Captain Kremmen The series became an animated cartoon in "The Kenny Everett Video Show" and "The Kenny Everett Television Show". This was produced for the series by Cosgrove Hall Films. The characters were designed and animated by Graham Kennedy. The single "Captain Kremmen (Retribution)" was a chart hit for Kenny Everett and Mike Vickers in late November 1977. Its main lyric, "Tread boldly, men", was a skit on "Star Trek"'s opening monologue. In 1979, a View-Master three-reel blister card was produced titled "Kenny Everett's Captain Kremmen". The View-Master company was well known for creating products aimed at children during the years the
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