King Street Junior

King Street Junior is a radio comedy which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between March 1985 and November 1998. The show ran for ten series and the cast included Peter Davison, James Grout and Karl Howman. The series is written by Jim Eldridge.
Research for the show was done at Newtown Road School in Carlisle.
A continuation series aired in 2002 and was named "King Street Junior Revisited".
Episodes.
Series 1.
Broadcast in 1985
All episodes written by Jim Eldridge
Series 2.
Broadcast in 1987
Series 3.
Broadcast in 1988. Peter Davison's character is no longer in the show, having taken a position at another school; from here on is Karl Howman as Philip Sims.
Series 5.
Broadcast in 1990
Series 7.
Broadcast in 1992
Series 8.
Back after a few years in 1995
Series 10.
Broadcast in 1998
Broadcast History.
For most of its run, it was broadcast in Radio 4's lunchtime comedy slot at 12.27, with later series moving to a morning broadcast. Repeats have also been aired on BBC Radio 7 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Critical Reception.
The series was described as follows:
Multimedia.
The ten series of the show are published by Penguin and available to purchase at Audible.
Book.
Jim Eldridge, who created the show and wrote 87 episodes, also wrote a 2006 book, "King Street Junior – The Inside Story", describing the history of the show including the behind-the-scenes conflicts.