Merv: Call Dangermouse!

Mervyn King, top banana at the Bank of England, hit the headlines today because he dared to utter the ‘R’ word - recession.

I like Merv. His press appearances at the Bank of England’s Quarterly Cure For Insomnia have always been enlivened by his intellectual sophistication and sly sense of humour.

He seems like a really good bloke, King, which is why I’m almost reluctant to point out that as I was reading the news reports today I couldn’t help feeling he reminded me of someone.

But who? Later in the day a light bulb flashed in my noggin: Penfold! You know … from Dangermouse.

Ok, I’ll grant you: the resemblance is not as uncanny as Steve Martin and Alistair Darling … but still, it’s pretty darn* close…

Question is: who would be Dangermouse to Merv’s Penfold? Suggestions please…

*Howdedoodee Palin fans, apologies Obama supporters …