Genre Radio comedy Country United Kingdom Home station BBC Radio 4 | Running time 30 mins. Language(s) English | |
Starring Peter Davison (series 1—2)
Karl Howman (series 3—10)
James Grout | ||
King Street Junior is a radio comedy about a junior school broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between March 1985 and November 1998. For most of its run, it was broadcast in Radio 4's lunchtime comedy slot at 12.27, later series moving to a morning broadcast. A continuation of the series renamed King Street Junior Revisited started in 2002 and continued until 2005. The series is written by Jim Eldridge.
Contents
- RadioHaha Summary
- Book
- Cast
- Series 1
- Series 2
- Series 3
- Series 4
- Series 5
- Series 6
- Series 7
- Series 8
- Series 9
- Series 10
- King Street Junior Revisited Series 1
- King Street Junior Revisited Series 2
- King Street Junior Revisited Series 3
- King Street Junior Revisited Series 4
- References
The cast has included Peter Davison, James Grout and Karl Howman.
Research for the show was done at Newtown Road School in Carlisle.
All series have been repeated on BBC 7.
RadioHaha Summary
"An unassuming Radio 4 institution, this character sitcom-cum-light drama serial followed the working lives of a group of teachers at a small junior school in a multiracial area, and came from the pen of Jim Eldridge, himself a former teacher." 1
Source:Radiohaha, the online encyclopaedia of contemporary British radio comedy
Book
Jim Eldridge, who created the show and wrote 87 episodes, also wrote a 2006 book, King Street Junior – The Inside Story, describing the history of the show including the behind-the-scenes conflicts.
Cast
Series 1
Broadcast in 1985 The cast included Peter Davison as Eric Brown. James Grout as headmaster Mr. Beeston.
All episodes written by Jim Eldridge
Series 2
Broadcast in 1987
Series 3
Broadcast in 1988. Peter Davison's character is no longer in the show, having taken a position at another school; from here on is Karl Howman as Philip Sims.
Series 4
Series 5
Broadcast in 1990
Series 6
Series 7
Broadcast in 1992
Series 8
Back after a few years in 1995
Series 9
Series 10
Broadcast in 1998