Another comedy also has this name.
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1956 - 1972
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 60 (8 series), plus 3 short specials
- Starring
- Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard, Kenneth Cope, John Garside, Arthur Bush, Tony Sympson, Norman Bird, Victor Baring and others
- Writers
- Frank Muir, Denis Norden and Robert Gray
- Directors
- Douglas Moodie, Eric Fawcett and Douglas Argent
- Producers
- Douglas Moodie, Eric Fawcett and Douglas Argent
Chiselbury School could hardly be described as a centre of academia; Headmaster Edwards finds that taking in qualified pupils is not as profitable as milking the sons of the wealthy. His assistant, Mr Pettigrew, is more honourable but too naive to see through the Head's many schemes.
- Production company
- Also known as
- Whacko! (Other official name)
- Wack-o! (Other official name)
- Picture
- Black and white / Colour
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 4th October 1956 on BBC One at 7:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Saturday 26th February 1972 on BBC One at 5:05pm