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The main source of the fun of these one-page stories was the combination of Blink's bluff, no-nonsense Blimpish ways and his disastrous short-sightedness. With the usual comic disregard for foolish internal consistencies, every other story involved his driving down the road in a car that had obviously seen the dawn of the Edwardian era. Although Blink was "known to the police" for various misdemeanours involving often lunatic examples of mistaken identity he was never pulled over for dangerous driving.

Aiding and abetting Blink were:
  • The ever-patient "Auntie," who acts as housekeeper (and who, despite her name was obviously considerably younger than the Colonel);

  • Rover the dog, who needs to be even more patient as he's often mistaken for lions, bears, rugs or insurance salesmen;

  • Next-door neighbour Cartright, often the innocent victim of some misunderstanding or other (his being accidentally covered in grass clippings leads Blink to shout approvingly: "Got a monkey to cut the hedge, eh Cartright? Dashed clever idea!");

  • Sundry nephews and small boys, as motive forces, Greek chorus and/or astonished by-standers; and

  • The long-suffering local constabulary.


The charm of the stories lies in the utter lack of malice in Colonel Blink: the madcap adventures are an escalating sequence of disasters based on innocent and often very well-meaning intent.