Possible Clues:

• Reg --, cartoonist who created the 'Andy Capp' comic strip
• Major Dexter --, the villain in Ian Fleming's story 'Octopussy'
• Reg --, strip cartoonist responsible for 'Andy Capp'
• "If you can't beat 'em in the alley you can't beat 'em on the ice", he said
• Creator of Andy Capp's a legend in one corner of England