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The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March 1977.
Perpetually hard-up monarch Jim manages to slip off to the pub - and appear in public.
Historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards.
With:
Joan Sanderson
Julian Orchard
John Baddeley
Andrew Palmer
Ronald Baddiley
David Ryall.
After a successful pilot, Jim The Great ran for 2 series on BBC Radio 2 between 1976 - 1979.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1977.
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