The Great McGonagall 49 years old

In this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an unemployed Scottish weaver and aspiring poet laureate who falls in love with Queen Victoria - a brilliant cameo by Peter Sellers - and thereafter devotes his banal poetry to her. Though McGonagall's solicitations are rejected by the Queen, it doesn't stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as McGonagall hilariously attempts to become the greatest poet in the land. The image of the bad poet, trapped by his romanticism and inspired by a muse with a tin ear, appealed mightily to Spike Milligan, and this cult British spoof features the Goons show maestro at his ridiculous, genre-defying best.

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The Great McGonagall Cast

Name	Character
Peter Sellers He was 49, 54 years old when he died	as Queen Victoria
Spike Milligan He was 57, 83 years old when he died	as William Topaz McGonagall
Julia Foster She was 32, now 81 years old	as Mrs. McGonagall

The Great McGonagall Crew

Name	Department
Rusty Coppleman as Editor.	Editing
Spike Milligan as Screenplay. He was 57 (83) years old when He died	Writing
Joseph McGrath as Screenplay. He was 45 (now 94) years old	Writing
Peter Lamb as Executive Producer. He was 50 (now 99) years old	Production
John Mackey as Photoscience Manager.	Crew
Joe McGrath as Director. He was 30 (now 79) years old	Directing
Kamal Pasha as Executive Producer.	Production
David Grant as Producer. He was 20 (now 69) years old	Production
John Shakespeare (Sound) as Music.	Sound
Derek Warne as Music.	Sound