The Goon Show - Home Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Genres
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
231 (10 series), plus 18 shorts and overseas specials
Creator
Stars
Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine, Max Geldray and Ray Ellington
Writers
Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens and Eric Sykes
Producers
Dennis Main Wilson, Peter Eton, Pat Dixon, Charles Chilton, Roy Speer, Tom Ronald and John Browell
Company
The Goon Show, originally titled Crazy People, focused on the bizarre experiments of Prof Osric Pureheart, played by Michael Bentine working alongside Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe.
After two series, Bentine left the show. As a result, a new title character was created - Neddie Seagoon. Episodes tended to involve Neddie trying to achieve some kind of greatness, often with the help of the idiotic but happy Eccles and the young Bluebottle. However, always willing to stop them and make as much money as possible were the impoverished Hercules Grytpype-Thynne and his French assistant Count Jim Moriarty. Also featuring alongside were the disgraced and flatulent Major Dennis Bloodnok, and elderly couple Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister.
Catch-up
Additional details
Also known as
- The Goons
- Crazy People (Series 1 title)
Production
Studio
Soundtrack
The composer for the show was Angela Morley. Additional music was provided by the Ray Ellington quartet, and Max Geldray.
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to the series from the BBC. - The Goon Show Preservation Society - UK
The UK branch of the official society dedicated to the show. - The Goon Show Preservation Society - USA
The American version of the society. - The Goon Show Site
Another comprehensive website, including an archive of scripts from the show. - The Good Show Depository
Another passionate website about the show. Including the website's Goonography - The Goon Show Live
A live-on-stage recreation of The Goon Show which tours Australia. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Monday 28th May 1951 at 6:45pm on BBC Home Service
Next repeats
- Series 6, Episode 20: Tuesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 20: Tuesday at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 20: Tuesday at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 20: Wednesday at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 21: Tuesday 26th November at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 21: Tuesday 26th November at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 21: Tuesday 26th November at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 6, Episode 21: Wednesday 27th November at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Most recent repeats
- Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 6, Episode 19
- Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 6, Episode 19
- Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 6, Episode 19