1. Hindenburg 2. Capt Mainwaring 3. He was the one who helped sink that cruise ship. Can't remember where but it hit the rocks and people died. Fairly recent, iirc. 4. Hastings - Poirot's sidekick. 7. Was he a pirate?
Cap'n Rackam was the pirate who had his wicked, heh, heh ,heh, way with that Bonny girl, badly disguised as a man. Little knowing of sailors' lack of sexual discrimination.
Only got the one off the top of my head, that's #2, Captain Mainwaring.
ReplyDeleteCan I bag the easy one?
ReplyDelete2, : Capt Mainwaring
Will think about others (no looking up!)
Was no 3: Captain Corelli?
ReplyDeleteOne of them must be Cap'n Birdseye - no 6?
ReplyDelete1. Hindenburg
ReplyDelete2. Capt Mainwaring
3. He was the one who helped sink that cruise ship. Can't remember where but it hit the rocks and people died. Fairly recent, iirc.
4. Hastings - Poirot's sidekick.
7. Was he a pirate?
Is Fraser not Poirot's Hastings?
ReplyDeleteCap'n Rackam was the pirate who had his wicked, heh, heh ,heh, way with that Bonny girl, badly disguised as a man. Little knowing of sailors' lack of sexual discrimination.
ReplyDeleteMainwaring, yes, Concordia, yes. Keeshan - think Aus. animal.
ReplyDeleteCavalry arrived. Hindenburg, Hastings, pirate, yes. 6 is Captain Kangaroo. Sarah West, anyone?
ReplyDeleteSarah West
ReplyDeleteFirst female commander of RN vessel
Yes, lasted three months, left under dubious circumstances.
Delete3. Italian show-off.
ReplyDelete6. Captain Kangaroo (also Clarabell in the old Howdy Doody shows).