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Bob Monkhouse to appear on new advert
Published Tuesday, Jun 12 2007, 10:43 BST | By Matthew Houghton
Comedian Bob Monkhouse is to appear on a new advert to campaign against the disease that killed him.
Monkhouse died from prostate cancer in 2003, but he is to appear on TV again thanks to the wonder of modern technology.
The makers of the advert have reportedly taken archive footage of Monkhouse and blended it with shots of a body double in order to create the effect.
The script is delivered by a soundalike, who says: "Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your TV again, here I am. Gosh, four years already, doesn't time fly."
He then goes on to say: "What killed me kills one man per hour in Britain. That's even more than my wife's cooking. Let's face it, as a comedian, I died many deaths. Prostate cancer, I don't recommend."
The advert is being released in aid of Prostate Cancer Research's Give a Few Bob campaign.
Monkhouse died from prostate cancer in 2003, but he is to appear on TV again thanks to the wonder of modern technology.
The makers of the advert have reportedly taken archive footage of Monkhouse and blended it with shots of a body double in order to create the effect.
The script is delivered by a soundalike, who says: "Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your TV again, here I am. Gosh, four years already, doesn't time fly."
He then goes on to say: "What killed me kills one man per hour in Britain. That's even more than my wife's cooking. Let's face it, as a comedian, I died many deaths. Prostate cancer, I don't recommend."
The advert is being released in aid of Prostate Cancer Research's Give a Few Bob campaign.
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