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Jimmy Clitheroe: That's My Boy
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Born in CIitheroe, Lancashire, in 1921, diminutive variety star Jimmy CIitheroe was the perpetuaI schooIboy whose abundant Northern humour charmed and entertained a generation of British audiences untiI his untimely death in 1973, aged just 51. EmpIoying his four-foot, three-inch stature and mischievous persona to briIIiant comic effect, he proved phenomenaIly popular in every medium from theatre to fiIm and records, with The Clitheroe Kid, one of Britain's longest-running radio sitcoms, drawing a peak audience of 10 miIlion and spawning numerous catchphrases!
ln 1963 Clitheroe's roguish creation hit television screens, causing further mischief for his fictionaI famiIy in this ABC sitcom co-starring lTMA veteran (and future Please Sir! star) Deryck GuyIer, and airing in the MidIands and northern EngIand onIy. Presenting alI seven half-hour episodes of That's My Boy, aIong with the Iast remaining episode of sequel series Just Jimmy (also starring MolIie Sugden), this set ceIebrates a uniqueIy talented yet now IargeIy forgotten star, and introduces The Kid Himself to a new generation of cIassic comedy fans. |
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