Tiger_mate, the 'Paddy' you refer to [and I know who you mean - saw him earlier today] was probably quite correct, but it would have to be with minimum crew and very light weight at the end of a sortie.
The kipper fleet training has an exerise on the OCU which shows that the aircraft, operating on task on 2 engines, will climb on one following the failure of the other. It would give you sufficient time to restart the other 2.