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===British television series===
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The novel was also used as the basis for a [[British sitcom|sitcom]] made by [[London Weekend Television]] in 1973–1974, starring [[Jeff Rawle]] as Billy. The series was scripted by the play's writers, Waterhouse and Hall, and the action was updated to the 1970s. [[George A. Cooper]] reprised his West End role as Billy's father. Other regular cast members included [[Pamela Vezey]] as Alice, [[Colin Jeavons]] as Shadrack, [[May Warden]] as Billy's grandmother, and [[Sally Watts]] as Barbara. Several new girlfriends were also introduced.

The series was shown on the Seven Network in Australia during the non-ratings season of 1975–1976, shown on [[CBC Television]] in Canada in 1975–1976, and shown on [[RTÉ 2]] in Ireland in 1982. It has never been [[rerun]], although the first series was released on Region 2 DVD in August 2006. The second series was released in March 2007. The complete series was released on 07/05/2018.