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James 'Mr Piano' Clitheroe

The Clitheroe Kid Series 5
Episode 17 of 20

4 Extra Debut. The cheeky schoolboy gets a chance to win cash in a music contest, but strings are attached. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From 1962.

Cheeky schoolboy Jimmy is offered a chance to win some cash in a music contest.

Bbut there are strings attached...

Starring the diminutive Jimmy Clitheroe.

Legendary sitcom about Lancashire’s eternal cheeky schoolboy who lives with his mother, sister Susan and grandad.

At its peak, ten million fans tuned in each week to hear Jimmy’s latest antics.

Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe

The Kid Himself …. Jimmy Clitheroe
Mother …. Patricia Burke
Grandad …. Peter Sinclair
Susan …. Diana Day
Alfie …. Danny Ross
Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle …. Leonard Williams
Higginbottom …. Tony Melody
β€˜Beaky’ Billington …. Rosalie Williams

Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth.

Producer: James Casey

First broadcast on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme in March 1962.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Jun 2023 03:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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  • Sun 25 Jun 2023 09:00
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  • Sun 25 Jun 2023 20:00
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  • Mon 26 Jun 2023 03:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra