Man Maketh Manna

Terrific! thought the producer. Having worried that there might be some kind of fracas, he was mighty relieved that Horst was so measured. Gerald, the English ponce, was fair game for humiliation. The German audiences would lap it up. This footage would definitely be included in the cut.

One of the reasons Gerald was invited onto the Blitzkochen judging panel was that he would bring controversy, interest and would play to the German audience’s residual loathing of the British.

Gerald Churchill was the production team’s manna from heaven, earning him countless two-fingered salutes and the programme, audience ratings galore.