The Pickerskill Reports
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009 - 2013
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Black comedy series starring Ian McDiarmid as Dr Pickerskill, a retired English master looking back at the lives of his most entertaining pupils. Stars Ian McDiarmid, Richard Johnson, Philip Madoc and Michael Sarne.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Kaws And Effect
Francis Kaws great engineering talents aren't being harnessed in school, and so he is encouraged by Dr Pickerskill to adapt an old tractor to run on Haunchurst's defunct railway line.
Further details
Dr Pickerskill encourages Francis Kaws, whose great engineering talents are being wasted on clever and inventive school pranks, putting him in danger of being expelled. Pickerskill harnesses the boy's gifts and encourages him to adapt an old tractor to run on Haunchurst's defunct narrow-gauge railway line.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th September 2009
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ian McDiarmid | Dr Henry Pickerskill |
| Richard Johnson | The Colonel |
| Louis Williams | Francis Kaws |
| Michael Feast (as Mike Feast) | Mike Poulson Jabby |
| Tony Gardner | Jack Rousseau |
| Michael Sarne (as Mike Sarne) | Stanislaw |
| Michael Sarne | Actor |
| Andrew McGibbon | Writer |
| Andrew McGibbon | Director |
| Nick Romero | Producer |
| Andrew McGibbon | Producer |
| Jonathan Ruffle | Executive Producer |