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Jimmy Edwards stars as the irascible headmaster of Chiselbury School

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Professor Jimmy Edwards is up before the magistrate, accused of excessive use of the cane.

Professor Jimmy Edwards finds himself up before the magistrate, accused of excessive use of the cane. From August 1961.

The Headmaster finds himself up before the magistrate, accused of excessive use of the cane. 

Starting life on BBC TV before transferring to radio, Chiselbury School is run "for the sons of gentlefolk".

Headmaster, Professor James Edwards, MA never misses a trick when it comes to exploiting the students and their parents. Sports pitches are given over to growing vegetables, which the boys nurture for their head to sell. Classes never exceed 95 pupils - 50 if private tuition is paid for at five guineas extra.

It's only thanks to the efforts of the devoted deputy head, Mr Pettigrew, that the school exists at all.

Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Adapted by David Climie.

Headmaster …. Jimmy Edwards
Aubrey Potter …. Roddy Maude-Roxby 
Alfred Tennyson …. Frederick Treves 
Magistrate …. Roy Dotrice 
Eamonn O’Reilly …. Michael Turner 
Lumley …. Roger Shepherd 

With:

David Lott
Graham Aza

Producer: Edward Taylor 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1961.

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