The Basil Brush Show (2002)
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The Basil Brush Show is a 2002-present remake of the 1970s-1980s comedy show starring Basil Brush, the famous glove puppet fox.
A new comic foil was introduced for the first 4 seasons called Mr Stephen who was played by Christopher Pizzey. Georgina Leonidas and Michael Hayes also appear on the show. No-one is directly credited as playing Basil on this show, although it is almost certainly Michael Winsor, who is credited as either Basil's fitness instructor, or his personal assistant.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Stephen
Stephen is the uncle to Dave and Molly, and is left in charge of them when their parents go on a round-the-world tour. It is never mentioned how he was chosen to be their guardian, or what his exact relationship with the children is. He is often the main subject of Basil or another character's jokes, much to his annoyance.
In the fifth series, Mr Stephen left the show (it is as yet unknown whether or not he will return later on, but it appears that he will not, as he has "officially left the show" [1]). He was revealed in the first episode to have been employed by "Hollywood", which turned out to in fact be a mobile snack bar named "Hollywood". This is a reference to his eagerness to be recognised as a brilliant actor in the first four series and be accepted into Hollywood, an endeavour that almost invariably flopped. (2002-2006)
[edit] Dave
Dave is another of the new characters that feature in the comeback. He is regularly shown to have a flair for business, and has, throughout the course of the series, set up a media empire, imported stolen goods and even started his own TV show, Big Bother (a play on the actual television programme Big Brother. (2002-present)
[edit] Molly
Molly is Dave's older sister and Stephen's niece. She is portrayed as the sensible character, trying to reason with the characters whenever they make a bad decision. Molly is one of the most popular characters on the show. She is very clever and very witty. (2002-Present)
[edit] Anil
Appearing in every season of the comeback so far, Anil is the owner of Basil's local hangout, Anil's Cafe. Like Mr Stephen, he is shown to have a less than average intelligence, and a running joke through the series is the terrible quality of his food. (2002-Present)
[edit] Amanda
Stephen's first love interest Amanda appeared in the first series, but betrayed the gang by working for Cousin Mortimer. (2002)
[edit] Ella
Intelligent and headstrong, Ella is Stephen's second love interest, Molly's best friend, and the gang's upstairs neighbour. She appears in the second series. (2003)
[edit] Madison
An American who appears in the later seasons, having moved to the flat upstairs. She is introduced as a fashion student, but her initial designs were thrown out by Basil, having mistaken them for rubbish. Madison is Stephen's third love interest in the Basil Brush Show. (2004-Present)
[edit] The Voice Over Man
Witty but often voicing-over in the wrong situations, the Voice Over Man is never seen but often heard, and heard very loudly too, much to the annoyance of Basil and co. (2002-present)
[edit] Cousin Mortimer
Mortimer, Basil's criminal cousin is a fox on the run who often appears as the main baddie of the show. (2002-Present)
[edit] Bingo
Basil's playful and hyper nephew. (2003-Present)
[edit] Bongo
Only seen once, Bongo is Bingo's twin brother. Described by Basil as "like Bingo, but much, much worse..." (2003)
[edit] India Beau
Pop-singing waitress at Anil's. She is a very good singer and is the second most popular on the show. She later became a cabaret singer in real life for the sea cat. (2003-2005)
[edit] Liam
Liam was found during the search for Stephen's predessesor. He impressed the judges, although he revealed that he was actually Stephen's cousin and had just come to look for him. (2006-Present)
[edit] Lucy
Anil's niece, Lucy, as of series 5. She was found working as a "slave" for Anil, and was "rescued" by Basil. (2006-Present)
[edit] Roxy
Roxy is Basil's new girlfriend, but unlike the other foxes in the show (Bingo & Mortimer) she's an arctic fox. She has so far only been seen in one episode (2006-Present)
