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
1970s in television a black woman as her housekeeper. Maude's housekeeper, Florida Evans (played by Esther Rolle), became popular in her own right and was given her own television series in 1974, "Good Times", which proved to be another hit for Lear's production company. Lear developed two shows in 1975: "The Jeffersons", a spin-off of "All in the Family" in which Archie Bunker's black next-door neighbors moved to a luxury apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and "One Day at a Time", about a single mother raising her two teenage daughters in Indianapolis. With the rise in socially responsible programming, the