Skimbleshanks Skimbleshanks Skimbleshanks is a cat character in T. S. Eliot's book of poetry "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats". The T. S Eliot poem begins as a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem "l'Envoi" (also known as "The Long Trail") from "Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses". Compare the first few lines of Kipling's Skimbleshanks is described as living on the Night Mail overnight express train that travels on the British West Coast Main Line (WCML) between London Euston and Glasgow Central. He is however not exclusively based on the WCML, as he has visited
Possum (2018 film) "Martin" (1978), and German Expressionist films. After returning to his childhood home, Phillip, a disgraced children's puppeteer, is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life. All the while he is haunted by a horrific spider-like marionette called Possum. "Possum" marks the feature film debut of English comedian, author, and director Matthew Holness. Holness had previously worked on the cult television series "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace"; which he both wrote, directed, and starred in as the title character, as well as the publication of several short stories. Although normally associated with comedies, Holness himself