RE: Best partnerships4 Mar 2022 09:54
@ marmaris
An ''Urban Legend'' I'm afraid!
Actually, the real show featured the characters Master Mate, Tom the Cabin Boy and the pirates Barnabas and Willy. (OK, that last one is a bit funny).
Creator John Ryan actually won settlements from several newspapers which claimed the show had such smutty names, and the BBC had even taken it off the air because of the rumours.
Comedy duo Victor Lewis-Smith and Paul Sparks claimed credit for starting the rumours, while the naughty names have also been attributed to a Richard Digance sketch.
Sorry to disappoint. (But at least HAV won't!!)