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A theatrical English master got star billing - but the actor appeared in only two school plays.
When I passed the 11-plus I went to Kingston High School, or "Kingy 'igh" as it was known in my part of Hull. All faith was put in the exam and I would not have made any headway without it.
The school had a uniform. Dad thought the school outfitters was too pricey and mother thought the blazers didn't have much wear in them. My uncle bought me the maroon football shirt and my granddad gave me a maroon and white scarf. But the white stripes went the wrong way. It was a Hull Kingston Rovers scarf, not the proper school scarf.
If a younger boy was required to say something, the teachers knew I liked to get up on stage. I was asked to thank a school governor at the junior speech day. I could not see him properly because of the flowers, so I peeked round them, which got a good laugh. But my friend told me afterwards I was too cheeky...