Mary from the Dairy The sheet music was published in 1950. Miller sang the song playing the character ‘’Harry Hawkins’’ in the feature film "Hoots Mon!" released in 1940. Official Max Miller website : Mary from the Dairy Mary From the Dairy is a comic song made famous by British comedian Max Miller, The Cheeky Chappie, in the 1930s and 1940s. With words by Max Miller, Sam Kern & James Walsh and music by Sam Kern, it became Miller's signature tune, played by the orchestra when he walked on stage. It was a mildly risqué song about Max Miller falling for Mary from the
Hello Cheeky Whittington and his Magic Ballpoint" also receives seasonal re-runs as an item in the three hour special, "Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box - Part 2". With the exception of the two specials recorded on 6th April 1975, all of the radio broadcasts are known to exist (at least as off-air recordings). In 1976 an unsuccessful attempt was made to present "Hello Cheeky" on television, with the same writing and performing team. When BBC-TV turned the proposal down, the show aired instead on the ITV network. It was made by Yorkshire Television, with Len Lurcuck as producer, and ex-BBC comedy producer