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Ming the Domesticated

Big Train
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A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A galactic tyrant turns from planetary conquest to ironing, tea and a troublesome television remote.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

After issuing brutal orders to his assistant, Ming retires to a surprisingly ordinary home. His grand costume accompanies chores, answering-machine messages and a bout of channel surfing. When a visitor interrupts the vacuuming, the ruthless ruler briefly returns to work.

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Highly quotable.

Rubbish! Rubbish! Stupid man!

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

This domestic routine and its hospital counterpart, Ming the Unwell, both appear in the third episode of Big Train’s first series.

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