Between 1976 and 1979 Michael Palin and Terry Jones made a nine part series for the BBC called 'Ripping Yarns'. Each episode had a different theme but were based on tales of derring-do. The eighth episode which went to air on 17th October 1979 was 'Golden Gordon'. This yarn tells the story of the final days of Barnstoneworth United, a team playing in the Yorkshire League that had seen better days. In the 1920's the team had seen much success but 1935 had seen the club struggle and the fan support dwindle. Golden Gordon is not a player but Barnstoneworth's biggest fan. Gordon Ottershaw (Michael Palin) spends his entire life surrounded by everything Barnstoneworth...he even named his son Barnstoneworth, who's schooling consists of being able to recite the entire 1922 Yorkshire Premier League Team instead of British Prime Ministers.
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One of the Good ones 50
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