For hundreds of years a small white dog in a red and white ruff and painted with black spots would always sit beside the Punch and Judy booths but sadly they seemed to have disappeared.

The seaside tradition of Punch and Judy shows is "dying out," a veteran performer has said. The puppet shows have been a feature of English culture since the 17th century and were once a fixture ...

Hancock plays a Punch and Judy man at a seaside resort which is ruled over by a snobbish mayor. Hancock’s marriage is foundering, since he fights the snobbery while his social climbing wife ...