Mary from the Dairy 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 dairy and includes the lines "I don't do things by halves / I'll let you see my calves / and they're not the same shaped calves as Nellie Dean's." Sam
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