Heroes of Comedy The Goons (Season 2, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Comedy

Heroes of Comedy

The Goons (Season 2, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Comedy

An affectionate look at the life and work of some of Britain's best-loved comedians. "The Goons", a tribute to the comic genius of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine.

Director

Tom Atkinson

Writers

John Fisher (written by) | Larry Stephens (additional material) | Eric Sykes (additional material)

Producer

John Fisher

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Edit Released

Updated May 7, 1997

Release date

May 7, 1997 (United Kingdom)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Spike Milligan Self (as Spike Milligan CBE) Self (as Spike Milligan CBE) See fewer	The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
Peter Sellers Self (archive footage) (as Peter Sellers CBE) Self (archive footage) (as Peter Sellers CBE) See fewer	Being There (1979)
Harry Secombe Self (as Sir Harry Secombe CBE) Self (as Sir Harry Secombe CBE) See fewer	Oliver! (1968)
Michael Bentine Self (archive footage) (as Michael Bentine CBE) Self (archive footage) (as Michael Bentine CBE) See fewer	The Sandwich Man (1966)
Michael Parkinson Self Self See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Terry Wogan Self Self See fewer	Screen One (1985)
King Charles III Self (as HRH The Prince of Wales) Self (as HRH The Prince of Wales) See fewer	Jackanory (1965)
Rory Bremner Self Self See fewer	Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993)
John Browell Self Self See fewer	The Last Goon Show of All (1972)
Janet Brown Self Self See fewer	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
John Cleese Self Self See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Ruxton Hayward Self Self See fewer	Heroes of Comedy (1992)
Denis Healey Self (as Lord Healey) Self (as Lord Healey) See fewer	Denis Healey: The Best Prime Minister Labour Never Had? (2015)
Eddie Izzard Self Self See fewer	Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Richard Lester Self Self See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Jonathan Miller Self Self See fewer	Cosi Fan Tutte (1986)
Denis Norden Self Self See fewer	Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
Michael Palin Self Self See fewer	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Pratchett Self Self See fewer	Good Omens (2019)
Eric Sykes Self Self See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Sidney James Actor (archive footage) (as Sid James) Actor (archive footage) (as Sid James) See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)