James 'Mr Piano' Clitheroe
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
‘Beaky’ Billington …. Rosalie Williams
Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the Âé¶¹Éç Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth.
Producer: James Casey
First broadcast on the Âé¶¹Éç Light Programme in March 1962.
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