This 30-minute weekly Tyne Tees production starred comedian Jack Haig as Wacky Jacky, the nitwit news gatherer at smalltown newspaper the Ambleford Gazette.
Straight-man Larry Parker was the editor, accompanied by a glove puppet rabbit called Theodore who worked as a proofreader and telephone operator.
The series was also devised and written by Larry Parker with additional scripts by Bob Hedley.
Episodes aired on Wednesday afternoons at 5.25 pm.
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Episodes aired on Wednesday afternoons at 5.25 pm.
