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Storm in a Test Tube

Can the cheeky schoolboy find the room to indulge his rather dangerous passion for chemistry? Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From May 1960.

Can the cheeky schoolboy find the room to indulge his rather dangerous passion for chemistry?

Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. With Peter Sinclair as Grandfather, Patricia Burke as Mother, Diana Day as Susan, Danny Ross.as Alfie Hall, Leonard Williams as Theodore Craythorpe and Gordon Rollings.

Just 4 feet 3 inches tall, the success of comic entertainer Jimmy Clitheroe (1921-1973) sprang from a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Variety Playhouse try-out in the late 1950s. His naughty schoolboy act was a smash and he even wore school uniform during recordings! At its peak, ten million fans were tuning into 'The Clitheroe Kid' on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme.

Every week, the Kid's schemes sparked havoc - with the ever present threat of a good spanking from Grandad. The Clitheroe Kid clocked up 16 series in its run from 1956 to 1972.

Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth

Scripted by James Casey and Ronnie Taylor.

Producer: James Casey.

First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme in May 1960.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Jul 2018 12:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Jul 2018 08:00
  • Sun 29 Jul 2018 12:00