Alias the Jester
Debut: January 01, 1986
Ended: January 01, 1986

"Alias the Jester was a time-traveller bold..." spacer According to the title track, Alias the Jester was a time-traveller bold, by sheer bad luck his ship got caught in the earth's magnetic hold. Which was just as well, really, because it meant we got thirteen cracking episodes of an oft-forgotten Cosgrove Hall classic which went on to earn itself a shining gold star next to its entry in the Big Book Of Cult TV... Alias and his green doggy pet Boswell actually crashlanded in the realm of Houghton Bottoms, whereupon he took on gainful employment as Court Jester to King Arthur and Queen Edith and made friends with Meredith the muddlesome wizard and magician. When trouble brewed Alias would don his nippy red suit and attempt to save the day - but his brave deeds would inevitably backfire in some way and bring us to an equally inevitable "firing" from King Arthur: "Jester!" "Yes, Your Majesty?" "You're fired!" "Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty!" That title track, by the way, was written by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe of Pluto Music. Keith was formerly a member of that legendary combo Herman's Hermits. The Alias theme was Pluto's first outing for Cosgrove Hall, who've since written themes for Wind in the Willows, The BFG, and their "Discworld" adaptations...

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