Goon Again-50th Anniversary Goon Show

1st Broadcast 29th May 2001

Producer & Director

Dirk Maggs

Produced By

Synopsis

New production of excerpts from two Third Series Goon Shows

Cast

Character	Actor
Spike Milligan	Jon Glover
Ray Ellington	Lance Ellington
Harry Secombe	Andy Secombe
Opera Singer	Lizzie Glassborow
Peter Sellers	Jeffrey Holland
Announcer	Christopher Timothy
Harmonica Player	Harry Pitch

Production Crew

Edited by

Paul Minett

Brian Leveson

Dirk Maggs

Recorded at

The Playhouse Theatre in London England

Recorded on

23rd March 2001

Music composed & Arranged

John Wilson Orchestra; arrangements by Angela Morley

Comment by Dirk Maggs

Radio 2 had a Goons 50th Anniversary Night on 29th May 2001. I have two contributions - a documentary I made for the 40th Anniversary in 1991, "At Last The Go On Show" and a really fun gig, a New Goon Show.

We recorded in March 2001, "Goon Again", starring Andrew Secombe as his dad (!), with Jon Glover and Jeffrey Holland in Spike & Peter's voices and Christopher Timothy as his dad,

Andrew Timothy (original Goon Show announcer). If you like the Goons, don't miss it, it's previously unheard script material done as authentically as we could get it, including 20 piece big band.

The show was supposed to run 30 minutes. But got so many laughs it's going out in a one hour slot! Spike Milligan really loved it although'he was too ill to attend.

A career highlight for me. The 50th Anniversary Goon Show which I was privileged to produce and direct with Celador Productions. It took 10 years and a lot of persuading Spike Milligan

to let me loose on his precious ‘baby’, the show that launched both his, Peter Sellers’ and Harry Secombe's careers, and which so inspired Monty Python.

We took a 'long lost' script and hired a 22-piece band and The Playhouse Theatre in London England, and if I ever have a ‘Groundhog Day’ I’d like it to be March 23rd 2001 please.

Running Time

60 Minutes 1 Episode

Cast Pictures

Goon Again cast - including L to R Jon Glover, Lance Ellington, Andy Secombe, Dirk Maggs, Lizzie Glassborow, Jeffrey Holland, Christopher Timothy, Harry Pitch and John Wilson