The Cave-Wyrm Theory

[Fjell]

It?s fully covered here, and I think you will agree Billy has the situation bang to rights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW-IgJHM3cY

 

[Pitlamp]

Imagine if you could get one of them things trained up - we'd never need to get our hands dirty digging again!

 

[Mrs Trellis]

[quote author=Mark]

John Beck was in that film as a caving extra, who would've thought it, JB in a Ken Russell film
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I don't remember him looking like this:-

 

[Ed]

but is it the white or red wyrm variety?

 

[pwhole]

My aunt's family moved to Chester-le-Street in the early 1970s, and with her being an identical twin to my mum, we spent a lot of time up there, as one might imagine - and so got to find out about the local legend of the Lambton Worm, which is kind of wacky too. Most searches just bring up the same-named pub in town, so I've done the hard work for you all:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton_Worm

I certainly caught plenty of eels from the River Wear in the local park, but sadly no more than bootlace size. Also caught a flounder about as big as an oak leaf, which is what I thought it was at first. Not bad for ten miles inland! I also got smashed up by a very large salmon, but that's another story...

 

[PeteHall]

I like that pwhole, thanks for sharing. I lived in County Durham for 5 years and never came across this one.

 

[mikem]

Only the third time it's been mentioned in the thread 

 

[pwhole]

Sorry, I missed that one! But from memory, the one time I saw that movie years ago I don't remember anything about the Lambton Worm at all. I was pretty out of it though - watching it totally straight would be ridiculous

 

[PeteHall]

Clearly I haven't bothered reading the whole thread 

 

[Ed]

I like that pwhole, thanks for sharing. I lived in County Durham for 5 years and never came across this one.

There is also the Sockburn Worm

 

[mikem]

The only memorable thing in the film was Amanda Donohoe

 

[Mrs Trellis]

The only memorable thing in the film was Amanda Donohoe

Two memorable things Shirley?

 

[mikem]

For once your profile pic is appropriate...