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A Short Biography of The Goon Show

Collaboration Name:

The Goon Show

Early Name:

Crazy People

Other Names:

The Goons

Started:

1951

Ended:

1960




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Comedy Trio                          
No. of episodes:

238 plus 12 specials.                          
Spike Milligan - 1951-1960.
Harry Secombe - 1951-1960.
Peter Sellers - 1951-1960.
Michael Bentine - 1951-1953.

Narrated by:
Andrew Timothy
Denys Drower
Wallace Greenslade

Collaboration of other writers including Larry Stephens, Eric Sykes, Maurice Wiltshire and John Antrobus.

Cast and characters:

Harry Secombe's Characters:

Major: Neddie Seagoon.
Minor: Uncle Oscar, Private Bogg, Nugent Dirt, Izzy, Welshmen, Yorkshiremen.

Spike Milligan's Characters:

Major: Eccles, Minnie Bannister, Count Jim Moriarty.
Minor: Throat, Little Jim, Spriggs, Yakamoto, Cor blimey, Thingz, Hugh Jampton, Fu Manchu.

Peter Sellers' Characters:

Major: Major Bloodnok, Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, Bluebottle, Henry Crun.
Minor: Cynthia, Willium "Mate" Cobblers, Mr Lalkaka, Eidelberger, Flowerdew, Cyril, Fred Nurke, Gladys, Lew/Ernie Cash, Churchill, Hearn.

Michael Bentine's Characters:

Prof. Osric Pureheart.
                          
                          
Created by Spike Milligan in 1951.
The first series, broadcast between May and September 1951, was titled Crazy People; and subsequent series had the title The Goon Show.