Heir to Spike Milligan's Throne
Spike Milligan's character Ethel Shroake lived here.
Location: 393A High Street, Leytonstone
Description: Spike Milligan based a character who lived here in his 1969 play and subsequent film The Bed-Sitting Room.
The fictional character was the closest heir to the British throne after the outbreak of nuclear war.
She was a Mrs. Ethel Shroake of 393a High Street, Leytonstone, who eventually appears in the final scene.
Note that it is Leytonstone High Road rather than High Street in the real world.
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Spike Milligan's character Ethel Shroake lived here. |
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Matinee With A Difference», 6.2km
Martita Hunt's Flat», 7.0km
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The Great Bard's Theatre», 4.3km
The Palladium», 6.9km
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