The Phantom Raspberry Blower
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The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was a serial written by Spike Milligan that ran every week on The Two Ronnies sketch show in 1971 on BBC One. It featured a Jack The Ripper style madman stalking the streets of Victorian London, who killed his victims by blowing them a raspberry.
The title was preceded by the words "Chopper Films Presents", a parody of Hammer Films, and the writing of the serial was credited to "Spike Milligan and a gentleman".
The story originated in an episode of Six dates with Barker, broadcast on 15 January 1971, with Alan Curtis playing the role of The Phantom.
[edit] Trivia
- The voice providing the raspberry of the title was provided by David Jason
- The series also provided the name of the Tong of the Black Scorpion, used in the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng Chiang.
- 'The Gentleman' listed as the co-writer of this was Gerald Wiley A.K.A. Ronnie Barker
[edit] External links
- IMDb.com entry on The Phantom Raspberry Blower episode of Six dates with Barker
- BBC 2's I Love 1971 reference to David Jason providing the voice of The Phantom.
