Tento britský autor, herec a režisér sa preslávil svojim komediálnym talentom, ktorý sa prejavoval viac ako päťdesiat rokov. Jeho štýl je charakteristický rozvíjaním jediného humorného nápadu do jeho najzazších medzí. Často spolupracoval s ďalšími významnými komikmi a scenáristami svojej doby. Jeho tvorba, ktorá sa zrodila z rozhlasových počiatkov a preslávila sa v televízii, je dodnes oslavovaná pre svoju originalitu a zmysel pre absurdný 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.