Royale's legacy of images is patchy and full of identification issues and confusion. The storyette featured in this ad is a good example. Immediately identifiable as one of Royale's 'football' series by the vintage hooped socks it's easily mixed up with other sets. This full page advertisement* in 'Trim' magazine, issue No17 in January 1960 gives us a title and a release date for it. It's not included in Royale's catalogue for Jan 1960 - List X although others in the ad above are, so it must have just missed the deadline.
The Archive currently has only 6 images attributed to or connected with this set,
there's no thumbnail page or catalogue description known.
The image above pretty much sums up what is known of the plot!
The stars include David Tomkins and Brian Morris
The identity of the others is part of the mystery.
*This full page advertisement tells us a lot about the ambition and scale of Royale's business about 2 years on from their debut. The long list of sets available reflects a lot of hard work
Original article at mitchmen blog is now superseded.
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