Mistaken Identity?

UK expats of a certain age will recall a long running BBC children's program known as Crackerjack! hosted in its later years  by The Krankies, a Scottish husband and wife duo Jeanette and Ian, that featured the diminutive Jeanette dressed up as naughty schoolboy "Wee Jimmy Krankie".

Wee Jimmy is an anarchic, cheeky, mischievous scamp, always getting into scrapes but somehow never quite getting found out. Physically the role can be demanding and a couple of years back Jeanette had a serious accident while playing Jack in "Jack and the Beanstalk"  fracturing her skull and breaking her collar bone and ribs. She went somewhere warm and quiet to recuperate.

Having set the scene let us proceed to the scurrilous rumours ...

The Doppleganger Rumour:
Wee Jimmy Krankie has been Governor of the Cayman Islands these last four years! Far fetched? Yes ... but it does explain a lot.

The Stunt Double Rumour:
On retirement from public office (ex)Governor Jack will take up the role of stunt double for Wee  Jimmy Krankie over the 2009 Christmas pantomime season  in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Giving more credibility to this rumour is the uncanny match of attributes possessed by Jack that would suit him for the role of Jimmy -  Scottish brogue, diminutive stature and recent pantomime experience in "Ali Bridger and the 40 Thieves"

All we really have to go on is this picture and a possible code word or password on the reverse "Fan-Dabi-Dozi".



Next time you meet Jack try and slip the word "Fan-Dabi-Dozi" into the converation and watch his reaction.