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    Comedy TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Wackers, The

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    In his first creation since the death of writing partner Harry Driver, Vince Powell once again tried to draw humour from ethnic differences with The Wackers which told of the misadventures of a Liverpudlian family called the Clarksons – half of them Catholic, half of them Protestant – and just for good measure, half of them supported Liverpool FC and half Everton.

    They lived in the poor Dingle area with its streets of back-to-back houses, and the opening episode saw Dad (Ken Jones) return from two years ‘at sea’ (prison, in actual fact).

    Although the series was made by London company Thames TV, the writer was a Mancunian who lived in Liverpool for four years so had an understanding of the unique local brand of humour.

    Ken Jones and Sheila Fay – both native Liverpudlians and married to each other in real life too – were the husband and wife here, and their children were played by David Casey, the future children’s television presenter Keith Chegwin and a 28-year-old fast-rising actress (also Liverpool-born) Alison Steadman.

    The extended family included Billy’s incontinent mother, Maggie (Pearl Hackney) and Mary’s father, Joe (Joe Gladwin). Charlie (Bill Dean) was the family friend.

    The Wackers was not a success, though, and audiences soon grew tired of its incontinence jokes.

    Billy Clarkson 
    Ken Jones
    Mary Clarkson 

    Sheila Fay
    Bernadette Clarkson
    Alison Steadman
    Tony Clarkson

    David Casey
    Raymond Clarkson
    Keith Chegwin
    Maggie Clarkson

    Pearl Hackney
    Joe Farrell
    Joe Gladwin
    Charlie
    Bill Dean

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