Starring Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Music by Max Geldray and The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
Script: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Recorded: Sunday 24 October 1954
First Broadcast : Tuesday 26 October 1954 on the BBC Home Service
Young Fred Nurke, son of Lord Marks, has disappeared from Matzos Lodge. Inspector Neddie Seagoon, investigating the disappearance, interrogates Gravely Headstone, the butler, and Lady Marks. Her Ladyship reveals that the late Lord Marks owned a banana plantation in South America. Seagoon books passage to South America with shipping agent Henry Crun, after much difficulty in getting the form filled out. He finds out from Crun that Fred Nurke did depart for South America, in such a rush that he left behind a lone banana. On arrival in Guatemala, Seagoon is arrested by the revolutionary leader, Gonzalez Mess, nee Moriarty. He’s imprisoned with Eccles, and together the two try to escape by piling up chairs until they can reach the high window. Major Bloodnok, the British Charge d’Affaires, arrives and secures the release of Seagoon and Eccles. The three return to the British Embassy. Fred Nurke has gone off by himself to dynamite the rebel HQ. The British Embassy is under siege as the rebels seek to destroy the last banana tree belonging to the British, which is on the Embassy grounds. Moriarty phones the Embassy and tells Bloodnok that unless they chop down the banana tree, they will die tonight. Bluebottle leads Seagoon to the rebel HQ, while Bloodnok and Eccles stay behind to guard the banana tree. Grytpype-Thynne, the rebel leader, captures and interrogates Seagoon. When he learns that Bloodnok has been left to guard the banana tree, he and Moriarty grab some money and go off to the Embassy to bribe Bloodnok. Fred Nurke calls the rebel HQ to tell the rebels that he’s about to blow them up, but of course instead he gets Seagoon. Was the sacrifice worthwhile? Did Bloodnok save the banana tree?
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