Bluebottle (character) usually Eccles (the third Goon, Harry Secombe, usually stayed in his alter-ego of Neddie Seagoon throughout the show). Bluebottle is also prone to humorous misnaming of characters, including himself. For example, he has referred to himself as "Bluebontle" and "Blatbottle" on occasion. Other characters are often misnamed as well, including "Count Morinanty" for Count Jim Moriarty, "Robin Chood" for Robin Hood and "Miss Balustrade" for Minnie Bannister. Neddie is always "My Captain", pronounced with four syllables [ma-cap-i-tain]. In "The Yehti" he reads his own name as "Blunbintle". According to "The Goon Show Companion", Bluebottle was originally known as Ernie Splutmuscle.
Jack Eccles (trade unionist) In 1966, he became the Lancashire regional secretary of the union. In 1973, Eccles joined the council of the Trades Union Congress, and in 1980, he was awarded the CBE. He served as President of the TUC in 1985, during which time he opposed the UK miners strike. He retired the following year. Jack Eccles (trade unionist) Jack Fleming Eccles (9 February 1922 – January 2010) was a British trade unionist. Eccles was born in Heaton Moor and grew up in Chorlton, then studied at the University of Manchester. During World War II, he served with the 14th Army in