The Clitheroe Kid

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BBC Radio 4 Extra

Comedy: Character

Legendary sitcom about Lancashire's eternal naughty schoolboy. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe.

The Clitheroe Kid: Series 5: Going to the Dogs

Going to the Dogs

Series 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Clitheroe Kid, Series 5, Going to the Dogs

The cheeky schoolboy gets two job offers sparking twice the chaos!

The cheeky schoolboy gets two job offers sparking twice the chaos!  Starring Jimmy Clitheroe and Deryck Guyler. From 1962.

Ten bob!! - for leading a greyhound around the track?! 

The cheeky school boy takes a gamble on a new job - but can he wriggle out of babysitting? 

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
Mr Whittle Senior …. Deryck Guyler
Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle …. Leonard Williams
Mr Higginbottom …. Tony Melody

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

Producer: James Casey

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1962.

The Clitheroe Kid: Series 5

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