The Arthur Haynes Show

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The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches.

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The Arthur Haynes Show: From 03/12/1962

From 03/12/1962

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Arthur Haynes Show, From 03/12/1962

Famed for playing a tramp, the popular comedian stars in sketches by Johnny Speight.

The tramp wants a bath – and a parent is summoned to school. With Nicholas Parsons. Sketches by Johnny Speight. From 1962.

Arthur in his famed role as a tramp - and a school summons from the headmaster.   

One of the UK's most popular entertainers of the past. 

Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.

With

Nicholas Parsons
Dorothy Dampier 

Music by the Temperance Seven.

Part of a selection of surviving episodes.

Producer: Richard Dingley

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1962.

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