| Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School | |
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| Starring | Gerald Campion Anthony Valentine Michael Crawford John Woodnutt Jeremy Bulloch Melvyn Hayes Kenneth Cope Roger Delgado |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (43 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Joy Harington Shaun Sutton Pharic Maclaren David Goddard Clive Parkhurst |
| Production locations | Esher Station, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 19 February 1952 – 22 July 1961 |
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Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School is a BBC Television show broadcast from 1952 to 1961.[1] It was based on the Greyfriars School stories, written by author Charles Hamilton under the pen name Frank Richards. Hamilton wrote all of the scripts for the television show.
Bunter was portrayed by actor Gerald Campion,[2] who was aged 29 when he was cast in the role in 1952, hence was playing a schoolboy only half his age. A number of genuine child actors were featured in the other schoolboy roles in the show, some of whom would gain notice in their subsequent adult careers, including Anthony Valentine, Michael Crawford, Jeremy Bulloch, Melvyn Hayes and Kenneth Cope. Only 9 of the show's 52 episodes are known to exist.