Deceit, Desire and the Viking Helmet is a rambling tale told in songs and poems by its creator John Hegley. It begins with the purchase of a glasses case at a jumble sale, which sends John off to Cheadle Hulme where he falls for one Mrs Cooper. Will he win her heart or only a potato-like dog?
Hegley is joined by Graham Fellowes, who seems a little restrained – except when he appears as the phantom Mr Cooper, delivering a Shuttleworthian song that might suit Richard Hawley if he’s looking for a cover.
The combination of Hegley and Fellowes sets the whimsy-o-meter twitching in the red zone and the play has a tendency to sag as it attempts to keep going on a mix of charm, wit and punrequited love.
Last heard in 2016, Deceit, Desire and the Viking Helmet is an amiable listen and unmistakably Hegley. It was directed by Anne Edyvean for Radio 4.
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