For several years he wore an eye patch - giving rise to stories of a political punch-up.

Though discouraged when a pitched sketch failed, his punch-up jokes successfully made it to air.

It was in November 1975 that a clash with Leeds United at The Baseball Ground boiled over into a punch-up between Lee and his England team-mate Norman Hunter.

“These guys have just been effing brilliant throughout my life. We’ve had our arguments haven’t we, Don? The odd punch-up now and again but I love you, and I love you, Mary.”

McCann is an entirely different story and the explanation for his punch-up wasn’t quite as compelling.