Roy North, born 16 March 1941 in
Hull,
East Riding of Yorkshire
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, England
is an
English
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actor and
television presenter, who played Mr Roy in ''
Basil Brush
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''.
He attended
Hull Grammar School and is a
Hull City
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fan, and occasionally he would wear a Hull City shirt on the television. He trained as an actor at the
Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, and then appeared in repertory theatre in Yorkshire,
West End musical productions and pantomimes.
He appeared on series 8–11 of the original ''
Basil Brush Show
''The Basil Brush Show'' is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 27 September 2002 to 25 December 2007. The show is a s ...
'' from 1973 until 1976. He had been appearing in the London West End production of ''
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', when he received a call to audition to replace
Derek Fowlds
Derek James Fowlds (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''The Basil Brush Show'' (1969–1973), Bernard Woolley in the sitcom ''Yes Minister'' (1980–1984) and its s ...
as the glove puppet's companion. After leaving ''The Basil Brush Show'', he hosted the
ITV children's music show ''
Get It Together'', with Linda Fletcher and later Megg Nichol from 1976 to 1982 and appeared on ''
Seaside Special
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'' and other shows. In 2004, he guest starred in the ''
Doctor Who'' audio adventure, "
The Axis of Insanity".
References
External links
Interview in the Northern Echo*
1941 births
Living people
Male actors from Kingston upon Hull
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