The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
I am sure that readers are familiar with The Goon Show , despite its being a radio show. There were several attempts to translate its humour to other media - TV in this case and a film called Down Among the Z Men spring to mind. There were a couple of TV series - I'm thinking of doing a series of posts on orphaned episodes, in which case A Show Called Fred will definitely appear. This isn't strictly speaking TV, but for the sake of this post I am going to stretch the definition of TV to anything you sit and watch, and this was originally a supporting short for the cinema. It's also something I know will appeal to people who like cult TV so I think it can be allowed. Mukkinese Battle-Horn also to my mind feels like a TV programme, but that may be because of its short length. It also feels like a TV show because one of my heroes, the comic legend Dick Emery, replaces Harry Secombe in The Goons line-up. The plot is a parody mystery taken from the files of Scotland Y...