Noddy (character) Hoffmann". Noddy, Big Ears and PC Plod are referred to in the "Two Ronnies" crossword sketch where Ronnie Corbett thinks their names are "Roddy, Big Ears, and PC Plop!" In an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine", all of the characters dressed up as fairy tale characters for a parade. Smiler is dressed as Noddy complete with a smaller version of his car in order to tow a bouncy castle with the rest of the characters on it. But it deflated while they were taking part. Noddy being associated with small children's reading has led to "Noddy" being sometimes
Ask a Policeman not a remake, 2007's "Hot Fuzz" borrowed the plot device of policemen uncovering organised crime in a sleepy area of rural England. The makers of the Indian film "Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum" (2015) have acknowledged "Ask a Policeman" as an influence on it. Ask a Policeman Ask a Policeman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel which stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. The title comes from the popular music hall song "Ask a Policeman". The Turnbotham Round police force are threatened with dismissal by their Chief Constable and decide to manufacture some smugglers