Mr Punch has his roots in 17th-century Italian theatre Characters include Mr Punch, his wife Judy, their baby, a crocodile and a police officer. The shows have been controversial as Punch hits the ...

He operated the show from the 1920s to the 1960s, enthralling generations of children with the classic, if somewhat outdated story of Mr Punch, Judy, the policeman, a crocodile and a string of ...