Post by Stephen Byers on Jun 4, 2014 13:35:28 GMT
* That's My Boy!
Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in 1921, diminutive variety star Jimmy Clitheroe was the perpetual schoolboy whose abundant Northern humour charmed and entertained a generation of British audiences until his untimely death in 1973, aged just 51. Employing his four-foot, three-inch stature and mischievous persona to brilliant comic effect, he proved phenomenally popular in every medium from theatre to film and records, with The Clitheroe Kid, one of Britain's longest-running radio sitcoms, drawing a peak audience of 10 million and spawning numerous catchphrases!
In 1963 Clitheroe's roguish creation hit television screens, causing further mischief for his fictional family in this ABC sitcom co-starring ITMA veteran (and future Please Sir! star) Deryck Guyler, and airing in the Midlands and northern England only. Presenting all seven half-hour episodes of That's My Boy, this set celebrates a uniquely talented yet now largely forgotten star, and introduces The Kid Himself to a new generation of classic comedy fans.
Episode List
1. Strictly For The Birds (10 November 1963)
Jimmy gets caught thieving his sister's pillow for the feathers. She gets her own back by sneaking on him to his mother regarding the goose he's got in the wardrobe...
2. The Reluctant Page (17 November 1963)
A posh wedding is in the offing and Jimmy's name is in the frame for pageboy. His mother's all for it, but Jimmy's determined to scarper as soon as he sees what he's supposed to wear!
3. Who's Who? (24 November 1963)
Jimmy is swizzed by the cereal makers when his box of chocolates doesn't contain a free gift, but his breakfast angst is sidetracked when his father discovers that his identity has been thieved by his own son.
4. A Quiet Evening Out (1 December 1963)
Jimmy's parents are putting on their gladrags and going out for the evening. They're sure that Jimmy won't need a babysitter, but hadn't reckoned on him inviting a tramp once the house is empty.
5. To View Or Not To View? (8 December 1963)
Jimmy's dad rails against the zombification of his family and the erosion of social intercourse, coming up with a tough love solution: the telly will be turned off until further notice!
6. It's A Plant (15 December 1963)
Jimmy's dad is in a bit of a tizz - why on earth is his son being so conscientious and doing his chores without being told? Has he set fire to the Scout hut again?
7. An Unnatural Break (22 December 1963)
Jimmy gets the chance to join in an acting agency, specialising in commercials. His mother is very keen, but his dad is considerably sceptical!
* Just Jimmy: A Match For Jim (6 December 1964)
TV adaptation of the long running BBC radio show (on the old Light program from 1959 - 1972, (280 episodes) with 'Jimmy Clitheroe' as the naughty schoolboy Jimmy.
This is the only surviving episode of the sequel series of 51 episodes of Just Jimmy and is included on the "That's My Boy" dvd.
Cousin Danny's motorbike seems the complete answer to Jimmy's transportation problems, but there are now more limits than speed for the aspiring skid-lid kid.
Starring Jimmy Clitheroe, Mollie Sugden, Danny Ross, Jack Douglas, Eileen Mayers and Charles Hill
Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in 1921, diminutive variety star Jimmy Clitheroe was the perpetual schoolboy whose abundant Northern humour charmed and entertained a generation of British audiences until his untimely death in 1973, aged just 51. Employing his four-foot, three-inch stature and mischievous persona to brilliant comic effect, he proved phenomenally popular in every medium from theatre to film and records, with The Clitheroe Kid, one of Britain's longest-running radio sitcoms, drawing a peak audience of 10 million and spawning numerous catchphrases!
In 1963 Clitheroe's roguish creation hit television screens, causing further mischief for his fictional family in this ABC sitcom co-starring ITMA veteran (and future Please Sir! star) Deryck Guyler, and airing in the Midlands and northern England only. Presenting all seven half-hour episodes of That's My Boy, this set celebrates a uniquely talented yet now largely forgotten star, and introduces The Kid Himself to a new generation of classic comedy fans.
Episode List
1. Strictly For The Birds (10 November 1963)
Jimmy gets caught thieving his sister's pillow for the feathers. She gets her own back by sneaking on him to his mother regarding the goose he's got in the wardrobe...
2. The Reluctant Page (17 November 1963)
A posh wedding is in the offing and Jimmy's name is in the frame for pageboy. His mother's all for it, but Jimmy's determined to scarper as soon as he sees what he's supposed to wear!
3. Who's Who? (24 November 1963)
Jimmy is swizzed by the cereal makers when his box of chocolates doesn't contain a free gift, but his breakfast angst is sidetracked when his father discovers that his identity has been thieved by his own son.
4. A Quiet Evening Out (1 December 1963)
Jimmy's parents are putting on their gladrags and going out for the evening. They're sure that Jimmy won't need a babysitter, but hadn't reckoned on him inviting a tramp once the house is empty.
5. To View Or Not To View? (8 December 1963)
Jimmy's dad rails against the zombification of his family and the erosion of social intercourse, coming up with a tough love solution: the telly will be turned off until further notice!
6. It's A Plant (15 December 1963)
Jimmy's dad is in a bit of a tizz - why on earth is his son being so conscientious and doing his chores without being told? Has he set fire to the Scout hut again?
7. An Unnatural Break (22 December 1963)
Jimmy gets the chance to join in an acting agency, specialising in commercials. His mother is very keen, but his dad is considerably sceptical!
* Just Jimmy: A Match For Jim (6 December 1964)
TV adaptation of the long running BBC radio show (on the old Light program from 1959 - 1972, (280 episodes) with 'Jimmy Clitheroe' as the naughty schoolboy Jimmy.
This is the only surviving episode of the sequel series of 51 episodes of Just Jimmy and is included on the "That's My Boy" dvd.
Cousin Danny's motorbike seems the complete answer to Jimmy's transportation problems, but there are now more limits than speed for the aspiring skid-lid kid.
Starring Jimmy Clitheroe, Mollie Sugden, Danny Ross, Jack Douglas, Eileen Mayers and Charles Hill