Which controversial ITV comedy series of 1969 saw Spike Milligan as an Asian immigrant called Kevin O'Grady who works at a factory called Lilicrap Ltd?
Curry and Chips Curry and Chips Curry and Chips is a short lived British sitcom broadcast in 1969 which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. Set on a factory floor of 'Lillicrap Ltd', it starred a blacked up Spike Milligan as a Pakistani immigrant who went by the name of Kevin O'Grady. It also featured Eric Sykes as the foreman, Norman Rossington as the shop steward, and other regulars were Kenny Lynch, and Sam Kydd. The series was written by "Till Death Us Do Part" writer Johnny Speight, but based on an idea by Milligan. It was the first
Spike Milligan stated that he would have made more programs, had he been given the opportunity. A number of episodes of the earlier "Q" series are missing, presumed wiped. In 1979 he hosted an episode of "The Muppet Show". Milligan's daughter, Laura, conceived and co-wrote an animated series called "The Ratties" (1987). Milligan himself narrated the 26 five-minute episodes. He later voiced the highly successful animated series "Wolves, Witches and Giants", which aired on ITV from 1995 to 1998. The series was written by Ed Welch, who had previously appeared in the "Q" series, and collaborated with Spike on several audio productions