
King Street Junior
A BBC Radio 4 Comedy
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Narrated by:
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Peter Davison
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full cast
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By:
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Jim Eldridge
About this listen
All ten series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy drama set in a small junior school
‘The Sistine Chapel of radio drama’' - The Times
Running for ten series between 1985 and 1988 (with a sequel, King Street Junior Revisited, airing from 2002-2005), this hugely popular school-based sitcom was one of the BBC’s most successful radio programmes. Created by award-winning writer Jim Eldridge, it follows the headmaster and staff of an inner-city primary as they deal with unruly pupils, problem parents, school governors and OFSTED inspectors.
From Parents’ Evening to the PTA, and from supply teachers to staff room squabbles, every day brings fresh challenges for headmaster Mr Beeston. Among the problems facing him are a flu epidemic, a shortage of computers, a phantom prune thief and a mysterious graffiti artist – and there’s trouble in store when in comes to sex education, school trips and Sports Day.
Meanwhile, idealistic newcomers Mr Brown and Mr Sims learn some lessons about teaching, and their battle-scarred colleagues vie for promotion – or look forward to retirement. And as each new term rolls around at King Street Junior, they all prepare to shape the minds of a brand new generation...
Peter Davison stars as Eric Brown, Karl Howman as Philip Sims and James Grout as Mr Beeston, with guest stars including John Craven and Michaela Strachan as themselves.
Created by Jim Eldridge
Written by Jim Eldridge, Paul Copley, Richard Stoneman, Ivan Shakespeare, Dave Single and Martin Davies
Produced by John Fawcett Wilson
Violinist: Sarah Hallam
Pianist: Max Harris
Enjoyable
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Better Second time around
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Well judged humour against some thought provoking issues on occasion. Very well balanced on each episode and you begin to look forward hearing the voices of each character who I can see imagine in my minds eye.
Much loved series
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Loved, loved, loved this programme
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Excellent comedy
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Listened to this on and off ..
when it was first aired on radio 4 ..
many years ago ..
Just takes you .. in so many ways through a kaleidoscope of memories ..
Thank you all ..
Brilliance ..
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Fabulous
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I just keep coming back to King Street. Whether I'm happy or sad, a couple of episodes of this will always do the trick.
A joy to listen to
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Fantastic school based drama
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Great listen
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