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Camping proves fun for the children - but will the teachers survive the great outdoors? Stars Karl Howman. From March 1988.

The school holiday ... camping in the 'great outdoors'.

It's an exciting time for the children - but a test for the nerves of the staff.

Created and written by Jim Eldridge.

Ten series of this comedy about King Street Junior School ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.

Philip Sims …. Karl Howman
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Wayne …. Leon Hamilton
Patel …. Robert Lynma
Mandy …. Julie Newell
Sundar …. Daniel Perry
Alice …. Lindsay Pearce
Tony …. Alex Eston

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 May 202119:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Sep 200717:00
  • Wed 19 Sep 200706:30
  • Sat 29 Jan 201109:30
  • Sat 29 Jan 201119:30
  • Sun 30 Jan 201105:30
  • Tue 18 May 202108:30
  • Tue 18 May 202112:30
  • Tue 18 May 202119:30