Cannon and Ball then Head of Programming at ITV station TVS and later to hold a similar position at LWT expressed a concern that northern comedy shows may not suit southern tastes. By the 1990s, the duo were seeking a change in direction and appeared in their own sitcom "Cannon and Ball's Playhouse", the spin-off series "Plaza Patrol" and their game show "Cannon and Ball's Casino". "Plaza Patrol" saw them play security guards in a shopping mall. In more recent times, they have continued to find success as a comic duo in theatre and pantomime, along with numerous cameo appearances on TV. In
British comedy Milligan and Harry Secombe) starred in their own anarchic series "The Goon Show" which ran throughout the 1950s. At the same time, the BBC was also running "Hancock's Half Hour" starring Tony Hancock, the first of a new generation of comedies based on believable characters and situations. "Hancock's Half Hour" later transferred to TV and was phenomenally successful throughout the 1950s, running concurrently on radio and television until 1960. Another notable radio show was the double entendre-laden "Round the Horne" (1965–1968), a sequel to the earlier series "Beyond Our Ken", which ran from 1959 to 1964. Later radio shows made