The Spanish Suitcase
| "The Spanish Suitcase" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 05 Episode 11 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Production code | TLO 68322 |
| Original air date | 5 December 1954 |
| Running time | 30 mins 23 secs |
The Spanish Suitcase is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the eleventh show in series 5 (although the show's title was not coherently announced). It was recorded on Sunday 5 December 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 23 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 68322 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 1.
Story
Young Ned Seagoon is wintering in Spain when he is approached by Senor Moriarty of the Deuxième Bureau who casually mentions that Major Denis Bloodnok, a fellow Britisher, is languishing in Gonzales Jail under suspicion of having taken part in a mysterious jewel robbery at Vallodolid. Senor Grytpype-Thynne arrives on the scene and casually suggests that Neddie is very like Major Bloodnok in appearance and that he would be rendering Britain a great service if he were to replace Major Bloodnok of MI5 in prison. Ned Seagoon, patriot to the core, agrees to the proposition with startling results.
