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Tragic news! Comedian Russ Abbot, famed for his TV Madhouse Show, has been kidnapped by a rival comedy act.

But do not fear, Basildon Bond, Britain's super agent has been assigned to the case. You know Basildon Bond, of course. He has letters after his name and his services are at a premium.

Helping Basildon on his rescue mission are those other Madhouse characters Cooperman and Blunderwoman.

The action is set in the various rooms of a television studio. Bond must search the various rooms - there are about 40 of them - looking for old jokes and matching them with answers. Various objects litter the screens which Bond can pick up and use to help him in his task. He has a time limit of five hours to free Russ but he must beward any contact with the TV cameras because they make you lose precious time.

Cooperman can also be summoned up to deal with difficult cameras with his "Cooperblasts". These may, however, contain Blunderwoman and she may cause you trouble.

The Adventures Of Basildon Bond is pretty standard arcade adventure with nice graphics, adequate sound and a fair degree of playability. But I had expected a game based on one of Britain's top comedians to be funny. But the game didn't make me laugh or even smile.

And no I didn't manage to rescue good old Russ. While playing the game, I remembered an awful hit single Russ inflicted on the poor, long-suffering public some time ago. I can't recall what the title was, but it had the lyrics "Oh, what an atmosphere". I hated it and so I decided perhaps it's better Russ remains in captivity before he can record another single!