Who was Gerald Wiley?

I was saddened to read of the demise of the great Ronnie Barker, who died this week. One of the most touching stories I have found to the great man came from the BBC, who asked Who was Gerald Wiley?

It seems that a mystery writer used to submit scripts to the BBC under this name, some of which were rejected by the two ronnies. His work even included the great "fork handles, four candles" sketch later voted the best ever in a television poll. In it, Corbett plays a shop assistant trying to understand what Barker's customer wants. This sketch is forever burned into my memory, and is dusted off, misquoted, and abused by myself regularly, years on from when it was broadcast.

It was typical of the man that this was in fact, Ronnie Barker himself, too modest to claim the credit for himself. A fitting tribute to a true comedy great, and a very humble man.