Willo the Wisp beech wood in Oxfordshire, near the director's home. Kenneth Williams provided voices for all of the characters. The principal narrator, Willo the Wisp, was a blue, floating creature drawn as a caricature of him, while the name refers to the ghostly light will-o'-the-wisp from folklore. The other main characters were Arthur the caterpillar (as a gruff cockney), Mavis Cruet, a plump, clumsy fairy with an erratic, magic wand, and the principal antagonist, Evil Edna, a witch in the form of a walking, talking television set who could zap people with her aerials. Other characters included Carwash, a snooty bespectacled cat
Christopher Douglas (British actor) Christopher Douglas (British actor) Christopher Douglas (born c.1955) is a British actor and writer. Christopher Douglas is the voice of Ed Reardon in Radio 4's long-running sitcom 'Ed Reardon's Week', which he co-writes with Andrew Nickolds. 'Ed Reardon's Week' has completed twelve series and was the winner of the Broadcasting Press Guild's ‘Best Radio Programme’ award in 2005 and again in 2010. Douglas is also the voice and co-creator of the world’s most disappointing cricketer Dave Podmore, a Radio 4 regular for the last 20 years. Other radio credits include a two-part adaptation of George Gissing's 'New Grub Street', two