A FAMOUS talking gorilla has been recovered from a Leominster garden, following an emotional appeal and a large manhunt.
Ventriloquist Jimmy Tamley shot to fame with 'Rufus' the gorilla in 1987, when the pair won the ITV talent show 'New Faces'.
The cabaret entertainer offered a substantial reward when the puppet went missing on New Year's Eve, following another classic performance from the inseparable pair at the Talbot Hotel.
However, tears of despair turned to tears of joy when the furry friend was finally found wet and sodden in Hampton Gardens on January 9.
Jimmy said: "If the police put their hand up his back, he might just tell them where he has been."
It looks as though these thieves picked on the wrong puppet.
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