简介：TheyweretheglamourgirlsonJamesBond’sarm,thevestalvirginsinUpPompeii,andthegirls-next-doorinManAboutTheHouse.TheywerethevampirevictimsdispatchedinthefirstreelofHammerHorrors.AndtheyweretheCarryOndollybirds,guaranteedtoelicita‘Phwooar’fromSidJames.TheywereCrumpet!Andthisistheirstory. Inthisonehourdocumentary,TonyLiveseysetsouttorescueCrumpetfromthecondescensionofhistory.Recallinghisownchildhood,growingupinfrontoftheTVinaBurnleyterrace,Tonytakesusonatripthroughthreedecadesofpopularculture.HowdidourthirtyyearfascinationwithCrumpetcomeabout–andwhydiditend?WhatdoesitsayabouttheuniqueBritishsenseofhumour-andaboutourchangingattitudetosex?WithcontributionsfromHonorBlackman,IngridPitt,MadelineSmith,Hill’sAngelSueUpton,LesliePhilipsandWendyRichards,andwithculturalcommentatorslikeDylanJones,GermaineGreerandNedSherrin,TonygetstothebottomofthisuniquelyBritishphenomenon.…