Jason King (TV series) 'The Interceptors', a spoof of 1970s detectives shows, with Jeremy Clarkson adopting the guise of 'Jason Clarkson', a hero embodying many of Jason King's attributes. Jason King (TV series) Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany. The series featured the further adventures of the title character
David Jason of Magic", where Arthur starred as a character called "Rerpf". He also appeared briefly with his brother in an episode of "The Darling Buds of May". Jason started his television career in 1964 playing the part of Bert Bradshaw in "Crossroads". In 1967, he played spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic, among other roles, in the children's comedy series "Do Not Adjust Your Set" (Rediffusion London/ITV) with Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Denise Coffey, and Michael Palin. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited Jason to appear in "Do Not Adjust Your Set" (partly to offset the rather intellectual style of Idle, Jones, and Palin), admired