Yellowbeard is the ultimate pirate feared by whoevertravels the high seas. A true scurvy shyster of thehighest order and nautical scallywag in league with thedevil. The kind of man who feasts on the hearts of hisenemies and then forces them to eat their own lips. After twentyyears of being imprisoned for tax evasion Yellowbeard escapes toreclaim his treasure with the Royal Navy and various adversaries on histrail. But fate intervenes when he discovers he has an illegitimate son astudious academic land lover who likes books and stuff.Written by comedy legends Graham Chapman (The Life Of Brian) andPeter Cook (Bedazzled Derek And Clive Get The Horn) Yellowbeard is aprime example of off the wall madcap anarchic eighties humour. Featuringappearances from other Monty Python members John Cleese and Eric Idle plus a startling array of comedy stars including Cheech And Chong(Up In Smoke) Madeline Kahn (Blazing Saddles) Spike Milligan(The Goon Show Q) Nigel Planer (The Young Ones) Susannah York(Superman) Beryl Reid (Psychomania) James Mason (Heaven Can Wait)and a cameo from David Bowie.
