Join us for an unforgettable lesson with the fabulous furry fox in madness, mayhem and mess!
Basil will be helped by a spectacular supporting class, including Crazy Carl Johns, Double Trouble, Bonnie and the marvellously madcap balloon-atic Bob Wooding.
It’s a Skool-tastic adventure with gallons of giggles guaranteed. Will Basil pass his ballet exam? Will there be kissing at the end of term disco? And who will end up in the naughty corner? Book your tickets now for a real cracker of a family show!
Basil Brush is a cheeky furry fox puppet, best known as a British TV character aimed at children. He has featured on television from the 1960s to the present day.
A mischievous character, Basil Brush is best known for his catch phrase Boom! Boom! used after something he finds funny and says his most prized possession is his ‘brush’ - the traditional name for a fox's tail.
Basil was originally created in 1963 by Peter Firmin for The Three Scampies children's show, but his main popularity was achieved due to appearances on The Nixon Line with magician David Nixon and subsequently The Basil Brush Show - which premiered in 1968. Basil was for many years operated and voiced by the publicity-shy actor Ivan Owen who died in 2000.
Throughout the 12-year run of the show, Basil was always accompanied by an actor - initially Rodney Bewes (Mr Rodney ) better known as one half of The Likely Lads. Bewes was replaced by Mr Derek (Derek Fowlds) later to appear in Yes Minister and Heartbeat. The subsequent presenters were Mr Roy (Roy North), Mr Howard (Howard Williams), and Mr Billy (Billy Boyle). After the TV series finished, Howard Williams toured with Basil in his stage act.
In 2002 Basil made his TV comeback with The Basil Brush Show in which his new comic foil Mr Stephen was played by Christopher Pizzey. Basil was shown to have a family, which included his destructive, hyperactive but cute nephew Bingo and his criminal cousin Mortimer.
Basil also briefly appeared as a presenter for several Friday episodes of the popular British children's TV programme Blue Peter in 2003 in which he had his own joke segment.
On 10th December 2005, Basil appeared on The Weakest Link and won the show, receiving ?10,900 for his chosen charity - the Blue Peter 2005 charity appeal Treasure Trail (in aid of Childline). This made him the first puppet to win The Weakest Link (Roland Rat had previously appeared as a puppet contestant, but did not win).
In 2007, the BBC announced Basil would be co-presenting a new version of Swap Shop with Barney Harwood on BBC 2.
In 2008 The Basil Brush Show saw Mr Stephen leave for Hollywood and replaced him with his brother Liam and also new fox Roxy was brought into the programme. -- www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Posted April 7th, 2009 by ruzik_tuzik
