Jeremy Toogood, portrayed by Michael Palin, is a character in Monty Python's Flying Circus. He can be seen in the sketch: A Book At Bedtime - Redgauntlet, that appears in the episode: A Book at Bedtime. In the sketch, he can be seen as a presenter of the show: A Book at Bedtime, reading the novel: Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott. However, he appears to be dyslexic, far sighted or illiterate as he struggles to read, until he is joined by others and production teams to help, or get helped, read the book.
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