Yule Be Surprised

Things take a farcical turn when a family travel up to Yorkshire to surprise their parents.

A Christmas misadventure scripted by Eddie Maguire and John Cleese.

Gerald ........ Terry Scott
Oliver ........ Brian Rix
Joyce ........ Patricia Hayes

With:

Wallas Eaton
David Graham

In his autobiography, John Cleese recalls this show was the first major project assigned to him by the BBC's Light Entertainment department.

John's job was to weed out the "worst" jokes from the first draft of the script.

Listen and see what you think!

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1963.