Actually I meant Whitby Scratch Mummers, but the Good Lady did kick all the snakes out of Yorkshire (or was that our 'ilda?). I started the writing before the research you know.

But I need you in the show as well Geoff. The character who stays on all the time and does the introductions and such is called 'Scratch' and does a little dance spot mainly to summon The Ghost of Whitby Folk Festival Past and Present (there's no Future!) to frighten Malcolm 'Ebeneezer' Storey. So you see the part's written for you. Could you let me have the name of your agent? Martin Scoresby has inquired about the film rights.

I'm sure there'll be a BIG part for Jim as well. Altogether I'll need about 9 idiots. I'll do the music and Maggie's down for the ghost parts. We'll do it at New Year, but I'd like to do it in Folk Week as well.

Les (writer and impresario)