The marvelous thing about a joke with a double meaning is that it can only mean one thing.
"Ronald William George "Ronnie" Barker", Order of the British Empire/OBE was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge (TV series)/Porridge, The Two Ronnies and Open All Hours.
He began acting in repertory theatre and decided he was best suited to comic roles. He had his first success at the Oxford Playhouse and in roles in the West End including Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound. During this period, he was in the cast of BBC radio and television comedies such as The Navy Lark. He got his television break with the satirical sketch series The Frost Report in 1966, where he met future collaborator, Ronnie Corbett. He joined David Frost's production company and starred in ITV (TV network)/ITV shows including a short film.
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... And it's goodnight from him.
The toilets at a local police station have been stolen. Police say they have nothing to go on.
We have decided that this offence is too serious for a community sentence. You will be sent to a young offenders' institution for six months.
Barker was a great writer, a great actor and a great loss to us all. I think God must have needed cheering up.
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