will not despair when the army starts its goose step .

Say what you like, without them we would all be doing the " goose step " now.

The experience is an ad-libbed, loosely-scripted tribute to the iconic UK TV series, and featured some of the best gags from the show, including the infamous Goose Step .

BBC Director of Television Jana Bennett said: "Like Basil Fawlty's goose step , it has the mark of everlasting comedy genius because so much of human life is contained in it." Second best moment was from 1989's Blackadder Goes Forth, when Rowan Atkinson leads soldiers over the top at the Somme.

At a Holy Name rally in 1936, the archbishop was surprised to see German-Canadians goose step past him and Italian-Canadians give him the Fascist salute.

In the more lively second act, soldiers take to the stage in a perfectly co-ordinated variation of the goose step . There are poisonings, dances and fights.

The Reform Party, aka "The Fight Club" (formerly Ross Perot, Party of One), now sports Pat Buchanan, who was out of goose step with the Republican Party and is endorsed by Lenora Fulani.

Time will tell if I can do the " goose step " as Mr Cameron tells me that "we're all in this together" but any finance I've secured through my lifetime will be creamed off if I enter the world of social care.

DOWN 1 Lassie; 3 Allergic; 4 Town; 5 Corkscrew; 6 Goose step ; 8 Bulletin; 10 Stereo; 12 Leaf.

1956: The West German army abolished the goose step .