Archer's Goon
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Archer's Goon
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| Episodes: | 6 |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 6 |
| Category: | Aliens on Earth |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Serial |
| Company: | BBC |
| Creator: | DIANA WYNNE JONES |
| Run Time (mins): | 30 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
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Summary
Thirteen‑year‑old Howard Sykes lives in an English town with his parents, Quentin, an author and professor, and Catriona, a music teacher, along with his sister Anthea, nicknamed “Awful” for her constant screaming, and Fifi, the family’s au pair.
Their routine is disrupted when a huge, unnamed man, described by Fifi as “somebody’s Goon”, enters the house and announces he has come to collect the two thousand words Quentin owes to someone called Archer. Quentin then admits that thirteen years earlier, while suffering severe writer’s block after his last book, he agreed to produce two thousand words of nonsense every quarter for Mountjoy, a town official. In exchange, he was granted exemption from city taxes.
Cast
Goon MORGAN JONES, Howard JAMIE DE COURCEY, Awful ANGELA FORRY, Quentin ROGER LLOYD PACK, Catriona SUSAN JAMESON, Fifi VICTORIA WORSLEY, Maisie Potter IRENE RICHARD, Dillian MICHELLE NEWELL, Archer THOMAS LOCKYER, Torquil ANDREW NORMINGTON, Anne JESSICA MARSHALL-GARDINER, Hathaway CLIVE MERRISON.