Jack's Television Drama

The first television drama in which Jack had a speaking part was  I'm Talking About Jerusalem, recorded by the BBC in August 1965.  It was broadcast after some of his other work.

Late in 1965 Jack appeared uncredited in an episode of Z Cars, broadcast live. Few of these survive and it has not been possible to identify Jack’s episode.

Some sources say Jack also appeared in Dr Who and Dixon of Dock Green, but this is not true: several students from the same stage school did appear in Dr Who, and Jack’s brother Arthur appeared in Dixon

Not all of Jack's screen work was seen: he filmed a scene for The Bill in 1989, but the episode overran and the scene was cut. In 1999 he recorded a pilot show for the BBC, Crazy Jonathans. This was never broadcast.

The list below begins with Jack's earliest work in broadcast order, and will be expanded as we develop the site.

Dates of first broadcast are for U.K. unless otherwise noted.

8 November 1965 Out of the Unknown :  "Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come…?" : BBC

 

12 December 1965 Dr Finlay's Casebook :  "The Vision" : BBC

 

6 February 1966 Bonjour Francoise : Episode 14 : BBC

 

6 February 1966 Theatre 625 : I'm Talking About Jerusalem : BBC

 

16 February 1966 The Wednesday Play : A Game—Like – Only a Game : BBC

 

5 June 1966 Theatre 625 : Up and Down : BBC

 

3 October 1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre :The Other Fella : BBC

 

14 October 1966 -
16 December 1966		 The Newcomers : 8 episodes of the soap opera : BBC

 

24 December 1966 George and the Dragon : "Merry Christmas" : ITV

 

5 January 1967 Jackanory : Arabian Nights: “The Young Cadi” : BBC

 

20 & 21 March 1967 Z Cars : "You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em" : BBC

 

Jack's Later TV Dramas

 Click above for the list. Individual articles will be added in due course.

 

 


JACK WILD (1952-2006) was an actor, singer and entertainer, best known for his iconic roles as the Artful Dodger in the musical film Oliver! and as Jimmy in the popular television series H R Pufnstuf.

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