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2 unusual facts about The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn


Larry Stephens

Stephens was probably at his busiest during 1955 and 1956, during which time, apart from co-writing The Goon Show, he also supplied the story and helped shape the screenplay for The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn (1956), and made countless last-minute re-writes of various comedians' scripts, innumerable gags for a wide range of variety shows and quite a few unofficial edits of troublesome television scripts.

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn

Along the way he meets characters not dissimilar to Eccles, Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister from The Goon Show.


Michael Deeley

They raised funds to produce a 26-minute short starring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn (1956).


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