Sad to hear that John Junkin has died at the age of 75.\u00a0 Very much an unsung comic hero, he penned literally hundreds of comedy scripts for the best of post-war British comics.\u00a0 Often working with Tim Brooke-Taylor, notably in Hello, Cheeky and the Marty Feldman shows, John was one of those great British faces that assured a good time whether it be on stage, on radio, on television or\u00a0in films.\u00a0 His movie career ranged from Norman Rossington’s side-kick in A Hard Day’s Night when he was memorably taught how to shave by George Harrison, to the glorious sexual excess of Confessions From a Holiday Camp, making life a bleeding misery for Robin Askwith and Anthony Booth.\u00a0 Rest in Peace John.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sad to hear that John Junkin has died at the age of 75.\u00a0 Very much an unsung comic hero, he penned literally hundreds of comedy scripts for the best of post-war British comics.\u00a0 Often working with Tim Brooke-Taylor, notably in Hello, Cheeky and the Marty Feldman shows, John was one of those great British faces … Continue reading 7 March 2006<\/span>