Just William (2010 TV serial)

Just William
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Richmal Crompton (story) Simon Nye
Directed by	Paul Seed
Starring	Daniel Roche Rebecca Front Daniel Ryan Caroline Quentin Warren Clarke Lottie Bell
Narrated by	Martin Jarvis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	John Chapman
Running time	30 mins
Release
Original network	BBC One, CBBC
Chronology
Preceded by	Just William (1990s TV series)

Just William is a television series first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The series is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since a children's television series in the 1990s. The series stars Daniel Roche as the title character, eponymous character William Brown. With Rebecca Front and Daniel Ryan as William's parents. Caroline Quentin and Warren Clarke appear as the parents of Violet Elizabeth Bott (played by Isabella Blake-Thomas), neighbours of the Brown family. It is directed by Paul Seed and produced by John Chapman.Martin Jarvis, who voices the radio and audio CD adaptions of Just William, acts as the narrator. Various sources suggest that the series will not be returning.

British author Richmal Crompton had a series of books published between 1919 and 1969 about the adventures of schoolboy William Brown and his group of friends, also known as the "Outlaws". Crompton, a schoolteacher, wrote her first novel in 1922 and went on to sell over 12 million copies of her books in the United Kingdom. The first film adaption of the novels, titled Just William, was released in 1940 and this was followed by two further films in 1948. A radio series was also broadcast on the BBC around the same period. The books were also adapted for television, firstly as William in the 1960s, then as Just William in the 1970s and again under the same title in the 1990s.

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