For some unfathomable reason, tonight's Melvin Bragg documentary on Eric Sykes failed to mention his link to East Acton. In Eric's longrunning sit-com with Hattie Jacques, their address was frequently given as "24 Sebastopol Terrace, East Acton".
There is of course no Sebastopol Terrace in East Acton, but Eric Sykes didn't stop there in his promotion of the town. He jointly wrote a number of the episodes of 'The Goons' with Spike Milligan, and regularly threw in joke references to East Acton. Examples that a friendly Goons fan gave me include :
"In order to learn more I went straight to the East Acton Geographical Society" (The Yehti)
"We present an ancient Chinese play translated from an old Greek soup recipe found engraved on the seat of a dustman's trousers in East Acton" (China Story)
"Clear the floor for the East Acton Working Man's Club Crazy Cabaret" (the Sinking of Westminster Pier)
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