THE BIG RETORT

Doddy with wife Anne in The Sun newspaper Your intrepid investigative reporter reveals the source of Doddy's Dosh and his missing millions.  It was during the Christmas period of 1980/81 at Birmingham's Alexandra theatre. The panto was Dick Whittington. The Big Retort encountered that master of merriment then simply Mister Ken Dodd playing Idle Jack. Also in the cast was Jeffrey Holland, who had recently climbed to fame as Spike in the hit BBC tv comedy series Hi-de- Hi. And of course, somewhat further down the celebrity line-up - in the various guises of Dream People, Sailors, and Moroccan Guards - yours truly.  TheBigRetort  looks back on the king of comedy's licence to print the millions that the tax man never got his hands on... and reveals where it eventually ended up.  The panto was a sell-out over its 6 week season. With matinees, the money going in and out of the cash tills was, I reckon,  in the tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pou...