The Kenny Everett Video Show Everett in the role of a visual DJ linking studio performances from bands, singers, and the show's resident dance troupe Hot Gossip, along with occasional sketches and Captain Kremmen cartoons. As the series grew in popularity, the linking material became longer and more varied - to such an extent that the final series, renamed "The Kenny Everett Video Cassette", focused far more heavily on the comedy with just one musical guest per week. The "Video Show" was also noteworthy in that the sketches were performed to the studio crew and technicians with their laughter heard on the finished programme, unlike
Len Hutton as England captain expressing his hope that an amateur would always be available to captain the national side, had made the impromptu comment, "Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England." However, in the 1950s, it became difficult to find suitable choices as captain, and the press began to debate the merits of a professional taking the role. When Freddie Brown was a surprise choice as England captain in 1950, the professional Denis Compton was appointed as the vice-captain. However, as the tour progressed the press noticed that Brown consulted Hutton more frequently than Compton. When Freddie Brown resigned from the captaincy of