What A Guy

The cheeky schoolboy’s dreaming of fireworks and money.

Will his Bonfire Night go with a bang?

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.

The Kid Himself …. Jimmy Clitheroe
Mother …. Patricia Burke
Grandad …. Peter Sinclair
Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle …. Leonard Williams
Alfie .... Danny Ross
Susan …. Diana Day

With:

Tony Melody
Rosalie Williams
Karal Gardner

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 November 1962.