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Grandad wants to win an angling contest, but schoolboy Jimmy fancies a trip to seaside.

Just 4 feet 3 inches tall, the success of comic entertainer Jimmy Clitheroe (1921-1973) sprang from a Â鶹ԼÅÄ 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 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Programme.

Living with his mother, sister and grandfather in a northern England town - the Kid's schemes spark 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.

Jimmy Clitheroe …. The Kid Himself
Patricia Burke …. Mother
Peter Sinclair …. Grandfather
Diana Day …. Susan
Danny Ross …. Alfie
Leonard Williams …. Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle
Tony Melody …. Mr Higginbottom

Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth.

Written by Frank Roscoe.

Producer: James Casey

First broadcast on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Programme in May 1961.