Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb (1969 film) Rhubarb was a 1969 British short film written and directed by Eric Sykes, starring Sykes and Harry Secombe. The dialogue consisted entirely of repetitions of the word ""rhubarb"", all the characters last names were "Rhubarb", and even the number plates on vehicles were "RHU BAR B". A baby "spoke" by holding a sign with the word ""Rhubarb"" written on it. "Rhubarb" is a radio idiom for unintelligible background speech. Typically extras would mutter the word over and over to provide ambience for a crowd or party scene. In "The Goon Show" the cast was usually only the
Sykes and a... emigrates to Australia. The local policeman, who makes occasional appearances, is Corky Turnbull. Out of the 59 episodes, 34 have been lost, as well as the 1962 'Christmas Night with the Stars' short. The entire series is missing from the BBC Archives. Only "Sykes and a Holiday" still exists in the BBC Archives; the rest of this series is missing. Episodes 1, 3 and 5 are missing from the BBC Archives. Episodes 1, 4, 5 and 6 are missing from the BBC Archives. All the episodes of this series still exist in the BBC Archives. Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5,