Mr Majeika
television series
Mr Majeika is a series of children's books written by Humphrey Carpenter and published between 1984 and 2006. It was adapted into a children's television series produced by TVS for ITV, and aired between 1988 and 1990. It starred Stanley Baxter as Mr. Majeika. The stories have also been broadcast on radio.
The first volume, Mr Majeika, was published in 1984 and was followed by Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher, Mr Majeika and the Haunted Hotel and The TV Adventures of Mr Majeika.
Plot
The focus of these stories is Mr. Majeika, a teacher at St Barty's Primary School. He is a wizard, as is apparent when he flies into Class Three's boring lesson on a magic carpet, which he then turns into a bicycle, confounding the headmaster.
He entertains them with magical trickery which bring lessons to life, whether it is providing chips during dinner for all the children, or turning the nasty Hamish Bigmore into a frog for his insolence.
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