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The Principle of the Thing

Episode 4 of 7

Mr Brown causes ructions in the staff room when he volunteers to stage the school play. Stars Peter Davison. From April 1985.

Mr Brown puts his foot through one of the sacred traditions of the staff room - and steps on a few sensibilities.

Created and written by Jim Eldridge.

Ten series of this comedy about King Street Junior School ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.

Eric Brown …. Peter Davison
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Sundar …. Marco Ferraro
Joanna …. Natalie Abbott
Andrea …. Danielle Akers

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 1985.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 7 Aug 2020 19:30

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  • Sat 4 Sep 2010 09:30
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  • Mon 24 Aug 2015 09:30
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  • Fri 7 Aug 2020 08:30
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  • Fri 7 Aug 2020 19:30