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Jim the Great

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Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up...

Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up... Stars Jimmy Edwards

Jim the Great: Series 1

Jim the Great: Series 1: Episode 1: A Patron of the Arts

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Episode 1: A Patron of the Arts

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A Patron of the Arts

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The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.

The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March 1977.

Perpetually hard-up monarch Jim manages to slip off to the pub - and appear in public. 

Historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards. 

With Joan Sanderson, Julian Orchard, John Baddeley, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Baddiley and David Ryall.

Jim The Great ran for 2 series on BBC Radio 2 between 1976 - 1979.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1977.

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