Barry Took on "For Amusement Only" and "For Adults Only". In terms of his comedy writing, Took's best work was written in collaboration with Marty Feldman, whom he first met in 1954. The two men wrote for several television shows in the 1950s and '60s, including "The Army Game" and its spin-off "Bootsie and Snudge". He co-wrote "Beyond Our Ken" for two series (1958–59) with Eric Merriman for BBC Radio before leaving after a disagreement with his fellow writer. With Marty Feldman he wrote most episodes of "Round the Horne"; the intermittent partnership between them continued until 1974. In the late 1960s
Barry Took Sunday, 2002 in a nursing home in Enfield, Middlesex. Barry Took Barry Took (19 June 192831 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade and a half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series "Bootsie and Snudge" and the radio comedy "Round the Horne" and other projects. He is also remembered in the UK for presenting "Points of View", a BBC Television programme featuring viewers' letters on the BBC's output, and the BBC Radio 4 programme "The News Quiz". The son of a manager at the Danish Bacon Company, Took was born somewhere