TV Drama: Young Charlie Chaplin

 

Young Charlie Chaplin is an almost forgotten British television drama series from 1989. It followed the impoverished childhood of the famous silent movie comedian in London, England. This clip combines two scenes. In the first (pictured below) Charlie (played by Joe Geary) is entertaining his schoolfriends when the master enters the classroom. Boris the Bunsen burner tubing is then used in an unconventional manner much to the delight and amusement of the children watching. The second scene (above) is at a school for destitute children where Charlie is falsely accused of breaking a window. The punishment for vandalism is extreme.

Young Charlie Chaplin is available on a number of streaming services and also on DVD and Blu-ray.

Pictures and video credit: Thames Television

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