Everyone's gentleman cad of choice, Terry-Thomas returns to cabaret at the Princess Theatre in Torquay after 14 years away. As a comedian and actor he often played the upper class antagonist in British comedy films such as Private's Progress (1956) and its more successful sequel I'm All Right Jack (1959) in a film career that spanned 47 years. In 1946 playing the Piccadilly Hayride Revue his comic ability was recognised and he earned a place in the Royal Variety Performance.