Romany Jones is a British sitcom created and written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for LWT. Aired from 1973 to 1975, the show follows the comedic misadventures of two lazy families living on a caravan site. Originally intended as a starring vehicle for James Beck (Dad's Army), the 1972 pilot and 1973 first series focused on Bert and Betty Jones (Jo Rowbottom), newlyweds after seven years, who spend their wedding night in their rickety caravan, familiar to Bert but distinctly foreign to Betty, who was born and raised in Streatham. Much of the humor centered on life in their caravan and that of their neighbors, Lily and Wally Briggs (Queenie Watts and Arthur Mullard, although Arthur English was cast in the pilot). After Beck's death following the completion of the second series, Bert and Betty were written out and replaced by a city gentleman and his debutante wife, both of whom remain blissfully unaware of the Briggs' antics.
