Failing memory help needed

Can anyone help me remember this old sketch?
Two Beefeaters are doing the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London.
Halt who goes there?
The keys.
Whose keys?
Whose bleedin' keys do you think they are?

Cheers

Quote: Wise woman @ 17th July 2014, 8:36 AM BST

Can anyone help me remember this old sketch?
Two Beefeaters are doing the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London.
Halt who goes there?
The keys.
Whose keys?
Whose bleedin' keys do you think they are?

Cheers

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I think that joke goes back to the beginning of the ritual so it may be hard to date.

There's another spoof in The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett, this involves the mislaying of "THE ARCHCHANCELLOR'S KEYS!" when they are in someone's pocket all the time.

I also remember a Two Ronnies sketch when they renamed the Tower of London Barbara Castle.

Thanks. I could have sworn it was from some old old TV sketch. It's a family joke whenever keys are mentioned. Cheers