Anthony Newley plays the title character (real name Herbert Nebbish) who walks off his TV show after 2 songs. It seems he hears a voice in his head telling him the world is going to end in February. He travels around asking what other people are doing about this, and encounters Anna Quayle (his then co-star in STOP THE WORLD), John LeMesurier, his psychiatrist who longs for more sex in his life, and Joan Hickson (a judge), among others. Clever use is made of song lyrics integrated into some of the dialogue. This seems part and parcel of the kind of gently weird plays and shows of the 1960s, like ONE WAY PENDULUM and THE BED SITTING ROOM. A copy exists on YouTube but the video is messy. The end credits are interesting for citing the then current West End shows in which some of the cast are appearing.
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