Veteran comedians Trevor Bannister and Henry McGee are among the stars in the Ray Cooney farce Funny Money.

With them will be Gareth Hunt from The New Avengers and Kim Hartman from 'Allo 'Allo in the last major summer comedy for Eastbourne Theatres.

The show, a smash hit in the West End and on a previous tour, has been revived with some of the original cast and spends a month in Eastbourne before going on another national tour.

It's Cooney's 17th big hit and begs the question: What would you do if you arrived home having picked up the wrong suitcase on the train? And what would you do if you opened it and found it contained £750,000 in cash.

What Henry Perkins did resulted in his wife taking to drink, his best friend being arrested, one brother lying in a mortuary and another emigrating to Australia, a taxi driver leaving home, two policemen facing suspension and a Dutchman with a broken leg. Then it begins to get complicated.

Bannister, best known for his role in the BBC comedy Are You Being Served?, said: "Ray Cooney has been writing brilliant comedies for 40 years and he knows just how to do it.

"His writing is timeless, like the best comedy. It is innocent, a little wicked, his plots are full of twists and turns and his sense of timing is impeccable.

"I have been doing his stuff for a long time and I have played in this one on at least three occasions and I still find it funny."

"Are You Being Served? was a great series for me. I did it for eight years and loved every moment. When it is repeated on BBC or cable, I still get a small income from it. People often call me in the street those immortal words: 'Are you free?' but that's okay."

Bannister, who plays Henry in Funny Money, has recently been seen in Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping up Appearances on TV and plays a dame in pantomimes.

McGee is the most valued straight man in the business.

How he maintained a straight face when working for years with Benny Hill and Charlie Drake is a wonder. He says: "You did not dare laugh. When I am working and the role calls for a straight face I do it."

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