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Puss-In-Boots

Puss-In-Boots

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 1979
  • 1 episode

Christmas pantomime starring Arthur Askey, Kenneth Connor and Anita Harris. Stars Arthur Askey, Anita Harris, Billy Boyle, Julie Dawn Cole, Kenneth Connor and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy
Broadcast
1979
Channel
BBC Radio 2
Episodes
1
Stars
Arthur Askey, Anita Harris, Billy Boyle, Julie Dawn Cole, Kenneth Connor, Alfred Marks, Ian Wallace, Bob Todd and more
Writer
Chris Emmett
Producer
Martin Fisher
Company

Arthur Askey stars as Dame Flora and Anita Harris as the titular Puss-In-Boots.

When young Tom falls in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, he dreams of winning her heart. But Tom is poverty-stricken, and his lady love is Princess Rose Petal. Then a magic sunbeam transforms his cat into clever, cunning Puss in Boots... Can Puss help Tom defeat Baron Skinflint and his greedy ogre and win the princess' heart?

Dame Flora's songs include Here's A Little Worm.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Soundtrack
Lyrics by Chris Emmett, with music composed and conducted by Graham Ripley.

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 25th December 1979 at 1:33pm on BBC Radio 2
Episode length
57 minutes

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