Este escritor, actor y director británico se hizo famoso por su talento cómico, que abarcó más de cincuenta años. Su estilo se caracteriza por llevar una única idea cómica hasta sus últimas consecuencias. Colaboró frecuentemente con otros destacados comediantes y guionistas de su época. Su obra, surgida de sus inicios en la radio hasta alcanzar la fama televisiva, es celebrada hoy por su originalidad y su gusto por lo absurdo.
Eric Sykes is one of Britain's creative comedy geniuses combining personal warmth, superbly observed written and performed comedy and a deeply intimate understanding of what a viewing audience wants.
Another tale from Grapplewick. The mayor is also chief of the fire brigade and bandmaster of the brass band. Into this world comes Terence, a crook fresh from jail. Commander Wilson Brown is determined to be the new mayor and he and the band are drawn into Terence's web of intrigue.
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.