Whack-O!

• Professor James Edwards played by Jimmy Edwards • Mr Oliver Pettigrew played by Arthur Howard in 1956–60 and Julian Orchard in 1971 • Mr F.D. Price Whittaker played by Kenneth Cope • Mr S.A. Smallpiece played by Norman Bird • Lumley (a pupil) played by John Stirling • Mr R.P. Tench played by Peter Glaze • Mr Halliforth played by Edwin Apps in 1956–60 and Peter Greene in 1971 • Parker played by David Langford • Mr Forbes played by Keith Smith • Mr Proctor played by Brian Rawlinson • Mr Dinwiddie played by Gordon Phillot in 1956–60 and Harold Bennett in 1971 • Mr Cope-Willoughby played by Frank Raymond • Matron played by Barbra Archer, Liz Fraser and by Charlotte Mitchell • Taplow played by Gary Warren in 1971 • Potter played by Greg Smith in 1971 • Proctor played by John Clegg • Clodagh Rodgers appeared as herself during the colour series in 1972 • Max Bygraves appeared as himself in one episode in 1960 • Vera Lynn appeared in one episode in 1959 == Surviving episodes ==

Most of the show's episodes are missing, presumed lost. Six of the original black-and-white episodes are known to exist today. Only 6 episodes of the B/W version exist in the BBC TV archives, with 3 (out of the 6 remaining B&W episodes) having been rediscovered in December 2016. • Series 3 episode 5 (21 October 1958) • Series 5 episode 4 (1 December 1959) • Series 6 episode 4 (3 June 1960) • Series 7 episode 1 (22 November 1960) • Series 7 episode 5 (20 December 1960) ==Details of radio adaptation==

BBC Radio adapted the TV scripts into 45 thirty-minute shows, mostly with the original cast, of which 42 recordings survive. There were three series which originally ran on the BBC Light Programme from 23 May 1961 until 22 July 1963. They have been repeated on BBC Radio Extra since 2015 and the last airing was in 2023. • Audio Download and Streaming • [https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/whack_o/repeats/ Dates of Airings ==See also==