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Schoolboy Jimmy Clitheroe takes elocution lessons to try and win a drama prize.

Just 4 feet 3 inches tall, the success of comic entertainer Jimmy Clitheroe (1921-1973) sprang from a Â鶹Éç Variety Playhouse try-out in the late 1950s. His naughty schoolboy act was a smash and he even wore school uniform during recordings! At its peak, ten million fans were tuning into 'The Clitheroe Kid' on the Â鶹Éç Light Programme.

Living with his mother, sister and grandfather in a northern England town - the Kid's schemes spark havoc, with the ever present threat of a good spanking from Grandad! The Clitheroe Kid clocked up 16 series in its run from 1956 to 1972.

Jimmy Clitheroe …. The Kid Himself
Patricia Burke …. Mother
Diana Day …. Susan
Danny Ross …. Alfie
Leonard Williams …. Theodore Craythorpe
Rosalie Williams …. Mrs ‘Beaky’ Billington

Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the Â鶹Éç Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth.

Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe.

Producer: James Casey.

First broadcast on the Â鶹Éç Light Programme in February 1961.