Just William

Set in a quaint English village in the 1950s, this delightful television series follows the adventures of William Brown and his band of merry pranksters as they find ways to pass their idyllic summer days. The stories are well-written and avoid the usual cliches of family programming, but it is the acting that really makes the shows fun to watch. Adrian Dannatt is particularly amusing to watch in the title role, as is Bobbie Langord as his pretty, but vacant sister. The adults who try to control William and keep him out of trouble are well-developed, too, and not just here to yell at William when he breaks the rules.