 6 November 1977
"William Holds the Stage" Episode: #2.4 - 13 November 1977
"William the Philanthropist" Episode: #2.5 - 20 November 1977
"It All Began with the Typewriter" Episode: #2.6 - 27 November 1977
"A Rescue Party" Episode: #2.7 - 4 December 1977
"William Finds a Job" Episode: #2.8 - 11 December 1977
"Parrots for Ethel" Episode: #2.9 - 18 December 1977
"William at the Garden Party" Episode: #2.10 - 1 January 1978
"Two Good Turns" Episode: #2.11 - 8 January 1978
"William and the Tramp" Episode: #2.13 - 22 January 1978
"William the Great Actor"
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1990s series

In 1994, the BBC broadcast another series also called Just William. Written by Allan Baker, It starred Oliver Rokison as William, and featured Jonathan Hirst as Ginger, Polly Adams as Mrs. Brown, David Horovitch as Mr. Brown, Ben Pullen as Robert Brown, Naomi Allisstone as Ellen the maid, and Olivia Hallinan as Susie Chambers. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... David Horovitch is an english actor best known for playing the character of Inspector Slack in the Miss Marple television series. ...

Controversy

William has been criticised by the RSPCA for stories where he is cruel to animals. For example, in one story he paints his dog blue as a circus exhibit. In another he has a competition to see how many rats his dog can kill in a certain time. Some stories have been removed from modern publication, such as William and the Nasties from William The Detective where William suspects a Jewish shop owner of dishonesty and forms a mob to evict him. This story was written in 1935 before the Second World War, and was probably meant as parody or was simply naive. Crompton herself decided the story was inappropriate and had it removed. (The story did however appear in the Armada Paperback edition of William the Detective, published in the 1970's.) The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External links

• Just William fan site
• BBC7-Just William
• Costumes of English Literary Characters: William Brown
• IMDb-Just William (movie)
• IMDb-Just William's Luck (movie)
• IMDb-William at the Circus (movie)
• IMDb-1960s series
• IMDb-1970s TV series
• IMDb-1990s TV series