Whack-O!

The story

Whack-O! was a British sitcom TV series starring Jimmy Edwards, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and broadcast from 1956 to 1960 and 1971 to 1972.

The series ran on the BBC from 1956 to 1960 and from 1971 to 1972. Edwards took the part of Professor James Edwards, M.A., the drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannised staff and children at Chiselbury public school. The Edwards character bore more than a passing resemblance to Sergeant Bilko as he tried to swindle the children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1956 · 6 episodes Season details＋

Oct. 2, 1956

10 Episodes airing from 10/04/1956 to 12/13/1956

Season 2 Season 2 1957 · 10 episodes Season details＋

Oct. 1, 1957

10 Episodes from 10/01/1957 to 12/03/1957

Season 3 Season 3 1958 · 7 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 23, 1958

7 Episodes from 09/23/1958 to 11/04/1958

Season 4 Season 4 1959 · 6 episodes Season details＋

May 12, 1959

6 Episoders from 05/12/1959 to 06/16/1959

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Season 5 Season 5 1959 · 6 episodes Season details＋

Nov. 10, 1959

6 Episodes from 11/10/1959 to 12/15/1959

Season 6 Season 6 0 episodes Season details＋

6 Episodes from 05/13/1960 to 06/17/1960

Season 7 Season 7 0 episodes Season details＋

6 Episodes from 11/22/1960 to 12/27/1960

Season 8 Season 8 0 episodes Season details＋

13 Episodes from 11/27/1971 to 02/26/1972

Cast

J Jimmy EdwardsProfessor Jimmy Edwards E Edwin AppsMr. L.J Halliforth H Harold BennettMr. Dinwiddie A Austin TrevorBrigadier Taplow S Sam KyddGinger Perkins E Eric DodsonSchool Inspector G George WoodbridgeFarmer M Margot GrahameThe Marchioness A Arthur HowardOliver Pettigrew J Julian OrchardOliver Pettigrew P Peter GreeneMr. Halliforth L Liz FraserMatron

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T Tony SympsonR.D Spelthorne B Barbara ArcherMatron M Mary HignettMrs. Mortlake K Kenneth CopeF.D Price-Whittaker D David JanssenBoy in hobby class R Richard WarnerQuiz-master D Dorothy FrereHeadmistress