I think I recall John Cleese having said fairly recently that in his opinion London is no longer an English (or British...I'm not sure which word he used) city.
And out of curiosity...are you aware that "The Piranha Brothers" was a parody of a pair of real English criminals of the mid/late 60's? They were the Kray Twins...Ron and Reggie and Harry "Snapper" Organs was a real British detective who eventually caught them and his nickname was "Nipper".
Sorry, I’m actually not as up on my Python as I should be!
But I do remember the hedgehog.