Appearances can be deceptive, and never has this salient point been so spectacularly illustrated as it was in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Who would suspect a humble white bunny rabbit of being a vicious bloodthirsty beast?

Alas, the Rabbit of Caerbannog (guard of the entrance to the Cave of Caerbannog, home of the Legendary Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh) is, as it turns out, an overwhelming deadly terror whose cute exterior belies its malevolent nature. The sequence where “manky Scotch git” Tim the Enchanter guides King Arthur and his fellow Grail-hunters to the killer critter’s lair ranks amongst the top moments of the legendary comedy troupe’s twisted 1975 retelling of the Arthurian legend.

Spurred on by “a vicious streak a mile wide”, the murderous mammal goes for the jugular and gives us a great bit of lo-fi gore as it hilariously terrifies the questing travellers who fail to heed Tim the Enchanter’s warnings. In the subsequent violent set-piece that follows, it’s clear that Hell hath no fury like this diminutive beast, surely the most inspired and awesome monster never to have been the eponymous star of its own feature-length film (come on: you know you want to see that).

Even though the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch obliterates the rabid animal, putting any possibility of such a project ever happening, it’s an unforgettable little bastard that serves as another striking example of the Pythons’ gift of imagination and ability in creating sublime, surrealistic physical comedy that endures.

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