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Puckoon
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- 6 feature instances
- 7 referencing feature instances
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Puckoon is a comic novel by Spike Milligan, first published in 1964.The structure of the novel is loose and episodic, with frequent diversions into the lives of incidental characters — sort of a literary version of Sketch Comedy rather than a traditional narrative. The plot, such as it is, involves the troubles caused to the small Irish town of Puckoon by the Partition, the process in which Ireland was divided into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland). A lapse by the boundary commission results in the new border running straight through the village — and, in some cases, through individual buildings. After an incident in which a funeral is held up because the border guards refuse to let the procession into the graveyard, now on the other side of the border from the church, unless they're shown valid passports for everybody including the deceased, a group of villagers decide that something must be done.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The protagonist, or at least the character with whom the narrative begins and ends, is the hapless Dan Milligan, who is aware of his status as a fictional character and occasionally gets into arguments with the author about how he's being treated.A film adaptation was released in 2003, directed by Terence Ryan (The Brylcreem Boys). It starred Sean Hughes as Dan Madigan and Richard Attenborough as the narrator. (Spike Milligan was offered a role, but was unable to take part due to failing health; he died shortly after the film was completed.) | |
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The Big Guy | |
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The Big Guy: Farmer O'Mara. | |
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And I'm the Queen of Sheba | |
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And I'm the Queen of Sheba: Gulio Cesar gets this reaction from a border guard who thinks he's claiming to be Julius Caesar. | |
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Coffin Contraband | |
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Coffin Contraband: One of the major plot points involves the smuggling of explosives into Northern Ireland in coffins. | |
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Left Hanging | |
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Left Hanging: The main plot reaches a denouement, but several characters are left in awkward situations or with unfinished business. Dan Milligan is left hanging literally as well as figuratively — dangling from a tree, in an embarrassing outfit, with his head trapped in a metal pipe — and, as usual, complains to the author: "You can't leave me like this!" The author's response, "Oh, can't I?", is the final sentence of the novel. | |
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign | |
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Father Rudden laments the lack of Latin education amongst his flock. On one occasion, he recalls, he recited a dirty joke that he had translated into Latin, eliciting a solemn "Amen" from his congregation. | |
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
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And I'm the Queen of Sheba / int_d4450794 | |
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Coffin Contraband / int_d4450794 | |
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Informed Judaism / int_d4450794 | |
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Of Corpse He's Alive / int_d4450794 | |
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Rage Against the Author / int_d4450794 | |
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Smart People Know Latin / int_d4450794 | |
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Spell My Name with a "The" / int_d4450794 |
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