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Mr Hildebrandt took a trip down his memory lane recently, and recalled a programme that he caught on the cathode ray tube called Jack of All Trades.  It features Bruce Campbell as a lovable, patriotic rogue, with a sharp wit and a glint in his eye in a 19th Century world with strangely out of time inventions sprinkled in for good measure.  No – not Brisco County Jnr. but Jack of All Trades.

This time, he’s an American spy on a fictional and French controlled island, teamed with a pretty and inventive British spy and out to stop Napoleon’s dastardly plans.  Of course, there’s a lot of famous people dropped in for good measure, many inventions out of place, and a surfeit of witty one liners.  So – it sounds great to me!  Apparently only lasted two seasons though – you can see the opening credits above.  Quite a jolly and silly pirate/sea shanty flavour to it, and hopefully I can engineer a way to watch the two series’ myself. (Amazon.com has the DVD, but it’s only Region 1.)  Thanks, Mr Hildebrandt – I hope you know I’ve got that stuck in my head now.  sings