Tento britský autor, herec a režisér proslul svým komediálním talentem, který se projevoval více než padesát let. Jeho styl je charakteristický rozvíjením jediného humorného nápadu do jeho nejzazších mezí. Často spolupracoval s dalšími významnými komiky a scenáristy své doby. Jeho práce, která se zrodila z rozhlasových počátků a proslavila se v televizi, je dodnes oslavována pro svou originalitu a smysl pro absurdní humor.
Eric Sykes’s comedy has always sported an essential core of warm humanity. This, along with his genuine creative genius, continues to prove an unforgettably winning combination. In his much anticipated autobiography, Eric Sykes reveals his extraordinary life working alongside a generation of legendary comedians and entertainers, despite being dogged by deafness and eventually virtual blindness.
HUMOUR-GRAPPLEWICK IS A SMALL NORTHERN TOWN SPLOTCHED ACROSS THE MOORS.THERE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHATS GOING ON-AND THE MAYOR IS ALSO CHIEF OF THE FIRE BRIGADE,WHICH DOUBLES UP AS THE TOWN'S BRASS BAND.INTO THIS TIMELESS SCENE COMES TERENCE,A CROOK JUST OUT OF JAIL AND DESPERATELY SEACHING FOR HIS OLD ACCOMPLICE,HELLIWELL-A DIFFICULT QUEST AS HALF THE POPULATION GOES BY THE NAME HELLIWELL.SUCKED INTO THE DRAMA OF LOCAL POLITICS,TERENCE SOON WEAVES HIS OWN DEVIOUS WEB OF INTRIGUE,WITH HILARIOUS EXPLOSIVE RESULTS.