Spike appeared in lots of films during his career, some were better than others, although the same can be said about vegetables.

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The one that got away

Spike Milligan and the chocolate factory - apparently Roald Dahl wanted Spike to play the part of the candymaker, but was over ruled by the film makers and Gene Wilder was given the part.

I can imagine Spike in the film and think it's a shame that he never got the chance to show the world his talents in what would have been a major role. Dahl never liked the film which is the same for a number of Dahl purists.

What do you think? Are there any other parts you could have seen Spike take on? Dr Who perhaps? He would have been better than a certain Sylvester McCoy.

Spike as he may have looked in a remake of the film 'The Fly'

Dr. Doolittle?

Jumbo Jet

I saw a little elephant standing in my garden,
I said 'You don't belong in here', he said 'I beg you pardon?',
I said 'This place is England, what are you doing here?',
He said 'Ah, then I must be lost' and then 'Oh dear, oh dear'.

'I should be back in Africa, on Saranghetti's Plain',
'Pray, where is the nearest station where I can catch a train?'.
He caught the bus to Finchley and then to Mincing lane,
And over the Embankment, where he got lost, again.

The police they put him in a cell, but it was far too small,
So they tied him to a lampost and he slept against the wall.
But as the policemen lay sleeping by the twinkling light of dawn,
The lampost and the wall were there, but the elephant was gone!

So if you see an elephant, in a Jumbo Jet,
You can be sure that Africa's the place he's trying to get!

Spike Milligan

The Bed Sitting Room - brochure from the charity premier - sadly I missed out on buying this on ebay and the brochures found a new home in the States. *sigh

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