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Six Characters in Search of an Answer

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Barry Cryer investigates the genesis and popular appeal of six key comic characters from radio and TV, each encapsulating the British response to the mood and developments of a decade.
3: Neddie Seagoon. Played by Harry Secombe ,
Neddie Seagoon was a central character in The
Goons and a foil to Bloodnok, Eccles, Bluebottle et al. Written by Mike Barfield. Producer Angela Sherwin

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Neddie Seagoon.
Played By:
Harry Secombe
Played By:
Neddie Seagoon
Written By:
Mike Barfield.
Producer:
Angela Sherwin
Source: Radio Times

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