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	* "It's Hell in there!" - typically about somewhere hot, crowded etc. or his own quarters and/or latrine.		* "It's Hell in there!" - typically about somewhere hot, crowded etc. or his own quarters and/or latrine.
	* "I say, you're cutting it rather fine, aren't you?" - after another character has uttered seemingly contradictory statements.		* "I say, you're cutting it rather fine, aren't you?" - after another character has uttered seemingly contradictory statements.
	* "I don't know who you are sir, or where you come from, but you've done me a power of good." - often shortened to "you've (or "that's") done me a power of good". In "The Gold Plate Robbery" the catchphrase was set to music.		* "I don't know who you are sir, or where you come from, but you've done me a power of good." - often shortened to "you've (or "that's") done me a power of good". In "The Gold Plate Robbery" the catchphrase was set to music. The audience were delighted when this phrase was first used as it is the punchline to a decidedly unbroadcastable joke.

	==Other characters==		==Other characters==

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	'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[w:fictional character\|fictional character]] from the 1950s [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].		'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[w:fictional character\|fictional character]] from the 1950s [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].

	==~~Basis of character~~==		==Character==
	Bloodnok's army career is notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claimed it was [[w:~~carniva~~\|l]] night.		Bloodnok's army career is notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claimed it was [[w:carnival\|carnival]] night.

	He is repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "[[Drums Along the Mersey]]" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another example is featured in "[[The Histories of Pliny the Elder]]", when he says: "You know that saying 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well, I put an end to all that rubbish!" Also, in "[[The Jet-Propelled Guided Naafi\|The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI]]", when Moriarty arrives at his tent to bribe him into blowing up said [[w:Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes\|NAAFI]], he catches Bloodnok saying, supposedly to a woman he was romancing, "Good night darling, I'll see you later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "[[The Tale of Men's Shirts]]", he appears obsessed with women, answering a request for a favour with "What's her name?"		He is repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "[[Drums Along the Mersey]]" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another example is featured in "[[The Histories of Pliny the Elder]]", when he says: "You know that saying 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well, I put an end to all that rubbish!" Also, in "[[The Jet-Propelled Guided Naafi\|The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI]]", when Moriarty arrives at his tent to bribe him into blowing up said [[w:Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes\|NAAFI]], he catches Bloodnok saying, supposedly to a woman he was romancing, "Good night darling, I'll see you later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "[[The Tale of Men's Shirts]]", he appears obsessed with women, answering a request for a favour with "What's her name?"

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	\| title = [[Major]]		\| title = [[w:Major\|Major]]
	\| occupation = British Army		\| occupation = British Army
	\| nationality = British		\| nationality = British
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	'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[fictional character]] from the 1950s [[BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].		'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[w:fictional character\|fictional character]] from the 1950s [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].

	==Basis of character==		==Basis of character==
	Bloodnok's army career is notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claimed it was [[~~carnival~~]] night.		Bloodnok's army career is notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claimed it was [[w:carniva\|l]] night.

	He is repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "Drums Along the Mersey" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another example is featured in "The Histories of Pliny the Elder", when he says: "You know that saying 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well, I put an end to all that rubbish!" Also, in "The Jet-Propelled Guided ~~[[Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes~~\|NAAFI]]", when Moriarty arrives at his tent to bribe him into blowing up said NAAFI, he catches Bloodnok saying supposedly to a woman he was romancing, "Good night darling, I'll see you later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "~~Tales~~ of Men's Shirts", he appears obsessed with women, answering a request for a favour with "What's her name?"		He is repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "[[Drums Along the Mersey]]" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another example is featured in "[[The Histories of Pliny the Elder]]", when he says: "You know that saying 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well, I put an end to all that rubbish!" Also, in "[[The Jet-Propelled Guided Naafi\|The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI]]", when Moriarty arrives at his tent to bribe him into blowing up said [[w:Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes\|NAAFI]], he catches Bloodnok saying, supposedly to a woman he was romancing, "Good night darling, I'll see you later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "[[The Tale of Men's Shirts]]", he appears obsessed with women, answering a request for a favour with "What's her name?"

	Bloodnok was based on the memories of [[Spike Milligan]] who remembered an old Colonel who used to come to their shows in Italy. The Bill Hall Trio (which Spike was a member of at the time) got friendly with him and also found he was notorious at missing his wallet every time he had to pay for a round of drinks and used to make up probably exaggerated stories of his military experiences. Spike has stated in his memoirs that one night they put the Colonel in the wings, and whenever it got quiet, the Colonel shouted "These boys were at [[Battle of Monte Cassino\|Cassino]] you know!" This probably got the biggest laugh of the night so Spike brought the Colonel to the Stage to take the applause. Spike was in contact with him up until the Colonel died.		Bloodnok was based on the memories of [[Spike Milligan]] who remembered an old Colonel who used to come to their shows in Italy. The [[w:The Bill Hall Trio\|Bill Hall Trio]] (which Spike was a member of at the time) got friendly with him and also found he was notorious at missing his wallet every time he had to pay for a round of drinks and used to make up probably exaggerated stories of his military experiences. Spike has stated in his memoirs that one night they put the Colonel in the wings, and whenever it got quiet, the Colonel shouted "These boys were at [[w:Battle of Monte Cassino\|Cassino]] you know!" This probably got the biggest laugh of the night so Spike brought the Colonel to the Stage to take the applause. Spike was in contact with him up until the Colonel died.

	==Regiments==		==Regiments==
	He introduces himself in "Napoleon's Piano" as "Major Denis Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting [[Fusiliers]], [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]], MT, MT and MT" (Seagoon asks what the MTs are for, to which Bloodnok responds "I get tuppence on each of them"). Also said to be a former member of the 3rd Mounted [[Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes\|NAAFI]], and the 3rd Regular Army Deserters. In "[[The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)]]", Major Bloodnok is [[officer commanding]] of the 56th Heavy Underwater Artillery (the real 56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery was Milligan's regiment during WW2). ''The Affair of the Lone Banana'' sees Bloodnok as "Major Bloodnok, late of [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]'s Third Regular Husbands". In "The Mummified Priest", when Seagoon explains that he has come to Egypt to look for the tomb of a priest belonging to the third or fourth dynasties, Bloodnok replies, "Fourth Dynasties? My old regiment!" He has also claimed to have been a member of the 3rd Heavy Nudists ("Oh, what a cap badge they had!").<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s08e05_the_treasure_in_the_tower\|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Treasure in the Tower (Series 8, Episode 5) \|website=thegoonshow.net\|accessdate=2011-12-27}}</ref> It is possible that he was at one time a member of a cavalry regiment: Roper's Light Horse are mentioned in more than one episode. In "The Last ~~of the~~ Smoking ~~Seagoons~~", Major Bloodnok hides Ned of Wales in the Bloodnok Patriotic Military Museum; in doing so, he hears the cash register's ring, and reminisces: "Oh, that tune how it haunts me; it's my regimental march for the Third Mounted Cash Registers, you know". In "[[The Fear of Wages]]", Seagoon is the commander of the Third Armoured [[Portable toilet\|Thunderboxes]] ("who vanished in Burma ten years ago"), while Bloodnok is an officer in the regiment. In "Dishonoured",~~<ref>{{cite web\|title=Dishonoured\|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s05e12_dishonoured\|website=thegoonshow.net}}</ref>~~ Bloodnok recruits Seagoon and Eccles into the 3rd Bombay Irish to fight the Red Bladder.		He introduces himself in "[[Napoleon's Piano]]" as "Major Denis Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting [[w:Fusiliers\|Fusiliers]], [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]], MT, MT and MT" (Seagoon asks what the MTs are for, to which Bloodnok responds "I get tuppence on each of them"). Also said to be a former member of the 3rd Mounted [[w:Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes\|NAAFI]], and the 3rd Regular Army Deserters. In "[[The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)]]", Major Bloodnok is [[w:officer commanding\|officer commanding]] of the 56th Heavy Underwater Artillery (the real 56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery was Milligan's regiment during WW2). ''[[The Affair of the Lone Banana]]'' sees Bloodnok as "Major Bloodnok, late of [[w:Zsa Zsa Gabor\|Zsa Zsa Gabor]]'s Third Regular Husbands". In "[[The Mummified Priest (VG)\|The Mummified Priest]]", when Seagoon explains that he has come to Egypt to look for the tomb of a priest belonging to the third or fourth dynasties, Bloodnok replies, "Fourth Dynasties? My old regiment!" He has also claimed to have been a member of the 3rd Heavy Nudists ("Oh, what a cap badge they had!"). It is possible that he was at one time a member of a cavalry regiment: Roper's Light Horse are mentioned in more than one episode. In "[[The Last Smoking Seagoon]]", Major Bloodnok hides Ned of Wales in the Bloodnok Patriotic Military Museum; in doing so, he hears the cash register's ring, and reminisces: "Oh, that tune how it haunts me; it's my regimental march for the Third Mounted Cash Registers, you know". In "[[The Fear of Wages]]", Seagoon is the commander of the Third Armoured [[w:Portable toilet\|Thunderboxes]] ("who vanished in Burma ten years ago"), while Bloodnok is an officer in the regiment. In "[[Dishonoured]]", Bloodnok recruits Seagoon and Eccles into the 3rd Bombay Irish to fight the Red Bladder.

	==Ambassador==		==Ambassador==
	Bloodnok often features in episodes as Neddie's former commanding officer, but in ''The Gold Plate Robbery'' he appears in the capacity of British [[ambassador]] to [[Marrakesh]]. After his usual tumultuous, flatulent introduction he is heard to muse aloud "Now, for a [[Sleep\|kip]] on full Ambassador's pay. Gad! I wonder what old [[Gladwyn Jebb]]'s doing". Bloodnok then agrees to provide his old enemy the tribal leader The Red Bladder (played by [[Ray Ellington]]) with weapons and ammunition in return for a stolen [[Tableware\|gold plate]], which, when quizzed, Bloodnok claims is actually the [[Music recording certification\|gold disc]] which he won for a [[Hit song\|hit record]]. Given that the episode contains a considerable amount of mockery by Milligan of the [[ruling class]], the juxtaposition of Bloodnok as a [[Laziness\|lazy]] and [[Venality\|venal]] diplomat in a [[North Africa]]n setting with a reference to a distinguished British diplomat of the day may constitute another [[Satire\|satirical]] swipe by the author - possibly a topical one in reference to the then-recent [[Disaster\|debacle]] of the [[Suez crisis]] of 1956. The same lampooning of the English aristocracy and North African / [[French Foreign Legion\|Foreign Legion]] themes are also present in the episode ''Under Two Floorboards'', (Milligan's satirical take on [[P.C. Wren]]'s 1924 novel [[Beau Geste]]), in which Bluebottle and Eccles play Neddie's brothers, who, despite being members of an aristocratic family and having taken degrees at university, are barely able to read - Bluebottle actually suggesting that, rather than read ''Beau Geste'', they "put some wheels on it and pull it round" as if it were a child's toy dog.<ref>{{cite book \| last1=Wilmut \| first1=Roger \| last2=Grafton \| first2=Jimmy \| author-link1=Roger Wilmut\| author-link2=Jimmy Grafton \| title=The Goon Show Companion – A History and Goonography \| year=1981 \| publisher=[[Anova Books\|Robson Books]] \| location=London \| isbn=0-903895-64-1 }}~~</ref><ref>The Goon Show Site http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s09e16_the_gold_plate_robbery Retrieved at 11.07 on Thursday 12/8/21~~</ref>		Bloodnok often features in episodes as Neddie's former commanding officer, but in ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]'' he appears in the capacity of British [[w:ambassador\|ambassador]] to [[w:Marrakesh\|Marrakesh]]. After his usual tumultuous, flatulent introduction he is heard to muse aloud "Now, for a [[w:Sleep\|kip]] on full Ambassador's pay. Gad! I wonder what old [[w:Gladwyn Jebb\|Gladwyn Jebb]]'s doing". Bloodnok then agrees to provide his old enemy the tribal leader The Red Bladder (played by [[Ray Ellington]]) with weapons and ammunition in return for a stolen [[w:Tableware\|gold plate]], which, when quizzed, Bloodnok claims is actually the [[w:Music recording certification\|gold disc]] which he won for a [[w:Hit song\|hit record]]. Given that the episode contains a considerable amount of mockery by Milligan of the [[w:ruling class\|ruling class]], the juxtaposition of Bloodnok as a [[w:Laziness\|lazy]] and [[w:Venality\|venal]] diplomat in a [[w:North Africa\|North Africa]]n setting with a reference to a distinguished British diplomat of the day may constitute another [[w:Satire\|satirical]] swipe by the author - possibly a topical one in reference to the then-recent [[w:Disaster\|debacle]] of the [[w:Suez crisis\|Suez crisis]] of 1956. The same lampooning of the English aristocracy and North African / [[w:French Foreign Legion\|Foreign Legion]] themes are also present in the episode ''[[Under Two Floorboards]]'', (Milligan's satirical take on [[w:P.C. Wren\|P.C. Wren]]'s 1924 novel [[w:Beau Geste\|Beau Geste]]), in which Bluebottle and Eccles play Neddie's brothers, who, despite being members of an aristocratic family and having taken degrees at university, are barely able to read - Bluebottle actually suggesting that, rather than read ''Beau Geste'', they "put some wheels on it and pull it round" as if it were a child's toy dog.<ref>{{cite book \| last1=Wilmut \| first1=Roger \| last2=Grafton \| first2=Jimmy \| author-link1=Roger Wilmut\| author-link2=Jimmy Grafton \| title=The Goon Show Companion – A History and Goonography \| year=1981 \| publisher=[[w:Anova Books\|Robson Books]] \| location=London \| isbn=0-903895-64-1 }}</ref>

	==Running gags==		==Running gags==
	Bloodnok is plagued by chronic gastro-intestinal problems and his entrance is usually accompanied by explosions or [[flatulent]] sound effects, the sound being created by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] (on the one occasion it wasn't played, Bloodnok cried, "I'm cured!") and quotes such as:		Bloodnok is plagued by chronic gastro-intestinal problems and his entrance is usually accompanied by explosions or [[w:flatulent\|flatulent]] sound effects, the sound being created by the [[w:BBC Radiophonic Workshop\|BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] (on the one occasion it wasn't played, Bloodnok cried, "I'm cured!") and quotes such as:

	:"The screens, nurse! Quick, the screens!"		:"The screens, nurse! Quick, the screens!"
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	:"It's a river steamer! And what a steamer..."		:"It's a river steamer! And what a steamer..."

	In "The Policy" Bloodnok sings a song called "The [[Dyspepsia\|Indigestion]] Waltz".		In "[[The Policy]]" Bloodnok sings a song called "The [[w:Dyspepsia\|Indigestion]] Waltz".

	==Catch phrases==		==Catch phrases==
	* "It's Hell in there!" - typically about somewhere hot, crowded etc. or his own quarters and/or latrine.		* "It's Hell in there!" - typically about somewhere hot, crowded etc. or his own quarters and/or latrine.
	* "I say, you're cutting it rather fine, aren't you?" - after another character has uttered seemingly contradictory statements.		* "I say, you're cutting it rather fine, aren't you?" - after another character has uttered seemingly contradictory statements.
	* "I don't know who you are sir, or where you come from, but you've done me a power of good." - often shortened to "you've (or "that's") done me a power of good". In "The Gold Plate Robbery" the catchphrase was set to music.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s09e16_the_gold_plate_robbery\|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Gold Plate Robbery (Series 9, Episode 16) \|website=thegoonshow.net\|accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref>		* "I don't know who you are sir, or where you come from, but you've done me a power of good." - often shortened to "you've (or "that's") done me a power of good". In "The Gold Plate Robbery" the catchphrase was set to music.

	==Other characters==		==Other characters==
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	Bloodnok's arch enemy is "The Red Bladder", voiced by Goons musician [[Ray Ellington]].		Bloodnok's arch enemy is "The Red Bladder", voiced by Goons musician [[Ray Ellington]].

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Il Capitano]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~
	* [http://ardentagnostic.blogspot.com/2007/05/advice-from-wise-man.html Bloodnok quotes]
	* [http://nylon.net/goons/index.html#bloodnok Goon Show Bloodnok introductions (MP3)]
	{{Goons}}		{{Goons}}

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| name = Major Denis Bloodnok
| series = [[The Goon Show]]
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| last_major = [[The Goon Show]]
| last_minor = [[The Last Goon Show of All]]
| last_date = 1972
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| portrayer = [[Peter Sellers]]
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| gender = Male
| title = [[Major]]
| occupation = British Army
| nationality = British
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'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[fictional character]] from the 1950s [[BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].

==Basis of character==
Bloodnok's army career is notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claimed it was [[carnival]] night.

He is repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "Drums Along the Mersey" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another example is featured in "The Histories of Pliny the Elder", when he says: "You know that saying 'Caesar's wife is above suspicion'? Well, I put an end to all that rubbish!" Also, in "The Jet-Propelled Guided [[Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes|NAAFI]]", when Moriarty arrives at his tent to bribe him into blowing up said NAAFI, he catches Bloodnok saying supposedly to a woman he was romancing, "Good night darling, I'll see you later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "Tales of Men's Shirts", he appears obsessed with women, answering a request for a favour with "What's her name?"

Bloodnok was based on the memories of [[Spike Milligan]] who remembered an old Colonel who used to come to their shows in Italy. The Bill Hall Trio (which Spike was a member of at the time) got friendly with him and also found he was notorious at missing his wallet every time he had to pay for a round of drinks and used to make up probably exaggerated stories of his military experiences. Spike has stated in his memoirs that one night they put the Colonel in the wings, and whenever it got quiet, the Colonel shouted "These boys were at [[Battle of Monte Cassino|Cassino]] you know!" This probably got the biggest laugh of the night so Spike brought the Colonel to the Stage to take the applause. Spike was in contact with him up until the Colonel died.

==Regiments==
He introduces himself in "Napoleon's Piano" as "Major Denis Bloodnok, late of the 3rd Disgusting [[Fusiliers]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], MT, MT and MT" (Seagoon asks what the MTs are for, to which Bloodnok responds "I get tuppence on each of them"). Also said to be a former member of the 3rd Mounted [[Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes|NAAFI]], and the 3rd Regular Army Deserters. In "[[The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)]]", Major Bloodnok is [[officer commanding]] of the 56th Heavy Underwater Artillery (the real 56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery was Milligan's regiment during WW2). ''The Affair of the Lone Banana'' sees Bloodnok as "Major Bloodnok, late of [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]'s Third Regular Husbands". In "The Mummified Priest", when Seagoon explains that he has come to Egypt to look for the tomb of a priest belonging to the third or fourth dynasties, Bloodnok replies, "Fourth Dynasties? My old regiment!" He has also claimed to have been a member of the 3rd Heavy Nudists ("Oh, what a cap badge they had!").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s08e05_the_treasure_in_the_tower|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Treasure in the Tower (Series 8, Episode 5) |website=thegoonshow.net|accessdate=2011-12-27}}</ref> It is possible that he was at one time a member of a cavalry regiment: Roper's Light Horse are mentioned in more than one episode. In "The Last of the Smoking Seagoons", Major Bloodnok hides Ned of Wales in the Bloodnok Patriotic Military Museum; in doing so, he hears the cash register's ring, and reminisces: "Oh, that tune how it haunts me; it's my regimental march for the Third Mounted Cash Registers, you know". In "[[The Fear of Wages]]", Seagoon is the commander of the Third Armoured [[Portable toilet|Thunderboxes]] ("who vanished in Burma ten years ago"), while Bloodnok is an officer in the regiment. In "Dishonoured",<ref>{{cite web|title=Dishonoured|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s05e12_dishonoured|website=thegoonshow.net}}</ref> Bloodnok recruits Seagoon and Eccles into the 3rd Bombay Irish to fight the Red Bladder.

==Ambassador==
Bloodnok often features in episodes as Neddie's former commanding officer, but in ''The Gold Plate Robbery'' he appears in the capacity of British [[ambassador]] to [[Marrakesh]]. After his usual tumultuous, flatulent introduction he is heard to muse aloud "Now, for a [[Sleep|kip]] on full Ambassador's pay. Gad! I wonder what old [[Gladwyn Jebb]]'s doing". Bloodnok then agrees to provide his old enemy the tribal leader The Red Bladder (played by [[Ray Ellington]]) with weapons and ammunition in return for a stolen [[Tableware|gold plate]], which, when quizzed, Bloodnok claims is actually the [[Music recording certification|gold disc]] which he won for a [[Hit song|hit record]]. Given that the episode contains a considerable amount of mockery by Milligan of the [[ruling class]], the juxtaposition of Bloodnok as a [[Laziness|lazy]] and [[Venality|venal]] diplomat in a [[North Africa]]n setting with a reference to a distinguished British diplomat of the day may constitute another [[Satire|satirical]] swipe by the author - possibly a topical one in reference to the then-recent [[Disaster|debacle]] of the [[Suez crisis]] of 1956. The same lampooning of the English aristocracy and North African / [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] themes are also present in the episode ''Under Two Floorboards'', (Milligan's satirical take on [[P.C. Wren]]'s 1924 novel [[Beau Geste]]), in which Bluebottle and Eccles play Neddie's brothers, who, despite being members of an aristocratic family and having taken degrees at university, are barely able to read - Bluebottle actually suggesting that, rather than read ''Beau Geste'', they "put some wheels on it and pull it round" as if it were a child's toy dog.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Wilmut | first1=Roger | last2=Grafton | first2=Jimmy | author-link1=Roger Wilmut| author-link2=Jimmy Grafton | title=The Goon Show Companion – A History and Goonography | year=1981 | publisher=[[Anova Books|Robson Books]] | location=London | isbn=0-903895-64-1 }}</ref><ref>The Goon Show Site http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s09e16_the_gold_plate_robbery Retrieved at 11.07 on Thursday 12/8/21</ref>

==Running gags==
Bloodnok is plagued by chronic gastro-intestinal problems and his entrance is usually accompanied by explosions or [[flatulent]] sound effects, the sound being created by the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] (on the one occasion it wasn't played, Bloodnok cried, "I'm cured!") and quotes such as:

:"The screens, nurse! Quick, the screens!"
:"No wonder I can't go to parties any more..."
:"No more curried eggs for me."
:"It's a river steamer! And what a steamer..."

In "The Policy" Bloodnok sings a song called "The [[Dyspepsia|Indigestion]] Waltz".

==Catch phrases==
* "It's Hell in there!" - typically about somewhere hot, crowded etc. or his own quarters and/or latrine.
* "I say, you're cutting it rather fine, aren't you?" - after another character has uttered seemingly contradictory statements.
* "I don't know who you are sir, or where you come from, but you've done me a power of good." - often shortened to "you've (or "that's") done me a power of good". In "The Gold Plate Robbery" the catchphrase was set to music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s09e16_the_gold_plate_robbery|title=The Goon Show Site - Script - The Gold Plate Robbery (Series 9, Episode 16) |website=thegoonshow.net|accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref>

==Other characters==
In several episodes Bloodnok has an Indian manservant called Singhiz Thing, voiced by Milligan.

Bloodnok's arch enemy is "The Red Bladder", voiced by Goons musician [[Ray Ellington]].

==See also==
*[[Il Capitano]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ardentagnostic.blogspot.com/2007/05/advice-from-wise-man.html Bloodnok quotes]
* [http://nylon.net/goons/index.html#bloodnok Goon Show Bloodnok introductions (MP3)]
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