The Sad Day Jimmy Clitheroe Died, His Death Was an Accident

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Take a nostalgic journey back in time to celebrate the life and career of comedy legend Jimmy Clitheroe in this richly detailed retrospective video. Through a treasure trove of rare archival footage, audio clips, and interviews, immerse yourself in the world of this diminutive giant of British entertainment.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Early Life and Rise to Fame
02:32 - The Height of His Career
04:11 - Personal Life and Struggles
05:38 - The Day of the Tragedy
07:27 - Legacy and Impact
07:52 - Outro
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Follow Clitheroe's trajectory from humble beginnings performing in local theater to becoming one of the most recognizable and beloved radio personalities during the heyday of BBC programming. Learn how he crafted the mischievous schoolboy character "The Clitheroe Kid," delighting families across Britain every week for over 15 years on the airwaves. Trace his expanding fame as he brought his talents to television, films, and variety shows beside other major stars of the day.
Delve into Clitheroe's private side beyond the microphone through insider accounts from friends and colleagues. Discover the close relationship he shared with his supportive family throughout his life which kept him grounded. Get a glimpse into his little-known struggles with health issues related to his small stature and bouts of loneliness and depression which few saw publicly.
Revisit Clitheroe's shocking death at age 51 through archival news reports and examinations by experts highlighting the mysterious circumstances. Contemplate his lasting cultural impact and appreciate the sheer breadth of his talents which mesmerized the nation. Watch uproarious classic scenes that showcase his impeccable comedic timing and gift for physical humor.
Spanning over 50 years of British entertainment history, this video is an essential portrait of the brilliant Jimmy Clitheroe - a performer who transcended his size to become a giant of comedy and a national treasure in his time.
The Sad Day Jimmy Clitheroe Died, His Death Was an Accident

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@angelsone-five7912 9 месяцев назад

Listening to the Clitheroe Kid on the wireless of a sunday afternoon was a welcome time during an otherwise dull day. Things were very different back then and sunday was a day of peace and leisure. I miss all of that.

@BradBrassman 9 месяцев назад

Aye, him and two-way-family favourites in the morning followed by Sunday dinner, and Fluff Freeman doing the chart rundown in the evenings and then Sing Something Simple, bath and bed ready for school in the morning.

@angelsone-five7912 9 месяцев назад

@@BradBrassman Ha, that sounds just like my old sunday routine.

@mossygreen2790 9 месяцев назад

@@BradBrassman ditto that! Sunday was a family day, quite often we went to Sunday school, unless our aunts, uncles & cousins came over to spend the day with us, or vice versa. The radio would always be on, hence, 2 way "Family Favourites", "The Clitheroe Kid" was our staple! Then, of course a full roast dinner! Us kids would never miss the Top 40 countdown, with "Fluff". Music was a huge thing in our life, not to be missed, probably equivalent of today's social media? Then, when "Sing Some Simple" came on, it was the "signal", to start the rota of baths & hair washes for all & then get into dressing gowns etc, so we were ready for bed after watching something on the TV. We had to bring all our shoes downstairs for my dad to polish, until they were gleaming, doing it the proper, old fashioned way! Hearing the Cliff Adams Singers theme tune, always gave me a feeling of disappointment, as the fun times of the weekend were ending & Monday morning was rolling round again & we had to go back to school, though I liked it in many ways! That often seems not so long ago, but in other ways, it seems a lifetime ago? It was such a slower, gentler time, back then. I appreciate being born a "boomer," = a great time to grow up, regardless of the problems we had back then, = 3 day week; oil shortage, winter of discontent, strikes everywhere, etc. We had such freedoms & were allowed to keep our innocence, for so much longer & that was wonderful to experience. 😊

@davesandall4530 9 месяцев назад

Same , thankfully 200+ of his radio shows can be found on here

@windsorSJ 9 месяцев назад

@@BradBrassman and don't forget David Kossoff's bible stories while eating sandwiches for tea because we had a big roast and apple pie and custard for pudding.

@pennyjaquet8433 9 месяцев назад

The Clitheroe Kid was required listening in our household, along with the Navy Lark, Men from the Ministry etc,and I consider myself priviliged to have been able to listen to the growth of pure British humour. These programmes still entertain, make me laugh and feel good even after so many years. I despair of the 'comedians' of today,

@philb1649 8 месяцев назад

Life was so much simpler then and the radio was a hub much more than the television for us. Do everything on my phone now. Think I'll listen to the Clitheroe Kid now and hope I'm not disappointed!

@AlanBoddy-fl2qp 8 месяцев назад

What about H Hancock's Half hour. Dick Barton Paul Temple

@carolinethompson6592 8 месяцев назад

The fact that you use the word 'despair' to describe comedians today. They entertain people of today like comedians did in ancient times. They progressed to be relevant. So maybe your despair is due to being old hahahaha, it's comedy for goodness sake, unless you're a boomer, then everything that's "not how it was in my day" is wrong. Living in the today's society is not going to do you any favors,but you can moan about it quite easily. That's despair 😂😂😂😂

@kathleensmith644 8 месяцев назад

There is no comedy today.

@JohnDavies-cn3ro 8 месяцев назад

There was an innocence back then which has gone - the humour was simple and straightforward, drawn very much from a life we shared and recognised. And being wireless, it had an element TV doesn't have - imagination, to picture for yourself what was going on. @@carolinethompson6592

@avuncular300 9 месяцев назад

What a pity that the tribute did not include some moments of Jimmy's speaking voice. That would have been such a joy for all of us remembering his many radio shows.

@felixfedre518 9 месяцев назад

Yes his radio shows ran on for years after his death. The video doesn't show his comic genius. I remember his show on TV in the sixties, my parents would roar with laughter at his antics.

@paulnicoll2580 9 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@rw8733 9 месяцев назад

Interesting information, but hearing the clips would've been nice.

@fredaredfern6670 8 месяцев назад

Loved Jimmy Clithero my parents had him on the radio every Sunday he was hilarious bless him xx

@aprilapril2 8 месяцев назад

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@robharding5345 9 месяцев назад

This guy was on my dads wireless every Sunday , without fail, along with sing something simple, both shows were a staple Sunday treat for many families like mine..

@Fii38 9 месяцев назад

We would be at Nanas, just settled after a roast dinner and rice pudding. You could hear the clock ticking and we had to be quiet cause Grandad was dozing off. Then Clitheroe kid comes on and it's all laughter. It was wonderful.

@ianleshall4985 9 месяцев назад

Every Sunday @ 2 oclok we settled down to listen to Jimmy, he gave me my lifelong love of comedy. Sleep well young man. Eee, dont some mothers ave em.

@robertbills4290 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely loved jimmy clitheroe as a youth and now I'm in my 60s a magical entertainer and a wonderful Radio show

@FactsVerseUK 9 месяцев назад

We're glad to know that you're a fan of Jimmy. Thank you so much for sharing your life story. What other types of video would you like to see?

@indianatone218 9 месяцев назад

Jimmy certainly cheered my childhood up ,i remember listening to his show on radio , happy days with the likes of Norman wisdom , up pompei etc while my mum and dad believed i was asleep in bed on an evening id be listening on my trusty radio and earphones , kids today miss out on so much not having ths childhood we had in the 60s .

@Joanna-il2ur 9 месяцев назад

I used to work for the Cancer Research Campaign and I met him there once. He was very charming. All the ladies liked him.

@PatrickMcAsey 9 месяцев назад

Not really. You can bet that in 60 years' time somebody will say that 'kids missed out so much not being around in the 2020s'. Every age looks back at a previous age as being something golden - always has been and always will be.

@PatrickMcAsey 9 месяцев назад

It's strange, but when I was a child in the 1960s people said how we missed on so much by not having been a child in the 1920s and 1930s, listening to the radio on crystal sets. Every generation thinks that the best times of all were when they were young, and that the children of today are missing out on so much. They're all wrong, of course.

@dwiggi3rd504 9 месяцев назад

I loved...'Round the Horn'. (''where's me shirt'' ...etc)

@Joanna-il2ur 9 месяцев назад

@@dwiggi3rd504 wasn’t Where’s me shirt? from the Ken Dodd show?

@stevenedwards2162 9 месяцев назад

Billy Cotten ( wakkey wake ) and Jimmy Clitheroe on Sundays the Sunday dinner cooking, happy childhood family times.

@rogueriderhood1862 9 месяцев назад

You missed out Two-way Family Favourites! 'What's the weather like in Cologne, Bill?[

@stevenedwards2162 9 месяцев назад

With a song in my ❤

@diogenesagogo 9 месяцев назад

@@rogueriderhood1862 Not to mention Edmundo Ross & His Orchestra. And The Navy Lark. And ... Halcyon days ...

@rogueriderhood1862 9 месяцев назад

@@diogenesagogo Beyond Our Ken, or Round The Horne if you're a bit younger!

@Krzyszczynski 9 месяцев назад

@@rogueriderhood1862Beyond Our Ken was the earlier show. Then a new writing team came on board (one of whom was Marty Feldman), and the material became slightly more risque and edgy - this was when the characters of Julian and Sandy were added. The show was renamed as well, but the cast remained largely unchanged.

@stem-gs5st 9 месяцев назад

RIP Jimmy. As they say, gone but never forgotten. 💔💔🥲🥲

@MemoryBook. 9 месяцев назад

Jimmy Clitheroe is the little legend with a big heart!

@welshpete12 9 месяцев назад

I remember in a interview on the radio . That he got so tired of being stopped so many times, by the Police . When driving his sports car . Not only did he always carry his license at all times . Something you do not have to do in Britain. But he's birth certificate too !

@normanby100 9 месяцев назад

There was an ITV show on Saturdays that I recall from the sixties. Then he died and, like Arthur Haynes, seemed to become almost forgotten overnight whereas some like Tony Hancock linger long.

@user-cp6hi1xh5d 9 месяцев назад

I'm 63 and still, remember is shows loved it RIP jimmy

@user-ws8xn1sw7c 9 месяцев назад

I remember listening to him on the wireless. A squeeky little voice and cheeky nature...happier days❤❤❤❤❤

@bigblue6917 9 месяцев назад

He was found unconscious at his home and died later in hospital in Blackpool. One of the costars of Jimmy's TV series, Danny Ross, would die of a heart attack in the same hospital less than three years later.

@humbledb4jesus 9 месяцев назад

old people...they seem to drop dead all the time...

@kennethaxe218 9 месяцев назад

Just one question ....'Where's mi shirt!!'

@snarkfinder2621 9 месяцев назад

@@kennethaxe218 That was Ken Dodd. And he's dead too.

@kennethaxe218 9 месяцев назад

@@snarkfinder2621 l thought I recalled Danny shouting 'weirs mi shirt!?' down the stairs to Molly Sugden...his catch phrase in the TV show?

@glennwatson1755 9 месяцев назад

@@kennethaxe218you are correct.

@dorothyaxford5293 9 месяцев назад

My favourite line of his radio show: Susan (his sister) “ Move over Jimmy. I want to see myself in the mirror!” Jimmy: “There’s bravery for you!”

@philwilliams2505 8 месяцев назад

Sunday was a day of quiet and smells of Sunday dinner cooking dad back from the pup smelling of beer Billy cotton band show "wakey wakehay" and the clithero kid and the depressing thought of school tomorrow..😂❤❤

@tonyknight9912 9 месяцев назад

Jimmy's interaction with Danny Ross who played Alfie Hall, his sister's boyfriend was brilliant. How Danny Ross mangled his words was just amazing !

@etiennedevignolles7538 8 месяцев назад

I named my teddy bear Alfie Hall, I loved his character as a kid.

@JeremyVaughanPostcards 9 месяцев назад

I grew up with Jimmy, he was a true rebel RIP

@memyself7413 9 месяцев назад

I well remember the "Clitheroe Kid" on the wireless. It was also a favourite of my nan. To this day, I still listen to audio tapes of his Sunday afternoon programmes of which, I have several, and I never get tired of listening to them. Ah.........those were the days.

@DannyBhoy88 9 месяцев назад

You have to be a certain age to appreciate his talent. He took weak scripts to a different level. RIP JIMMY.

@CountryLifeEngland 9 месяцев назад

When I was a small child, my family used to sit down for our Sunday lunch together. Dad would switch the radio on for two of our favourite shows, The Clitharo Kid followed by the Goon Show. It was the only time us kids actually sat down ‘quietly’ at the dinner table for more than a few seconds.

@felixfedre518 9 месяцев назад

@@CountryLifeEngland The picture it brings to mind sets a lovely scene. Great days.

@stevedevlin3739 9 месяцев назад

His radio shows are available everywhere and there are lots of them, comedy genius. His battles with horrible higginbottom (his pal Ozzies dad) are legendary. Alf Hall is his sister’s boyfriend and effectively Jimmy’s stooge! There’s some golden comedy moments with Peter Sinclair (his Scottish Grandad) too. Well worth a listen.

@Krzyszczynski 9 месяцев назад

Oh yes, Ossie's dad (played by Tony Melody): COOM 'ERE CLITHEROE! Always enjoyed the occasional baiting of his schoolmasters too (Hum-yah Pete and Whistling Willie).

@JT1358 8 месяцев назад

@@Krzyszczynski Had forgotten Hum-Yah Pete!😂

@francesspears8194 9 месяцев назад

i listen to jimmy every night love his fun talent his voice is so boyish a genius- he gets me to sleep the whole show & the artists get me off to sleep- & it seems im ready again the next night- something about his voice - such a sad loss - bless you jimmy

@johnfitzpatrick6544 9 месяцев назад

Jimmy's mother was hysterically possesive and refused to allow him to lead an independent adult life off stage. He wanted to marry a chorus girl from his stage show,but his mother scared the girl away. When playing in Blackpool for his regular summer season,they lived in a caravan and not in an hotel, which he could well afford. Jimmy died on the day of his mothers funeral, which I think is suggestive.

@bernardrandles8013 9 месяцев назад

He committed suicide, because he couldn't live without mummy

@dwiggi3rd504 9 месяцев назад

I have always thought he committed suicide after his mothers death. He died on the same day day which is far too coincidental. An overdose of sleeping pills was the usual form of taking one's life back then.

@aalexjohna 8 месяцев назад

He was a homosexual, with a small portion.

@DeanJuvenal 3 месяца назад

@@aalexjohna You’re out of time and out of touch.

@user-jy8mo5fi5q 8 месяцев назад

The small Lancashire town of Clitheroe is a lovely place during the summer nestling on the edge of the moors to one side is Accrington with the famous Pendle Hill lying between. Up until 1949 it had its own police force that consisted of 13 officers, one of the smallest forces in the country. It consisted of a Chief Constable a Sergeant and 11 constables.

@Tappit333 9 месяцев назад

I remember as a child sitting in front of the wireless listening to his show on a Sunday afternoon with a glass of milk and a slice of angel cake, it's funny when you remember the details whilst listening to wonderful talent.

@gaynorhawkins5483 8 месяцев назад

I performed with Jimmy at the Royal Court in Liverpool pantomime Tom Thumb. He was a truely amazing person, full of fun on and off stage. R.I.P.

@barriehutchinson9666 9 месяцев назад

Met Jimmy in 1962 it was in a pub in Sheffield The Barrel Inn on Broad Lane Now called Fagans he was appearing at the Lyceum

@snarkfinder2621 9 месяцев назад

I daresay that most British people under the age of 60 would not have a clue who Jimmy Clitheroe was.

@aalexjohna 8 месяцев назад

Unless they bummed him on Brighton Pier.

@spanishpeaches2930 8 месяцев назад

@@aalexjohna not sure what to make of that.

@Walesbornandbred 9 месяцев назад

I listened to him recently on BBC Radio 4 extra, he was a comic genius. His biograohy states he died of an overdose of sleeping pills and brandy, 5 days after his mothers death. Very sad.

@davidwaddington9414 9 месяцев назад

he died on the day of his mothers funeral, so probably committed suicide.

@harpersmythe658 9 месяцев назад

I was too young to listen to him on the radio, but I remember watching him in his tv series called Just Jimmy with Mollie Sugden.

@cafsixtieslover 9 месяцев назад

I used to love the Clitheroe Kid. So sad.

@jeffreybooth5129 9 месяцев назад

I still listen to Jimmy's radio shows on RU-vid remembering those Sundays many years ago,and i still laugh 😅.

@carnbyarst670 9 месяцев назад

Sadly, an overdose of sleeping pills with brandy five days after his mothers death can hardly be called an accident

@david-pb4bi 9 месяцев назад

I am seventy now, whenever I fondly reminisce about the good old days, only have to think about Jimmy Clitereroe, wow that soon wakes me up.

@marybarratt2649 9 месяцев назад

It would have been nice to hear footage of Jimmy instead of so much repetitive narrative.

@doug1570 7 месяцев назад

I used to go to piano lessons with my sister on Sunday afternoons. My sister always went first for a lesson and I used to sit in the kitchen, at the teachers house, and listen to the Cliteroe Kid.

@humbledb4jesus 9 месяцев назад

he looks both 50 and 15 at the same time...

@petejones879 9 месяцев назад

I used to watch these programs as a kid.. And the George Formby movies and Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley

@petejones879 9 месяцев назад

I see Derek Guyler in there . You should do a video on him Facts Verse

@missmerrily4830 8 месяцев назад

Thoughts of Jimmy and Sunday afternoon radio really came back while watching this. The Clitheroe Kid, Round the Horn, Educating Archie, and many others. But I really identified most with Jimmy who portrayed the antics of cheeky youngsters so well. So unsophisticated, but in those more innocent days, so much fun!

@alanhill769 4 месяца назад

Oh dear, do I fondly remember those days. The Clitheroe Kid, the Navy Lark and the Billy Cotton Band show. The weather outside did not matter I was not going out anyway.

@philglover2973 8 месяцев назад

Gone but not forgotten rest in peace Jimmy 😢😢😢

@FactsVerseUK 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your beautiful message for Jimmy. May he find peace 🙏

@aalexjohna 8 месяцев назад

Who?

@johnanthonyfingleton2954 8 месяцев назад

I am Irish, remember listening to.him on the BBC, Loved it.

@angelamary9493 9 месяцев назад

Loved watching this series ..Nice to see Old Mother Riley 😊

@heli-crewhgs5285 9 месяцев назад

I’ve always found the ‘Old Mother Riley’ character to be really creepy.

@VMM34 8 месяцев назад

I used to love old Mother Riley. When she spun her legs around I can't tell you how much I laughed 😂 I used to wait for that bit every time

@williamf4544 9 месяцев назад

I was young but i remember him - he was must watch tv at the time along with Harry Worth .Charlie Drake ,and Hilda Baker - All very very popular and talented and all just that little bit odd for one reason or another

@youtubeman5033 9 месяцев назад

Getting his autograph for my cousin, in bispham Blackpool, he was really nice and friendly,

@petejones879 9 месяцев назад

I'd almost forgotten about him

@routeman680 9 месяцев назад

The films with Arthur Lucan, Frank Randle and George Formby were made in the 1940s. The Clitheroe Kid radio series lasted from the 1950s to 1972. The TV shows were 1963-1968. On Sunday afternoons in the late 1960s there used to be an hour of excellent comedy on Radio 4 [corrected, Radio 2!}, two half-hour shows. They would be pairs of, e.g. The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, Round the Horne or Doddy's Daft Half Hour. This format lasted until the early 1970s. Clitheroe died in 1973.

@jeffreybooth5129 9 месяцев назад

I still enjoy listening to Jimmy's shows on RU-vid which take me back to those Sundays many years ago and I still laugh.

@geraldwalsh6489 9 месяцев назад

I think you mean Radio 2.....listening here in ireland it was definitely the Light Programme!!

@snarkfinder2621 9 месяцев назад

That was Sunday straight after two-way family favourites on the Light Programme which became Radio Two when Radio One was introduced.

@routeman680 9 месяцев назад

@@snarkfinder2621 Yes, you're right. It was Radio 2, ex the Light Programme.

@routeman680 9 месяцев назад

@@geraldwalsh6489 You're right. Memory lapse.

@angelapietras1235 7 дней назад

This brought back memories.Thank you.

@pamkerr6269 9 месяцев назад

As is usual with these stories this is narrated either by a robot, or by someone who couldn't take the time to learn the British pronunciation of Clitheroe and many other words. It really is annoying.

@Glamrockqueen 9 месяцев назад

Totally ruins it for me. They could have also got an English narrator surely?

@VMM34 8 месяцев назад

What are you two going on about. I'm a Lancastrian and I can't find fault. So he's got an American accent, so what

@JohnDavies-cn3ro 8 месяцев назад

I remember him with great affection - I was about ten at the time of his greatest wireless shows - taunting sister 'scraggy neck' and generally causing havoc. As always, the eyes of a clown are full of tears. Nice to see him, Derek Gyler and some other legends from back then again.

@maxb9315 9 месяцев назад

As a kid I saw him in a show in Blackpool (in a concert venue on a pier, if I recall rightly) many years ago. Ken Goodwin and Freddy and the Dreamers were on the bill too. It seems an age ago (the past is a foreign country) but I remember enjoying the performance, as did my parents.

@FactsVerseUK 9 месяцев назад

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

@paulrobinson8282 8 месяцев назад

Crumbs I must have been there that year do you remember a record shop just a short walk from the north pier going towards the hymn square my mom got Freddie's autograph there I just stood there looking at him it's one of those memories that has stayed with me all this time but I wasn't sure if it was real but you saying that it has come as a relief to know that it was real. Blackpool in those days was a magical place to visit for a kid I miss those days.

@maxb9315 8 месяцев назад

@@paulrobinson8282 I can't say remember the record shop, but, like you, as a kid I loved Blackpool.

@paulrobinson8282 8 месяцев назад

I remember Patrick Troughton was Dr who shows how long ago it was and i remember also the black dalek on the north pier ace memories.

@stewartsnape2936 9 месяцев назад

Remember seeing him on telly in just jimmy, he played school boy cus of his small young looks . Mollie Sugden played his mum, you may remember her as Mrs Slocombe in are you being served

@stevegibson9754 9 месяцев назад

I remember going to the Alhambra Pantomime in Bradford as a kid on Boxing Day with one of my presents which was a pair of Freddie Mills boxing gloves we stood at the stage door after the performance and out came jimmy and spotted me we finished up having a 3 minute sparring session on the pavement much to the amusement of the crowd he was pretending he was scared and i chased him up the road towards the Alexander hotel ….Happy memories.

@johnmcavoy8229 9 месяцев назад

Loved listening to jimmy on the radio and later in his own TV commaday

@pjmoseley243 9 месяцев назад

I had all but forgotten Jimmy Clitheroe, being so overcome by other events in my liife.

@arthurcarter5126 9 месяцев назад

Sunday evening listening par excellence mind you it went downhill when sing something simple came on

@petercooper2387 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Sing Something Simple; our parents loved it but oh, so dreary and it usually meant starting the homework that had to be in by Monday morning.

@neildelaney5199 9 месяцев назад

Christ that brings back memories, "Sing something simple" with the Mike Sam singers, It was always on when us kids had our Sunday bath, ready for school on Monday

@snarkfinder2621 9 месяцев назад

Semprini Serenades was much better.

@tishfox2858 9 месяцев назад

Oh this brings back fond memories for me,Sundays,2pm on radio,The Clitheroe kid,,,i listened every week as i was doing the family roast washing up to help mum.It took my mind off the chore i was doing!A most enjoyable distraction!

@FactsVerseUK 9 месяцев назад

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@tishfox2858 9 месяцев назад

@@FactsVerseUK On the radio theme,,i remember there was a show on Monday to Friday lunch time called ' Workers Playtime' I also remember ’The Archie Andrews Show'

@shirleyanneyoung955 9 месяцев назад

I loved Jimmy Clitheroe when I was a child. I remember watching him on tv with my parents.

@dwiggi3rd504 8 месяцев назад

On TV? Are you sure?......🤔 🤔

@shirleyanneyoung955 8 месяцев назад

@@dwiggi3rd504 Yes, quite sure, 100% sure. There are episodes on RU-vid as well as those playing in the background of this video.

@13thearl 9 месяцев назад

Saw him perform at the Bradford Alhambra. Wonderful comedian - and role model to young, mischievios boys!

@wendymudkins8208 8 месяцев назад

Goodness I remember Jimmy from my childhood good memories

@pamelagregson6449 9 месяцев назад

My father used to listen to Jimmy clithroe we all enjoyed his programmes then one week the radio blew up smoke bellowing from the back!!! Of the radio old valve I think. And we stopped listening. Recently a few programmes came up on you tube and they were very funny.

@padgepadgham3238 9 месяцев назад

51 was no age to die. He was a staple on the radio and despite his fame, was probably very lonely and as he aged, not really passing as a young boy any more.

@harleythebrit6386 9 месяцев назад

I got my first small transistor radio at the age of 8 in 1970 , and remember his show on Sundays

@johnharper8345 8 месяцев назад

I listened to the Clitheroe Kid every Sunday never missed and had some great laughs

@SunofYork 9 месяцев назад

So what was the coroner's verdict ? Where is the education content ?

@user-vp1eq9oy5z 9 месяцев назад

O how we miss him and the shows and actors that made them so real.sadly missed .

@moaningminnie7863 8 месяцев назад

Gosh I remember him as a child myself I’m now 70 plus old mother Riley. Good fun.

@glen1555 9 месяцев назад

Though he had such a long running radio series on the BBC, the tv show was on ABC, early Saturday evenings. Recognised a couple of scenes you showed - the one where he washed up but created far too many bubbles by using a whole bottle of detergent and getting all dressed up to go to watch Manchester United, but then took it off because a neighbour was taking him and he would be in the seats. Today that distinction is if you go in the hospitality and the ticket says no wearing of replica shirts

@timbradbury8177 8 месяцев назад

I used to have a number of tape recoded pieces of the radio Clitheroe Kid programmes. I might still have

@daveshads 9 месяцев назад

Lovely times when radio was king. Also recall Life with the Lyons and Rays a Laugh fondly. Then trying to listent to AFN to hear the latest records from the USA. Workers playtime alsso comes to mind. Also remeber Tony Melody from The Clitheroe Kid. He became a straight actor and was in loads of things including Bergerac

@sandradowling4605 8 месяцев назад

Clitheroe is about 20 minutes away from me, even now there is a jimmy clitheroe cafe on the market place. Very popular

@FactsVerseUK 8 месяцев назад

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@RobertOrgRobert 9 месяцев назад

4:52 pretty sure they borrowed this guy’s voice (Deryck Guyler) for the Churchill adverts !

@SpaceOdditiesLive 9 месяцев назад

Oh yes!

@GatesheadElvis 9 месяцев назад

I believe it Was Vic Reeves doing an impression (or at least inspired by).

@ericmilligan3 9 месяцев назад

“Oooo me leg” as Danny would say, loved that show.

@PatrickMcAsey 9 месяцев назад

Why didn't you play some of the radio programme'The Clitheroe Kid'? He was far better known for this than for any TV or film performance. And why didn't you let us listen or watch some his comedy in this video? Surely, the whole point of this is for your viewers, some of whom had probably never heard of Jimmy Clitheroe, to hear and watch at least a clip or two? This was on in the background while the voiceover was in the foreground. It should be the opposite.

@MrBanzoid 8 месяцев назад

I'm 72 now and I remember seeing him in Panto at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle when I wasba nipper.

@denniscain2983 9 месяцев назад

That great actor Derek Guyler was in the series A face made for radio Wiki him Fascinating acting life From Wallasey but you wouldn't know it

@charlesscott1512 8 месяцев назад

But in the radio version his grandfather was the Scot Peter Sinclair

@davidpeters6536 9 месяцев назад

I used to listen to the Clitheroe Kid and was very sad when he died.

@blackpoolbarmpot 8 месяцев назад

I used to listen to the "Clitheroe Kid" on the radio in the 1960's. I was young then, so I could connect with the school boy humour and the other characters in the show.... "Alfie Hall", his sister "Susan" (who Jimmy used to refer to as "Scraggy-neck"), his stereo-typical 'tight fisted and boozy' Scottish Grandfather, and the grumpy Taxi-Driver, "Mr. Higginbottom" who was the father of Jimmy's best school friend "Ozzie", and of course, not forgetting, "Pat" his 'Mum' in the show. I really used to feel I was part of that family. Now that I am in my 70's, I find I am getting just as confused as "Alfie Hall" used to in the show 🤣😆

@stewedfishproductions7959 9 месяцев назад

I answered another comment in a similar way, BUT because I'm actually MORE annoyed that the person doing the 'voiceover' (who sounds VERY American?) is NOT pronouncing the TOWN (placename) of CLITHEROE or Jimmy's chosen surname CORRECTLY, I feel I should point out the following. He keeps pronouncing it - 'ClithROW'... (DUH!), when I grew up listening to Jimmy on the radio and/or TV, it was ALWAYS - 'Clith ERR Row'. I loved watching the 'cheeky chappie' (often referred to as 'The Clitheroe Kid') getting 'one over' on the people he met and interacted with. Happy days and 😎

@Krzyszczynski 9 месяцев назад

Yes, and 'th' in his name is voiced (as in 'there'), not unvoiced (as in "three").

@wirralnomad 9 месяцев назад

At last, it a while for me to find a single comment about the pronunciation of Clitheroe, as well as the extra verbal syllable as in "er" the "th" that precedes it is a much harder sounding "th" than the softer sound this narrator is using.

@paulkent2840 9 месяцев назад

I remember all this very well, he was a regular feature of our entertainment, and as a kid made me laugh alot, at the time i had no idea he was a grown man, but enjoyed his radio and tv shows as i remember on a weekly basis on a Sunday afternoon. i remember him as a very funny guy to this day, however i expect if i watched him now it wouldnt be funny as time passes by our tastes change.

@roydavis5613 9 месяцев назад

His conversations with grandad, and grandad asking him if he has had a bowel movement !!!

@neiljmacpherson445 9 месяцев назад

I believe he is buried in the beautiful Carleton cemetery by Poulton le field along with other noted celebrators like Violet Carson.

@alanwood4968 8 месяцев назад

Loved him he was naturally funny sad day when he died but i wont forget him.

@166Soccerman 8 месяцев назад

Very sadly missed from my childhood.

@user-po2sp3dc4b 8 месяцев назад

Many years ago I saw Jimmy at Grand Theatre Blackpool . . In one skit he acted out a tantrum . And grabbed a stick and whisked a gold fish around it's bowl. I still laugh whenever I recall those happy hols .

@paulnicoll2580 9 месяцев назад

He drove a Bentley car or Rolls Royce (don’t know) car in and around Blackpool and used foot blocks tied to his feet to shift the gears around! He died on the day of his mother’s funeral…

@paulnicoll2580 9 месяцев назад

And he grew up in Blacko - but was born in Clitheroe?

@davidspendlove5900 9 месяцев назад

Fond memories.

@victorpaylor9102 8 месяцев назад

very entertaing and fun.

@Joanna-il2ur 9 месяцев назад

I saw him on stage at a holiday report when I was a little girl. I used to like his radio show. He must have been seventy at the time.

@rivermoon6190 9 месяцев назад

Well as he died at the age of 52 I hardly think he was 70 when you saw him!

@Joanna-il2ur 9 месяцев назад

@@rivermoon6190 He looked seventy. That’s how poor his health must have been. I would have been about eight so he was only in his early forties, but his health must have been very bad.

@paulhillman400 9 месяцев назад

@@Joanna-il2urHe aged badly, in the sixties when he was only in his forties, he looked at least twenty years older.

@johnmulligan912 9 месяцев назад

His show is on radio 4 extra. Which you can listen to if you have a DAB radio.

@DeltaRana4 9 месяцев назад

All that and no footage of him speaking.... if you can't get copyright clearance don't bother.

@yorkshirelad3524 8 месяцев назад

I listened to jimmy clitheroe every Sunday at my grans house on the wireless

@FactsVerseUK 8 месяцев назад

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@capt.bart.roberts4975 8 месяцев назад

You always knew when Sunday lunch was getting ready, The Clitheroe Kid would come on the then Light Programme, now Radio2.

@FactsVerseUK 8 месяцев назад

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@capt.bart.roberts4975 8 месяцев назад

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@etiennedevignolles7538 8 месяцев назад

I loved the radio show as a kid, and I named my teddy-bear Alfie Hall.

@FactsVerseUK 8 месяцев назад

Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing your life story. Made us miss Jimmy more 😥

@davidwalton8499 9 месяцев назад

Sunday was not Sunday without the Clitheroe Kid still remember it sixty years on also remember the television spin off which was also on Sundays always recall his sister Susan or Scrggy neck as he called her plus he dumb boyfriend Alfie.