Basil Brush and the Airbed (1976) - Public Information Film
Cue some bad jokes and a "jolly joust with the waves" from Roy North and 1970's children's TV megastar puppet at the time, Basil Brush. Not a great PIF, but a great pull towards the kiddies at the time. This short PIF, tells us not to go out with our inflatables (hmmm) into the sea when the wind and tide is looking dreadfully at ill ease. Some inane musings here, Roys mutters "I'll have a nice peaceful flirt on my hair bed"? The PIF's all done in one shot/scene, nothing much else to say...
Basil was a witty but mischievious fox glove puppet voiced by Ivan Owen throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's from his first appearance back in 1963. Owen modelled the voice on Terry-Thomas, a posh, eccentric english film comic actor of the 1950's mould. The character's peak was throughout the 1970's, starring in "The Basil Brush Show" for 12 years. As Brush's career fizzled out, along came the new children's puppet star Roland "Yeaaaaah" Rat. A quite successful revival of "The Basil Brush Show" returned in 2002, however, Ivan Owen died in 2000. He was taken over by the more voicework of Christopher Pizzey. I prefer the original voice, because the new one seems more toned down.
Roy North was the adult presenter accompanee to Brush in the same show from 1973-1977. He has also starred in West End theatre plays and Pantomines.
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