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Whacko!

  • TV Series
  • 1956–1972
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Jimmy Edwards in Whacko! (1956)
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The great Jimmy Edwards stars as Professor James Edwards, M.A., a drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannizes over staff and boys alike at Chiselbury public school.The great Jimmy Edwards stars as Professor James Edwards, M.A., a drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannizes over staff and boys alike at Chiselbury public school.The great Jimmy Edwards stars as Professor James Edwards, M.A., a drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannizes over staff and boys alike at Chiselbury public school.

  • Stars
    • Jimmy Edwards
    • Arthur Howard
    • Edwin Apps
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    43
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    • Stars
      • Jimmy Edwards
      • Arthur Howard
      • Edwin Apps
    • 4User reviews
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    Jimmy Edwards
    • Professor Jimmy Edwards
    • 1956–1972
    Arthur Howard
    • Oliver Pettigrew
    • 1956–1960
    Edwin Apps
    Edwin Apps
    • Mr. L.J. Halliforth…
    • 1958–1960
    John Stirling
    • Lumley
    • 1957–1958
    Frank Raymond
    • Mr. Cope-Willoughby
    • 1959–1960
    Gordon Phillott
    • Mr. Dinwiddie
    • 1959–1960
    Harold Bennett
    Harold Bennett
    • Mr. Dinwiddie
    • 1971–1972
    Julian Orchard
    Julian Orchard
    • Oliver Pettigrew
    • 1971–1972
    Peter Greene
    • Mr. Halliforth
    • 1971–1972
    Greg Smith
    • Potter
    • 1971–1972
    Jimmy Ray
    • Crombie
    • 1959
    John Hall
    • Taplow
    • 1957–1960
    Philip Howard
    • L.J. Sneath…
    • 1957–1960
    Liz Fraser
    Liz Fraser
    • Matron
    • 1957
    Andrew Jack
    Andrew Jack
    • Schoolboy
    • 1957
    Gary Warren
    • Taplow
    • 1971–1972
    Brian Rawlinson
    Brian Rawlinson
    • Mr. Proctor
    • 1959–1960
    John Scott
    • G. Hackworth-Webb
    • 1957
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    • Trivia
      The vast majority of the episodes produced of this series are no longer extant and are presumed lost. Only 3 or 4 episodes are known to exist from it's first 7 seasons, though the final eighth season survives intact.
    • Connections
      Featured in Children's TV on Trial: Inventing Children's Television: The 50s (2007)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 4, 1956 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Whack-O!
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.78 : 1

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