Monty Python super fans go on the Holy Grail of honeymoons in Scotland
25.07.2022 - 18:05
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A pair of loved-up Monty Python fans have celebrated tying the knot with a laugh-a-minute tour of film locations in Scotland.
John and Gemma Wood, from Sussex, toured the country earlier this month scoping out locations from 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They even recreated scenes made famous by the troupe - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle - in the same spots where they were filmed almost 50 years ago.
The pair got married after meeting on Pythonesque, a dating website that John, 62, created after divorcing his first wife - and counted Python contributor Carol Cleveland among their guests on the day. The pair are obsessed with the classic British comedy troupe, speaking to each other in quotes and visiting filming locations the length of the country.
Lovestruck John - who was named Britain's biggest Python fan by the BFI - proposed to Gemma, 38, in front of Palin and Gilliam and were married on October 5 2019, the 50th anniversary of the comedy group. They had planned to visit Scotland for the second part of their honeymoon in summer 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold.
However, Covid was "but a scratch" on their honeymoon vision and the pair finally visited from July 11-14 to recreate their favourite scenes. The comedy classic was largely shot on location around Scotland, particularly at Doune Castle near Stirling.
John, who is producing a documentary about Beatles and Rolling Stones session musician Nicky Hopkins, said: "Gemma planned the whole thing out, she's fantastic at planning, and we had the loveliest time. The tour guide at Doune Castle said she expected us to be there the longest out of the visitors, and we were