Roy North

Roy North played in "Basil Brush" as Mr Roy. He was a well known Hull City fan also born in Hull and occasionally he would wear a Hull City shirt on the TV. He was on the show for series 8-11 in the years of 1973-76. He'd been appearing in the London West End production of "Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" when he got the call to audition to replace Derek Fowlds as the fox's companion. After splitting from Basil, he hosted the ITV children's music show "Get It Together" from 1976 to 1982. In 2004 he guest starred in the "Doctor Who" audio adventure "The Axis of Insanity".

Basil was also accompanied at different times by Mr Billy, Mr Howard, Mr Rodney (Rodney Bewes from "The Likely Lads") and Mr Derek (Derek Fowlds from "Yes Minister" and "Heartbeat").

Other notable appearances

North also hosted the children's television series "Get It Together" with Linda Fletcher and later Meg Nichol.

External links

* [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/theatre/features/display.var.891197.0.mr_roys_brush_with_fame.php Interview in the Northern Echo]
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